Not Quite Lost {January 8, 2011 , 10:48 AM} ---------- grace said on January 19, 2011 at 7:00 PM ok, a video doesn't count as a blog post, no matter how good/dark and depressing. Brendan James said on January 19, 2011 at 11:01 PM Agreed. said onThis song is awesome. Post a Comment ----------Something in the Way They Move {January 3, 2011 , 2:08 AM} In Prague I learned that "no" means yes. In Albania, "po" means yes. It's a similar noise and to Anglos and Americans it seems to naturally evoke the negative. What demands the extra-effort from a visitor is the fact that, in addition to this slight reversal of connotation, Albanians shake their heads from side to side in affirmation rather than dismissal. So tonight, when I offered a small collection of my music to the master of ceremonies (i.e. a waiter) at The Villa, Korçë's bastion of trendiness, I was considerably disheartened as I observed the man's face shake this way and that, slowly and deliberately pouting "po, po, po." Every other moment I would remember having been told about the cultural quirk and relax, only to become tense again as soon as I witnessed another apparent dismissal. ---------- Post a Comment ---------- |
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