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Georgia On My Mind | Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia | Page 2
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. Newer posts →. May 29, 2015. I am going to offer the rare piece of blunt, prescriptive advice: I think Georgians should learn to wait their turn. Now it’s true that I am personally frustrated because I have just had yet another shopping experience in which the Georgian salesperson very deliberately and obviously skipped over me to serve someone else because reasons. (This was at Smart on Chavchavadze – ...However, this...
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FAQ | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. Here are some frequently asked questions. Yes, I actually have been asked (variants of) these questions relatively frequently. Do you like Georgia? Yes I genuinely do like Georgia. I am a much happier and healthier person in Georgia than I was in New York. Why do you say bad things about Georgia? But have you ever considered the reasons *behind* all the things you complain about? Should I friend/contact you on facebook?
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I take it back: don’t respect your own traditions | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. The Hanmer Guest House. Why are Georgians homophobic? I take it back: don’t respect your own traditions. March 6, 2015. In case you didn’t catch it, the title is referring to a post I wrote before called “ Respect Your Own Traditions. 8221; – emphasis on “your own” – arguing that Georgians should not selectively demand respect for some traditions while ignoring others. Sorry, but what? Actually, there’s nothing G...
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Why are Georgians homophobic? | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. I take it back: don’t respect your own traditions. Wait Your Turn →. Why are Georgians homophobic? May 17, 2015. There have been some interesting developments this year regarding today’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. This entry was posted in Culture Shock! I take it back: don’t respect your own traditions. Wait Your Turn →. Why are Georgians homophobic? May 17, 2015 at 8:17 am. Outstanding post&...
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Lunch in Zugdidi | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. The Hanmer Guest House →. January 9, 2015. There are two main routes to Mestia/Upper Svaneti. One goes through Lower Svaneti – if you were coming from Tbilisi, you’d hang a right at Kutaisi and head straight north, through Lentekhi. This was our initial plan because it looks like it makes more sense if you plot it on a map. So off we went to Mendzeli (which was actually just called Mendzel. Finally, in Samegrelo we saw...
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The Hanmer Guest House | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. I take it back: don’t respect your own traditions →. The Hanmer Guest House. January 10, 2015. Let me take a post to shamelessly plug the Hanmer Guest House. It was certainly the highlight of our trip and made everything we endured worthwhile. The house is owned and operated by Tony Hanmer and his wife, Lali. They were helpful in organizing our trip and their hospitality was, simply put, awesome. From Mestia, it is not...
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Wait Your Turn | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. Why are Georgians homophobic? Kakheti Wine Tour →. May 29, 2015. I am going to offer the rare piece of blunt, prescriptive advice: I think Georgians should learn to wait their turn. Now it’s true that I am personally frustrated because I have just had yet another shopping experience in which the Georgian salesperson very deliberately and obviously skipped over me to serve someone else because reasons. (This w...However...
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Really Useful Information | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. I try to make this site navigable – I am in the process of categorizing and tagging my old posts (I got lazy) – so if you’re looking for something specific hopefully it will be transparent whether or not I’ve covered it. There’s also a little search bar in my side column, under my Top Posts list. It works like you’d expect it to, but better. My first real information post. 8211; a story detailing my adventures in getti...
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Respect Your Own Traditions | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. Liberty Without Guns →. Respect Your Own Traditions. November 13, 2013. So, first, there’s this (.pdf). It’s a report about human rights in Georgia, which factually outlines a number of accomplishments and a number of shortcomings. Then, there’s this. An open letter from some Georgian folks in response to the report. What the letter does not mention is that the Georgian Orthodox Church has deliberately and openly aband...
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panoptical | Georgia On My Mind
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Georgia On My Mind. Life, Teaching, Food, and Social Issues in the country of Georgia. 8220;Love it or Leave it” – On Cultural Narcissism. August 27, 2016. A reader asks, “why in the hell are you still living in here when every post of yours involves amd critics Georgia and its people in there”. I actually get this question a lot – this, or its imperative version … Continue reading →. On “Hats Off”. August 26, 2016. This is why we can’t have nice things. May 31, 2016. You really have no idea, do you?
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