tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post2200513999006612365..comments2023-05-31T13:27:37.582+02:00Comments on 3inGiro: cultural conflict in which i send the sick kid back to school too soonDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772723381708427902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-89082861424053998922011-02-27T21:54:48.735+01:002011-02-27T21:54:48.735+01:00Not as bad as sending your sister to school with t...Not as bad as sending your sister to school with two broken arms...LKellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621339265138199453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-48542038326783431962011-02-27T17:58:44.724+01:002011-02-27T17:58:44.724+01:00'I know the difference well enough. They take ...'I know the difference well enough. They take this stuff seriously, like wearing hats and scarves and appropriate seasonal foot wear and humidity and wind and stress. It's just . . . different.'<br />I thought your sentence I have quoted above says it all. do hope she is feeling better now.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-45940254808572873082011-02-27T16:29:05.278+01:002011-02-27T16:29:05.278+01:00I'm so sorry that Young One was ill. I hope by...I'm so sorry that Young One was ill. I hope by now that she's back 100%.<br /><br />I do agree with Susan about you writing a book. You have such a way with words and explaining perfectly how it is to be American by birth living in Italy. By the way, you are so right about the Italians being so concerned about the proper layering of scarves, coats, etc. My Italian friend always asks me ifNew Girl on Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391449472363787248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-57360765102689734312011-02-26T21:40:48.193+01:002011-02-26T21:40:48.193+01:00Awww. . .thanks, Susan.
DAwww. . .thanks, Susan.<br />DDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772723381708427902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-43037012654229113502011-02-26T15:23:54.796+01:002011-02-26T15:23:54.796+01:00I think you will have to write a book one day -- y...I think you will have to write a book one day -- you have the unique experience of living simultaneously in two cultures ... and you write so well. <br />I had Italian grandmas come up to me and my newborn and tell me he was too cold, that he needed socks and a hat. I would try to explain that no, he's fine, it's 90 degress in July and he's actually sweating through his onesie :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238090107650122916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-36178455767875794862011-02-26T08:37:57.415+01:002011-02-26T08:37:57.415+01:00Michelle,
THanks for the pity . . . I needed it m...Michelle, <br />THanks for the pity . . . I needed it more for dealing with teacher lady, though :) I try to approach life here with a bit of humor because being uptight about this stuff only makes everyone cranky.<br />DDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772723381708427902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-55156702338587349102011-02-26T08:36:34.425+01:002011-02-26T08:36:34.425+01:00For me, it has to be one of the most evident cultu...For me, it has to be one of the most evident cultural differences that spans generations AND is widespread throughout most of the country, or so it seems. It's dangerous to make sweeping generalizations about a people, but this difference seems to be hold true for most.<br /><br />I'm trying to find balance living as the foreigner in this land. I like that.<br /><br />DDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772723381708427902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-45397041532063934142011-02-26T02:19:46.603+01:002011-02-26T02:19:46.603+01:00Poor Dr. He is just fighting a loosing battle on a...Poor Dr. He is just fighting a loosing battle on all fronts. And poor Momma Dana with grumpy sick little girl on her hands. I confess that I read passages from this post to my husband who laughed with me.Michelle in Parktonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565962210133351564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-69705252367317286332011-02-26T01:37:58.180+01:002011-02-26T01:37:58.180+01:00oh I so know what you mean. I grew up in Alaska wh...oh I so know what you mean. I grew up in Alaska where colds and flues are daily. It doesn't stop anything though. If anything, a little extra exercise is thought to help at times. Here? Oh no. the second one's forehead is a degree too warm it's back into bed and bring on the sympathy. I have never heard the "Oh I'm sorry I can't do (insert task), I've got a fever"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204930915192187217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382802895124679948.post-87129913998652739992011-02-25T21:11:12.888+01:002011-02-25T21:11:12.888+01:00Yeah, a whole fever-free day is the norm before se...Yeah, a whole fever-free day is the norm before sending a child back to school down here. A lot of people won't send them as long as they have a productive cough. I scoff at that because that would have meant no school for months for my sons certain years!<br /><br />Hope your little one feels better soon!Sarettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467303139294282551noreply@blogger.com