Ruining vacations? (Stockholm, Sweden)
With every new city, comes new sights, and new people to --- share the message with. I made a mistake recently. I should have either not said anything or just given my business card with more of a hint. Instead, I gave them the ending. Did I ruin their vacation or will they write me off as a crackpot?
Its almost automaTIC for me. I was visiting the palace gardens of the Swedish Royal Family - Drotnningham. An American couple asked me to take their photo. I did, then proceeded on my merry way, then they asked me if wanted my picture taken. I relented and said ok. Then we kept walking, and then he (couple) asks me what I do for a living. Next thing I tell them is that I am a writer and before I know it, I'm telling them what the website is about, my latest project.
I have it down to:
- Talking about Mayan Calendar ending in 2012 (At home, the wife/girlfriend has a calendar necklace of it she said--maybe that is what egged me on)
- I mentioned the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report and me being a minority.
- What do we call it when the earth heats up, I ask. GLOBAL WARming they say. Then I say shorten the 2nd word. ALL have said WARM. One more letter I say. Then they get that.
- I equate global warming with HOT AIR - LYING.
- Then somehow I talk about wanting to see clearly again. NEW Vision, CLEAR vision. NEW-CLEAR vision.
They went their merry way after that. Body signals saying, stay away from this kookball. Oh well...maybe better to have a ruined vacation and the TRUTH, then to just have a GOOD vacation. But thats me talking.
I will make a point of only stating the story while sitting down. Then I can write some word patterns down if I need to. Everyone is more relaxed too. In the case above, we were standing up...awkward. At hostels, at least I can get to know the other people a little more.
Other travelers and their home country with whom I have shared the message - Ethiopia (1), Somalia (1), Austria-Innsbruck (2), Bulgaria-Plovdiv (1), Sweden-Umea area (4, 17-18 year olds on a train!), Portugal-Porto? (1), Italy-Naples (1), French-Marseille (1) Several Americans - Washington (Bellevue!), Northern California (2?), Wisconsin (4 total, including 2 above), Macau, Taiwan, English (3), Australian (1).
Slightly more men than women. Someday I will write up a table of all the response types. Which differs based off how long I have to say my little story. The approach varies a bit from above.
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Another explanation of Biblical stories is brewing in my head. The Golden Cow (Yes, that one with Moses and Aaron in it) and the Tower of Babel. But, again, not until 2007.
Off to Finland tonight.
Its almost automaTIC for me. I was visiting the palace gardens of the Swedish Royal Family - Drotnningham. An American couple asked me to take their photo. I did, then proceeded on my merry way, then they asked me if wanted my picture taken. I relented and said ok. Then we kept walking, and then he (couple) asks me what I do for a living. Next thing I tell them is that I am a writer and before I know it, I'm telling them what the website is about, my latest project.
I have it down to:
- Talking about Mayan Calendar ending in 2012 (At home, the wife/girlfriend has a calendar necklace of it she said--maybe that is what egged me on)
- I mentioned the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report and me being a minority.
- What do we call it when the earth heats up, I ask. GLOBAL WARming they say. Then I say shorten the 2nd word. ALL have said WARM. One more letter I say. Then they get that.
- I equate global warming with HOT AIR - LYING.
- Then somehow I talk about wanting to see clearly again. NEW Vision, CLEAR vision. NEW-CLEAR vision.
They went their merry way after that. Body signals saying, stay away from this kookball. Oh well...maybe better to have a ruined vacation and the TRUTH, then to just have a GOOD vacation. But thats me talking.
I will make a point of only stating the story while sitting down. Then I can write some word patterns down if I need to. Everyone is more relaxed too. In the case above, we were standing up...awkward. At hostels, at least I can get to know the other people a little more.
Other travelers and their home country with whom I have shared the message - Ethiopia (1), Somalia (1), Austria-Innsbruck (2), Bulgaria-Plovdiv (1), Sweden-Umea area (4, 17-18 year olds on a train!), Portugal-Porto? (1), Italy-Naples (1), French-Marseille (1) Several Americans - Washington (Bellevue!), Northern California (2?), Wisconsin (4 total, including 2 above), Macau, Taiwan, English (3), Australian (1).
Slightly more men than women. Someday I will write up a table of all the response types. Which differs based off how long I have to say my little story. The approach varies a bit from above.
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Another explanation of Biblical stories is brewing in my head. The Golden Cow (Yes, that one with Moses and Aaron in it) and the Tower of Babel. But, again, not until 2007.
Off to Finland tonight.
1 Comments:
Hi Wayne,
First off...sorry you didn't get a discount in the coffee shop in Helsinki :) Next time we meet, coffee is on me, to make up for the Finns ... because I like them...
As for if you ruined 'their' vacation ... it's not worth loosing your sleep over it. You met them, you told them something... if they can 'hear it', they will, if not - they'll forget it quickly...human brain is profoundly flexible and selective.
As long as you enjoyed the encounter ... that's what matter :)
It was fun meeting you!
And interesting reading how you 'saw' Stockholm :)
Best,
iliana
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