Don't think I do, really.
I will freely admit that I often notice the differences between people more than the similarities. My bad, I guess.
The big reason, I think, is that I've been here for 16 years now, and in that time I've been friends with Gulf Arabs, taught them, lived with them, worked with them, dated them, loved them, married and divorced one...
All of this is to say that for me, I think there are, fundamentally, many cultural differences between us, much as I believe that men and women are hard-wired differently. So I don't think we approach problems the same way, I don't think we share the same values on certain issues, and on some topics I think we're probably mutually frustrating and incomprehensible in our views.
The point I raised earlier, about the perceived merits and drawbacks of open discussion of volatile topics, was simply an illustration of this point of view of mine.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
Don't think I do, really.
I will freely admit that I often notice the differences between people more than the similarities. My bad, I guess.
The big reason, I think, is that I've been here for 16 years now, and in that time I've been friends with Gulf Arabs, taught them, lived with them, worked with them, dated them, loved them, married and divorced one...
All of this is to say that for me, I think there are, fundamentally, many cultural differences between us, much as I believe that men and women are hard-wired differently. So I don't think we approach problems the same way, I don't think we share the same values on certain issues, and on some topics I think we're probably mutually frustrating and incomprehensible in our views.
The point I raised earlier, about the perceived merits and drawbacks of open discussion of volatile topics, was simply an illustration of this point of view of mine.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou