tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post6433871155679503629..comments2024-03-10T00:44:49.280-05:00Comments on This & That: Perspective Fun & ChallengesSusannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-29828597794043347812010-05-05T20:12:08.419-05:002010-05-05T20:12:08.419-05:00JONI!!!!!!!!!! I've missed your comments! I...JONI!!!!!!!!!! I've missed your comments! I'm glad you left one today! What?! You never heard this fable? Are you Aesop deprived? ;)<br /><br />Yes, it's amazing how many things are a matter of perspective. Makes me realize I shouldn't take things quite so seriously and realize "hey, someone else might just see this very differently than I do."<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by! I've miss ya.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-30408701065101583562010-05-05T19:13:19.089-05:002010-05-05T19:13:19.089-05:00Susie, this was a great post. I say "here her...Susie, this was a great post. I say "here here!" (or is it 'hear hear'?) Anyway, I sure wish more people would realize just how many things in life are a matter of perspective.<br /><br />BTW, I was not familiar with that fable.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169436966724651241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-32716551317743780192010-05-05T16:48:44.654-05:002010-05-05T16:48:44.654-05:00Sarira, welcome! And thanks so much for sharing y...Sarira, welcome! And thanks so much for sharing your funny story! Ha, ha! I bet you DO have plenty of cultural stories to tell. If you do a post on it sometime, I'd love reading it! So glad to "meet" you and thanks much for leaving a comment! :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-80675010287745494832010-05-05T08:22:08.402-05:002010-05-05T08:22:08.402-05:00Hey Susanne,
I just found your blog :D This is a ...Hey Susanne,<br /><br />I just found your blog :D This is a GREAT post :) Maybe because I am a product of two cultures (LOL), I call myself an Americanized Egyptian (I was born in the States), I've really seen how each person's culture and upbringing really affects each person's perspective. I've got a ton of stories...things especially related to 'politeness' in each culture. <br /><br />For example, I was invited to an Indian wedding once. Demonstrating politeness (at least in American culture), I showed up promptly on time. 7:00 by the dot, practically.<br /><br />Big mistake. That was considered 'rude'. I was the first person there, lol, and I think the bride's sister was completely lost with what to do with me. She told me, "When we say 7, we mean 8 or 9".<br /><br />;)Aminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296488455336778337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-44160232324647391222010-05-04T20:48:57.922-05:002010-05-04T20:48:57.922-05:00Sarah, I'm giggling that Cherif also didn'...Sarah, I'm giggling that Cherif also didn't get the fable! Goodness! :) I'm glad you can relate to fables falling flat...hehehe.<br /><br />Yes, I can imagine how enriching and interesting a multi-cultural marriage is. I've really enjoyed my multi-cultural friendships so much!<br /><br />I never looked online for friends from other cultures, but since Samer found me over 2 years ago, I've loved the opportunity to learn from those different than I. And, yes, our friendship is fantastic. We have some great conversations - political things, religious things, cultural things, debates, heated discussions, why women like Italian men and men prefer blondes, silly things, serious things. It's been great! I'm trying also to teach him enough about women that he'll understand his wife better when he finally marries. Ha! Not that women are all the same or uncomplicated, right? ;-)<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I greatly enjoyed them all!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-67316788494139645392010-05-04T20:42:36.692-05:002010-05-04T20:42:36.692-05:00Amber,
"The North Wind tries to *force* the...Amber, <br /><br />"The North Wind tries to *force* the change, while the Sun simply convinces you that it's your idea. ;)"<br /><br />Yes, brilliant strategy! :-))))<br /><br />Thanks for explaining what the Timothy passage meant to you and also about the Catholic church's position on divorce and widowers. That's very interesting! I don't know how I missed out on the polygamy connection. Ignorance, I suppose. :)<br /><br />"and to this day, if I call you a 'Yankee', it's not a good thing. *grins* "<br /><br />Ha! Oh girl, I hear ya! Samer once had the audacity to refer to us as Yankees and I was like, "I am NOT a Yankee!" (Them's fightin' words!) He insisted to the rest of the world ALL Americans were and I told him how WRONG that was to me! I do have southern pride! (insert rebel yell here and block yer ears!) Hehehe.<br /><br />LOL @ "sugah." I remember when Michael was about 2 and someone at the grocery store referred to him this way. He laughed and said, "She call me 'sugah'." :-D <br /><br />Yes, we disagree all the time...true. That reminds me, **I** was right about the prince and fox example! :-P<br /><br />Thanks for your lovely comment! You're a peach. :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-13551622410192274432010-05-04T20:36:23.307-05:002010-05-04T20:36:23.307-05:00Niki, really? Why did I not think of/know that? ...Niki, really? Why did I not think of/know that? I suppose the fact that a man would possibly WANT more than one wife in this day and age never crossed my mind. Hehehehe. Men with numerous wives is bizarre to me. I know it's in the Old Testament, but so is a talking donkey, ya know? <br /><br />Thanks for your comment! :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-2900189125486937172010-05-04T20:34:37.075-05:002010-05-04T20:34:37.075-05:00Suroor, I thought of you as I wrote what I did abo...Suroor, I thought of you as I wrote what I did about Jesus. ;) Also you inspired parts of this post by some of our e-mail conversations. I'm glad you chimed in on the topic. :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-27332425115086754302010-05-04T16:54:06.499-05:002010-05-04T16:54:06.499-05:00I love that fable. I'm sure I have told that o...I love that fable. I'm sure I have told that one to Cherif before and I'm not sure he got it... maybe it's for the same reason as Samer! Interesting. Definitely must be a tale of northern-European origin!!<br /><br />It's really cool that you discuss all these things with your Syrian friend. Sounds like a really deep friendship.<br /><br />Cherif and me have different perspectives on loads of things, it's been really interesting and life-enriching, I would definitely consider a multi-culture relationship again.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320601087412404116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-513427040148277582010-05-04T15:23:49.537-05:002010-05-04T15:23:49.537-05:00Susanne,
I *like* your example of the North Wind ...Susanne,<br /><br />I *like* your example of the North Wind and the Sun. The North Wind tries to *force* the change, while the Sun simply convinces you that it's your idea. ;)<br /><br />As to the 1 Timothy verse: oddly enough, apparently, I also thought that it was dealing with polygamy, historically, as well as divorce. As an aside, deacons in the Catholic church still cannot be divorced (they lose the deaconate if they do), and if their wife dies, they must remain widowers. Many of them choose to pursue the priesthood after the death of their wife....<br /><br />Heh. I grew up around people who do still consider the Civil War the 'War of Northern Aggression', and to this day, if I call you a 'Yankee', it's not a good thing. *grins* <br /><br />Hey, you and I disagree on things all the time. :) I don't think it causes friction, because we're both mature enough to be polite about it. Southern manners, don't you know, sugah. But I do have friends that there are certain subjects we, by mutual agreement, don't discuss. Because one or the other of us has been 'unreasonable' in the past, and we've decided that our friendship is more important than winning that argument.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-64836765271777453532010-05-04T14:40:43.845-05:002010-05-04T14:40:43.845-05:00Like Samer, I always viewed that scripture to be r...Like Samer, I always viewed that scripture to be referring to polygamy. :-)Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936343470015553888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-36708584212507093762010-05-04T14:00:53.680-05:002010-05-04T14:00:53.680-05:00Very interesting!
I think we all look at things ...Very interesting! <br /><br />I think we all look at things differently all the time, don't we? I have always read the Bible very differently from you :)Suroorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151400258859526990noreply@blogger.com