Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Lesson #1 on behavior in Iceland

When ever some one asks how you are doing you always say fine. NO MATTER WHAT! They are only asking to be polite and really do not want to know.

My teacher told us that ever if you are standing in front of your house as it burns to the ground and you cat was just hit by a car, you say things are fine. And you? They will of course say they are fine as well.

I am really bad at this. When someone asks me I start talking away, then about half way through my story remember that I was only supposed to say fine. Nobody else likes to hear that I slept in for school or lost my house keys. I am fine.

Some day I will get this right.

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