How Come Our Intelligence and Wit Play a Bad Joke On Us?
admin | February 17, 2010
I received a confirmation that a lack of understanding in an international marriage is not only a personal problem but a problem of different cultures too. We have very different points of view about life as compared to the Americans.
For Russians, these things are important: house, comfort, homemade food and warmth, communication over a cup of tea in the kitchen. For the Americans, coziness in the house is a relative concept. Their view of comfort often implies that making a house cozy is just a waste of money. As far as their favorite food is concerned, a hamburger is the best thing in the world, though my dear husband eats everything that I cook with pleasure now.