WELCOME HOME POLE !!!

EvilForce

Hey Pole...welcome back. How was your trip to Boston? What did you end up doing for fun?

You retort about JCannon on the other thread was hilarious....LOL

kls

Pole was gone ? Where did he go ? I always miss something Hi Pole ,welcome back

skyman

Welcome back. Hope JCannon likes you back also.

Hey EF,

It's really nice of you to start this welcome thread. I feel a bit embarrassed as I always shy away from public attention :-).

The Boston trip was a great experience. I got some really damp weather at first, but towards the end of my stay the skies cleared up. I can't really imagine how people stand all this humidity there though. Almost like in the Mediterranean countries.

As for sightseeing - I did the whole "freedom-trail" thing. Funny how everything is 'freedom' in Boston. Freedom trail, freedom ships, freedom popcorn (though not exactly free:). I also stepped into the Chinatown area. I stayed in the MIT area so I got a chance to see much of the MIT (including the museum) as well as Harvard.

As for shopping I got an Ipod, but I'll probably have to give it to my younger sister as soon as she sees it :)

Thanks for all the tips.

The overall impression of America was rather positive. The society in the Boston area is really hyper-multi-cultural for someone arriving fresh from Eastern Europe. I mean I've been in many different places before, but never had I seen so many new immigrants in one place. And Burger King tastes much better in the US than in most of Europe :).

The only funny thing was that some even very bright and well educated Americans suffered from the one-directional cultural transfer between the US and the rest of the world. Kind of confirming my stereotype :).

P.S.

My comments on JCannon are 100% serious. Check his posts from around a year ago. He is a textbook example of paranoia. :) You just have to love him for that!

Pole

EvilForce

I did just read thru a bunch of his old posts....good god what a fruit loop. But even delusional fruit loops are welcome.

Glad you had a good time. One of America's weaknesses is that because it is so large and diverse many people never get a chance to spend time outside of the USA to get a proper perspective on how other's view the world. Hence part of the reason you see the various debates on politics here on JWD and other forums.

Insomniac

Pole, you were just down the road from me and I didn't even know it! I'm glad you had a nice time in the US, and especially New England. Boston is an amazing city, if you've got the time to wander about. My honey and I occasionally get down there for the best Chinese food in the world, and to walk around Harvard.

Welcome home!

Pole

kls,

Thanks for the welcome - you're a sweet monkey :).

insomaniac,

It's a pity you missed my Boston thread. Would've been nice to meet you! And yes - Harvard is really nice - much nicer than the MIT area, isn't it?

Pole - of the 'still recovering from the visit to the John Harvard Pub' class

tetrapod.sapien

hey Pole,

welcome back. you're a computational linguist, aren't you? were you at MIT for a conference?

chrissy

Welcome back...

Glad to hear you had a great time.

Chrissy

greendawn

Welcome back, judging from your username I thought you lived in Poland.

WELCOME HOME POLE !!!

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