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| uncle_davros |
 Aug 20 2006, 03:53 AM
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QUOTE But, the most annoying one was "Are you british?" Nik When you have lived out of Australia as long as me, I find it very annoing when Australians ask me what part of ENland am I from. I tell them that I come rom a little village called Sydney. They then ask what count it is in, and when I tell them actually it is in Wales, New South Wales, they still don't believe that I am an Aussie. My friends in Oz say that I sound like an Aussie, my Pommie mates say I sound like an Aussie, I just put it down to the fact, that when they arrive in the UK, they just want to hear Pommie accents and they tune out
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| travelmonster |
Dec 16 2007, 03:16 PM
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For me, defo the 'Where do you find the money, you must be paid too much'
No, its all about how you choose to live your life, it particularly annoys me when it comes from someone who has to have the latest mobile phone, brand new cars, tv and home cinema, etc., none of those things are important to me, so its a question of priorites.
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| wakingdream |
Dec 21 2007, 03:49 PM
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Hmm, missed this one! Have to say I'm loving the reclaiming of the older threads! Can't say any one of those questions really annoys me. Maybe after an unrestful night! Or dare I saw, a wee hangover!  Maybe 'when are going back home' only b/c then you actually have to burst your bubble and actually think about it, even if it's only for a split second! The work thing, I can see it. Your job does not define you, it's what you do as a person that defines you. Yet, curiosity is an understandable thing, especially when you're getting to know someone. It's just small talk, which can be okay, yet can be annoying sometimes too. Depends who it's with. I'd have to say questions about "where shouldn't we go?' people ask when they know you've been traveling around an area they're about to explore. Well, I just wouldn't say. It's like Scott's entry, the one I read the other day, about, um, Margaret's Beach? Wozzy? And how some people told him not to bother and then he got there and he thought it was just great. You gotta figure these things out on your own. Travel is trial and error.
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| sianeth |
Dec 22 2007, 05:25 AM
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QUOTE(travelmonster @ Dec 21 2007, 12:47 PM) 
Yep!
Second most irritating is talking about work, its inconsequential to me, I work to live not live to work
I do understand the principles behind this, but on the other hand, it seems like people spend so much time in their lives working, that it makes sense to do something you enjoy, rather than something just for the money. With my limited experience of the working world however, maybe I'm just being young and idealistic and crossing my fingers that I will be lucky enough to do something that I love, and make a difference... With regard to the topic, its not really the questions that annoy me, its their frequency and the fact that some people seemingly ask them because they feel they have to, and aren't really even interested in the response! |
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| sianeth |
Dec 22 2007, 03:19 PM
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Oh yeah, I'm not having a go or anything... its just things that I wonder about quite alot. Like, I know people that really love music, for example, more than pretty much everything in the world, and so I wonder why they don't try and pursue a career in music... it just seems logical to me, instead of moaning about the rubbish job that they have. I know its probably not exactly a stable or sensible career option, and that people have to get money from somewhere, but I just think that when you look back on your life, and the amount of time you'll have spent working, you should want it to be something you really enjoyed, because at the end of the day, life's too short for it not to have been. This is my rationale for defending my somewhat unemployable degree anyway  |
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| travelmonster |
Dec 23 2007, 12:48 PM
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A lot of people start down one path in life and then become scared to change that path, mainly due to insecurity and fear of the unknown. You should never have to defend your degree choice, if that is the path you choose then others should be happy for you. When you are young, it is sometimes easy to settle for anything because you don't really know who you are or what you want - you seem to have defined this early on, which will be a great help for you in the future, that isn't saying of course that you couldn't/shouldn't change it if it becomes wrong for you. I have changed my career many times in life so far even securing my 'dream' job as a photographer at one point - but it wasn't right for me (much to my disgust and dissapointment), it didn't make me happy like I thought it would, it was then that I realised that for me a job couldn't make me happy, happiness comes from within. I am not advocating taking any old job or staying in a job when you are clearly unhappy of course, and if you do find a job that you love, so much the better, but for me when I look back on my life, I will look at the things I have seen, the places I have been, the experiences I've had, the people I've met and remember fondly. Someone once said to me that they never knew anybody who laid on their deathbed and said I wished I'd worked more. I wish for you to find happiness - whatever that is for you 
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| wakingdream |
Jan 5 2008, 11:32 AM
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QUOTE life is what you make it regardless of the job you do (for me). Sorry to keep a bit off topic but I've really enjoyed reading your convo here I've tried out a few'dream jobs' too but you're right travelmonster, it's not always as idyllic as "I love that, so I'll persue a career in it and it will be perfect'. There's ups and downs to each career choice. QUOTE you should want it to be something you really enjoyed, because at the end of the day, life's too short for it not to have been. That's a great point and definitely a positive way to think. I think you have to at least give it a go. If we sit back passively we'll never live our dreams. Famous words from a dear Thai friend : Never try, never know". If you can't obtain a 'dream job' at least you can take solace in knowing you really tried. That being said, life is all about compromise and sacrifice, and as travelmonster said, life is what you make it. We have a chance to take an ordinary life and make it extraordinary, even in the face of adversity. Therefore, the question of 'what do you do for work' may just be a conversation piece, but really, it doesn't necessarily tell you anything about the true nature of a person.
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