TromboneAl
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Lena's Swedish cousin and his Singaporean wife were here for the Thanksgiving weekend. He writes computer software for trading billions in currency -- software that has to make buying decisions in a limited number of microseconds. He speaks English better than 99% of Americans although he has a strong accent and still pronounces J like Y ("Yust Yenerate more cash.").
We had a great time, and enjoyed them both, but probably spent about 30 hours just talking. Talking during meals, talking after dinner, talking on hikes, talking in the car.
It was just too much time listening and thinking of things to say. I'll bet there were times when everyone wanted to do something else, but there was no way to bring that up.
In the future, I've got to find a way to say "OK, now let's everyone read a book or watch a movie or surf the Internet for a change."
We had a great time, and enjoyed them both, but probably spent about 30 hours just talking. Talking during meals, talking after dinner, talking on hikes, talking in the car.
It was just too much time listening and thinking of things to say. I'll bet there were times when everyone wanted to do something else, but there was no way to bring that up.
In the future, I've got to find a way to say "OK, now let's everyone read a book or watch a movie or surf the Internet for a change."