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by Sandi Layne for the MindSay Yearbook
Way back when, when I was in high school, we had “foreign exchange students.” In the yearbook, then, every year, there was a two-page spread (or more!) about the students, including photos and bios and their impressions of American School.
As I’ve heard from one of the international bloggers here at MindSay, that school system is confusing! I can only agree.
Many nations are represented here in our community. Replies to my little questions came in from Australia, India, Wales, England, Okinawa, Canada, Italy, Iraq, Japan, Germany, Thailand, Poland and Finland. Also from America and Eqypt, from bloggers who have traveled but consider another land their home. They found MindSay via friends, sisters, and internet search engines. Some have been here for more than a year, others for just a couple of months. And without exception, they enjoy MindSay. Some have found the sense of community here to be superior to those which can be found elsewhere.
As I am drafting this article, more responses have been solicited! Wow, the world of the blog is dynamic!
What did I learn from hearing from so many people, all over the world? Wow! What didn’t I learn? **grin** Americans, I have on good authority, are “everywhere.” All of the international bloggers, from wherever they hail, assure me of that. Due to the vast access to the ‘Net in America, is what they have said, Americans are entrenched in English-speaking communities all over.
I use the term “English-speaking” as a general term. American, as Professor Higgins said in My Fair Lady, is spoken by Americans, but it isn’t English. English is spoken in Britain. Some Australians say they speak English; others say their native tongue is Australian. What is wonderful is that all of the people who responded, Italian, Indian, or Australian, understood what I wrote. I love that. I think that Americans spend too little time learning other languages! (Canadians, to a man, speak English. Just for those who wished to know!)
The community here on MindSay has different appeal to different people. Some of the people who responded do not consider that they have a “home,” per se. Rather, they travel and have lived everywhere. The online community they find here is positive, because they can connect with others, all over the world. Some say the different perspectives are the big attraction, others blog because – like everyone – they want to express themselves!
Teenagers are also of interest. Some of the respondents were teens, others of older generations. They were unanimous in being interested in the emotion, energy, and vivacity exhibited by the teenagers here at MindSay. Though, at least one person said,
they do wish that “readable” language was used by these passionate young people.
by Sandi Layne for the MindSay Yearbook
Way back when, when I was in high school, we had “foreign exchange students.” In the yearbook, then, every year, there was a two-page spread (or more!) about the students, including photos and bios and their impressions of American School.
As I’ve heard from one of the international bloggers here at MindSay, that school system is confusing! I can only agree.
Many nations are represented here in our community. Replies to my little questions came in from Australia, India, Wales, England, Okinawa, Canada, Italy, Iraq, Japan, Germany, Thailand, Poland and Finland. Also from America and Eqypt, from bloggers who have traveled but consider another land their home. They found MindSay via friends, sisters, and internet search engines. Some have been here for more than a year, others for just a couple of months. And without exception, they enjoy MindSay. Some have found the sense of community here to be superior to those which can be found elsewhere.
As I am drafting this article, more responses have been solicited! Wow, the world of the blog is dynamic!
What did I learn from hearing from so many people, all over the world? Wow! What didn’t I learn? **grin** Americans, I have on good authority, are “everywhere.” All of the international bloggers, from wherever they hail, assure me of that. Due to the vast access to the ‘Net in America, is what they have said, Americans are entrenched in English-speaking communities all over.
I use the term “English-speaking” as a general term. American, as Professor Higgins said in My Fair Lady, is spoken by Americans, but it isn’t English. English is spoken in Britain. Some Australians say they speak English; others say their native tongue is Australian. What is wonderful is that all of the people who responded, Italian, Indian, or Australian, understood what I wrote. I love that. I think that Americans spend too little time learning other languages! (Canadians, to a man, speak English. Just for those who wished to know!)
The community here on MindSay has different appeal to different people. Some of the people who responded do not consider that they have a “home,” per se. Rather, they travel and have lived everywhere. The online community they find here is positive, because they can connect with others, all over the world. Some say the different perspectives are the big attraction, others blog because – like everyone – they want to express themselves!
Teenagers are also of interest. Some of the respondents were teens, others of older generations. They were unanimous in being interested in the emotion, energy, and vivacity exhibited by the teenagers here at MindSay. Though, at least one person said,
they do wish that “readable” language was used by these passionate young people.
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