tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post6490676746216569109..comments2024-03-24T01:58:13.060-04:00Comments on One Day at a Time: Again With the Small TalkTaborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-14721361403699266822016-01-14T15:11:14.203-05:002016-01-14T15:11:14.203-05:00Good you are so friendly. All the folks at work ar...Good you are so friendly. All the folks at work are immigrants.Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-66704661987569244632016-01-13T19:59:59.210-05:002016-01-13T19:59:59.210-05:00This is fascinating. My experience of Florida has ...This is fascinating. My experience of Florida has been fleeting, always strictly on the hotel/tourist route. Today I went to our local sushi place and did not talk to the waitperson except to tell her how great the food was, and I ate every bite. I had shrimp tempura and smoked eel sushi and a bowl of rice. It was cheap, fresh and delicious. The waitperson was very sweet, although her long, long Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-39744595867428978032016-01-12T23:14:36.368-05:002016-01-12T23:14:36.368-05:00Wow, that sky is really on fire. And what a cool c...Wow, that sky is really on fire. And what a cool cat! It's good to engage with others as much as possible. Since I retired I speak so much less with other people, it's crazy. <br />I'm interested in the Ukrainian commenting on Americans' drinking. Alcoholism in the Ukraine is sky high; she must be very keyed into the problem.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-8022342275626262332016-01-12T22:44:57.582-05:002016-01-12T22:44:57.582-05:00Tabor -- Being a cultural anthropologist I have al...Tabor -- Being a cultural anthropologist I have always reached out to folks for their personal stories. Fascinating to hear the stories of folks of different ethnic ways along with their traditions. We have become such a fast moving world that we are losing our communal lives. One can find decay, injustices and poverty right here in the US as well as other countries. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-76406078737146047532016-01-12T19:43:31.945-05:002016-01-12T19:43:31.945-05:00Yes, even sad you stir us all up. Cruising along,...Yes, even sad you stir us all up. Cruising along, you really give us all a stir. Even if we can't see you, you stir us up. Hugs.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-74383782669823393052016-01-12T12:33:18.106-05:002016-01-12T12:33:18.106-05:00That ol cat has character! I have Dad to engage e...That ol cat has character! I have Dad to engage everyone we meet.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-9362000263932169692016-01-12T11:29:37.248-05:002016-01-12T11:29:37.248-05:00He was a big potentate. Absolutely nothing threw ...He was a big potentate. Absolutely nothing threw him.<br />Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-16862404500425541682016-01-12T00:22:23.885-05:002016-01-12T00:22:23.885-05:00In Floyd I talk to the wait staff but that's b...In Floyd I talk to the wait staff but that's because I know them! But I live a sheltered life here and don't get the cultural insights you did, which makes the evening so much more fun. <br /><br />That cat is positively neon!colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669375650785054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-58192047100062424212016-01-11T20:44:16.003-05:002016-01-11T20:44:16.003-05:00When I have an opportunity and relaxed time to tal...When I have an opportunity and relaxed time to talk to strangers, I do also. My kids used to beg me not to talk to people when they were with me because they knew they'd be delayed. haha<br />I agree with you that many non-American born people have much to offer and are an interesting pleasure to converse with.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-48231053725256957202016-01-11T20:34:38.798-05:002016-01-11T20:34:38.798-05:00This is a very interesting post. I don't get o...This is a very interesting post. I don't get out that much either, even though I live in the suburbs. Engaging others in conversation is something I should do more of. <br />I want our immigrant people to be happy in our country. they can only make it better.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-69357678050038750292016-01-11T14:15:44.024-05:002016-01-11T14:15:44.024-05:00Fabulous stories you can hear when you open your e...Fabulous stories you can hear when you open your ears. Yes, we talk to the wait staff, on the rare occasion when we can afford to eat out. messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-16504040706127036522016-01-11T13:06:09.166-05:002016-01-11T13:06:09.166-05:00My maternal grandparents came from the Ukraine and...My maternal grandparents came from the Ukraine and I know that my mother wrote to family there. I feel badly that I waited until too late to appreciate the connection and it is lost now. But then, one never knows. I recently received an internet message from someone who found that we are related on my paternal grandmother's side. It will be interesting to find out what I will learn from Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-1724359589624664142016-01-11T12:38:52.269-05:002016-01-11T12:38:52.269-05:00What a marvelous sunset. I like to talk to the wai...What a marvelous sunset. I like to talk to the wait staff too but the opportunities are limited. They really hustle along. I hope they can see we see them as fellow human beings if even briefly. <br /><br />My family is a mix of old time (1600's) and recent, from Greece, Norway(my kids' Dad), and England (my granddad). It's been a good mix.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-75050470613291720832016-01-11T11:45:20.183-05:002016-01-11T11:45:20.183-05:00It is good of you to engage with servers like this...It is good of you to engage with servers like this. It probably makes their work more interesting and rewarding too.<br /><br />There is a series of mysteries set in Cuba (and Canada) that might interest you. They are set about 10 years ago, but I am sure they're pretty relevant by the report from your waiter. http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Havana-Inspector-Ramirez-Investigation/dp/1846972345Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-65982391512134954172016-01-11T10:36:57.167-05:002016-01-11T10:36:57.167-05:00We've been known to engage the waitstaff but s...We've been known to engage the waitstaff but since we moved out to the country we rarely eat out. and out here, there are no new immigrants. interesting to hear their views on their old country and this one.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-46032874785312512182016-01-11T09:26:20.255-05:002016-01-11T09:26:20.255-05:00My grandparents were immigrants from Germany in th...My grandparents were immigrants from Germany in the late 1800s, and they came here for religious freedoms and opportunities to farm in wonderful fertile soil. However, the world has changed, and now there are immigrants coming not for opportunity but to infiltrate our communities and then find a way to destroy us by setting bombs, etc. There has to be a way to vet these people out of those who Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-12861394577088761632016-01-11T09:00:55.258-05:002016-01-11T09:00:55.258-05:00It is always interesting to get the perspective of...It is always interesting to get the perspective of those from foreign lands on current events and society. It is usually an eye opener. Three of my dearest friends are from Russia and the Ukraine. I learn so much from them. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-80819635449927333572016-01-11T08:18:04.213-05:002016-01-11T08:18:04.213-05:00Almost everyone in this country is a non-native if...Almost everyone in this country is a non-native if you go back enough generations. Funny to think of you as not being out and about much, since I thought you were a very active person and maybe even still working. Thanks for this thoughtful post, Tabor. You are a good writer. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com