Comments on: Character http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2007/12/02/character/ Exchange Some Yellow! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:52:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alison http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2007/12/02/character/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Alison Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:19:09 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/?p=33#comment-131 I love the way you write. The way you feel about that house is the way I feel after reading one of your posts - completely inspired. Thankyou! I love the way you write. The way you feel about that house is the way I feel after reading one of your posts – completely inspired. Thankyou!

]]> By: Melissa D http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2007/12/02/character/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Melissa D Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:53:05 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/?p=33#comment-129 Yeah I meant the Burin Peninsula, I am in Fortune, born and raised here actually. I was an expat living in the Netherlands for 5 years but moved back about 4 years ago. Sorry about the "N" word lol. Everyone I know doesn't mind being called that, but I can totally understand some people taking offense to it. And no the weather is not kind here. Urgh we are having a storm today, I hate winter. :) Yeah I meant the Burin Peninsula, I am in Fortune, born and raised here actually. I was an expat living in the Netherlands for 5 years but moved back about 4 years ago.
Sorry about the “N” word lol. Everyone I know doesn’t mind being called that, but I can totally understand some people taking offense to it.
And no the weather is not kind here. Urgh we are having a storm today, I hate winter. :)

]]> By: kyran http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2007/12/02/character/comment-page-1/#comment-127 kyran Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:25:53 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/?p=33#comment-127 Hi Melissa. I was born in New Brunswick, my mother's home province, and lived there for nine months before we moved to the island where my dad's folks go back forever. Islanders are pretty strict about that kind of thing--in their eyes, that accident of birth probably makes me a mainlander. I was raised in Corner Brook, on the west coast of the island, and lived in St. John's, on the east coast, before coming here. Friendly tip: "newfie" is a volatile term. Some Newfoundlanders (usually ex-pats) embrace it. To others, it's extremely derogatory. Our "N" word. Like most slang based on ethnicity or gender, it's probably best avoided unless you "own" it. Personally, I'd like everyone, mainlanders and Newfoundlanders alike, to permanently retire it. Hope the weather is kind to you during your stay. If by "boot" you mean the Burin Peninsula, my dad's family all came from Placentia Bay. best, k. :-) Hi Melissa. I was born in New Brunswick, my mother’s home province, and lived there for nine months before we moved to the island where my dad’s folks go back forever. Islanders are pretty strict about that kind of thing–in their eyes, that accident of birth probably makes me a mainlander. I was raised in Corner Brook, on the west coast of the island, and lived in St. John’s, on the east coast, before coming here.

Friendly tip: “newfie” is a volatile term. Some Newfoundlanders (usually ex-pats) embrace it. To others, it’s extremely derogatory. Our “N” word. Like most slang based on ethnicity or gender, it’s probably best avoided unless you “own” it.

Personally, I’d like everyone, mainlanders and Newfoundlanders alike, to permanently retire it.

Hope the weather is kind to you during your stay. If by “boot” you mean the Burin Peninsula, my dad’s family all came from Placentia Bay.

best,

k. :-)

]]> By: Melissa D http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2007/12/02/character/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Melissa D Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:27:45 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/?p=33#comment-126 Just wanted to say I love your blog and read it often. I am not sure now how I stumbled upon it. I was just wondering, were you from Newfoundland originally?? I am in Newfoundland right now, right down on the "boot" as we say. If your a newfie where are you from? Or did you just visit here? Just wanted to say I love your blog and read it often. I am not sure now how I stumbled upon it. I was just wondering, were you from Newfoundland originally?? I am in Newfoundland right now, right down on the “boot” as we say. If your a newfie where are you from? Or did you just visit here?

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