Text 22078, 83 rader
Skriven 2006-01-12 19:22:09 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
  Kommentar till text 21720 av Björn Forsström (2:203/614.61)
Ärende: Re: Editor's censorship
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*** Quoting Björn Forsström from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 CS> In Japan, we teach as best as we can to all our troops that we have to be
 CS> 'ambassadors' as that one meeting with one of us, may the the only one
 CS> some person from another country may have to base an opinion on.  In this
 CS> echo, we need to keep that in mind as that is all some of the people
 CS> reading us, will ever know.

BF> On my trips I try to be an "ambassador" for Sweden and show them that
BF> isn't any problem between the countries as well.

I clap to you!  clap clap clap!  Yes, that is the way.  Last person I met from
your country was of all places, in the UAE and he was quite fun though he had
to leave the shopping mall to go to work after a bit.  

With a gleam in his eye he told me that belching in a bar was no longer
acceptable because too many people tried to force one and threw up (vomited)
and so it was not longer acceptable there.  The gleam made me want to ask if
that was so?  He was a fun fellow and it could well have been a 'line' just
for conversational value.

FS>> yourself than you might realize.  Let me explain.

 CS> Frank, that doesnt mean you are 'right' by weight of age.  Notice
 CS> something? No one seems to find me awkward or objectionable.  I discuss
 CS> ideas and like you mostly do, avoid attacking people (but will di
 CS> ideas they espouse).

BF> "Discussing" with Frank is a monolog where evetone else is wrong and t
BF> at least I, get tired of listening and give up. It should be a dialog
BF> like he does
BF> in all the other echos.
BF> And I totally agree about that no one is right by just age.  Life expe
BF> is SO
BF> much more than just age. Having been to both east, west and south have
BF> given *me* a better insight in how other people live their life and ha
BF> more thankful to what I have at home.

Same here.  But, without that experince, one might assume just meeting people
from other lands, in ones own backyard would give it.  Obviously it does not
which is why my total facination with Ward's early age trip to the USA
intrigues me.  The first install was the best to show that, but the others
show facinating shifts of how 'America' is to those not born there, at least
from his experiences.  The 'suprize' as ht eculture shifted as he went to the
inland mid-west to me was unique as there should not have been a suprize.  To
see it from his eyes, was fun!

BF> I have a neighbour at home that haven't even been further south then 1
BF> but he's older then me. Who have the best life experience?

Best is hard to define.  You have more wider one.  His life quality may be as
good or better.

 CS> only one language.  Mono-lingual.  I'm coining a new one.  Mono-cultural.
 CS> Most Americans are mono-cultural and in this, you probably are ma
 CS> while i think perhaps, I am not.

BF> In that way we have more life experience.

In ways yes, but not all.  It's a balance, and one that I wish to balance to
better understanding of other lands for me.

 CS> just discuss them and learn how others feel.

BF> That's how it should be and you tought me to drink Singha....

;-) Find any better ones yet?  It's nothing toi write home about but it's 'ok'
as I said.  I dont know about the 'dark' beers there as I do not like them so
avoid them.


BF> As I said. Move your sail-boat to Bangkok and I'll show up and pay for
BF> beer.

BF> -!-

Ohh I wish!  And HRUMFP thats a SHIP!  We carry boats (as many as 11) in our
welldeck ;-)

                                       xxcarol

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