tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post1728023411986675518..comments2023-10-30T03:57:36.471-07:00Comments on Creepy Query Girl: What Does it Mean to Be an American?Creepy Query Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-55062873210915768022012-10-22T23:10:08.629-07:002012-10-22T23:10:08.629-07:00I am currently in Mass. On vacation..just got back...I am currently in Mass. On vacation..just got back from breakfast with my sis and brother..enjoying myself.<br /><a href="http://www.promstreet.com" rel="nofollow">cheap prom dresses</a><br /><a href="http://www.4utea.com" rel="nofollow">loose leaf tea</a><br />cheap prom dresseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123849360565368339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-72872860197209042352012-07-01T16:22:59.582-07:002012-07-01T16:22:59.582-07:00I can totally relate to this. Not to the sitting d...I can totally relate to this. Not to the sitting down and eating thing, but there is a Chinese version of me residing in my body. Totally.A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-15558459243148469102012-07-01T13:27:41.020-07:002012-07-01T13:27:41.020-07:00My parents were immigrants from the Philippines. I...My parents were immigrants from the Philippines. I LIVED within one big cultural clash. All the time.<br /><br />But I think I ended up a better person for it. I can take the best of East and West.Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-15199924210509790762012-06-28T14:16:57.095-07:002012-06-28T14:16:57.095-07:00Nothing's really springing to mind for ME as f...Nothing's really springing to mind for ME as far as culture clashes go... Well, that's sort of not true, I guess. I have moved back and forth from the Midwest to the South and back, and I DO see big differences there. Midwesterners are so reserved. Southerners talk a lot and on top of each other. :D<br /><br />I DO like the way the French value things like slowing down, enjoying things, savoring. We should do that more. It is a more Southern habit as well. Or maybe just so-La. ;p Welcome home!LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-14134634274161813282012-06-27T20:05:14.720-07:002012-06-27T20:05:14.720-07:00Welcome home, to the land of eating standing up, o...Welcome home, to the land of eating standing up, on the fly, or in your car. Our favorite foods are just made that way.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-54857759445790192652012-06-27T18:40:27.610-07:002012-06-27T18:40:27.610-07:00I read an article last week on bilingual people, w...I read an article last week on bilingual people, which showed evidence that your personality really does change depending on which language you speak and think in.<br /><br />As for cultural clashes, I traveled back to the UK from Canada a few years ago, and my first thought in the airport at Gatwick was to wonder why everyone was wearing their smiles upside-down.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-50641383601248630002012-06-27T15:46:31.743-07:002012-06-27T15:46:31.743-07:00Glad you're enjoying your visit. Yes, I've...Glad you're enjoying your visit. Yes, I've experienced the shock when visiting India for 6 weeks and China for 2 weeks when we went to adopt our daughter. Totally different worlds from here.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-49227419016922907262012-06-27T12:43:25.681-07:002012-06-27T12:43:25.681-07:00Welcome home! Your post also hit home. I've ...Welcome home! Your post also hit home. I've lived abroad more than a few times and always think re-entry is more challenging than going, with, like you said, one-half here and one-half there.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-78283697416271197412012-06-27T12:18:59.616-07:002012-06-27T12:18:59.616-07:00Welcome home...
Actually, it happened while vacati...Welcome home...<br />Actually, it happened while vacationing in (of all places) Utah. My husband and I were camping in Bryce, and it was early morning. He went to the men's room, and here was a German guy parading around in a shirt and shoes and THAT WAS ALL!!!Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-73296621290740911522012-06-27T11:41:26.657-07:002012-06-27T11:41:26.657-07:00We live right on the border, so we make the drive ...We live right on the border, so we make the drive across from Canada into the USA on a regular basis. Plus, being a tourist town, we get more than our fair share of Americans coming up.<br /><br />I find it's the small, insignificant things that strike me the most. I remember stopping for dinner at a restaurant in Pennsylvania, where the waitress being completely dumbfounded that my son wanted plum sauce for his chicken fingers. On the flip side, I still get a chuckle every time I recall the kid behind the counter at Dairy Queen being so flustered over the American customer who couldn't grasp that 'pop' and 'soda' were the same thing. LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998502637742703857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-41872575731475185822012-06-27T11:09:41.593-07:002012-06-27T11:09:41.593-07:00Katie, glad you are here safe! No way I could comp...Katie, glad you are here safe! No way I could compose a post in the morning. I prepare all of mine the night before - and just before my brain ceases to function.<br />I was a military brat so I've lived in and visited many foreign countries. I always came away with a new understanding.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-74971218599279771392012-06-27T10:51:20.761-07:002012-06-27T10:51:20.761-07:00Having a mom who's an immigrant, I've alwa...Having a mom who's an immigrant, I've always felt a bit like "no place is home" because you're always standing a bit outside each culture. On the other hand, it's a blessing to be able to see beyond culture.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-7901759259705744312012-06-27T10:39:29.551-07:002012-06-27T10:39:29.551-07:00Glad you made it home safely:) You must be relieve...Glad you made it home safely:) You must be relieved to have your two halves settle down now:)<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-43775872586900169952012-06-27T09:34:15.213-07:002012-06-27T09:34:15.213-07:00Hope you're having fun in the good 'ol USA...Hope you're having fun in the good 'ol USA!!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-69091863160747899572012-06-27T09:29:12.401-07:002012-06-27T09:29:12.401-07:00Glad to know that French Katie and American Katie ...Glad to know that French Katie and American Katie have learned to get along! Enjoy your time with your family!Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-14783963048386671562012-06-27T09:14:05.415-07:002012-06-27T09:14:05.415-07:00Yay that you're over there safe and sound!! Aw...Yay that you're over there safe and sound!! Awwww I think it's great you're embracing the two Katies and are now as one!!! Enjoy your hot dogs with joie de vivre! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-12763978954831408422012-06-27T08:54:21.020-07:002012-06-27T08:54:21.020-07:00My theory is that re-entry into your own culture i...My theory is that re-entry into your own culture is always harder than assimilating into a different one. <br /><br />Have a wonderful vacation.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-27322075867834984202012-06-27T08:53:32.498-07:002012-06-27T08:53:32.498-07:00I hope you have a good time here, Katie. I'd b...I hope you have a good time here, Katie. I'd be a fish out of water in France, that's for sure. LolMiranda Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-21212274684872113572012-06-27T08:50:57.467-07:002012-06-27T08:50:57.467-07:00Have a blast in the USA, Katie!!
Ha ha, I never re...Have a blast in the USA, Katie!!<br />Ha ha, I never realized that Americans do eat standing up sometimes! I eat most breakfasts standing up! (well, it's usually a Pop Tart or cereal bar!)Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-14790509808474246762012-06-27T08:38:46.804-07:002012-06-27T08:38:46.804-07:00Glad to hear you landed safe! I've never lived...Glad to hear you landed safe! I've never lived anywhere else, but I think it makes sense to absorb some of the culture, especially if you've live there as long as you have.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-84749728498543331622012-06-27T08:31:06.818-07:002012-06-27T08:31:06.818-07:00I can't imagine. When I was a little I dreamed...I can't imagine. When I was a little I dreamed of living in France. <br /><br />Have a great week!TC Aveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686886257486186821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-801612781979656682012-06-27T08:31:04.234-07:002012-06-27T08:31:04.234-07:00Welcome home! I've never had that split person...Welcome home! I've never had that split personality feel but traveling to other countries certainly makes me introspective. After having been to Jamaica, St. Lucia, Japan, and Canada, I love experiencing other cultures but I'm glad I was born in America.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-36539038620154682732012-06-27T08:26:09.804-07:002012-06-27T08:26:09.804-07:00I've definitely had culture shock, having live...I've definitely had culture shock, having lived in two Asian countries and one in Europe. Traveling is really good for us because it forces us to look outside of our very narrow viewpoints. That's so much more to the world than we realize.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-35746048669675764252012-06-27T07:43:36.367-07:002012-06-27T07:43:36.367-07:00I think it's good to have a bit of cultural di...I think it's good to have a bit of cultural diversity in your life. See how others live and appreciate them both for different reasons. Hope your trip is awesome!prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-65430258104403603382012-06-27T07:41:22.540-07:002012-06-27T07:41:22.540-07:00I have a BIL who does a study abroad program once ...I have a BIL who does a study abroad program once a year in Germany and he always comes home with an attitude of *these Americans* generally followed by how loud we are. I think the transition is one we experience without a continent shift though, because of the different crowds. I can hang out with guys watching football, discuss literature with some nerds, attend a symphony and talk about the great movements of music. Being American is all that, which makes it flat out awesome :)Tasha Seegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489911822054861132noreply@blogger.com