All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie stuff!
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kristen - Apr 27, 2010 4:25:35 pm PDT #25629 of 30001
sarameg - Apr 27, 2010 4:25:47 pm PDT #25630 of 30001
In Kathmandu, it's a constant chorus of "namaste." You make eye contact, accidental or not, and you must exchange it. It wasn't until the last few days that "motherfucker" didn't echo in my head. t /bad
eta: totally a crosspost!
ION, 6 clementines and pink lady are 2 clementines too many for my guts. Oops.
P.M. Marc - Apr 27, 2010 4:26:05 pm PDT #25631 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
And sometimes we see an Indian dude walking out of a bank and say "Namaste," probably to make him feel nice, but instead we totally make him feel weird and Other-tastic. There is no winning!
Dude, you get so much random Othering. WTF, Humans?
Strix - Apr 27, 2010 4:26:19 pm PDT #25632 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
And sometimes we see an Indian dude walking out of a bank and say "Namaste," probably to make him feel nice, but instead we totally make him feel weird and Other-tastic. There is no winning!
True, true. I've been guilty of being the tool when I was thrilled to be able to use simple sentences in Spanish. Now, I generally wait to listen to a person before I make MYSELF feel cool by breaking out my sad little snippets of politesse.
Older, somewhat wiser.
Hil R. - Apr 27, 2010 4:28:12 pm PDT #25633 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
And sometimes we see an Indian dude walking out of a bank and say "Namaste," probably to make him feel nice, but instead we totally make him feel weird and Other-tastic. There is no winning!
My officemate frequently greets Jewish students with "Shalom!" I've tried to explain to him why that's not appropriate.
tommyrot - Apr 27, 2010 4:29:48 pm PDT #25634 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My officemate frequently greets Jewish students with "Shalom!" I've tried to explain to him why that's not appropriate.
The one who's always asking you questions about being Jewish?
Strix - Apr 27, 2010 4:29:49 pm PDT #25635 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
But pink, Sue! Your kitchen is exactly like the apartment kitchen I had for 7 years, except I didn't have the little shelf thingie (love, and it was about 3 feet wide.
I love my new kitchen (new to me), avocado green walls and huge hole in the ceiling notwithstanding. I can TWIRL in it (and often do.)
sarameg - Apr 27, 2010 4:29:54 pm PDT #25636 of 30001
Your kitchen and mine, Sue: [link] [link] [link]
(slightly different config on the counter now. But just as cluttered. Thank god for the table in the second shot.)
Hil R. - Apr 27, 2010 4:30:22 pm PDT #25637 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
The one who's always asking you questions about being Jewish?
Yep.
billytea - Apr 27, 2010 4:30:45 pm PDT #25638 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
As a 1st generation American, with no grandparents who were born here, I realized I just can't process anti-immigrant sentiment at all, legal or not.
Ditto. Different country of course, but we have pretty much the same sentiment going on here. (Latest reprehensible move, the govt has announced a freeze on processing any refugee applications from Afghanistan or Sri Lanka for at least three months. I don't know how that's even legal under international law. Anyway, I trace my heritage here back to the 1850s. Not quite the First Fleet, but long enough in Australian terms. I do not for the life of me understand people with such little faith in their country and culture that they think it's threatened by current levels of immigration.
Both Australia and the US are relatively high-immigration countries. Something like 24% of all people in Australia were born overseas; in the US the figure is about half that. They are also two of only about ten or so countries that offer a permanent residency status to non-citizens. A country does have the right to manage its immigration; I just don't understand those who treat it as a threat. Australia and the US are also extremely stable - more stable, IMO, than most places with lower immigration or less welcoming policies. I especially don't understand those who demonise illegals. I don't see how a country can manage its immigration intake sensibly in such an environment.