[vash]

i love world travel. wish i could fill my days with it.

i find pure bliss in learning about a people. learn what they eat, how they think, what they feel. this include any of their culture idiosyncrasies.. why go somewhere and be completely "american" when i can do that at home? i am not above opening my mind and acting differently..

in malaysia, it is very impolite to point with your index finger. they use their thumbs..egads!! that was difficult to reprogram. i certainly wasnt going to ignore this gesture because it is perfectly polite to point with my index..i slipped a few times, but i got it down in the end. i tucked my american away and led with my thumb. i'm cool with that..i am in their house.

zeke, you ever visit someone's home where they dont allow outside shoes? you dump your shoes in their entryway?

also in malaysia, the host at a house dinner has carte blance to put more food on your plate. only way out of being stuffed like a tick is to finish your rice before the host. eating with hands was a challenge, but i pity the host that thinks he can eat rice faster than me..and it is stickier rice. i had to secretly help my wife ( i snatched rice off of her banana leaf) without my help, we would still be there! hahah.