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I did the opposite swim and have had the exact same experience. I miss some of my friends but found my family to be much more reliable. I try to avoid having p
by yardie 15y ago
I did the opposite swim and have had the exact same experience. I miss some of my friends but found my family to be much more reliable.
I try to avoid having preference of one pond over another. I now understand how each system is different and see the advantages and flaws in both.
One thing I try to avoid is "immigrant guilt". I don't know if there is a word for it but when you move to another country some try to over compensate for fear of losing their identity, ie. being extra British, or extra American (this is the one people tend to meet it seems), or extra French. These people tend to celebrate the national holidays even if they never did before, wear patriotic or national shirts, or go extra thick on the language.
- ThomPete 15y agoI agree with you. When I say I prefer one over another it's not based on good vs. bad. It's more "when all comes to all"
- danssig 15y ago>compensate for fear of losing their identity My experience is the same as both of you except I don't really count where I was born as my identity. It informs and effects my actions but I try to choose where I live based on where I can have the best quality of life.
- JoeAltmaier 15y agoUnitarians do this, but with religeon. Few are born into it; most are disaffected from something else. There are said to be 3 phases 1) Boy those {what I used to be} are full of it. 2) So, what's all this Unitarian stuff about? 3) {long delay} I see, I will always be {what I used to be}
- doki_pen 15y agoI think my Boston accent thickens when I leave New England.