Ants

At the homecoming game, I stepped out of my comfort zone and talked to the Aussies. It sounded like Australia is extremely boring. The two girls thought I was crazy because I had never tasted alcohol. Anyway, I also learned that tight is evidently bad. Also, loose isn't exactly a great word either.

When you talk to people that you do not know and have little in common you learn a lot about yourself. I learned that I hold to a fairly high moral standard and work ethic. Also, words. Words are different to many cultures. Words are subjective. Words have a standard. If there was no cultural standard for words, communication would be impossible. I have come to the conclusion that each culture or region makes its own standard for words. Along with a standard of meaning for words, there is a standard of pronunciation. I mean half the time the Aussies could not understand me and I did not know what language they were speaking. Actually, I think I should talk with a British accent accent just because it would it would be different. Different. Difference is what everyone wants, but few ever get because of pride or fear. Fear will no longer be an issue in my life from this second foward. Charm is probably the single most important mannerism in a world of subjectivity and I wll master this mannerism.

Overall, I realized that we live in a subjective world- a postmodern world- meaning made by the individual.