tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post7321124239802092901..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: More Stuff from the Flophouse ArchivesVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-23823780009210695492012-07-27T09:25:08.531+02:002012-07-27T09:25:08.531+02:00Lady D, Thank you so much for your note. Could no...Lady D, Thank you so much for your note. Could not agree with you more about the difference between assimilation and integration and I loved the way you phrased it. I read somewhere that some of the most interesting life experiences happen at the intersection of multiple worlds. No regrets here and Baldwin was definitely on to something - getting out of the comfort zone and LIVING the good and the bad is well worth the price of the ticket.<br /><br />All the very best to you.<br /><br />VictoriaVictoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-53972821882681128002012-07-26T14:48:28.839+02:002012-07-26T14:48:28.839+02:00Hi,
It appears to me that you are having a rich an...Hi,<br />It appears to me that you are having a rich and interesting life and are living it fully. The way I see it, when one tries to ASSIMULATE into another culture one loses too much of oneself. On the other hand when one INTERGRATES into a new society you bring your complete self to the table deserving all of the respect that you have earned by surviving all of your life’s challenges.<br />Sometimes, you may feel like the planet Jupiter in the playground, but then, hey...as James Baldwin would say...that is "the price of the ticket!"<br />Take care of yourself. I enjoy your blog.Lady Dhttp://lanewyorkaiseenfrance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-73623693545811681692012-07-23T09:00:55.432+02:002012-07-23T09:00:55.432+02:00Bonjour Laure, merci infiniment à vous pour vos mo...Bonjour Laure, merci infiniment à vous pour vos mots encourageants. Je suis ravie que vous aimez le Flophouse. :-) <br /><br />Kirk, And there they are! Ok, will order from Amazon. Thanks.Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-7226612188799904472012-07-19T20:52:36.190+02:002012-07-19T20:52:36.190+02:00Just last year I bought a book of the complete Fab...Just last year I bought a book of the complete Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers - and another of Mr Natural - from Amazon.com. Look them up. The early Freak Brothers stuff is still great; the later stuff from the 80s is not as good. I found that Mr Natural aged less well than the Freak Brothers, but, hey, they were fun to read.Kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-87076368681630305662012-07-19T14:34:46.845+02:002012-07-19T14:34:46.845+02:00Bonjour Victoria, merci pour tous tes articles qui...Bonjour Victoria, merci pour tous tes articles qui font réfléchir, relativiser et remettre en question. Bien souvent ce que je lis ici résonne dans mon esprit pendant des jours!<br />Prends bien soin de toi.<br /><br />Laure, expat française à NYCLaurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-26189657733963362292012-07-19T12:56:28.457+02:002012-07-19T12:56:28.457+02:00Oh and I saw on the site I consulted about the Fur...Oh and I saw on the site I consulted about the Furry Freak Brothers that they had a series about going abroad. I must have missed those. Do you recall them?<br />And I wonder if it's still possible to get copies. Sounds like a fun read....Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-52172613453242814832012-07-19T12:52:41.514+02:002012-07-19T12:52:41.514+02:00@Kirk, thank you so much for the comment. It made...@Kirk, thank you so much for the comment. It made my day. Yes, it sounds like we have a lot in common. Those were wild days - I used to eagerly read those comic books. I thought the Brothers' cat was beyond cool. <br /><br />And you're absolutely right that none of this resonates with my French friends. I'd say even the most open-minded would find certain aspects of my and your childhood rather disturbing. The things we were allowed to do, to see and to participate in. So I self-censor. But how I feel today about many things is heavily influenced by that period. I *liked* being a hippy child.<br /><br />And even now I smile when I read, "Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope." <br /><br />Not sure I could even begin to translate that one.....<br /><br />VictoriaVictoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-19100847720993912962012-07-19T12:03:03.548+02:002012-07-19T12:03:03.548+02:00We are about the same age and have the same cultur...We are about the same age and have the same cultural references. (Fat Freddy!) I found it nearly impossible to explain to the French what it was like growing up in the 1970s in United States. In my case, this was New York City, which was both a disaster are and an extraordinary environment for teenage hippies. After San Francisco, it was the city in the United States where you could see the most concerts by the largest variety of musicians.<br /><br />The mere fact of telling someone that you were a teenager in United States in the 1960s or 1970s says a lot to Americans, but says nothing to the French. Americans immediately understand the atmosphere and environment of the time. The French, however, don't have the same cultural milestones. They are obsessed by mai 68, and think that the world revolved around that month, which, in retrospect, wasn't much at all.<br /><br />I am proud to have been a "hippie" for a short time, and I am still proud to be a Deadhead.Kirknoreply@blogger.com