Comments on: lose some, win some

By: mike m

mike m — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:06:13 +0000

hey saar,
you could try ramat beit shemesh. their hebrew is definately “american” accented ;-)

By: Dorean Paxorales

Dorean Paxorales — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:50:25 +0000

And yet, there’s more in common between USA and UK than of either with the rest of the world… :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:22:30 +0000

I think your feelings are the expressions of the existential angst arrising from your preconscious realization that life has no meaning. By periodically abandoning monolithic cultures, you are forced to confront the myth that group association will provide purpose in your life. I have heard wonderful reports of a modern medical procedure call that transorbital labotomy.

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:46:20 +0000

Maybe you are part of a relatively new real life phenomenon. Maybe you have coined the term for yourself and for those who are experiencing the same in this so-called global society: “in-betweeners”. Maybe there is a more descriptive term for you internationalists.

I can see the life would give you unique skills and abilities, not to mention adventures.

It is a trade-off and not everyone would be happy to do it. Hope you are!

By: Freeman

Freeman — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:57:22 +0000

I think the best thing about living (for a long time and not a two weeks trip) in a new place, is the chance of starting again. It gives you the chance of seeing the world from a new perspective; or looking back to your life, friendships, ideas, ideals and beliefs, without the bias from your family, friends and countrymen. I have seen many people given up or lessen their stupid prejudices after a few years of living in a new country without even noticing the change they have gone through. But I do not mean that everyone adapts (or even should consider adapting) to the values of the new place they live in. I have seen people that get a stronger hold on their native traditions and values.

All I can say is that it, if you get a chance of living away from your â€œusualâ€, take it, it is an invaluable experience, since it gives you a chance to reboot/test your thinking/logic system.

By: Saar Drimer

Saar Drimer — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:44:32 +0000

Unfortunately, Phil, I can not RSS your famous garden BBQ’s :(

By: philip

philip — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:39:08 +0000

On the bright side the internet has changed the world a little. Being geographically isolated is no longer the same as being completely culturally isolated. To a great extent we pick our culture these days by deciding who we communicate with. Though I know that doesn’t quite apply to hanging, eating out, or dating. If a tree falls in the internet, all its friends get the RSS feed ;-)