nextension Forum Posts (10)

RE: Favorite time of the year??

summertime!

RE: Unrequited love

Uhh, no offence but I don’t really believe that sort of women manipulation can be any good to a relationship, especially when it starts that way… you did not end up together for long in the end, did you? :(
I would rather go for the crocodiles

Bafta!

RE: Unrequited love

Move on. It takes TWO to build a relationship.

RE: If you had only one day left, what would you do with it?

RE: If you had only one day left, what would you do with it?

Spend it on my own, definitely…would be too painful and selfish to “share” it with somebody else :(

RE: Laughter is the shortest distance between two people

Me, I love to laugh, this is how I got my wrinkles

5 things that make me smile: kindness, right said things, elderly couples still holding hands, animals, seeing friends...

5 things that make me laugh: so called British humour, American sitcoms, contextual jokes, funny faces, mind games...

RE: What is the BEST thing about being Single???

so right!

what could it be?
You don’t feel sorry that you can’t share ‘cos there is no one to share with?

You do not miss your lover like hell?

You don’t start smiling in a middle of a business meeting because he sent you a funny sms?

You can spend loads of time in front of a computer to find a partner?

You don’t have to hurry home after work?
…and so on, small things that I’m not gonna miss at all :)

RE: The Beatles

Not among the greatest but they’ve done their job pretty well :)

RE: The Beatles

I could never say which band would bring together the widest audience on a concert: Beatles, Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin… U2 would definitely do a great job as well

RE: How does people in your region look at you...

Hey, costadan,

I only knew people from northern states living abroad already and I’ve never seen what actually happens on the spot. But here are some thoughts:

The issue is your need for socializing versus their behavior of minding their own business. No matter if this is in their genes or in the weather conditions, the issue is still there. How people interact is a trait of their culture. And understanding it is like learning a foreign language.

I totally agree with: “Scandinavians are very sociable - with people they know...”. I would only add: with people they know very well. My experience showed me that they keep the level of communication very low with others unless they receive a sign. They would never initialize conversation with someone new. I had some experiences with my Scandinavian colleagues when I even thought they are angry with me the moment when, coming to work, they were just saying “hi” and rushing to their office although the previous day we had a nice conversation. Noticing such a behavior, you ask yourself, well what did I do wrong? The answer was “nothing” as, when I started to say back ‘how are you?’ they became totally different persons and we could have the same nice conversations as the other day.

The other problem is how people look at a person alone in a bar. This I wouldn’t say is a Scandinavian trait as you could experience that in other societies, exception making maybe only the Spanish people which I find being the most sociable and open people in Europe. But for example, if you would come to Romania, walk alone in a bar, buy a drink and then try to socialize with people sitting at another table, they will look kinda weird at you and it will take a loooong time and buzz before they start make joke with you and consider you a nice guy. You are the stranger they don’t need for the evening to enjoy their time…

You need a lot of time, patience and a lot of things to prove to these people in order for them to understand that you are not a “hunter” or the “lonely cowboy” looking for the big reward. You are on their territory and you have to learn their “language”. BUT I really think it’s not impossible, I am sure you can do it well :)