it's funny: since i've come here, i've noticed myself becoming so much more deferent than i was in the united states. initially, it was a bit of a struggle for me to not toss out witty retorts to people since i'm so used to being able to say what i feel to my elders. now, i so easily slip into the role of sort of bowing to elders (i did that when i was meeting much older strangers at the wedding i went to a few weeks ago) and i've shed a lot of my argumentativeness. i'm turning into the elder-fearing african child i should've been. hah! kidding. but i'm just immersed in a culture where honoring elders is actually practiced rather than just suggested like it is in the US.
it's interesting the things you pick up when you go abroad...
it's interesting the things you pick up when you go abroad...
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