tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645157298765268599.post4922357302872204907..comments2023-04-08T12:19:13.804+02:00Comments on MASA: Culture "Shock"Ameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032638036705274864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645157298765268599.post-69711914066934189022012-04-16T02:08:31.511+02:002012-04-16T02:08:31.511+02:00love your observations and, really, completely sha...love your observations and, really, completely share the feelings! After 15+ years back in the USA:<br /><br />#1: The sheer amount of choices is overwhelming. - this can still get to me. sometimes when shopping I give up and walk out - and I admit "ke rato dilo" - I wish I didn't, but I like stuff as much as the next person :) it is still overwhelming! and it is ridiculous when you think about it.<br /><br />#2: I care more about what people are doing, talking about - I find this is very Southern. I have always been this way and so is my dad (southwest GA)<br /><br /><br />#3: I forget that I don't have to greet everyone here.<br />DON'T STOP DOING THAT - it is a GOOD THING! I walk in to colleagues' offices and always stop and say, "Oh Hi Amelia, how are you? How was your weekend." and then I go on - seriously, I wish people cared more in the USA and did that.<br /><br />#4: I still bend my knees and do the "other hand on elbow" thing when handing something to someone. I STILL DO THIS. and it amuses me. you will find it is less pronounced over time ... <br /><br />:)<br /><br />LITBjsbhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195315625310811947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645157298765268599.post-88300957500584650612012-02-21T15:13:53.774+02:002012-02-21T15:13:53.774+02:00Amelia:
ps - love your comments on mom - people na...Amelia:<br />ps - love your comments on mom - people naturally open up to her, complete strangers talk to her about their lives - she responds to people's struggles, their pain in a deeply empathetic way and people can sense this - especially people who are in pain and are very senstive to the people around them, maybe because of having been treated badly by people in their lives that they should have been able to trust - it is a gift your mother has - people trust her, because she can be trusted - and looks like you have it too - dadcharlie Planthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13149125528923433768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645157298765268599.post-66647980210200311352012-02-21T14:50:24.179+02:002012-02-21T14:50:24.179+02:00Amelia - this is very moving - and insightful - bu...Amelia - this is very moving - and insightful - but not insightful in a "wow how brilliant!" kind of way - but in a measured, human, reflective way - an eyes open, oh, I see kind of way - a tolerant, forgiving, non-righteous kind of way - a tone of empathy and affection for both cultures, for the common human condition as it plays out in different arenas - love you honey - talk soon - dadcharlie Planthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13149125528923433768noreply@blogger.com