tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post6824958725623084887..comments2023-07-02T09:25:23.716-04:00Comments on A Wilderness Life: A Weird Culture ThingLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-47841837058105345132010-11-14T04:59:17.302-05:002010-11-14T04:59:17.302-05:00Laura, Tassie is your 2nd favourite place??? ;)Laura, Tassie is your <i>2nd</i> favourite place??? ;)The Borghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986276019307882740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-22025913884514717232010-11-13T13:22:07.378-05:002010-11-13T13:22:07.378-05:00I'm jealous that y'all are moving to Tassi...I'm jealous that y'all are moving to Tassie permanently. It's my second favorite place on Earth! <br /><br />I was in Launceston for a Hawthorne game in July. Was nice to get out of Hobart and see some of the rest of the state.<br /><br />Your daughter is a DOLL! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-33872661883600871592010-11-12T20:08:37.093-05:002010-11-12T20:08:37.093-05:00It sounds like the guy was being a bit of a jerk t...It sounds like the guy was being a bit of a jerk to be honest, though I think you're right that there is some cultural stuff there.<br /><br />I hope to be in Tas permanently. I moved here a few weeks ago to find work and haven't been too successful yet. My wife and kids are still on the mainland and will come to Tas once I have a stable job. We'll then sell our house on the mainland and buy one here, probably around (but not in) Launceston.<br /><br /><a href="http://static.zooomr.com/images/4390722_8cccd92e4d.jpg" rel="nofollow">Here's me and my daughter at her 3rd birthday party in 2008</a>Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-17981372168269968792010-11-12T08:41:43.014-05:002010-11-12T08:41:43.014-05:00It was stuff like, "Taking my wife on a date,...It was stuff like, "Taking my wife on a date, an important tradition in our marriage. Guys, spend one-on-one time with your wife!" and "So proud of my kids, who got 95th %ile scores on their ITBS tests today!" and "Hanging out with my little sweetie this afternoon -- daddy-daughter time matters!"<br /><br />The Aussie guy interpreted that as, "I'm a better husband and father than you are, and my kids are smarter than yours."<br /><br />But the point, I think, is not the content of what he said so much as the fact that virtually no Americans would take offense at what he wrote or even think twice about it, while the Aussie guy interpreted and responded to it as rank arrogance.<br /><br />Incidentally, I'm not trying to assign blame here (I don't think this Aussie guy was being a crank or a jerk, just misunderstanding intent) -- I'm trying to point out this thing that gets in the way of good communication between brothers and sisters in Christ from different cultures.<br /><br />Re: Tassie, if you're still there in a couple years, maybe I can have the privilege of meeting the guy behind the eyeball. ;)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-28735960993525215152010-11-12T05:06:24.435-05:002010-11-12T05:06:24.435-05:00More detail needed. What was it specifically that ...More detail needed. What was it <i>specifically</i> that the Aussie guy was upset about?<br /><br />PS I'm living in Tasmania now.Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.com