tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post4882322642763794040..comments2023-06-23T04:37:39.543-07:00Comments on The Taiwan Drift: Listening (without your ears)Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13093427221290833702noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-86202018616184082392009-08-08T11:05:15.155-07:002009-08-08T11:05:15.155-07:00Wow this is possibly my favorite post on your blog...Wow this is possibly my favorite post on your blog so far. Nice. I might just re-read that again later. A good lesson I could use and need to learn too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-40035472550267754932009-08-03T21:24:53.782-07:002009-08-03T21:24:53.782-07:00@Maggie, isn't it? It's been a growing fea...@Maggie, isn't it? It's been a growing fear lately.<br /><br />@BLOGiste, good to "see" you too!<br />Doing well. :) Keep taking those photos<br /><br />@Andhari, I completely agree: "Experience and Practice" well said, friend :)<br /><br />@Kristy, interesting observation. As in it's easier to communicate with kids than adults? I wonder why that is. Maybe kids are more open to communication w/o words...hmm. :) Thanks!<br /><br />@SuzANNE, haha, I'll be sure to pass along the memo.<br /><br />@Sebastian, I fully agree that I left out a big part of the equation. Communication is far more than just listening - conveying your message is equally essential. And that includes non-verbals too.<br /><br />@Carson, stretching for sure, but life-giving all the same.<br /><br />@Samantha, I know first hand that foreigners appreciate when native speakers go an extra mile to communicate with them. The people at your work might not speak English, but they will love you all the same if you take the time - and risk looking a little silly - in trying to communicate with them. They've already committed to looking silly and communicating with "you" by being there.<br /><br />@Floreta, keep smiling. :)Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093427221290833702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-65465847106698425742009-08-03T11:51:22.274-07:002009-08-03T11:51:22.274-07:00i've been reading a lot, and some of the thing...i've been reading a lot, and some of the things i've been reading remind me of this post. which makes me smile :)floretahttp://floretacui.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-23632942546363891812009-08-01T12:27:18.833-07:002009-08-01T12:27:18.833-07:00I am so sorry that I've been such a bad bloggi...I am so sorry that I've been such a bad blogging friend! This is one of my favorite entries so far, though. <br /><br />I would be anxious, but I'd love to try to focus on communicating with someone who I didn't understand verbally. There's so many people that I run into daily who speak a different language, and I don't even attempt to converse- because I just assume I won't be able to understand. <br /><br />You're good, you.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231217572578528389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-42289949979122793062009-07-31T21:28:35.833-07:002009-07-31T21:28:35.833-07:00yes yes yes. it must be awesome conversing with th...yes yes yes. it must be awesome conversing with them. i love trying to converse with someone in a diff. language then you're used to. it definitely stretches you to use all of your senses as you mentioned.Carson Leithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965986321470005356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-31464785398082609872009-07-31T18:38:34.525-07:002009-07-31T18:38:34.525-07:00Hm, I'm pretty sure understanding the words/co...Hm, I'm pretty sure understanding the words/communication is vital -- unless you're Flipper or Skippy or something.<br /><br />I think what Kristy said is accurate though -- the quality and your overall ability to communicate improves as you get older. Or if not quality, at least fidelity.<br /><br />Those expressive shrugs, eye movements, hand gestures -- they all take years to master!<br /><br />And something you didn't mention: the art of getting the communication across to a recipient is even more important than the understanding of it! Sure, being able enough to understand her is important, but the ability to communicate her ideas to you is far more difficult :)Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-11619027500171767772009-07-31T16:39:52.744-07:002009-07-31T16:39:52.744-07:00Great post... my favorite part is this: "But ...Great post... my favorite part is this: "But I realized, Communication doesn't happen by accident. It takes two or more people who care enough to focus on each other". Please tell that to my ex boyfriend.SuzANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306954326137461696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-34655735340738004292009-07-30T14:13:54.324-07:002009-07-30T14:13:54.324-07:00Chase, I find now that I'm a grandmother and o...Chase, I find now that I'm a grandmother and older and wiser . . lol, I find that communicating with younger people is easier. Communicating to me is often without words . . that just shows how very kind you truly are!Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489808150657291428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-38638566292808955622009-07-30T11:12:01.092-07:002009-07-30T11:12:01.092-07:00The experience and the practice are what's rea...The experience and the practice are what's really important here. And I think the Taiwanese grandma enjoys your company whether you speak the same language or not. You have awesome connections :)Andharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341293139717998410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-1010783501756893842009-07-30T07:47:17.677-07:002009-07-30T07:47:17.677-07:00Hi Chase!
Haven't "seen" you for a l...Hi Chase!<br />Haven't "seen" you for a looooong time!<br />How're you doing? Happy?<br /><br />Nice you came to visit! :)BLOGitsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002076381580024974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2765137263817678796.post-37672670993238058112009-07-30T02:49:02.618-07:002009-07-30T02:49:02.618-07:00"I often fear we've stopped teaching how ..."I often fear we've stopped teaching how to care." So good,and so true!Magdalene Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485850840595144020noreply@blogger.com