I find the new shape/design of the forums very indiscreet. I mean, the emphase on the pictures is too much. Ok, I can erase my pictures but that's not the point. I feel like I am more exposed with the new shape...everything has been magnified... I'm busy too, true. I'm now working in the Dutch language, in a different field. It's like starting from 0. Thus, feeling always behind everybody=more homework.
And, there is always the tendency of pointing out negative aspects of other non-western "cultures". Moreover, if Westerns were all so good, liberal, I wouldn't be in this country, for example. I have just learned from a video posted at EU forum that what the Norwegians call conservative, the USA calls liberal! Can you imagine what difference does that make?
There was this philosopher who said something in the lines of: children should be brought up in an institution or third "home" so they get rid of the imperfections of their parents, so they learn to develop skills of their own...? Not a perfect transcription but just to state that people tend to embed the established. And in this case, the established is that mixed cultures are a no go. Those who dare to do it, are considered to be brave.
How many of you are divorced from a partner of the same culture? Some more than once? And how many partners have you had? How old are you and you still didn't found the right same cultured partner? See?
I thought you were Brit on that "immigrant" thread!
The same are interrelated for the old schools like youself and other aggregated, of course. No offense.
Who told you that you are a representative of your culture per excellence and who said that I was per excellence representative of my culture? Wouldn't that be arrogant? Even more for people who have been travelling all over the world, catching all the influences possible. Are the Finish just like the Brit? Or it's a race matter? If not, what does it make one "western culturilized" that no other "culture" has access to?
cristina Forum Posts (17,243)
RE: True love never really dies.
Now, now, now, Jan!!True love never really dies