Posted by IsoM on December 15, 2001, at 14:49:01
In reply to Re: I'm Always Happy To Learn of Other Places :), posted by Anna Laura on December 15, 2001, at 4:20:35
I'm not blowing my own horn, just relating what others have said of me, actually to my surprise.
I'm very adaptable but I don't even realise it. I guess 'cause I love so many wonderful qualitites of other cultures, I've made them my own. We had a Japanese teacher stay with us one summer & she said I was so Japanese in my manners, how I sat, & talked, etc. A friend who moved from France told me I was so French. A Punjabi friend thinks I'd make a good Punjabi except I'm too forward, generally the women are taught to be shy & retiring. Some friends have also said I'm so fiery & passionate about life like an Italian. I lived in China town in Vancouver for a few years too & had the little Chinese neighbour children visit me regularly, tryin to teach me Chinese.
Same with other friends from other cultures. I think it's just because I've been around many wonderful people from other parts of the world who've moved here to Canada (it's supposed to be very multi-cultural in the larger centres), it's just naturally to pick up the good in them.
I lived for 14 miserable years of my life in the prairies of Canada, small town, where people thought me totally weird & avoided me. The poor resident Chinese family that moved in were called Chinks. I'd rather move into Hell than go back there again.
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> Great! I love people who are curious about other cultures.
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