Thanks, it's a true story. I've talked to a several of gay xjw's here in Mexico. I've never talked to one whose family shunned him. The gay xnw's I've talked to think it's a good religion, just not for them. Afterall their families don't treat them any differently.
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Shunning JWs and cultural background
by greendawn init appears that most jw parents follow the insane instruction of the gb to shun their own children in case they leave or get expelled from the org, that's what we perceive by reading ex-jw sites.
that may well be the case in the english speaking countries mainly represented on this board for example, but i find it difficult to believe that the same occurs with jws of different origins eg southern european, latin american, japanese where family ties are much stronger.
the different cultural background could influence jws in taking certain decisions such as this.
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If you have an ACCENT how are you treated?
by ChrisVance ini have lived in mexico for almost two years.
i have always been fascinated by languages so when i retired from the state of washington at age 50 and had the opportunity so go to college i majored in spanish.
i didn't go to college when i was young for the usual dub reason.
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JW83, thanks, I've been so bummed I have done anyting all day. I told my thesis director I'd make an appointment to talk to him about it as soon as I'm up to it.
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If you have an ACCENT how are you treated?
by ChrisVance ini have lived in mexico for almost two years.
i have always been fascinated by languages so when i retired from the state of washington at age 50 and had the opportunity so go to college i majored in spanish.
i didn't go to college when i was young for the usual dub reason.
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Well, are you gay too?
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If you have an ACCENT how are you treated?
by ChrisVance ini have lived in mexico for almost two years.
i have always been fascinated by languages so when i retired from the state of washington at age 50 and had the opportunity so go to college i majored in spanish.
i didn't go to college when i was young for the usual dub reason.
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Of course, Mulan and I aren't talking about people from Eastern Washington. That's not part of the State of Washington, is it?
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Shunning JWs and cultural background
by greendawn init appears that most jw parents follow the insane instruction of the gb to shun their own children in case they leave or get expelled from the org, that's what we perceive by reading ex-jw sites.
that may well be the case in the english speaking countries mainly represented on this board for example, but i find it difficult to believe that the same occurs with jws of different origins eg southern european, latin american, japanese where family ties are much stronger.
the different cultural background could influence jws in taking certain decisions such as this.
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greendawn, this is the last time I'm going to say I'm sorry.
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How do I tell my Mum something worse than 'I don't believe it's the Truth'?
by nicolaou inhaving the short "it's not the truth" conversation with my mum was painful enough and the after-effects are horrible.
a sort of 'tactful' wall went up between the two of us - i hate it.
i can sense that my mum gently shepherds my kid brother (18) towards his sisters ('elders wives') rather than have him spend time with me.
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JamesThomas: what you say reminds me of what my x-brother-in-law was fond of saying:
In other words: it became obvious to me that the Bible-god was way too small, limited and moronic to be responsible for anything as wondrously beautiful and infinite as the universe and the expression of life within it.
"My god box is bigger than that," speaking of the dubs.
I'm an atheists but if you must believe in god, may your god box be big.
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If you have an ACCENT how are you treated?
by ChrisVance ini have lived in mexico for almost two years.
i have always been fascinated by languages so when i retired from the state of washington at age 50 and had the opportunity so go to college i majored in spanish.
i didn't go to college when i was young for the usual dub reason.
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Mulan, actually I do think there's some truth to it, but who am I to say? My master's thesis in linguistics was rejected.
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Shunning JWs and cultural background
by greendawn init appears that most jw parents follow the insane instruction of the gb to shun their own children in case they leave or get expelled from the org, that's what we perceive by reading ex-jw sites.
that may well be the case in the english speaking countries mainly represented on this board for example, but i find it difficult to believe that the same occurs with jws of different origins eg southern european, latin american, japanese where family ties are much stronger.
the different cultural background could influence jws in taking certain decisions such as this.
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greendawn, I'm sorry I killed your thread.
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If you have an ACCENT how are you treated?
by ChrisVance ini have lived in mexico for almost two years.
i have always been fascinated by languages so when i retired from the state of washington at age 50 and had the opportunity so go to college i majored in spanish.
i didn't go to college when i was young for the usual dub reason.
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talesin, your point is well taken.
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If you have an ACCENT how are you treated?
by ChrisVance ini have lived in mexico for almost two years.
i have always been fascinated by languages so when i retired from the state of washington at age 50 and had the opportunity so go to college i majored in spanish.
i didn't go to college when i was young for the usual dub reason.
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Mulan,
I teach advanced English and the students have a terrible time understanding me although I try to speak slowly.
And we all know that those of us from the Pacific Northwest don't have accents. Actually, on a plane to London in 1979 an British man told me just that. Many others contest that though.
The "g" is pronounced differently depending on the vowel that follows it. Guardia (hard). Gente (soft). Tell her that how it's pronounced in Spanish has nothing to do with how it's pronounced in English.