“”Folks in most of the rest of the world are much more blunt about their feelings towards other ethnicities and peoples.”
Try this experiment: ask folks in a Chinese company what they think of the Japanese, and vice-versa. Do so after a few drinks. For those who like to be offended, be prepared.
JB, so what were you assuming I meant with “smoking” reference when I told Lech not to take up the smoking habit again on the trip. you meant doobies? oh, now that make more sense
CGar, those polar bears are amazing. That’s awesome that you spent so much time at the tank!! I love the way they bash their faces into the glass.
M4L, oh, you’re talking cigarettes. Yeah, I’m a light smoker. I can go days or weeks without one but do enjoy it while I’m drinking and would hate to be told I could never smoke again.
The folks I interact with in Israel tend to be of the more conservative type (engineers worldwide are like that, you know;-). So, they were pissed that we made a stink of it.
One thing I’m always reminded about when I travel oversees is how well-behaved we in the US are. Folks in most of the rest of the world are much more blunt about their feelings towards other ethnicities and peoples.
“the Philadelphia Zoo in 1994. Strange venue. Love the polar bears – way cooler than the ones in the Bronx”
JB!! We’re totally in sync today. I love the Polar Bears at the Philly Zoo. Had to study them for Anthropology 101. 30 hours out in the cold and a 50-page paper. (Let me tell you, it beat my friend who spent 30 hours observing the tigers in an enclosed, heated, STINKY building!)
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I’m guessing you suspect I got some freebie cigs to give to you?
hello. pass them this way. as long as they aren’t marlboros (menthol is okay tho) or american spirits.
*rob*
“”Folks in most of the rest of the world are much more blunt about their feelings towards other ethnicities and peoples.”
Try this experiment: ask folks in a Chinese company what they think of the Japanese, and vice-versa. Do so after a few drinks. For those who like to be offended, be prepared.
doobie doobie doo
JB, so what were you assuming I meant with “smoking” reference when I told Lech not to take up the smoking habit again on the trip. you meant doobies? oh, now that make more sense
“Folks in most of the rest of the world are much more blunt about their feelings towards other ethnicities and peoples.”
Yeah, in Ghana, white people are called colored.
CGar, those polar bears are amazing. That’s awesome that you spent so much time at the tank!! I love the way they bash their faces into the glass.
M4L, oh, you’re talking cigarettes. Yeah, I’m a light smoker. I can go days or weeks without one but do enjoy it while I’m drinking and would hate to be told I could never smoke again.
Pete;
The folks I interact with in Israel tend to be of the more conservative type (engineers worldwide are like that, you know;-). So, they were pissed that we made a stink of it.
One thing I’m always reminded about when I travel oversees is how well-behaved we in the US are. Folks in most of the rest of the world are much more blunt about their feelings towards other ethnicities and peoples.
JB, am wondering if you were an ex-smoker who found quitting was very easy. somehow, I’m guessing you suspect I got some freebie cigs to give to you?
“the Philadelphia Zoo in 1994. Strange venue. Love the polar bears – way cooler than the ones in the Bronx”
JB!! We’re totally in sync today. I love the Polar Bears at the Philly Zoo. Had to study them for Anthropology 101. 30 hours out in the cold and a 50-page paper. (Let me tell you, it beat my friend who spent 30 hours observing the tigers in an enclosed, heated, STINKY building!)