Comments by "christine paris" (@christineparis5607) on "Meet the Greatest Sniper Who Ever Lived" video.
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@jesperlindberg7970
Thank you, I am happy to read your comments because I have never really traveled, but love to read and know all I can about these wonderfully different places! I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area which had a huge oriental population, so most of my friends were from that background. It was funny, because their moms were often very wealthy and reserved matriarchs in these absolutely incredible houses that looked like oriental palaces, full of art and jade sculptures, etc., and very, very proper, while their kids, my friends, were these totally American irreverent 60s and 70s hippie clothes wearing rebels, using slang, with very American accents. Talk about a cultural divide! Now that I'm older, I really feel bad for those poor parents, who were just baffled by these offspring that had apparently nothing Chinese or Japanese, in them! That was an era of tremendous upheaval. I had an opportunity to go to a (very rare for outsiders) event once, with my dad, who had a secretary at the bank, who married into a fine family and had her first child (a SON!) 9 months later, which just made her a perfect daughter for both sides of the family! They rented the entire floor of the old, venerable Empress Hotel restaurant and had a gigantic affair to celebrate the good fortune! If I live to be one hundred I will never forget it! The beautiful surroundings! Hundreds of courses of rare dishes! The unbelieveable jewelry! The silk dresses! The new mom stood with her husband and parents on a kind of raised platform, and everyone came up to wish them long life and happiness and good luck. The former secretary was wearing the most beautiful traditional cheongsam I've ever seen, and covered in ancient jade jewelry.
Anyway, it gave me such a feeling of awe and respect and a desire to learn about other countries! I love the details, what makes a country different. I've seen films of the Northern lights in Finnland, and skiing, and a little of the food, but still know nothing, really. I live now in the Texas Hill Country, so it's as far away from snow and northern lights as you can get! Tell me, if you want, what you do for fun and recreation during the long winters?
How do you cope with darkness and snow? Is there any food that is traditional that you love? Do people still ski there a lot?
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@jesperlindberg7970
I was just about to comment on your post when a tornado suddenly came out of nowhere, and headed right for us! Our phones were going off with tornado warnings and our neighbors next door stayed on their front porch, drinking cocktails, they had survived several hurricanes in Louisiana and lost their house in Katrina so they are completely fearless and philosophical about tornados. I grabbed the dog and cat, first aid and meds, etc. (stuff you really don't want to lose in a disaster, like your credit cards and car keys and vital medication), my husband went outside to track the tornado and we hunkered down in a "tornado closet", a big cedar closet in the middle of the house. That way we are away from all windows and flying debris. My poor dog was hyperventilating because it was so noisy. One lightning strike was so close I felt it in my hair, so it had to have hit right outside. The thunder was so loud it cracked a window.
My best friend across town was out of its path and kept sending me updates on where it was, which was right up the street, when it suddenly fell apart, thank goodness. We are waiting for the next line of storms to move through...I think the worst is over for now. Texas has had a ton of tornadoes this Spring already, that usually means a very active season.
I can hear our neighbors still laughing out on their porch next door, so I know they're ok!😀
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