This blog is begun! Very exciting, I'm sure, but what's it all about?
There will be a number of forays into different topics on this blog, but in general it's likely to stay focused on human interactions; communication both verbal and non-verbal in various environments and cultures.
Having been raised in Japan to start with and then the U.S.A. I'm sensitive to different behavioral patterns and ingrained expectations in our social environment. We frequently assume a given behavioral pattern is "normal" and take that one step further to "right" without realizing it may simply be culturally determined.
Linguistic use in various cultures fascinates me, as do the expressions of various subcultures. I'm certain that my views will not match those of all who read this blog, simply because our variety of opinion and expression is vast. I look forward to your ideas, experience and input as well.
Scathingly belligerent or flamingly rude comments will be merrily deleted because it's my great joy to have the ability to do so. Let's keep our conversations civil, because civil conversation is a great pleasure.
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