November 9, 2009
In case I had forgotten at some point that I am, actually, an American, the past few days of my life have been proof enough to remind me that I come from the land of stars and stripes. Take, Exhibit A: Vienna. Walking through Vienna, all of a sudden, I saw a Starbucks. AND I SWEAR TO YOU I HEARD ANGELS SINGING. And, don’t you dare judge me, because you have no idea how annoying it is to not be ...
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September 28, 2009
Although I have experienced many culture shocks, the one most interesting and prominent is the tendency for Italians to be quite brutally honest. At first, it was off-putting. Here in Italy, the culture is such a stark difference between that of America when it comes to social interactions. Whereas in America, you get a lot of people who are, for lack of a better word, bullshitting you, the Italians are so far from telling you what you want to hear.
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