Tag: living in Asia

• Twenty Years Can’t Shake the American Out of Me

  I’ve in Asia for most of the last 20+ years. But an incident last week made me realize that I am still very much an American. It has to do with space. Not outer space. Personal space. I like it. Don’t encroach on me or I might act rudely. Here’s what happened: I was at…

  sassevn

  April 4, 2016

  History & Culture

  american culture, Asian culture, culture, living in Asia, space, value orientations

• My Story: I Stand Out in an Asian Crowd

  I wrote this for another website a while back. It sums me up well, though, so I thought I’d post it here. I stand out in a crowd in Asia. That may seem like a strange place to start in telling my story, but it has been the one constant truth in my life for…

  sassevn

  April 8, 2014

  Indie Author, Life, Penang

  Asian experiences, expat in Asia, living in Asia, malaysia, Penang, Pirates, Vietnam, Western Pennsylvania

• Sit down, drink some tea.

  “Sit down, drink some tea.” Never was there such a dreaded phrase if I had a list of tasks to complete, and it’s a phrase I never encounter any more. When I lived in Vietnam, completing ordinary, everyday tasks was sometimes a huge challenge. Getting something fixed or trying to find the right item to…

  sassevn

  January 18, 2014

  History & Culture, Penang, Vietnam

  Asian culture, culture, culture shock, living in Asia, people oriented, task orientation, Thai Nguyen, tips for westerners in Asia, value orientation, Vietnamese culture