It makes people into ghosts, or rather, into outlines, waiting to be filled in.
I think it was the move when I was 9 . . . it was the worst culture shock, to this day (it was to Virginia, which is basically a foreign country to most Americans). Anyway, now every move is about creating a life particular to that place. Like I can compartmentalize my life story. 'This is my St. Paul life, this is my Belfast life, this is my . . .' Of course, now that I try to describe it, it makes me wonder whether it's all that healthy, but there you have it. Apparently I just fill in my outlines differently each time.
The only thing I can say about thinking you're from South Africa is that most Americans (while we're painting with a broad brush) can't tell non-American accents apart, just as you're having trouble with American regional differences. Personally, I'm not sure how a person can't tell English from Scottish from Australian, but I've seen it happen.
Good to hear that things are progressing as expected and I'm sure you'll have pages and pages of things to show off.
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on 2010-09-03 01:06 pm (UTC)I think it was the move when I was 9 . . . it was the worst culture shock, to this day (it was to Virginia, which is basically a foreign country to most Americans). Anyway, now every move is about creating a life particular to that place. Like I can compartmentalize my life story. 'This is my St. Paul life, this is my Belfast life, this is my . . .' Of course, now that I try to describe it, it makes me wonder whether it's all that healthy, but there you have it. Apparently I just fill in my outlines differently each time.
The only thing I can say about thinking you're from South Africa is that most Americans (while we're painting with a broad brush) can't tell non-American accents apart, just as you're having trouble with American regional differences. Personally, I'm not sure how a person can't tell English from Scottish from Australian, but I've seen it happen.
Good to hear that things are progressing as expected and I'm sure you'll have pages and pages of things to show off.