If you influence others, wait when they influence you back. (Just an insight =D?
Question by 2011.7.3: If you influence others, wait when they influence you back. (Just an insight =D?
I’ve found out sth truly funny. (IF ANYONE JUST DON’T LIKE WHAT I TYPE, THEN JUST DON’T READ, PLEASE. PLEASE DON’T LEAVE NASTY JUDGEMENTS…)
We all influence each others. Ppl tend to think that when you’re more powerful, only you influence someone “weaker” and they won’t influence you back. But that isn’t true. We simply INTERinfluence.
I never thought about influencing other countries that I wasn’t (note, past tense) part of. I was FIRST influenced BY them. Bc of my father’s job, I lived in host country A, and been under country B (America) schooling system. I was deeply influenced first. Even during the process, I never thought of influending them back (in other words, to also teach them about my parents’ country’s culture) until… I finally repatriated… and I was in shock that I was too deeply influenced by country A AND B… that I don’t quite fit in to “my” country anymore. A part of me still relates to it, another part already relate more to America, etc. And FOR the part that DO relate to America, I find that I need to go live there for a while, and decide to trade myself in between countries. And while I live in America, I may directly or indirectly influence the country with the side of me that’s NOT all America (Latin A. & Asia)
My point is… some ppl complain that ppl keep moving in to the US… for ex. Mexicans… that now… Obama thinks you should learn Spanish and “assimilate” to them!!? lol…
For the first thought, I find it outraging too, that local ppl have to pick up the immigrants native language. But AFTER A SECOND THOUGHT, it is bc the whole world is so influenced by America, that they actually go to America… when they go, obviously they influence America back!
It’s bc of these foreigners who attended American schools OUTSIDE America… bc we were first influence by the US culture, we further seek more of it. Once we learned how to relate to you, we started an INTERaction. It is Never a ONE-WAY thing… IT ALWAYS GOES TWO WAYS!
If someone doesn’t want to be influenced by, then don’t influence.
But I’d say that interactions are good =) so… I’d say: LET YOURSELF BE INFLUENCED! That’s the only way you can influence them BACK!!~
XD
WNL:
^_^ Glad u appreciated my insight! (More glad u actually understood my point!! ^_^)
And WOW!~ You read Mandarin!!!~~
This planet needs more ppl like u…. really….. = (
I always feel frustrated when others are frustrated. Frustration is another thing we trade.
OMG (you live in Hualian?) I love your quotes in ur profile!!!
Almost all of them!! =Dbbb!!
Best answer:
Answer by We never left!
Reciprosity and symbiosis have application in all societies.
Yes, we do “rub off” on each other.
Thanks for posting the thought, Xie Qian-Liang.
EDIT: Pleased to be of service, thanks. Feel free to stop by, if your ever in Hualien! I also teach Spanish, and could use someone to chat with.
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