It's a beastly hot Sunday and let up in sight. Did I ever mention that I hate hot weather in any form? I wish I were someplace cooler.
I spoke with the British BF on Friday and loved hearing about empire building activities. He tends to be long winded at times but it's not a deal breaker. I decided to to start taking baby steps to bridge the cultural divide between us. I sent him a link to a Jewish Museum in Manchester to he can learn something about a culture he knows little about. Culturally, we both come from family-centric people, it's just the religion that separates us. This has deal breaker written all over it. My approach is to educate not exclude. I could never understand why some Jewish people are wary of outsiders. Actually, let me change that, I can understand why, historically, Jewish people have been wary of outsiders. However, living in isolation from the world at-large is something I can't do. I would rather educate and inform than push a person away. I believe that it helps bridge the divides that separate people. I'm not that as to think it's the solution for ending racism and misgyony but it's a step in he right direction. I can only point him in the direction I want him to go toward and hope for the best. I would like to know more about his world; mostly so I can understand him a little better. I think that because we're naturally curious people that we will have a slightly easier time learning about our respective cultures and meet in the middle. Part of my plan is to, hopefully, spend a little more time with either here or in Manchester. For now, all is good.
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