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Originally Posted by Jozrael
So this...I dunno. I've talked about my uncle in the past, but meeting someone who might've been his friend...who could tell me a bit about the man he was...I dunno.
I hurt inside a bit right now and I'm not sure why.
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Well, it doesn't happen unknowingly... it happens every time I am in Iceland and have to deal with my Icelandic family here, all of whom knew my father (who died in a commercial fishing accident before I was born) and could tell me about "the man he was," but because they're all closed-up, emotionally-retarded Scandinavian dickwads, they never will. Yes, it touches a nerve. I know exactly what you are talking about. I hurt inside a bit most of the time that I am here. It's one of the biggest reasons I am just a little bit on edge, all the time, in Iceland... and one reason that I need to leave.
You probably didn't need to know that, but your post hit close to home for me. Be glad that you have that person who could really tell you who your uncle was, without his own grief getting in the way.