Oy vey – have you ever reached that point of total exasperation? When you are ready to pull your hair out or worse yet throw a full on fit? How can you possibly describe that feeling, which is where the expression Oy vey came from, it is that untranslatable expression. My husband, that favorite Jew of mine, (yes even his family converted to Christianity before his mother was born he is of Jewish blood) uses this phrase without even realizing it. This is one of those phrases that has crept into everyday language and across cultures in the US.
Osmosis – the unconscious process of assimilation. I must confess I have been assimilated into today’s culture in many ways and yet I am still a Baby Boomer at heart. I don’t have TIVO, a video game, or an iPod, I have very few music CDs and no music DVDs. I have not downloaded ringtones or music from the Apple Store. I would rather read a book than watch a movie. I don’t use Netflicks and seldom rent DVDs. I like Windows XP and command lines. I still use the phrase ‘cool’ and haven’t converted to ‘sweet’. So I guess I am not completely assimilated to today’s culture, but text messaging, twitter and blogging are necessities for me.
Osmosis – the unconscious process of assimilation. I must confess I have been assimilated into today’s culture in many ways and yet I am still a Baby Boomer at heart. I don’t have TIVO, a video game, or an iPod, I have very few music CDs and no music DVDs. I have not downloaded ringtones or music from the Apple Store. I would rather read a book than watch a movie. I don’t use Netflicks and seldom rent DVDs. I like Windows XP and command lines. I still use the phrase ‘cool’ and haven’t converted to ‘sweet’. So I guess I am not completely assimilated to today’s culture, but text messaging, twitter and blogging are necessities for me.
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