She cringed on seeing the large number of people who had come to see him off. Well, it was nice that his employers were sending him abroad at a raw age of 23, and he was the first in the family to fly abroad, but the crowd was kind of too large for comfort.
It was the first glimpse of a culture gap. They shared too much, they had no concept of discretion or privacy.
Years later, she evaluates her discomfort with his family and finds the same reasons. She needs space, but they are unaware of the concept.
I’m with her. Space, give me space.
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Thank you, D.Avery!
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Life can be difficult when others expect you to live it on their terms.
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Extremely dfficult! Thank you, Norah!
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I smile when I read this. There are some families where respecting one’s privacy or giving one space is a concept they just don’t get or want to get.
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Thank you 😊
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You’re welcome, Reena 🙂
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grew a beard
how weird!
third day
scratch and puff
cut it off
them too~
oh boy!!
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There are culture where there is no concept of personal space.
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Unfortunately true ….
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Specially Asian cultures.
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