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~misfit~ wrote:
> Alice, I was also aware of your ethnicity, if not the exact details.
I often
> mentioned to shady that the way you think and phrase sentences isn't
> 'Standard English' and I've speculated on your ethnicity. In a nice
way of
The English language has a standard? Hahaha, I am well aware that my
oral communication style is different than those born here; however I
was not aware that this also shows in written communication. I moved
here to the States when I was 17 so yes, I have noticeable accent when
talking and I have not taken any active training, e.g. workshops or
classes, in phasing it away. Not that I don't want to, but I haven't
seen the need yet.
> course.
I like people who think differently and I've found that
persons
> of foriegn extraction/descent often look at situations in a way that
differs
> from people who are of English/American extraction/descent. I like
the way
> that talking in a cross-cultural group stimulates me to think outside
the
> square.
I think differing point of view comes more from life experience as
opposed to from descent. What might be seen as different point of
view, could be just different way of saying things. For example, in
most Far Eastern cultures, especially Japanese, children are taught to
maintain a warm communication decorum. So, suppose a Japanese and an
American are asked to comment on a dress worn by a third party, in
which both do not like the color of the dress. Let's call the third
party Sue for simplicity. Yukiko, the Japanese might say, "I like how
it compliments your shoes." While Mona, the American might say, "I
never like red for an evening dress."
Yukiko thinks by pointing out non-favorable aspects, it may upset Sue
thus creating hostile environment. Mona thinks Sue expects an honest
answer and will be upset if Sue later on finds out that her answer was
less than honest. Of course not all Japanese or American think this
way, but I find a large portion do.
On an unrelated topic, I am not a Japanese. Guess which Far Eastern
country person usually picks up an American nickname when they come to
the States because their birth names are difficult to pronounce in
English? No prize for winners so no need to post your answer
I've
adopted this name to my driving license and other documents, so it is
my official name. Now that you know what I look like, say hi if you
see me on the street
Chris Lansdell wrote:
> Yes and no. I could have sworn you made numerous references to being
> "older", but my minds may be playing tricks. Also, hot damn!
> As misfit said, I had suspicions of some Far Eastern descent also,
but hot
> damn!
Uh huh, on several occasions, Whitedog said he was doing his senior
year in college, to which I replied, "I'm older than WD." I indeed am
as my senior year was years ago. IIRC, Kai also said he was a senior
to which I replied in the same manner. So there you go.
I guess the most obvious clue as to my ethnicity comes from the fact of
my ignorance of some well known characters from the past, such as the
Three Stooges, Alice Cooper, certain restaurant owned by an Alice, and
many more. So, there you go Tae, Zilth, Mickey, Whitedog, Kaytie, and
others who have mentioned references to these characters. Oh don't get
me wrong, I am not totally blind about culture, I know of more recent
public figures, such as Johnny Carson, seen his shows on DVD, know his
impact to modern television, which to a lesser extent is still being
carried on by Jay Leno (and Dave Letterman?). Even though I did not
exercise my right to vote in the last presidential election, I knew
exactly what I was doing, I am totally aware of US politics, past
political campaigns, and I believe I know more about US history than
the average Jane and Joe combined.