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voisins/neighbors

 

renard - 10:14am Mar 4, 1999 (#1 of 5)

voisins/neighbors

Voici mes commentaires sur l'analyse du mot voisin et le graphe associé en fichier attache:



Nisha S - 09:01pm Mar 4, 1999 (#2 of 5)

neighbors/personal space

While I understandd that the French like living with more contact with their neighbors than Americans do, I got the impression from your message that the French don't like their neighbors. That must make daily life very difficult! With regards to personal space, I think it is something that Americans cherish. Privacy is the mark of the common man.


Carol K M - 08:04pm Mar 7, 1999 (#3 of 5)

In reply to Sophie: A comment on "proche" versus "distant"

In this case, I don't think that the American student's response of "distant" necessarily refers to the actual distance between residences. The French live in close proximity to each other, and so do Americans who live in cities or suburbs.

I have felt that some of my neighbors are distant in that they are on a different wavelength than I am and I just can't comprehend them. For example, some of my neighbors never go to neighborhood parties, never say hi on the street, and never mail holiday greeting cards to me even though I mail cards to them. They are distant because they seem to ignore friendly gestures and tend to keep to themselves.


Luke A M - 03:59am Mar 8, 1999 (#4 of 5)

liking neighbors

Where I come from, all our neighbors got along wonderfully. We had block parties and gatherings all the time. So, all of my responces to this word were positive ones. And, althought you do expect that some people aren't going to get along with their neighbors, I was surprised at the high number of you that gave negative responces. Is it not in your culture to encourage posative relations with those you live around?


Cédric B- 05:08am Mar 11, 1999 (#5 of 5)

Voisins Vs amis

je pense que la perception du mot voisin est étroitement liée à l'expérience personnelle. En effet, dans le message de Luke A Massery, on voit très bien que pour lui un voisin est un ami, car chez lui, c'est la cas. Si je prend mon exemple, j'ai des voisins qui sont des amis, mais d'un autre coté il suffit d'un seul voisin bruyant, sans aucun respect pour les autres pour tout gâcher. C'est mon cas un de mes voisins ne sait pas écouter de la music il faut qu'il en fasse profiter tout le monde, et lorsqu'on lui fait remarquer il dit qu'il est chez lui et que c'est comme ça. Le bruit est vraiment une polution et cela vous empèche de penser à autre chose. Je pense donc que cette perception du mot voisin est vraiment un reflet de l'expérience personnelle. On perçoit le mon voisin n fonction de ses voisins.