11-22-2008, 12:24 PM
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Sussi *7.7.86 - 18.6.09*
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Germany
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Originally Posted by Jiro
as expected from you. Naturally - you disagreed with pretty much everything I say. Like I said - I've heard of many stories from Trekkers who traveled to Africa. You hear your own stories about they wanting money. I'm sorry but that's your POV. I have my own POV. Let's leave at that. Nobody's right here. Some wants money, some doesn't.
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Yes I share my POV because I EXPERIENCED there in Africa. I also EXPERIENCE almost half world, I had been travelled to.
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uh..... Racism is everywhere. we are not immune to it and neither are you. You're talking about some few bad apples and it's never a true representation of whole. I have been to North, South, West, and East. It's a stereotype that Southerners are racist and a birthplace of Klu Klux Klan.
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Exactly, thatīs what I am trying to tell you that itīs people itself who are Racists, unfriendly, friendly, anti-gay, etc. etc, around the world, not culture itself.
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I'm a minority and naturally - I was afraid about living in South since it's predominantly white. But... that didn't stop me from living in Virginia for 3 years. In my 24 years of my life in USA (the first 3 years in Korea which I have no memory of it) - I have encountered a very few racist people (the KKK-like type). It is in Americans' especially American tourists' cultural belief that smiling and waving at stranger is best way to be friendly.... which other foreigners may view it as "fishy."
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I have been as tourist in different countries and know their mentalities, tradition and culture... If I want to visit there then have to learn about them before visit them. Example of all, my friends didnīt know that they should tip 15% to 20% when they were in Resturant in America because here in Europe countries doesnīt... Itīs Americaīs culture... we have to learn what it is about... to aviod any embarrassment and feel being disrespect by them... They also donīt know that they would shot when they go in house property, etc. because they are paraniod about the strangers in their house property in America but here in Germany donīt... We donīt shot the strangers go in our house property... We donīt talk with strangers we never see before because we donīt know them... but with tourists are different story...
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Excuse me? Are you educating me on American culture? That's seriously messed up... coming from a person who never lived in America. I'm appalled.
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wow  You did the same thing to me in several threads... You are allow to say anything what you want and think you know about Europe but why canīt I allow to say anything what I learn then?
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Why are you doubting what Reba and I are trying to tell you?
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No, I do not doubt Reba and you but QUESTIONED her... and then respect her for think itīs okay to talk with strangers which I donīt. I do not expect that you jump on my response post to her telling me that "talk with strangers is Americaīs culture". Itīs nothing do with doubt but disagree with "talk with strangers is Americaīs culture" ITSELF.
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We're Americans. You're not. See anything wrong with this picture? 
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And? I can disagree that "talk with strangers is Americaīs culture" and gave you the 2 links thatīs support my POV because thatīs what I learn about. īDonīt take my post personally when I have different POV over "talk with strangers is Americaīs culture" itself.
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I'm sorry but the America is not predominantly Native American so that culture is "dead."
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