Different things make sense on different continents. (please, different continent readers, do not take offense, this is not to be considered critisism, only observations.)
Dressing like a cowboy wouldn't make sense in Europe. Listened to a radio show this morning featuring a man who loved horses and everything cowboyish that you can think of surrounding horses. The reporter asked if he also dressed like a cowboy, "No, no, no I don't. That wouldn't make sense". And, no it wouldn't. Here. In America it would.
Getting a job in a preschool and try to juggle kids and work, wouldn't make sense in America. Not as a Europeen at least. But it does here. Sweden has fabulous before and after school care, and here my degree counts, and I am recognized as an academic here. In Sweden we pay very high taxes, but we make decent salaries in ANY occupation. It makes sense. Here.
Halloween, is almost here and we are happily unaware of the ghosts and goblins, demons and graveyards that Americans so willingly invite to there home this time of year (again, try not to take offense... please). But I do miss the cuteness of Halloween, the candy and the cute outfits for kids, the trick or treating and the neighborhood traditions from our old house, pumpkinsoup with friends and pumpkin carving. There are a few Halloween parties that occur here too, and most of them are about spiders and witches, blood and mummies, but at least I can choose to be or not to be involved. In America this time of year I couldn't take my kids into a regular grocery store without them getting nightmares. Not to talk about the Party-stores! It makes sense there, but not here.
Different things makes sense in different places. What do you think? Leave a comment, here or on Facebook.
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