[quote=âformosaâ]quietmountain, you are so WEstern centric. : "I think, on the whole, most trees here in Taiwan are hideous â especially those silver or white trees (and Iâm not talking about the decorations). Also, most people here donât understand the idea of decorating the entire tree or making sure the decorations are put on the tree nicely. They seem to just throw the tinsel/garland on and place the ornaments wherever. And, I canât stand those big, plastic, silver or gold âMerry Christmasâ signs everyone seems to include on their trees. "
Come on, QM, give the people you live among a break. See life from their POV. They do Xmas the way the do it because they are not Xmas people, and they do not carry Xmas DNA. cut them some slack. instead of seeing their trees here as HIDEOUS, why not see them as kitchsch and kute?
Of course, thatâs your POV, and you are entiteld to it. just seems funny to me for a gay man, who has experienced many prejudices himself my guess, and you still hold and weirld prejudices against other cultures for not being like yu! Thatâs just what straits do to gays?
I guess what this means is thesexual orientation has Nothing to do with sense of prejudice or openmindedness. Just proves another point on another thread: being gay doesnt really mean antyhing, one way or the other. You are as prejudiced toward Asian cultures as anyone else. Which makes sense. since our sexual selves are NOT connected to our thinking/feeling/perception selves.[/quote]
Formosa,
What the FUCK are you talking about? Do you just pull this stuff out of your ass? Or do you actually think about the inane drivel that you spout before you regurgitate it up out of your brain⌠which, apparently reside somewhere below your belt (possibly in your ass). :?
Just because I donât like the way people decorate the trees here doesnât mean Iâm prejudiced against Asians. I was stating an opinion that I think most of the trees here are hideous. And, no, they arenât cute or kitsch (please note the correct spellings of those words). As a matter of fact, there are a lot of people in the US that I think have ugly Christmas trees/decorations, too. So, now are you going to claim that Iâm prejudice against Americans? 
As for being Western-centric⌠of course I am. Whether we want to admit it or not, all of us are to some degree. No matter how open minded we claim to be, there are going to be things that we feel our country/culture does better than a foreign culture we visit or live in. The point is to recognize that we have this âcentrismâ in ourselves and what aspects of our beliefs, behaviours, etc⌠are based on that centrism, not letting it rule us.
I think, Formosa, you need to remember a little statement (paraphrased here for your convenience) â It is better for you to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt! It is obvious, from the majority of your posts, that you are a shallow-minded, trouble-maker who basks in the âglowâ of his own faux-superiority. Get a real life!!!
