Comments on: Where’s my gift? http://sandierpastures.com/personal/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html desert living, Dubai style Thu, 24 May 2012 22:17:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Melany http://sandierpastures.com/personal/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5456 Melany Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:37:38 +0000 http://www.sandierpastures.com/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5456 Wow. That's shocking. They EXPECT gifts? That's just not right <em>Melany's last blog post..</em><a href='http://supermom.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/perfect/' rel="nofollow">Perfect</a> Wow. That’s shocking. They EXPECT gifts? That’s just not right

Melany’s last blog post..Perfect

]]> By: Charlotte (Charmed Life) http://sandierpastures.com/personal/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5454 Charlotte (Charmed Life) Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:29:34 +0000 http://www.sandierpastures.com/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5454 i totally relate to this! but i think you have a nicer attitude towards this insensitivity! when random people, who knows i'm from overseas, ask for gifts from me .. or pasalubong for that matter, i usually raise my eyebrows on them and totally ignore them. :evil: <em>Charlotte (Charmed Life)'s last blog post..</em><a href='http://charmedlife.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/highlights-of-2007/' rel="nofollow">Highlights of 2007</a> i totally relate to this! but i think you have a nicer attitude towards this insensitivity! when random people, who knows i’m from overseas, ask for gifts from me .. or pasalubong for that matter, i usually raise my eyebrows on them and totally ignore them. :evil:

Charlotte (Charmed Life)’s last blog post..Highlights of 2007

]]> By: Jennifer in OR http://sandierpastures.com/personal/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5447 Jennifer in OR Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:03:40 +0000 http://www.sandierpastures.com/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5447 I can't believe anyone would actually have the nerve to ask "where's my gift." THE NERVE! Seriously - are these normal adults asking you, or demented narcissists? I think in America, maybe we're just more sly about it - maybe people actually do think that, but find other ways to get to their point? Anyway, I hope you never have guilt over those questions. Next time you can say, "don't you know that it's better to give than to receive?" :???: <em>Jennifer in OR's last blog post..</em><a href='http://www.diaryof1.com/2007/12/29/winter-fun/' rel="nofollow">Winter Fun</a> I can’t believe anyone would actually have the nerve to ask “where’s my gift.” THE NERVE! Seriously – are these normal adults asking you, or demented narcissists? I think in America, maybe we’re just more sly about it – maybe people actually do think that, but find other ways to get to their point? Anyway, I hope you never have guilt over those questions. Next time you can say, “don’t you know that it’s better to give than to receive?” :???:

Jennifer in OR’s last blog post..Winter Fun

]]> By: jesie http://sandierpastures.com/personal/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5427 jesie Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:50:16 +0000 http://www.sandierpastures.com/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5427 I like the way you asked for your gift in return. Those who have never been out of their homeland tend to think that the pasture is always greener in another country. They do not understand the adaptation and rebuilding hurdles that one has to go through to earn a living on foreign ground. Happy New Year. I like the way you asked for your gift in return. Those who have never been out of their homeland tend to think that the pasture is always greener in another country. They do not understand the adaptation and rebuilding hurdles that one has to go through to earn a living on foreign ground.

Happy New Year.

]]> By: Desert Songbird http://sandierpastures.com/personal/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5404 Desert Songbird Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:57:49 +0000 http://www.sandierpastures.com/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5404 I have never experienced that, Grace, and I can honestly say that if someone were to ask me that question, I would look at them as if they had sprouted another head and say to them, "You're joking, right?" I think when people here that you live abroad (from <i>wherever</i> home might be), they think that that means you have lots of money. It's a common misconception, one I think that exists because some people can't fathom the idea of living abroad for <i>the experience</i>. <em>Desert Songbird's last blog post..</em><a href='http://deserticebox.blogspot.com/2007/12/saturdaysunday-silliness.html' rel="nofollow">Saturday/Sunday Silliness</a> I have never experienced that, Grace, and I can honestly say that if someone were to ask me that question, I would look at them as if they had sprouted another head and say to them, “You’re joking, right?”

I think when people here that you live abroad (from wherever home might be), they think that that means you have lots of money. It’s a common misconception, one I think that exists because some people can’t fathom the idea of living abroad for the experience.

Desert Songbird’s last blog post..Saturday/Sunday Silliness

]]> By: Cecily http://sandierpastures.com/personal/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5403 Cecily Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:03:29 +0000 http://www.sandierpastures.com/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5403 I am shocked that ANYONE let alone random neighbors say things like that to you! Even when my five year old says something like that to grandparents at Christmas or her birthday she get eye darts from me! It's rude and I don't want her to start feeling entitiled! I'm sorry that people are so immature and whiney. If we were friends I wouldn't ask. Promise. :) <em>Cecily's last blog post..</em><a href='http://mychaosmybliss.blogspot.com/2007/12/short-post-and-dinosaur-weddings.html' rel="nofollow">Randoms FRom the GiRls and Dinosaur Weddings</a> I am shocked that ANYONE let alone random neighbors say things like that to you! Even when my five year old says something like that to grandparents at Christmas or her birthday she get eye darts from me! It’s rude and I don’t want her to start feeling entitiled!

I’m sorry that people are so immature and whiney. If we were friends I wouldn’t ask. Promise. :)

Cecily’s last blog post..Randoms FRom the GiRls and Dinosaur Weddings

]]> By: Candy http://sandierpastures.com/personal/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5388 Candy Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:46:00 +0000 http://www.sandierpastures.com/personal-thoughts/wheres-my-gift.html#comment-5388 I can SO relate to that! A lot of people back home seem to think that we're overseas picking moolah up off the streets. They fail to realize that we work our asses off & suffer through homesickness just to earn a good living. <i>And</i> we don't even get a text message from them! :sad: <em>Candy's last blog post..</em><a href='http://lbquijano.blogspot.com/2007/12/another-meme-fridays-feast.html' rel="nofollow">Another meme: Friday's Feast</a> I can SO relate to that! A lot of people back home seem to think that we’re overseas picking moolah up off the streets. They fail to realize that we work our asses off & suffer through homesickness just to earn a good living. And we don’t even get a text message from them! :sad:

Candy’s last blog post..Another meme: Friday’s Feast

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