tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post1818341218353288588..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: stranger in a strange landjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-814348677546085892009-01-14T10:28:00.000+01:002009-01-14T10:28:00.000+01:00molly--mignon indeed.janni--very interesting persp...molly--mignon indeed.<BR/><BR/>janni--very interesting perspective and i in no way meant any offense to you as a dane! i'd just really like to understand this phenomenon because i see it so often! and frankly, i don't really talk to anyone in netto either, except to ask them to open another cash register. ;-)<BR/><BR/>delena--i know what you mean about that.<BR/><BR/>jules--i wasn't the least offended, it actually made me realize i might have sounded superior and i didn't mean to do that! or maybe i actually did, because i would have apologized to the guy in the wheelchair if i had walked right into him the way she did and that does make me feel superior!! no offense taken!!!<BR/><BR/>andi--me neither, that's the whole problem!julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-8790525139288677842009-01-14T04:34:00.000+01:002009-01-14T04:34:00.000+01:00Wow, yeah that would've been hard for me to stomac...Wow, yeah that would've been hard for me to stomach: cultural difference or not! I'm not sure I could ever get used to it.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-18524087839141251582009-01-14T01:53:00.000+01:002009-01-14T01:53:00.000+01:00Oh, please know that I was referring to the rude p...Oh, please know that I was referring to the rude people as ego centric! I agree with you. I find that is becoming a bit of an issue here in the states even (and if it is happening in MN land of the nice - imagine other places!) My heart went out to you and I hope you know I was in agreement with what you said. You were better (superior) you knew what that lady did was wrong, yet you held your tongue and spared any type of unnecessary "scene" as we would call it here ;) I felt for you. Sorry if you misunderstood my comment.Just Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842126422147340390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-48608784956873012092009-01-13T23:20:00.000+01:002009-01-13T23:20:00.000+01:00We Canadians especially the ones out west talk or ...We Canadians especially the ones out west talk or say hello to everyone it seems. I try not to get too friendly with nearby neighbors, just a hi and idle chit chat. I think if we got too close and then had a disagreement it would be hard to live by each other. We do however invite them over if we are going to have a noisy party!Delenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267264823175290041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-66063595370639747642009-01-13T21:52:00.000+01:002009-01-13T21:52:00.000+01:00Hi JulieYou are so right about us (the danes). I t...Hi Julie<BR/><BR/>You are so right about us (the danes). I think it is the way are brought up - to mind our own bussiness. Even on the bus i really hate it when people talk to me, "why can't they just leave me alone??" Stupid, I know! I can't say why we are like this, for me it's like i can't see any reason why i should talk to anybody in Netto (supermarket). I know i would be more fun to buy milk and eggs - if the shopping came with a little chat. <BR/><BR/>i must defend my self by saying that i do answer if someone talks to me and I do apoligize if i bump in to someone. But i will probably never start a conversation with a stranger with out a purpose - and my world is probably smaller because of it.Jannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773181373150513963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-74964223083414363742009-01-13T21:23:00.000+01:002009-01-13T21:23:00.000+01:00VW - mingon ~ the kind of a*hole who bumps into di...VW - <BR/>mingon ~ the kind of a*hole who bumps into disabled people in public and doesn't apologise!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678300547613778858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-64393240241748945142009-01-13T20:41:00.000+01:002009-01-13T20:41:00.000+01:00jules--i definitely didn't mean to sound like i fe...jules--i definitely didn't mean to sound like i felt superior...more bewildered. but you're right, i felt my moral compass was in place and hers definiteily wasn't (so maybe i do feel superior!) :-)<BR/><BR/>willow--it might be a northern european thing, perhaps climate-based? and yes, ikea is awesome.<BR/><BR/>barb--i did finish the quilt top that day, but i'm rubbish at binding. and tomorrow, i promise i will take photos, it was too dark and dreary by the time i got home.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-69701518868694780542009-01-13T20:34:00.000+01:002009-01-13T20:34:00.000+01:00I think you did the right thing to maintain your s...I think you did the right thing to maintain your silence. You just never know how someone might react - violent or otherwise. It's not that I condone out right rudeness such as you witnessed, but you could have encountered a very strong reaction. I'm also a firm believer in "what goes around comes around" - she'll get hers someday.<BR/><BR/>Now, for the Ikea run, don't forget to show us your fabric. And BTW, did you finish your quilt in a day project?? Barb xoBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653940993739799006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-87198456772040935592009-01-13T20:16:00.000+01:002009-01-13T20:16:00.000+01:00My daughter spent some time in Amsterdam last year...My daughter spent some time in Amsterdam last year and mentioned the same things about the culture being very closed, to the point of being rude.<BR/><BR/>I'm envious of your IKEA!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-34916397376661533522009-01-13T18:17:00.000+01:002009-01-13T18:17:00.000+01:00Glad you made it back from IKEA! I was starting t...Glad you made it back from IKEA! I was starting to worry :) Isn't it amazing the fact that people can be so egocentric.... and aren't we glad we know better? Feel better knowing today that you have a strong moral compass; you are not them.Just Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842126422147340390noreply@blogger.com