I had a Ragtag post, dancing, and she mentioned that a karate teacher told her if you do something amazing, never admit it was an accident. Take the compliment with a bow and thank you.
Good advice I reckon I probably have had fabulous stumbles to the cheers of onlookers, carried off on their shoulders which probably would be good as I would be broken and unable to walk š
You’re right. I don’t know if it is something I do besides being self-deprecating or if it is a German trait of not accepting compliments easily. I was totally surprised when I first lived in South Africa and people commented favourably on my clothes. In Germany it is very unusual to get a compliment for how you look (except from your family, they will tell you immediately what they don’t like!).
š The only alternative of a visual depiction would be a thermometre. Reminds me (again) of a story: My then five year old bit off a thermometre and I was frantic about him swallowing mercury (no fear, modern themometres are childsafe and do not have mercury in them any more). But we lived in Saudi Arabia at the time, actually had just moved there. I phone the poison info number in Germany. Told them my story, got reassured, was then asked for some information for their documentation of calls and when I gave my address they put the phone down on me. I think they thought it was a prank call! š
Oh well. More likely their form had check boxes that had only had German places. You would have made someone’s job difficult.
“She spoke German well for an Arab though!” šš
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Good capture!
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š Thank you.
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Fabulous edit Elke š
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Thanks. Hardly any editing involved. But I took the photo a while ago, I don’t remember if it was just the light or if I had a special camea setting.
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I had a Ragtag post, dancing, and she mentioned that a karate teacher told her if you do something amazing, never admit it was an accident. Take the compliment with a bow and thank you.
Good advice I reckon I probably have had fabulous stumbles to the cheers of onlookers, carried off on their shoulders which probably would be good as I would be broken and unable to walk š
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You’re right. I don’t know if it is something I do besides being self-deprecating or if it is a German trait of not accepting compliments easily. I was totally surprised when I first lived in South Africa and people commented favourably on my clothes. In Germany it is very unusual to get a compliment for how you look (except from your family, they will tell you immediately what they don’t like!).
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Sorry. Unaware of cultural difference. One thing we have in common is that I pinched your idea for my Mercurial š
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š The only alternative of a visual depiction would be a thermometre. Reminds me (again) of a story: My then five year old bit off a thermometre and I was frantic about him swallowing mercury (no fear, modern themometres are childsafe and do not have mercury in them any more). But we lived in Saudi Arabia at the time, actually had just moved there. I phone the poison info number in Germany. Told them my story, got reassured, was then asked for some information for their documentation of calls and when I gave my address they put the phone down on me. I think they thought it was a prank call! š
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Oh well. More likely their form had check boxes that had only had German places. You would have made someone’s job difficult.
“She spoke German well for an Arab though!” šš
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You’re forgiven.āThe photo is the redemption š
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I love this. It feels as if the water is pulsing as it moves.
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Thank you. I love this, “pulsing water” – yes!
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LOVELY!
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Kiitos!
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Great image!
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Thanks!
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