24 May 2008

'What are you doing here?'

That's the question which makes me feel uncomfortable lately. People who traveled to my original country and had a nice holiday, come back and ask me this question:
-Your country is so beautiful, your people are so friendly. What are you doing here?

Well... I know, it is a kind of compliment, a good comment about the place where I come from. But, when you hear it as often as I hear, you think 'God, why I have to answer this question several times?'.

Why people don't realise that holidays are different then the normal daily routine. You feel more optimistic, more adventurist and open minded when you are on holiday. You are in a mood that you can accept anything different with a positive attitude. When you enjoy your holiday in a country, it doesn't mean that native people in that country live like that 365 days a year.

I like living here. Because, it's always green and rainy. I love the rain and going for a walk in the countryside when it rains. I had enough dry and boiling hot summers in my life that an ever green, rainy and misty country is a nice change. To an addition to that, I also like changes in my life; I like adventure, I like to getting know the different cultures. I wish I had a long enough life (or money or a suitable job) that I could travel around the world and experience all the differences.

Anyway, I just wanted to underline some points that, some people like having changes in their lifes instead of spending all of it in a village or in a country. I am one of them and I am sure it doesn't mean I don't like my country.

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