tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post265594460375524517..comments2023-06-07T15:49:21.783+02:00Comments on Stirring My Thoughts: Americans From Over here, part IIMinkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-45627650144097666872010-03-06T13:12:37.152+01:002010-03-06T13:12:37.152+01:00Naaaaahhh.... you just wrote that so that I can sa...Naaaaahhh.... you just wrote that so that I can say now that she is Slovene, right? :) Or did you guess that from my previous comment? And that's not rotten - how could you know everythingMinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-1954719923955685022010-03-06T13:08:29.016+01:002010-03-06T13:08:29.016+01:00PS
How rotten am I? I don't even know what co...PS<br /><br />How rotten am I? I don't even know what country Petra hails from! My memory is incredible, incredibly short that is!Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198283033410908267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-2326877743884069272010-03-06T13:02:08.927+01:002010-03-06T13:02:08.927+01:00She should have gotten the gold for that performan...She should have gotten the gold for that performance! Had she been in perfect health I'm sure she would have out skied everyone and gotten a speed record for it as well! <br /><br />No, I certainly can't say anything like that about here, we sure don't get medals per capita like that! Nor do most countries, so yes, you should be proud over how well your Olympians did!!Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198283033410908267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-1949787468401664632010-03-04T15:45:45.123+01:002010-03-04T15:45:45.123+01:00Her name is Petra Majdič (Č= tch in catch). She wo...Her name is Petra Majdič (Č= tch in catch). She won bronze, but it was like gold, yes, with that kind of injury. Her incdent and some others are the reason why peole here wer not so pleased with how the games went. Particularly the fact that the organizers do not want to take any responsibility for anything that went wrong. I agree about the dedication and insanity. I must admit most people just saw the dedication. It's also true that the first examination showed nothing was broken (I can't understand that, either).<br />As for us, we often use the small population of this country to mke it sound better, like: We won (LOL, what did I have to do with it?) 3 medals, that's 1.5 per million! (Population 2 000 000) Can you say anything like that about your country? from this point of view we do quite well in most cases.Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-23527999461549430682010-03-04T15:31:42.880+01:002010-03-04T15:31:42.880+01:00Personally, I like to make fun of us Canucks, we&#...Personally, I like to make fun of us Canucks, we're a fun loving country that (for the most part) has a great sense of humor and knows how to laugh at themselves. That's my generalization anyway!<br /><br />Thanks for the congrats, we did get our share of metals didn't we!?! I'm just surprised at how many golds we got, especially since so many of our skiers weren't able to compete due to injury! What was most surprising though was the woman (can't remember her name, sorry) who won gold with the broken ribs and punctured lung. Now that takes a little bit of dedication and a whole lot of insanity!Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198283033410908267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-20706353761198767482010-03-01T18:45:37.792+01:002010-03-01T18:45:37.792+01:00I understand that, Teri. I, too, like a good weddi...I understand that, Teri. I, too, like a good wedding, but not bridezilla style or something. But some weddings are just not proportional to the money people actually have, don't you think? Here, too, sometimes, but really not so much.Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-5849294513135732752010-03-01T18:43:03.955+01:002010-03-01T18:43:03.955+01:00Thanks, Skye! Yes, I realize what you're sayin...Thanks, Skye! Yes, I realize what you're saying is true. I've just watched a part of the closing ceremony (a re-run, obviously). You've just taught me a new word - spoof. <br /><br />People have different opinions, sometimes based on evperiences and sometimes not. And even if so, I don't think anyone should generalize a single experience on the whole nation. <br /><br />Olympic games are such a huge thing that cannot pass without mistakes and flaws, I guess. <br /><br />Another thing is that Canada got plenty of medals. Congratulations! But this is also an optimal greenhouse for envy. That's just how peole are. <br /><br />Besides - some good words, too, have been said about Canada these days, right?Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372105017807728884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-61662888425572194942010-03-01T18:23:23.402+01:002010-03-01T18:23:23.402+01:00I photographed weddings professionally for over 20...I photographed weddings professionally for over 20 years. Yes, people can get pretty crazy when spending the $$$ on this sort of thing. I do love a good wedding, though. :-)Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722162542135510165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583500604418152042.post-26726207087741308672010-03-01T12:56:06.595+01:002010-03-01T12:56:06.595+01:00Oh wow, that was great Minka! Did you watch the cl...Oh wow, that was great Minka! Did you watch the closing ceremony for the Olympics? It was a great spoof on what other countries think of Canada, but the fact is, they think that about Canada because that's what we keep putting out there for them to see, spoof or not!Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198283033410908267noreply@blogger.com