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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by abaya
^ Cyn, I appreciate your honesty and time in responding. I hope I'm a good friend to my friends, too!  (Btw, what's an IRL friendship?) |
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I am always glad to meet people who have genuine interests in countries/cultures that are not their "homelands." I think it's the only way we are every going to learn to get along on this planet.
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Iceland is fascinating to me. I call it the Antithesis to Manhattan, since most places we went we were the only people there. Going to Madrid this year made me realize just how Spanish influenced my childhood was via the Filipino family. The more countries I visit, the more I learn that people all over the world are the same.
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And yes, it is interesting how Asians adapt in Iceland... that's the topic of my doctoral research, actually. Not all Asians speak Icelandic well, but I'm going to focus part of my ethnography on how important language is for identity, and whether those people consider themselves to be Icelandic once they learn the language (Icelanders, in general, respect you as one of them if you learn to speak their language.)
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That sounds very cool I have a CD that am supposed to use to learn how to speak basic Icelandic. I have only used it for such a short period that I don't remember it. I did propose to Skogafoss in Icelandic. I don't remember the Icelandic words I said, but the English was "Will you give me the honor of being your husband?" (cribbed from Anthony Edwards on ER, she wept when he proposed so I thought it was the right words to say.)
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