Sorry you're missing Boston, Fabrisse, but thanks for the tour guide info. I hadn't heard that before - too much time growing up in the UK and Belgium during "teach the kids American History years". LOL
How many people don't know because they don't like to hear about it?
Too many, unfortunately. My daughter and I call them "Oprah ladies", because when Oprah was doing a show on an unpleasant topic and the camera would pan the audience, you could see the horror and dismay and "I can't believe people *do* that" on the faces of the (mostly female) audience.
Dad was transferred to Scotland in August, 1964. We lived in Doonfoot, south of Ayr.
In February, 1967, he was transferred to Brussels.
We came back to the States in 1969, where he worked in The.Empire.State.Building - which is a very cool thing for your father to do when you're 13! (But I still REALLY miss living overseas! It took me a looong time to learn how to fake being an American again - I didn't know how to do American sports, which is NOT a good thing.)
Very, very cool that you do, too. What areas of London & Brussels did you live in? We lived in Uccle, near the Chaussee de Waterloo & the Bois de la Cambre.
No one I now know has moved around much, and of those who have, they've never lived outside the US. I learned the hard way after returning to the US that I shouldn't talk about my non-US experiences to anyone that hasn't lived OCONUS. Still, after all these years, I *miss* being able to do that.
I lived in Woluwe Saint Pierre and Etterbeek (two different time periods). In London: Edgeware as a kid, and as an adult East Finchley, Hammersmith, and Kentish Town.
It was my life, so I talk about it. But, yes, there are people who think I'm less of an American because I lived elsewhere and others who don't want to hear about it. *sigh*
How many people don't know because they don't like to hear about it?
Too many, unfortunately. My daughter and I call them "Oprah ladies", because when Oprah was doing a show on an unpleasant topic and the camera would pan the audience, you could see the horror and dismay and "I can't believe people *do* that" on the faces of the (mostly female) audience.
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"Oprah ladies" is the perfect term, sadly.
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In February, 1967, he was transferred to Brussels.
We came back to the States in 1969, where he worked in The.Empire.State.Building - which is a very cool thing for your father to do when you're 13! (But I still REALLY miss living overseas! It took me a looong time to learn how to fake being an American again - I didn't know how to do American sports, which is NOT a good thing.)
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Deeply cool that you know Brussels.
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No one I now know has moved around much, and of those who have, they've never lived outside the US. I learned the hard way after returning to the US that I shouldn't talk about my non-US experiences to anyone that hasn't lived OCONUS. Still, after all these years, I *miss* being able to do that.
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It was my life, so I talk about it. But, yes, there are people who think I'm less of an American because I lived elsewhere and others who don't want to hear about it. *sigh*
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