4 times more Lebanese origin folk live outside Lebanon then within it...

[Drunken Cat]

To note, my major is actually political economy. In the US, economics is all very orthodox. It is mostly based on mathematical modeling. I think this sort of research is valuable, and important. It's just not my particular specialty. But of course, I study it and understand it.

Marxism is a bad word in the US. But, I refer to the theoretical approach, within the context of economics.

Not saying that I am myself a Marxist (I haven't studied enough Marx yet to say I am, for one thing), but it is one major approach.

[Drunken Cat]

Let me just recommend one guy. Anyone interested, look up David Harvey. He's a geographer at City University of New York. He's the most cited geographer in the world, and he is predominately Marxist in his approach. He has many videos of his commentaries available on youtube, for example. He also has written many books, and they're fairly easy reading, actually, as he breaks his contents down pretty well to be easily understood.

[Bretty Poy32]

Let me just recommend one guy. Anyone interested, look up David Harvey. He's a geographer at City University of New York. He's the most cited geographer in the world, and he is predominately Marxist in his approach. He has many videos of his commentaries available on youtube, for example. He also has written many books, and they're fairly easy reading, actually, as he breaks his contents down pretty well to be easily understood.

im gonna look it up.


do you experience culture shock/reverse culture shock?

[Drunken Cat]

im gonna look it up.


do you experience culture shock/reverse culture shock?

I have experienced a little culture shock, but after being here 3 years, not so much.

I went back to the US this past March. I wouldn't describe it as reverse-culture shock or anything, but it is certainly a different scene. Takes a couple days to get use to it, for sure.

[-Swizzy-]

It's all good. I can see how that is an exceedingly cynical commentary. But not very fact based, imo.

well I don't see why any of them would make that up. this seems to be the common knowledge in the Lebanese community.

where are you getting your info from since you think you know it all.

[Drunken Cat]

well I don't see why any of them would make that up. this seems to be the common knowledge in the Lebanese community.

where are you getting your info from since you think you know it all.

Well, it is certainly very exaggerated.

And the idea that Christians are fleeing en mass because of a massive influx of Islamic Palestinians is really quite a comedy sketch.

[Bretty Poy32]

I have experienced a little culture shock, but after being here 3 years, not so much.

I went back to the US this past March. I wouldn't describe it as reverse-culture shock or anything, but it is certainly a different scene. Takes a couple days to get use to it, for sure.

i see. are japanese people really private and quiet?

[Drunken Cat]

i see. are japanese people really private and quiet?

Quiet, yes. Private? I wouldn't say so.

This is something I'm still figuring out. But I find that if you approach a Japanese person, they are really ready to open up and be your good friend. They are just shy about talking to strangers or people they don't already know.

[Bretty Poy32]

Quiet, yes. Private? I wouldn't say so.

This is something I'm still figuring out. But I find that if you approach a Japanese person, they are really ready to open up and be your good friend. They are just shy about talking to strangers or people they don't already know.

give us some example of your own experience with the difference of japanese and american cluture

[Drunken Cat]

give us some example of your own experience with the difference of japanese and american cluture

Not really sure what you're looking for.