Comments on: Friendship across Borders http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:36:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Di http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/comment-page-1#comment-2318 Di Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:17:52 +0000 http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/#comment-2318 I liked your idea in this post and was thinking of something like it when I named my blog 'People become stories and stories become understanding'. I think blogging is an incredibly powerful tool because once you come to know individuals you can no longer generalise; no longer discard a race or religion due to the unacceptable behaviour of a few. I'm a New Zealander who has just come from two years living in Turkey, and I now live in Belgium. I have learned so much about people ... about the way fear and ignorance about 'the other' motivates some incredibly disturbing behaviours. The original quote came from a journalist called Kevin Sites. He wrote: 'The world becomes countries, the countries become people, the people become stories, the stories become understanding. The world of stories becomes manageable.' I liked your idea in this post and was thinking of something like it when I named my blog ‘People become stories and stories become understanding’.

I think blogging is an incredibly powerful tool because once you come to know individuals you can no longer generalise; no longer discard a race or religion due to the unacceptable behaviour of a few.

I’m a New Zealander who has just come from two years living in Turkey, and I now live in Belgium. I have learned so much about people … about the way fear and ignorance about ‘the other’ motivates some incredibly disturbing behaviours.

The original quote came from a journalist called Kevin Sites. He wrote: ‘The world becomes countries, the countries become people, the people become stories, the stories become understanding. The world of stories becomes manageable.’

]]> By: Deepak http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/comment-page-1#comment-2117 Deepak Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:39:49 +0000 http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/#comment-2117 Hi Sir, well I am new to blogging and not an expert as you can find out but I admire "India Uncut". Read your blog (through a link on India Uncut)and liked it a lot..... Share your point on the cross border feelings.... Deepak Hi Sir,

well I am new to blogging and not an expert as you can find out but I admire “India Uncut”. Read your blog (through a link on India Uncut)and liked it a lot…..

Share your point on the cross border feelings….

Deepak

]]> By: Hammad http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/comment-page-1#comment-2109 Hammad Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:26:27 +0000 http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/#comment-2109 nice to hear that!!! nice to hear that!!!

]]> By: Dan http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/comment-page-1#comment-2108 Dan Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:38:51 +0000 http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/#comment-2108 My housemate is an annoying bhopali, so i think i'm doin my part. Why don't my comments appear on the karachi metblog? is my email addy or url blocked or sth? My housemate is an annoying bhopali, so i think i’m doin my part.

Why don’t my comments appear on the karachi metblog? is my email addy or url blocked or sth?

]]> By: Aaman http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/comment-page-1#comment-2104 Aaman Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:53:23 +0000 http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2006/01/29/friendship-across-borders/#comment-2104 Excellent thoughts, sir - I strongly urge you post this to Desicritics, and we truly realize the potential of the Internet as a boundaryless space. Excellent thoughts, sir - I strongly urge you post this to Desicritics, and we truly realize the potential of the Internet as a boundaryless space.

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