tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post5811078353037713405..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): linguistically challengedgenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-18574121465269086152018-08-09T15:57:50.340-04:002018-08-09T15:57:50.340-04:00Interesting how much is written in the vein of The...Interesting how much is written in the vein of Theravadan based Psychological Buddhism in dealing with being unloved, depressed, frustrated, angry or having other negative emotions. The answer is Meditation, Mindfulness and Metta (Loving Kindness).<br /><br />Evidently it resonates.<br /><br />Briefly one may want to meditate then to “Send Metta” to oneself to reduce one’s vexations and to the foreigner seemingly lacking language skills, wisdom and compassion. Then proceed Mindfully.<br /><br />BTW - it works _sometimes_.<br />¯\_(ツ)_/¯ <br />Andy Shizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215297395548845513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-61179005759427060222018-08-07T11:26:13.171-04:002018-08-07T11:26:13.171-04:00"Dealing over the phone makes things worse. I..."Dealing over the phone makes things worse. I have to prep a “smile in my voice.” It works sometimes."<br /><br />Thanks Andy ... "sometimes" is such a good word. :)genkakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-9258122673806449282018-08-05T18:45:28.646-04:002018-08-05T18:45:28.646-04:00Probably some of both.
It’s also a function of one...Probably some of both.<br />It’s also a function of one’s emotional state. Eg Already frustrated by a dysfunctional computer then having to deal with a slick foreigner who lacks language skills and customer support skills trying to side step faulty hardware and software issues gets many people to To boiling point.<br /><br />Also I think being retired and living in the ‘burbs you probably are declining culturally. It’s diiferent when on a daily basis you deal with barely English speaking people in restaurants, grocery stores, news stands, etc.<br /><br />Dealing over the phone makes things worse. I have to prep a “smile in my voice.” It works sometimes.Andy Shizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215297395548845513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-25464385699476509722018-08-05T14:23:20.337-04:002018-08-05T14:23:20.337-04:00I suspect it's an aging brain thing. I increa...I suspect it's an aging brain thing. I increasingly only watch recorded content so I can backup and replay certain lines a few times in hope to understand what they said. And even then, I often give up and accept that I can't understand what was said.<br />olcharliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309255390011851502noreply@blogger.com