Originally posted by Kinneary
I think people on this forum that have been to 1 or 2 countries aside from their own seem to feel some sense of superiority to those that haven't.Visiting a country for a week is not the same as living there, and you will still have no idea what that country is like.
Good point, ey. I was in the Army for six years and lived a couple countries for several months, and I because of that I think I have a genral idea what those countries are like.
...But you already know what I'm talking about, 'cause you're a Squid. 😛
Originally posted by Bardock42
I agree...it can be...drastic.
Don't get me wrong, it's interesting, but it doesn't get my cock hard, it gets me thinking though.
"I wonder how much they paid her to do that..."
"I wonder how her father would react if he saw this..."
"I wonder if that's real shit or just pudding..."
"I wonder if people out there really find this arrousing..."
"I wonder how she get's the smell off of her when she's done..."
"I wonder how many gallons of tears she streams when she goes home at night..."
"I wonder how many diseases she has"
And so on.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Good point, ey. I was in the Army for six years and lived a couple countries for several months, and I because of that I think I have a genral idea what those countries are like....But you already know what I'm talking about, 'cause you're a Squid. 😛
Though I might be wrong, the live the soldiers lead in their bases nowadays, seems not to give them an especially accurate view of the way of life in a certain country. What would you say about that?
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
........You are.
Well, then explain. I just noticed that the way of life they have at the base in my hometown is more like the one I encountered in the US. How would you say you acquired a knowledge about the life of the people and families there that went beyond tourists?
Originally posted by Bardock42
Well, then explain. I just noticed that the way of life they have at the base in my hometown is more like the one I encountered in the US. How would you say you acquired a knowledge about the life of the people and families there that went beyond tourists?
Soldiers abroad don't spend 100% of the time playing cards in the barracks. Often times, going out and experiencing the culture, the locals and the country is an order. Understanding the local people and their ways is always a military advantage.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Soldiers abroad don't spend 100% of the time playing cards in the barracks. Often times, going out and experiencing the culture, the locals and the country is an order. Understanding the local people and their ways is always a military advantage.
Well, that may be true, but from the Soldiers I talked to it seemed more like a visitors interest. Tourists want to experience the culture as well.
Though of course it is deeper than that of someone that spends two weeks in a country, I would say you have to differentiate. I feel it is probably similar to my experience living in a boarding school. It is just different to experience a community as a part of it or more as a outside observer.
Originally posted by Bardock42
Well, then explain. I just noticed that the way of life they have at the base in my hometown is more like the one I encountered in the US. How would you say you acquired a knowledge about the life of the people and families there that went beyond tourists?
And, of course, because we don't always fit in in some of our overseas locations, we can't know what it's like to actually be a national there. I've lived in Japan now for a year and a half, and I wouldn't dare call myself an expert on it.
Originally posted by Kinneary
Aquiring friends out in town. Going out with them, meeting locals, getting girlfriends, taking culture courses taught by the nationals. Hell, living there.And, of course, because we don't always fit in in some of our overseas locations, we can't know what it's like to actually be a national there. I've lived in Japan now for a year and a half, and I wouldn't dare call myself an expert on it.
Yeah, basically the second would summarize my point on it.
Though you are exposed to the culture more, it doesn't seem like it would make one an expert on day to day life.