While I was waiting for the bus today I struck up a conversation with an Iranian woman living in Denmark. She just completed her PhD studies and is going to return to Iran this summer after spending 5 years in Denmark. I actually initiated the conversation, which for those of you that know me is not exactly my nature. When she was coming to the bus stop I heard her say something in English and so that kind of gave me more confidence to say something. The best conversation starter when you're abroad is "Where are you from?." We talked for about 20 minutes and it was very interesting. I am glad I decided to talk to her. Something she said that struck me the most was "Iranians don't hate Americans, they hate the American government." It was very interesting to hear that from someone who has every reason in the world not to like me. The thoughts she shared about Bush, bin Laden, 9/11 and Iraq, to name a few, were intriguing.
Anyway, that was just a cool experience for me today that I thought I would share. Hope everyone is doing well! Hej hej!
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Way to go, you definitely stepped out of your comfort zone. How wonderful to actually talk with people from other countries and get their perspective on world issues. It's invaluable.
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