http://www.heapsofsheeps.com/2009/02/wtf-initial-reactions-and-culture-shock/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:44:35 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.heapsofsheeps.com/2009/02/wtf-initial-reactions-and-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-6 lana Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:57:53 +0000 http://www.heapsofsheeps.com/?p=30#comment-6 vegemite for facial hair?! vegemite for facial hair?!

]]> http://www.heapsofsheeps.com/2009/02/wtf-initial-reactions-and-culture-shock/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Jon Shehee Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:36:24 +0000 http://www.heapsofsheeps.com/?p=30#comment-5 Your editorializing about the way of life in NZ reminds me of my impressions of Finland from my many trips there. I don't know if my impressions are totally accurate, but I had this feeling that excellence and individual achievement just weren't that important. The "arty" people in Finland liked stuff that seemed like generic recycled stuff from 25 years ago, repackaged and smoothed around the edges. Your editorializing about the way of life in NZ reminds me of my impressions of Finland from my many trips there. I don’t know if my impressions are totally accurate, but I had this feeling that excellence and individual achievement just weren’t that important. The “arty” people in Finland liked stuff that seemed like generic recycled stuff from 25 years ago, repackaged and smoothed around the edges.

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