i got in an arguement today. am living with a teacher. i mentioned having a friend from the GH over and she was very upset about that. why? because she is a teacher and having her students at her house is inappropriate. perhaps this is another cultural difference?
when i was in high school, i took drama classes, art classes, writing classes, and others in which students were totally allowed to hang out with their teachers outside of school. ive been to ridl's house, rooks house, hiskes' house, mvp's house, etc. all teachers of mine. also, in college, i spent time with my philosophy teacher outside of school... is this wrong? no. perhaps it is cultural.
i was offended at first that she would not allow me to have friends over. this is just as much my home now as it is hers... i want friends to be able to come visit. but i suppose it is my place to respect her and her culture.
plus--i spent time outside of work with my boss, is that also cultural? i wonder.
culture is like a jigsaw puzzle--i have a hard time putting it together right, i have to start over several times and it takes a lot of patience to really concentrate and fit the pieces together correctly. i find that i am not very patient. i used to call it boredom. i'm just neglegent. if i know something is going to take more more than a week to accomplish, i don't want to spend time doing it. extreme procrastinator i suppose is what you could call me. understanding a culture is going to take me a lifetime and sometimes, id rather just play "Dutch"... adapt without really noticing why or how i am, just doing it. details come in time.
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