tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069190054658675691.post1597978355036121258..comments2023-10-26T02:48:47.788-07:00Comments on The Kat Eye View of the World: Letter from Amy + Favorites: Primarily ColorKat Slomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645480835605671040noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069190054658675691.post-54916553546809389712011-07-31T02:27:43.454-07:002011-07-31T02:27:43.454-07:00I am feeling sane and validated having read some o...I am feeling sane and validated having read some of these posts. I lived in Australia for 21 years, 27 in various cities around America, then a little over a year in Denmark. Transitioning back to good old Oz social culture is very hard for me. My old friends don't like me talking about America all the time. I am making one cultural faux pas after another, and have had the good old foot and mouth disease for a year. Not in the sense that I'm not diplomatic. My skills are in international diplomacy. I am too liberal with my views and what I talk about in public places. I'm told I'm too loud. Sorry you Aussies. You guys really are extremely loud in restaurants, and talk about nothing most of the time, so let's not start culture wars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069190054658675691.post-7627328572753716532011-06-28T16:39:09.858-07:002011-06-28T16:39:09.858-07:00Even after more than a year spent back in the US -...Even after more than a year spent back in the US - I still find the cold cereal aisle overwhelming!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555143763126540757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069190054658675691.post-20028911194780431272011-06-28T16:30:45.927-07:002011-06-28T16:30:45.927-07:00Yay for Amy and her words on return. Its true.. a...Yay for Amy and her words on return. Its true.. all of what she says. I think it makes us more grounded to have been away. On a different level, we see and realize how much abundance there is in America and the things that Americans take for granted. Its interesting to say the least... not all bad and not all good either. I had nearly the same experience only with the cereal aisle versus shampoo.Marjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968054474500781586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069190054658675691.post-83562524506514276562011-06-28T01:53:17.878-07:002011-06-28T01:53:17.878-07:00Well I realise this is nowhere near in the same le...Well I realise this is nowhere near in the same league, but I grew up in Scotland and moved to England when I was 29. A few years ago I decided to go back and live in Scotland again, and I just couldn't stand it - I had to come back 'home' to south-east England after six months. There are some wonderful things about my country of birth but going back made me remember how I'd never felt I fitted there, and I couldn't relate to the insular and sometimes bigoted views that many people seemed to hold. People who'd never stepped out of the country would go on about it being the best place in the world! - and many of their opinions came from the same place of ignorance about the rest of the world. It was made harder for me in the sense that I had no friends, no family, and no job there, so I was desperately lonely and without a structure to my life. I realise this is not at all on the same scale as going to a completely different country with a totally different culture, but I do feel I can relate to it on some level. When you go back somewhere, you're not the person you were when you left and it can be hard to re-integrate.<br /><br />Good luck, Kat - being prepared for it and having your husband and son understand will make a big difference.Gillyhttp://www.gilly-walker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069190054658675691.post-19599367964150556662011-06-27T15:09:58.394-07:002011-06-27T15:09:58.394-07:00I can very much relate to what Amy describes here....I can very much relate to what Amy describes here. I returned twice to my home country from living abroad, and it was especially difficult when I returned from Taiwan. I hope for you that it won't be as difficult, and Amy has a point that you are returning with your family and not alone - that certainly makes a difference. Good luck to you - thinking that you will live on the same side of the US as I do is a nice thought!Carola Bartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536486322412234854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069190054658675691.post-74357410219275643552011-06-27T12:23:49.938-07:002011-06-27T12:23:49.938-07:00Great post Kat. My husband and I have both lived o...Great post Kat. My husband and I have both lived overseas temporarily and find that we have gravitated to others with similar experiences since returning home. Our closest friends are those we made overseas, or those who lived away from Australia in the past.Jo Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069190054658675691.post-33779688390332867782011-06-27T06:14:45.902-07:002011-06-27T06:14:45.902-07:00Wow, what a great share.
The last month or so I...Wow, what a great share.<br />The last month or so I've been thinking I'd like to live abroad-and experience a variety of countries. I don't have any clue how one finds gainful employment doing that.<br />Hope your re-entry to the States isn't as difficult as you fear. You've got lots of blogger support to help.Simon https://www.blogger.com/profile/03844538179633976411noreply@blogger.com