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Originally posted by Gray Mage:
Yorrick,
How did you like that blast of snow we got yesterday? Where in Manhattan are you working?
GREY MAGE!!! Good to see you again mate!
I loved the snow. So pretty. Also sent me down some interesting mental pathways. It felt like Europe, but it wasn't of course. I associated snow with Europe prior to this, and orange leaves or boiling summer with New York State.
I pondered about the whole idea of 'being an Australian American'. Very wierd feeling to decide to live in another country.
I saw some Aussie on the subway. Some young women full of friendly vitality. They went nuts when I said I was an Aussie too. Anyhow, one had a Melbourne accent, and I realised I missed the Melbourne accent. Bizzare....
It's good though. I really like this country. I like the seasons, the extreme colour shifts from season to season. I like the people, the immigrant, multi-cultural vibe of NYC makes it easier to 'feel American' than in say Sweden where I could never be Swedish, or Singapore, where I was often the only Caucasian in a sea of Chinese.