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I am not sure whether it was American or Japanese food I corrupted this weekend, but I love it when experiments turn out this well.
I was craving a good, old fashioned, home-made BLT. But I discovered I was missing a major ingredient ..... the tomato. So I stared at the nearly empty vegetable crisper for a few minutes (adding to the chill of the already dropping temp of the kitchen) wondering if I should just scrap the whole idea. Then I decided to see what pickled radish would be like instead of the tomato. I now have a new favorite sandwich - the BLPR (?) Some pickled daikon radish slices (still white, not the yellow) give the moist crunch and sourness, without the drip of the tomato. On the second one, I added a little red pepper paste, which was a nice twist and I suppose adds the missing red coloring if you feel the need. |
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You went on a totally different subject, and part of culture, which did not match the subject. It's called a Strawman. Quote:
As far as I know, there is no such etiquette to handing out drinks. Since knowing the middle eastern culture, the host takes it personally to treat you with respect and complete comfort. For, in the middle east, a family is judged by how their hospitality towards others is. A relative, friend and stranger are treated with the exact same hospitality. There is no "refuse 3 times then say yes." in the Arabian hospitality etiquette. That is in the Chinese culture, and mainly happened when a high ranking Lord was offered the Emperor's seat. When you go into an Arabian's house, as a guest, they will find the need to make you eat atleast a small part of every course they have to offer. Arabian hosts feel that they're doing a bad job in hosting if you're not given atleast a part of every course. They will often try to make you eat more than you can. To refuse can be seen as an offence. For a visitor who does not overeat can be seen by the host as a guest who is not showing the proper appreciation. Quote:
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Taln has perfectly explained it. Thank you Taln. Ozkai: If you have nothing worthwhile to say, then don't say anything. No one cares. |
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They wanted to build a Mosque down the road, locals were outraged and the Mosque building was denied. I guess this is due to people's ignorance and lack of education regarding your culture. Actually, the image of Afghanistan is very different to what the west invision. if you go on to YouTube, do a search for "Kabul", you find some city tours and it rather amazing with mdoern shopping centres and ATM's. My impression was that when In Kabul, you withdrew money from a goat! I was definitely wrong. |
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I understand due to the current situations in the word, Muslims are viewed with a wary eye, but we are warm people deep down. Many of us are very misguided, unfortunately. But apart from that, we have an interesting culture. It's quite like the Japanese culture, in general, although there are differences. |
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Your basic social skills are not the same as the ones in Japan, or any other country. This is what I'm trying to convey to you. These basic principals that you feels are just so easy to pick out are very difficult, even for professionals who study basic social behavior in other countries. Eye contact, smiling, gestures, posture, stances, infliction in word usage - all of these vary around the world, and each mean different things. Eye contact in some countres (In Japan, too, I believe) is considered rude. Smiling in some countries is consider awkward, or weird. Etc, etc. Point is, basic social skills in your own country - sure, easy to know when someone's joking around or being nice to you. But when those same social skills mean something totally different in another country, you can't be sure if they're joking or really trying to tick you off ;) |
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In my line of work I must be very aware of globalization as well as localization. You argument is like saying not telling the truth is dramatically different than lying. The results are the same. Going out of your way to offend is the same as not going out of your way not to offend. No one said anything about "bending over backward". It just means don't stick your chopsticks in the rice when you know it is offensive. That's all. This is tripe? A part of expressing yourself is earning the respect to get your message across. Part of earning respect is being respectful. If you have no respect for anything but yourself, no one will have any respect for you. What you are trying to express will never be heard. Enjoy the rest of your stay in fantasyland. |
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There is a great program on in Japan - 世界ふれあい街歩き - that really shows the world very accurately. (Or at least I`d like to think so...) They wander around different cities, avoiding most tourist spots, and just look at real life - talking to people, usually finding someone willing to show their home and family, etc. Anyway, their walks in the middle east are always great to watch. Thanks to their "tours", right now the top cities my husband and I want to visit are places in that part of the world. |
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Is there a translated stream of it anywhere? Apologies for the OT. |
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