I blame my cat for that, him being brought up by the dog now thinks he is forever a puppy. He sleeps on the floor, barks at the door and generally hate cats but love dogs
Abiding laws - sure, learning the language - often a necessity, I have done it numerous times and I will do it again if needed, the part one and two.
But when it comes to the culture it depends very much about where you come from and where you have gone...
I think the proud warriors on the plains of Serengeti would laugh their asses off seeing me trying to take part in some age old dance for what ever good cause
Only in Romania, Sri Lanka and Spain have I pained myself to get into the local customs, and the reason is one simple one; I felt at home.
We gave up Skype for the time being, we had too (read me) unstable connection and the phone calls kept being dropped.
Now we use Google Talk, since I have it on my cellular as well, but only for the texting functions.
I have a local number she can call on the Skype when she is at the office (government) and it will redirect to my phone here, but we never really use it, it is there for emergency calls. They have restricted numbers from their office and this works fine.
I imagine your messages being less mundane and more intricate in wordings than ours but you will get there as soon as he can no longer surprise you with his outbursts of insanity
Just wanted to drop a few examples how we do it...
Morning - I wake up, kill the alarm and call one short "beep" on her mobile to show I am up, I have my coffee and I read the net news.
When she wakes up she do something similar, or did already since she is in another time zone ahead of me.
When I have my thoughts in order I give her a short call and tell her I still thinks she should have slept at my place instead. She normally agrees, but sometimes she need me to convince her that would actually be a better choice than her very cosy bed. A call of no more than 5 minutes and we quickly present each others plans for the day.
Siesta / afternoon - I send a text, from a simple love message to something more substantial depending on thoughts, questions and events. If she have a reply it will come, if not there will be a short beep back to acknowledge the message. If there was a question she will instead call back twice for a Yes, one for a No.
(A call back three times it means "call me as soon as you can".)
Evening - we log in to our messengers and use that to recapitulate the day, gossip and send images of things we seen and wanted to show. This can be everything from 10 minutes to the rest of the evening depending on things like work,going out with friends, TV or other things.
Often we end with calling and wishing good night, but even so, she will tuck in before me and I will call another short "beep" when I put my lights out.
Now, we have kept each other in our daily life all day, and all we missed was the physical side of the relation.
Long calls cost money, and high bills tends to be a stress for many. The system with beeps (one short for "got it" or NO!, two short separate for "YES!" and three for a call back) works really good.
If I simply call in the middle of the day in between all it means "I am thinking of you" and she will return it when she find out if she is not available at the moment.
We keep in touch, we keep each other a jour of events and we miss very little in spite of the distance.
Long distance can work out just fine, if you find ways of cutting the distance and the time spent away from her/him.
Then he really is old. I love the Rottweilers, such lovely characters, it was my choice after Lioness, but for now we have decided to not get another dog for a while.
If we get a baby and need to stay home more, it will be high on the list.
The mirror thing does not work - I have tried it and nothing happened.
Mirrors are just too cheap today to come with a curse like that, it was different a few hundred years ago, when they were magic and told you if you looked your best or not.
So, rest assured, it wont haunt you.
If of course, it was not a Rococo mirror of high class from around 1650
I send an extra text that day with some ASCII heart.
In Romania the real day is the 1:st of Mars, and then it is not only your loved one, but all women and girls should recieve at least one gift. The rule is that the gift has to be virtually worthless in monetary value and instead be a message of your kind or loving thoughts.
I adore that tradition, and they days around the first of Mars fills the streets with small stands full of tiny cheap little art objects of all kinds.
But for flowers and boxes of chocolates, jewellery and fur-coats? - When I am in the mood, and it happens in combination with passing a place where they have something that fits the mood, I do buy it. Rather on a day without a reason than any of those days I am supposed to. It makes it more fun for both me and her.
I really like giving gifts but flowers are not part of it, they die. I like to find a nice shirt, coat or similar that fits perfectly when she tries it on. Something from far away and not easily bought when we are out shopping Then I know I know her well, size colour and style.
I would be happy if she gets 15, but I doubt it. She is a big dog and it gets harder on them.
Oh, well... she has been the best friend for so many years and I always knew she would pass on before me, but now, when we are near it is not fun to think of.
Hard to miss a country that have 90 peaks around 2000 above the sea, but yes, it is a bit hidden in there.
I think the history angle together with the environmental approach is perfect, it will be flooded with visitors of the kind you like to have, those who do not just stay at the resorts all week but really get out and about in the country (spending their cash).
I will have a look at our Greece holiday, maybe we should turn slightly west instead
When they grow old we know they had a good life but we know too that somehow they will never stay with us forever. Last year I though she had only a month or two left because of her breathing but now I have got used to it and she lives on happy as ever.
Every moment we are out walking we do things more than before as I know she will not be around so much longer.
No, I did not know, sad to hear that, I love those little friends. I am happy to still have my girl around (my dog), she is now 13 in a month and that is 2 years more than her relatives ever got.
She is in good health, just a little tripping in the mornings to get the rear wheels in the right direction, but that is all. Appetite and play she have got for plenty, not just all the hours of the day.
That's the thing, my work does not talk back to me very well, when it is done it will lay at rest until next day 9 am. All I do is a little research, some experimenting but most of all I read.
I have found my morning café, an Italian place where I get fresh bread and great coffee every morning served by a cheerful guy that could have been a brother of Mano.
I should introduce them to each other coming to think of it.
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