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Ya'll said if I complain about America I should leave... well, I've left...
Samoan Enforcer:
bryan needs to die before he becomes a terrorist and embarrasses white Americans by trying to be down with al qaeda.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Props for following your beliefs, homie...Good luck on your journey...PeACe
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Chief on January 10, 2007, 06:33:29 AM ---whoa shit, big move infinite.
i know you dont reply to my posts anymore, but are you gone for good?
hopefully everything works out to plan for you. that's a couragous move no doubt, if you got a one way ticket or not. being submergered in another culture can be a frightening experience, i'm curious how you will find life there in comparison to the U.S.A.
i think it will be extremely healthy for you to have left the U.S.
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I don't know how long I'll be gone. As long as I feel like I am benefiting spiritually, then I will be here. Otherwise, I will leave and go back to America. Also, there are financial and family considerations. So only Allah knows how long I will be here.
Technically my return ticket says June, but for a little bit of money I can change the date anytime.
Life here in comparison to the U.S.? Let me tell you this first. People may think that the more you travel the more you learn and understand. But I've actually found the opposite to be true so far, the longer I am here the more confused I feel. And partly, I wanted to be confused, cause I wanted to learn Arabic and learn from them, but the problem is, there's so many Indian immigrants here everyone speaks Urdu. So they don't understand me much, and I don't have much interest in understanding there language either.
So I am encountering some difficulty.
Also, the people here have way better manners, and are much more polite. But I am starting to sense the possibility that maybe they don't engage in real thought-provoking conversations, which is something I enjoy very much. I enjoy calling different idea's and opinions into question, and analyzing the situation from different perspectives, but so far I have failed to get into any real engaging discussions. People are so agreeable over here, and too much agreement kills a chat.
TraceOneInfinite:
Some other differences off the top of my head...
-In this country, if you get in a taxi you sit in the front seat, because people aren't scared of strangers here like in America.
-You may see two guys holding hands and nobody thinks it's gay or homosexual. People have closer friendships here, and even at your average internet cafe people are crowded next to eachother talking out loud without being shy about the person next to them. There isn't as much privacy because people feel more comfortable with eachother over here. Also, there aren't as many crazy people here. In America you meet people out on the streets that have serious pyschological issue's and medical institutions are full of these people, you don't find that here.
Shawn Nutt:
thats awesome, sounds like a great place... not for me though, i couldnt handle such a huge change in culture
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