Which other culture would you choose to be born into?

Italian.

Big families, lots of heritage, great food and wine, tightly knit from my experience.

Japanese. Then I would know more about the ideals of my husband...

Although the chances that I would have become a Christian are then very slim

Maybe I am just glad to be an American!

Gosh, I was born into a good mix, so I've never give that much though. I'm Danish (2nd generation) and Black so ummm.. this one is hard.

Maybe, just maybe Austrailian. They're so laid back (in my experience) and cool.

I would have loved to been born in Spain......I love that culture....
The Flamenco music....the dance.......all very passionate and
romantic

I've always been super interested in tribal culture. I think they are very interesting in their way of life. But, I am very happy where I am. Don't think I would want to be anything else. Besides, I married a German, so that gives me a little something different, right?

Hispanic definitely.....of course I spent my entire life in Latin America so, that could be part of the reason. I love the way that families are so important to them. And when they get together it's this huge group of people that are loud, and laughing and have the best food.

Tibetan.

American. Definitely. I grew up in Japan. Loved it when I came to the states for College. Not that Japan was bad at all, I just like it much more here. I never felt like I fit in anywhere. And I was kind of weird even without all the "third culture kid" stuff going on. People tell me I'm still weird, but it's a bit more accepted, now, because, you know, I'm an AHHHHHTIST.

Israeli.

Since my own religion(Christianity) is rooted in Judaism, I would have liked to have a better understanding of the culture and traditions. Israel and the Hebrew are also the only country and language to have been completely wiped out and then reborn after 1900 years.

Israel is also the intersection of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. I can't wait to go there someday.

Sean

ditto... it's funny I said it before i read it... except I'd have to add "beautiful men" to my reasoning... but hey that's just me lol

Right on, Monica!!



Greek for me.

Only because it's a total toss up between so many (most of which are already in my blood)....Italian and Spanish are also high on my list...but I feel more aquainted with those (lived in Spain, and my sis married into a Sicilian family so my family has already, like, trippled and I grew up working w/those crazy italians... yeah, people used to ask "is your family the moffia??" ).

Plus, they've got tons of hotties with the dark hair and blue eyes just like I like em Opa!!!

Hawaiian.

I think growing up in such a beautiful place would make me appreciate the beauty in other things.

Yummy. Dark hair and blue eyes is so nice...

mmmm....

uhh oh... is this question of the day morphing already lol

I think that's what is for. hehe. but we're not off topic, right ladies?? just justifying our answers!!

OR... we could vow to always go off-topic on these QofDs until Deeje decides to actually answer his own questions

okay, back on-topic:
Speaking of Greece.....................................................

HAHAA!!!

(part 1)

okay, so one time when I was in Athens....

we were hiking up to the parthenon (sp)....

and these drooooooppppp-dead-hunky-GORgeous Greecians (is that what u call them)??

coming running after us.......

I have this cute lil red t shirt that says "I love Italian boys" I wore it to karaoke on night. (at a bar of course)... I never got so much attention in my life!!! After a while I was like DUDE leave me alone.

mental note don't wear this shirt to a bar again!!

/me heads out to change brown hair to black. Will go nicely with my killer blue eyes, me thinks. hehe.

Oh I love you girls - and guys!!! Hahahaha!!! No getting off topic!!! or else -

I would have to say I would want to grow up in either the Japanese or the Hawaiin culture! The Japanese are just all around a different class of people! Amazing work ethic and so respectful...and the Hawaiin people are so low key and hospitable!

but if I had seen one of those Greek guys I may have chosen Greece! Who knows...

OMG....that icon pulling down his pants to be spanked.........
Your right...you still are a brat *lol*

ouch that hurt Reaaaaal bad (need crying emoticon here)



okay, DJ, first the Dr.McDreamy comments and now this... I was gonna let u off the hook... but first thing u get when u set foot off that plane is a gay-dar test from Alisha!!!! Better study up!

I'll do some research now on the internet... oh wait.... bad idea!!! I'll go read

Can I change mine to Greek....had no idea they could be so um....interesting

(part 2)

....oh yes, I can't let a spanking stop me from my hottie-greek-guy story ....

so we were headed up the hill and with the Greecians running after us....

and they asked me to hold out my hand and one of them put a tiny blue glass bead in it - it looks like an eye - a blue eye with a wierd little orange thing attached... and pointed to my eyes then back to the bead....back and forth, back and forth... couldn't understand a WORD they were saying at first.... (but that didn't really matter, now did it!? )

and then they told us the story behind it....

COME ON!!!! I'm on the edge of my seat here!!! What's the freaky eye thing about!!! I gotta learn the tricks of the Greeks!

oye vey!! only if u promise not to spank moi!!! (and they have maaaany maaany secrets....)

You know come to think of it... it was the Greek boy I had an imaginary love affair with when I was in Australia. His name was Astro Hey have you seen that movie "sisterhood of the traveling pant"? niiiice greek boy in that movie.

I think I might have a little greek in me....hold on...let me check...

no I haven't (yet). Great idea for a movie-night tho. I'm sure DJ would luv to see the niiiiice greek boy in it!!!




yeah, see if u can beat my 1/256th or somethingth....



okay, back to my greek-story(s)

HAHA you're too funny...

did u know?

that Ouzo...the licorice liquer from Greece.... was originally produced with Opium in it??

well, that didn't work out to well (they outlawed it) so the stuff that comes to the Americas and most of Europe is Opium-free now. (too much trivia from bartending days...lol).... Apparently, there are places in Greece where they still have the Original Ouzo. It's been said if u go and have one cocktail each evening on a week-long vaca there, you'd come home needing to go to rehab!!!!

..........

yeah me too now... anxiously awaiting these many many secrets!!!

more stories!!!

(part 3)... (part 4)...

And again... I know this great girl... she could educate you on the Japanese culture

The most beautiful girl in the world....

alrighty....




(part 3)
.....so the one Greek hottie who spoke the best english took me aside and told me the story of the beautiful maiden with the long long hair and the bright blue eyes....

She was beautiful but very jealous and envious of the queen Athena (or another greek godess that starts with an A that I can't think of the name it was so long ago). The maiden thought SHE should be queen because she thought SHE was more beautiful. A spell was cast on the maiden and her hair turned to lashing serpents, her eyes blue glass.... everything the maiden looked at would turn to stone. Men and animals and creatures all around her...stone!! The evil spell could not be broken. The maiden was forever in dispair....

that's it,
so that how Greek men try to pick up on beautiful American women.....

You guys are way to funny!!!!


I think I would've liked to live in Australia, England, or South Africa.....for the accents!!
France...for the language and the architecture!
Greece for the food!! maybe the guys.....
And AMERICA!!! For everything!!! ESPECIALLY the guys!!!

THis whole thing cracks me up... i'm not sure what I would want to be.. I love being an american, but I have been to Russia, Costa Rica, and Nepal and love all those cultures... I don't know if I would want to change cultures but I love being able to see other cultures and be a part of them for awhile. Its awesome.

I think this is the story of Medusa! Kewl!


But I thought the reason Athena turned Medusa's hair into snakes (actually I think she was turned into a Gorgon) was because Athena and Poseidon were "getting it on" in Athena's house.

Part 4 please....

And.....????

come on!!! Bring it on!!!!!

DJ...the Hawaiian culture ROCKS!!!...but having lived there most of my life...I'm just biased.

Does Maine/New England culture count? They have a lot of hotties that live there too....right Brent?

SWEEEET! I DEFINITELY have a lot of American in me!!!!

okay, okay.....

(part 4)

.... with that, the hunk-a-dory-Greecian turned the bead over in my hand and fastened a pin to it. He closed my palm over the blue eye and told to to keep it with me wherever I go...that it will guard me from evil and keep me safe in my travels........




Yes, Jim, I admit I was intrigued after that encounter in Athens that hot summer day.... and I discovered the story does sound A LOT like the story of Medusa...I think it is one in the same! There is art that depicts Medusa being ugly and evil but other pieces that show her hair waving wildly like the serpants but her face is filled with sorrow and dispair.

I just read what I wrote and it doesn't make sense. Medusa and Poseidon were .... is what I should have wrote.

Excellent story -- certainly you had your camera with you -- did you get a photo?

...gratzi....

I did have a camera with me... a very very old manual canon. Didn't take pictures of them tho....I think someone else had the camera at that point because I've mostly got pics of me from that day. This was long long ago....

Better yet, I still have the eye! It's been hanging onto a pretty bird that sits in my window for over half a decade - a pretty bird that came to me from my friend Joe after he spent two years living in Estonia....guarding me from 'evil' all these years!! lol. Perhaps this calls for "show and tell" as part of the festivities on Sunday??

Yes!!
I was wondering....
I was worried you were becoming a little to Greek there!!!

is GEEK a culture? That is the one I would want.



Oh my -- I hope Frank or Luke are not monitoring this thread...

Jim, you are cracking me up! I just snorted Hang on, let me get a Kleenex...

Definitely bring that "geek" culture with you to the party!

If I could change what I am, I'd love to be French and live in the countryside growing herbs and stuff in my garden and drinking homemade wine and dancing in the moonlight with my painter husband, Pierre.