tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post6911042944061005413..comments2023-10-18T21:15:42.513-05:00Comments on Let's Drink Coffee, Darling: The Culture Gap Through My Own WindowSaxon @ Lets Drink Coffee, Darlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422781928035533538noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-69574203319259626322013-09-24T17:29:22.909-05:002013-09-24T17:29:22.909-05:00Haha. So many of these things remind me of growin...Haha. So many of these things remind me of growing up in Taiwan. :-)Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888956203263380230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-42955142677735129102013-09-24T17:23:18.719-05:002013-09-24T17:23:18.719-05:00Wow love this post and all the videos are great - ...Wow love this post and all the videos are great - perfect to describe exactly what you mean - it is strange singing and than dancing to a recorded version of what you just sang - in any culture I am thinking this is a bit weird, but hey that is what makes the world such a wonderful place. The one thing I never got about the older French generation while living in France was they simply don't cue, you will be standing in a shop waiting to pay for your groceries and they will simply stand right in front of you and no one says anything!<br />I am giving away one of my favourite travel books on my blog and popping over from Travel Tuesday<br /><br />Laura x<br />www.sidestreetstyle.comSide Street Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02962518235373699918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-13269046139663420312013-09-24T16:10:20.279-05:002013-09-24T16:10:20.279-05:00Thanks Kym! I think joining in any other culture ...Thanks Kym! I think joining in any other culture gives us those type of new perspectives! Saxon @ Lets Drink Coffee, Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422781928035533538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-61964750577975007232013-09-24T16:07:06.583-05:002013-09-24T16:07:06.583-05:00Haha...yes. No matter how many mornings I woke up...Haha...yes. No matter how many mornings I woke up or walked by the real estate agents singing and dancing, I never saw it as a normal think someone should do with their company. haha But the entire experience was super fun, and all the little weird things are always some of the most fun parts to look back on. :)Saxon @ Lets Drink Coffee, Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422781928035533538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-86480947412213066552013-09-24T14:31:16.201-05:002013-09-24T14:31:16.201-05:00Ah, your opening paragraph is lovely. I lived in G...Ah, your opening paragraph is lovely. I lived in Germany for two years and I feel the exact same way about my time there :) Kym Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208720750081935596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-10342982878217232592013-09-24T10:59:55.797-05:002013-09-24T10:59:55.797-05:00Wow, the things you see from your window. That is ...Wow, the things you see from your window. That is just... odd. But it must be amazing to see aswell. I am a little jealous of you, haha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-4284247343863385932013-09-24T10:07:47.653-05:002013-09-24T10:07:47.653-05:00I honestly thought the teddy bears were quite weir...I honestly thought the teddy bears were quite weird and hideous...but I learned that Chinese and Western definitions of what is considered "cute" are extremely different!Saxon @ Lets Drink Coffee, Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422781928035533538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-9394252579908105022013-09-24T10:05:45.666-05:002013-09-24T10:05:45.666-05:00It makes sense that Chinese workplaces can get awa...It makes sense that Chinese workplaces can get away with it since it is so much more of a collectivist society. I find it funny that some of the girls in the back row are on their cell phones though! I would (did) get so tired of singing those same songs over and over!Saxon @ Lets Drink Coffee, Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422781928035533538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-41726215043961197182013-09-24T10:02:03.348-05:002013-09-24T10:02:03.348-05:00Yes, for some reason Engrish T-Shirts and signs ar...Yes, for some reason Engrish T-Shirts and signs are especially popular in Asia. And don't the students look like they're having the time of their lives...not?Saxon @ Lets Drink Coffee, Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422781928035533538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-43433565946053395222013-09-24T10:00:14.393-05:002013-09-24T10:00:14.393-05:00haha, classy...yes! Maybe all I could ever ask fo...haha, classy...yes! Maybe all I could ever ask for would be a bouquet of REAL kittens...maybe they'll come up with that one soon! Haha...the street cleaner was actually not that annoying because we were just so amused with it each time. But yes, here in the states ice cream trucks are totally annoying and have creepy drivers!Saxon @ Lets Drink Coffee, Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12422781928035533538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-42332878938426300542013-09-24T09:18:54.184-05:002013-09-24T09:18:54.184-05:00I'll take a few of those teddy bear bouquets :...I'll take a few of those teddy bear bouquets :) Very classy! And that street cleaning truck would drive me batty. It's all I can do to restrain myself from tearing out the speakers of our local ice cream truck that seems to only play one terrible song on repeat. This is the best :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02227163395973219648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-33099407384985279762013-09-24T08:17:53.427-05:002013-09-24T08:17:53.427-05:00Wow, some of this is just amazing, and just so fun...Wow, some of this is just amazing, and just so funny! The bouquet of teddy-bears?? Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215252781676585946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-85855907629727434602013-09-24T06:30:20.565-05:002013-09-24T06:30:20.565-05:00Oh the Engrish :) The students running video made ...Oh the Engrish :) The students running video made me laugh. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156637177304194821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57572607115171193.post-67126966931644444862013-09-24T06:11:14.058-05:002013-09-24T06:11:14.058-05:00hahaha! Oh, too funny! I have heard that office-en...hahaha! Oh, too funny! I have heard that office-enforced calisthenics to begin the work day are fairly common in China, but that's definitely different for Americans....and I'm pretty sure American workers wouldn't put up with it. Malaysia is very different from America...but after 9 years...it pretty much all seems normal to me.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894832851934334471noreply@blogger.com