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Originally Posted by eskielover
I have actually enjoyed moving from Los Angeles with millions of people, to a small farming town 2100 miles away. The real fun thing is that I can talk to anyone about almost anything. Also when there are difficulties in relationships, people are so real here that it is easy to work through differences.
Being that I had a career in computer engineering, my close friends are mostly retired career people too but I enjoy hanging out with my friends also involved with horses & farming. There is actually a more diverse group of people that are friendly here than in Los Angeles & it has changed my whole outlook & way I live & enjoy relating to people. I have learned more from many here than I did living in Los Angeles where people more kept to themselves. I love my community & am more involved & know more people here than I ever did before.
Yes, opening doors between people allows us to learn more & they can learn more about us & being down to earth (real people) without masks or ego makes for an amazing environment to live in & actually connect with people at a much more meaningful level.
Growing up I sensed inside that there had to be more to relationships than the superficial stuff I saw my parents experiencing in their life & even in my own marriage. When I moved, it is like the door was thrown wide open but I had to figure out what I was really experiencing after 54 years of life the other way. Once in awhile I find myself trying to correct an old thought/behavior but for the most part after 14 years I have totally adapted to my new wonderful environment & the people here.
I struggle quite often with the people in the barn apartment where I keep my horse on the neighbors farm (no one but them live there) they just couldn't grasp the rules I had for keeping my horse safe up there no matter how many ways I tried to communicate. Talking people who do drugs & that created a challenge of having rules set & helping them out when necessary too. Always interesting when your life interacts with people you wouldn't normally associate with but want to make it work as well as possible. Definitely a new kind of door that opened while being firm with my values while trying to be as gracious as possible in understanding theirs
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Interesting point.
I lived (lived into adulthood and then moved, so do not mean “visited”) on two continents. Some cultural differences aside people are mostly all the same everywhere. Especially if one takes time and effort to get to know people. Amazing actually how we are all not that different.