I find it hard to get along with many people from the part of the world I was born in. Maybe I should meet more Nepalis, Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, and what have you.
If you look at my friends, I guess I get on best with Koreans, Filipinos, Hispanics, and White folk. Granted, I haven't met a lot of other ethnic groups in any persistent manner.
I have met two French people in my life and I didn't get to make fun of them for being cowardly because their grandparents were in the Maquis.
Once I visited the hotel in Canada where I was likely conceived. I made it a point to let one of the employees know that when they asked if they could help me with anything. I was all "This is where it all began..."
I once talked to a Jamaican guy I met in Newcastle for ages, all about his travels
The night ended with him throwing a huge Glaswegian guy on his ass and stopping him beating the shit out of me, and I'm pretty sure he also went home with the barmaid
I was in Jamaica on a vacation, but they take one look at my whiteness and know I've got money so I had to put up with dudes constantly askin me to buy their shit. I was nice-enough about it at first but eventually I just got overwhelmed and pretended not to hear them. One dude was like "Hey mon come ova' 'ere fer a spot! Aye wanna talk to ya!"
I was all "Dude, sorry, I really don't-"
And he was all "RESPEK BROTHA! 8-)"
And I was all "Awww! Respeck! *brothafied handshake*"
Then he nods his head and starts in on a pitch and I'm like "Listen dude, I'd be all about buyin' your generic shit if I could but look at me man, I'm in a bathing suit. No cash on me. I'm not tryin' to be a dick but my parents paid for this vacation, I seriously have nothing to give you."
He was alright about it.
Man I don't ever wanna go back to Jamaica. It's really depressing. I'd rather hang out with Jamaican dudes living in the states. Cool Runnings isn't an accurate portrayal of that island, like, at all.
I made friends with a Swedish girl who was in my school's foreign exchange program, we met in ceramics class. She was awesome. We'd start quoting from The Silmarillion and The Hobbit and the trilogy. She and my dad had the most entertaining and interesting religious and philosophical discussions and when she got really passionate about the topic, especially religion, she'd start swearing in Swedish.
Also, we all watched the extended Lord of the Rings movies, nitpicked them, and decided that they were still really fuckawesome movies despite our grievances.
I was in Jamaica on a vacation, but they take one look at my whiteness and know I've got money so I had to put up with dudes constantly askin me to buy their shit. I was nice-enough about it at first but eventually I just got overwhelmed and pretended not to hear them. One dude was like "Hey mon come ova' 'ere fer a spot! Aye wanna talk to ya!"
I was all "Dude, sorry, I really don't-"
And he was all "RESPEK BROTHA! 8-)"
And I was all "Awww! Respeck! *brothafied handshake*"
Then he nods his head and starts in on a pitch and I'm like "Listen dude, I'd be all about buyin' your generic shit if I could but look at me man, I'm in a bathing suit. No cash on me. I'm not tryin' to be a dick but my parents paid for this vacation, I seriously have nothing to give you."
He was alright about it.
Man I don't ever wanna go back to Jamaica. It's really depressing. I'd rather hang out with Jamaican dudes living in the states. Cool Runnings isn't an accurate portrayal of that island, like, at all.
Sounds like somebody never got around to the "Cool Runnings Experience Bus Tour"
The way that one bloke talked it was as if Jamaica was part warzone, part mafia movie
He talked about getting shot at while crossing the street as if it was no more a hazard than the usual traffic and potholes- yet he seemed to really love the place
I got to swim with dolphins in Jamaica though. That was awesome.
And their taxi drivers are totally crazy and some will sell you weed if you want.
I didn't take that adventure.
Somehow the illusion is shattered by the squalor and the fact that there are cops on the corner wearing Kevlar and toting submachine guns.
Yeah, you're not at all wrong, but having been to a few carribean islands I can say I have yet to see one that did not have effectively a shanty town tucked behind a luxury hotel/casino. The poverty is pretty standard.
I don't think they understand how contracting works. Even with my clients I will always try to nudge them in the right direction. If that doesn't work I'll just end up saying yes because fuck, they sign the checks.
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edited March 2009
So, the German guy is totally going to invade the Polish family's house next door isn't he. Then he'll beat up the French exchange student and make him cook dinner.
I got to swim with dolphins in Jamaica though. That was awesome.
And their taxi drivers are totally crazy and some will sell you weed if you want.
I didn't take that adventure.
Somehow the illusion is shattered by the squalor and the fact that there are cops on the corner wearing Kevlar and toting submachine guns.
Yeah, you're not at all wrong, but having been to a few carribean islands I can say I have yet to see one that did not have effectively a shanty town tucked behind a luxury hotel/casino. The poverty is pretty standard.
Grand Cayman is like you took a slice of a sunny, west-coast suburb with amazing beaches, carved it off the mainland and turned it into an island. I seriously wonder how that place was formed. There's no hills, it's perfectly sea-level. The place looks man-made. There aren't even any tall buildings or trees (thanks to hurricanes that would tear down anything over 3 stories).
My only complaint was that it didn't even feel like we left the country.
If you find yourself on that little island then look up a place called "Rum Point". It's beautiful and quiet and most tourists never get over there because you need to rent a car.
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My father and I.
I was lookin' a might pudgy on that trip since I was still workin' in the architecture office, sittin' on my ass all day and night.
Never been to the caymans, I liked Aruba a LOT though. We rented a car and saw all the areas where people actually lived, which was a bit depressing, but they had all these homegrown tourist attractions
I remember one thing they had called the "tunnel of love" which was actually a massive cave. You rented flashlights from them, and they sent you down into these caverns. The exit is, literally, a hole in the ceiling of the last chamber. There are footholds to make it easier to get up there but when I saw it I thought it was the most elaborate fucking joke ever.
We were in that cave for like an hour or so. It sucked for the person who had to watch the car though.
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If you look at my friends, I guess I get on best with Koreans, Filipinos, Hispanics, and White folk. Granted, I haven't met a lot of other ethnic groups in any persistent manner.
I have met two French people in my life and I didn't get to make fun of them for being cowardly because their grandparents were in the Maquis.
Also the guy was French.
"You're French?"
"oui"
"So if I speak to you in German, can I push you around and take your stuff?"
The night ended with him throwing a huge Glaswegian guy on his ass and stopping him beating the shit out of me, and I'm pretty sure he also went home with the barmaid
Basically Jamaicans are fucking badass
She was really bland (personality and looks). A total disappointment.
The Italian one was really cool to hang out with tho.
My mom's ex-husband.
(not Bogey)
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I was all "Dude, sorry, I really don't-"
And he was all "RESPEK BROTHA! 8-)"
And I was all "Awww! Respeck! *brothafied handshake*"
Then he nods his head and starts in on a pitch and I'm like "Listen dude, I'd be all about buyin' your generic shit if I could but look at me man, I'm in a bathing suit. No cash on me. I'm not tryin' to be a dick but my parents paid for this vacation, I seriously have nothing to give you."
He was alright about it.
Man I don't ever wanna go back to Jamaica. It's really depressing. I'd rather hang out with Jamaican dudes living in the states. Cool Runnings isn't an accurate portrayal of that island, like, at all.
Also, we all watched the extended Lord of the Rings movies, nitpicked them, and decided that they were still really fuckawesome movies despite our grievances.
Sounds like somebody never got around to the "Cool Runnings Experience Bus Tour"
And their taxi drivers are totally crazy and some will sell you weed if you want.
I didn't take that adventure.
Somehow the illusion is shattered by the squalor and the fact that there are cops on the corner wearing Kevlar and toting submachine guns.
He talked about getting shot at while crossing the street as if it was no more a hazard than the usual traffic and potholes- yet he seemed to really love the place
Guess who is always on time with deliverables? and who is always always late?
Guess who always just wants to argue? and who ignores every instruction they don't like and just bursts through and kills a fly with a sledgehammer?
Yeah, you're not at all wrong, but having been to a few carribean islands I can say I have yet to see one that did not have effectively a shanty town tucked behind a luxury hotel/casino. The poverty is pretty standard.
I got Germans on punctuality, but what are the rest? I'm rusty on my stereotypes.
WRONG
Singapore on-time
Argentinean always late
Brits argue
Germans ignore everything we tell them
Brits and Argentinians tend to be late, but I'll go with the Brits on that one.
Argentinians for the argument and the dudes from Singapore as the "whatever fuck you."
edit: Damn. My mind is blown.
both groups work about as hard
i think racist sterotypes are a polymer excreted by capitalism after it works for a while
nein
"What do you mean "no".... you're the contractor, you don't get to say no. You say "ok"."
We will code it when we feel it necessary, until that point, adjust your time-table
"This isn't the fucking twilight zone, I'm writing you checks to code our shit. Code it."
We will re-work the infrastructure and apply no logic rules to implement this feature. Will take 3 weeks.
"No. No you don't need to do anything even near that. You just need to tie it in."
3 weeks
fucking germans
thats precious
utterly wrong
but precious
oops
edit- what's wrong? that racism is a polymer?
I don't think they understand how contracting works. Even with my clients I will always try to nudge them in the right direction. If that doesn't work I'll just end up saying yes because fuck, they sign the checks.
You're welcome.
I'm white and I don't dress like a stuck up tool OR play golf.
What do you say about that?
No wonder. The virtues went to the shitter since the early nineties.
why you gotta hate whites, Dave?
All you white people are terrible
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She said we lived in a mansion! She also brought me pokemon stuff from Japan which I thought was awesome.
Yeah I know, then I felt kind of bad.
Grand Cayman is like you took a slice of a sunny, west-coast suburb with amazing beaches, carved it off the mainland and turned it into an island. I seriously wonder how that place was formed. There's no hills, it's perfectly sea-level. The place looks man-made. There aren't even any tall buildings or trees (thanks to hurricanes that would tear down anything over 3 stories).
My only complaint was that it didn't even feel like we left the country.
If you find yourself on that little island then look up a place called "Rum Point". It's beautiful and quiet and most tourists never get over there because you need to rent a car.
pic:
My father and I.
I was lookin' a might pudgy on that trip since I was still workin' in the architecture office, sittin' on my ass all day and night.
I remember one thing they had called the "tunnel of love" which was actually a massive cave. You rented flashlights from them, and they sent you down into these caverns. The exit is, literally, a hole in the ceiling of the last chamber. There are footholds to make it easier to get up there but when I saw it I thought it was the most elaborate fucking joke ever.
We were in that cave for like an hour or so. It sucked for the person who had to watch the car though.
cause they steal my computer in work and get crumbs on my keyboard and screen