Cultural differences

[SIR]

Where i live... is it England or Britain?

I wouldn't like to pass judgment or classify anyone who lives within this domain - all i will say is class and inequality are longstanding divisions (like everywhere, right?), but mostly people make do and mend.

BTW, and adhoc know this, i would really love to visit Slovenia for a little while.

[adhoc]

Where i live... is it England or Britain?

I wouldn't like to pass judgment or classify anyone who lives within this domain - all i will say is class and inequality are longstanding divisions (like everywhere, right?), but mostly people make do and mend.

BTW, and adhoc know this, i would really love to visit Slovenia for a little while.

Interesting! We have the lowest income inequality in the world and I don’t think class divisions are apparent here or at the very least they have never touched me. Could you specify a few examples how this shows up in day to day life or how it could impact someone?

[carlos.q]

Where i live... is it England or Britain?

I wouldn't like to pass judgment or classify anyone who lives within this domain - all i will say is class and inequality are longstanding divisions (like everywhere, right?), but mostly people make do and mend.

BTW, and adhoc know this, i would really love to visit Slovenia for a little while.

Interesting! We have the lowest income inequality in the world and I don’t think class divisions are apparent here or at the very least they have never touched me. Could you specify a few examples how this shows up in day to day life or how it could impact someone?

Your country seems like a paradise! I would really like to visit some day.

[SIR]

Where i live... is it England or Britain?

I wouldn't like to pass judgment or classify anyone who lives within this domain - all i will say is class and inequality are longstanding divisions (like everywhere, right?), but mostly people make do and mend.

Interesting! We have the lowest income inequality in the world and I don’t think class divisions are apparent here or at the very least they have never touched me. Could you specify a few examples how this shows up in day to day life or how it could impact someone?

Inequality of wealth is a massive problem, but so also is inequality of opportunity... one of my long standing gripes is the ignorance and lack of attention the state gives to educating the young in basic literacy of the nation's laws and legislative systems; we can't expect people to behave responsibly and feel 'enfranchised' if still, after hundreds of years, knowledge and understanding of the law continues to be the preserve of an extreme minority - they say 'ignorance of the law is no excuse', but really they could at least give the general population a chance.

There are some other standout examples of particular inequalities which are largely due to 'class' divisions, including; the lack of separation between church and state, lack of proportional representation, the horrendous disparity of land ownership and political influence exercised by a few related families to the prejudice of everyone else, the mere existence of the unelected house of lords and church of England's bishops' automatic right to sit there, and the fact the monarchy still exists... to name but a few!

[adhoc]

In Poland also, people entering an establishment will call out "Dzień dobry" and exiting say "Do widzenia!" When I observed my friend replying "do widzenia," I thought it was just my friend's being quirky.

Now I reply, dzień dobry or do widzenia. I like it!

Yup, it’s considered very rude to not greet back here. It’s “dober dan” (and yours is dan dobri; dzien dobry), and nasvidenje (dosvidanya in russian or however you spell it). Dovidzenja is in serbocroatian, though (like your do widzenia), meaning “until we meet again”. Are you an immigrant to Poland, by the way? Or why did you find it weird? I definitely get strange looks when I say hello and goodbye in an elevator when foreigners are with me

@carlos - it’s pretty OK. Our economy is in the bottom of first world countries, around on par with Italy for example, and that’s the worst thing about it I think.

@SIR - I see how that could be very annoying. :/

[ethernautrix]

Yup, it’s considered very rude to not greet back here. It’s “dober dan” (and yours is dan dobri; dzien dobry), and nasvidenje (dosvidanya in russian or however you spell it). Dovidzenja is in serbocroatian, though (like your do widzenia), meaning “until we meet again”. Are you an immigrant to Poland, by the way? Or why did you find it weird? I definitely get strange looks when I say hello and goodbye in an elevator when foreigners are with me

I'm an American in the Land of Po (Polska!), so the general greeting was foreign to me.

I do notice when not-Americans say to me, "Have a nice day!" *smiling*

[adhoc]

Yup, it’s considered very rude to not greet back here. It’s “dober dan” (and yours is dan dobri; dzien dobry), and nasvidenje (dosvidanya in russian or however you spell it). Dovidzenja is in serbocroatian, though (like your do widzenia), meaning “until we meet again”. Are you an immigrant to Poland, by the way? Or why did you find it weird? I definitely get strange looks when I say hello and goodbye in an elevator when foreigners are with me

I'm an American in the Land of Po (Polska!), so the general greeting was foreign to me.

I do notice when not-Americans say to me, "Have a nice day!" *smiling*

What brought you to Poland, if I may ask?

In this red part of a blue state USA my one neighbor grows pot while another still hasn't taken down his Trump/Pence sign. Everyone (except us) is armed. I smile and give the one-armed wave to my neighbors as a drive down the one-lane road and try to keep my opinions to myself.

What is it like being around armed people? Over here, nobody can carry a firearm, only police and military. And even with police, I sometimes think to myself...if this guy snaps right now, he could shoot everyone dead right here and right now. Isn't it kind of unpleasant, or do you just get used to it and trust people? I don't think I could ever trust the general populace to this extent, lol.

[countrydirt]

Yup, it’s considered very rude to not greet back here. It’s “dober dan” (and yours is dan dobri; dzien dobry), and nasvidenje (dosvidanya in russian or however you spell it). Dovidzenja is in serbocroatian, though (like your do widzenia), meaning “until we meet again”. Are you an immigrant to Poland, by the way? Or why did you find it weird? I definitely get strange looks when I say hello and goodbye in an elevator when foreigners are with me

I'm an American in the Land of Po (Polska!), so the general greeting was foreign to me.

I do notice when not-Americans say to me, "Have a nice day!" *smiling*

What brought you to Poland, if I may ask?

In this red part of a blue state USA my one neighbor grows pot while another still hasn't taken down his Trump/Pence sign. Everyone (except us) is armed. I smile and give the one-armed wave to my neighbors as a drive down the one-lane road and try to keep my opinions to myself.

What is it like being around armed people? Over here, nobody can carry a firearm, only police and military. And even with police, I sometimes think to myself...if this guy snaps right now, he could shoot everyone dead right here and right now. Isn't it kind of unpleasant, or do you just get used to it and trust people? I don't think I could ever trust the general populace to this extent, lol.

From my perspective, I don't even think about it much. My family has always had firearms so it is just a part of life. However, from a school teacher perspective, we seem to think about it more than we ought to have to. I'm realizing that some people can't handle the responsibilities associated with freedoms.