tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903088601695145537.post7840432456299188034..comments2010-07-08T20:30:15.407-07:00Comments on horizons: Si proches mais si différents! / Maybe close but different though!Marie Carréhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14081786882800488746noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903088601695145537.post-27162401507849149822009-03-10T18:01:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:01:00.000-07:00I definetely like the cultural differencies... I m...I definetely like the cultural differencies... I mean not only in a couple, but when thinking about the friends I've made since I left France, I must say that the new French ones I can count them on the fingers of my hand! It makes things so much more interesting to have contacts with other cultures and/or religions.<BR/><BR/>And in a couple, it can make it more stressful and more spicy as well. But for the stressful moments, I usually think that so many couples issued from a same culture don't go smoother in many cases, too. Help me not to think too much : 'it's because we are from a different culture!' and use it as an excuse.<BR/>In my opinion this excuse is dangerous because it may give the impression to the person talking and the one listening to it, that the difference can't be understood by the other culture...Marie Carréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081786882800488746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903088601695145537.post-54809374076414692452009-03-10T07:32:00.000-07:002009-03-10T07:32:00.000-07:00There are some days where having such cultural dif...There are some days where having such cultural differences are stressful and adds some unwelcomed strain to the couple. <BR/>But having a partner from a different culture forces you to be more open, more tolerant and learn so much about others and yourself, that yes, I agree. It does bring spice. <BR/>Being French, I cannot see myself being with a French man, it would be too boring and just not me ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903088601695145537.post-30470734760935599532009-02-20T04:44:00.000-08:002009-02-20T04:44:00.000-08:00It is always interesting to ponder the trends of a...It is always interesting to ponder the trends of a culture and people different from your home country. Those of us married internationally get a first-hand look at those differences every single day. <BR/><BR/>Your summation of the culinary opposites found in Austria and France reminds me of the opposites in the US and Japan, on some level. We are the fortunate ones; getting the opportunity to eat the best of both countries represented in our marriages!!!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that multicultural couples are wonderful. There is an enormous amount of effort, compromise, tolerance and patience involved in such unions, but the variety that two cultures brings is the spice in our lives! Would you agree? ;-)Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03380677140185913733noreply@blogger.com