Been here 6 months today and...
#61
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Re: Been here 6 months today and...
Good question. It is interesting as to me it carries a sense of conforming to a 'norm'. Apparently everyone comes to accept a given situation eventually. Some days I think I've cracked it and some days definitely not.
#62
Re: Been here 6 months today and...
Maybe!
Yeah, I'm not sure what it is anymore either, I used to think I knew.
Everyone has a different definition of normal and and a different set of circumstances to accept if they move I suppose.
Not sure that I'll ever crack it permanently all the while I'm in the USA. After almost 10 years here I feel I should have, but after reading what other people write, maybe not.
Everyone has a different definition of normal and and a different set of circumstances to accept if they move I suppose.
Not sure that I'll ever crack it permanently all the while I'm in the USA. After almost 10 years here I feel I should have, but after reading what other people write, maybe not.
#63
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Re: Been here 6 months today and...
Yeah, I'm not sure what it is anymore either, I used to think I knew.
Everyone has a different definition of normal and and a different set of circumstances to accept if they move I suppose.
Not sure that I'll ever crack it permanently all the while I'm in the USA. After almost 10 years here I feel I should have, but after reading what other people write, maybe not.
#65
Re: Been here 6 months today and...
I love it here. I've been here over three years, and have absolutely no desire to ever go back to the UK.
#67
Re: Been here 6 months today and...
I have had a few good years here, and some very good times, but it can be a very cold and lonely place...
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Re: Been here 6 months today and...
nor·mal·ize
/ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz/ Show Spelled [nawr-muh-lahyz] Show IPA verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make normal.
2. to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
3. Metallurgy . to heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then to cool in still air at ambient temperature.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become normal; resume a normal state: Prices soon normalized after the war.
#71
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Re: Been here 6 months today and...
nor·mal·ize
/ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz/ Show Spelled [nawr-muh-lahyz] Show IPA verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make normal.
2. to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
3. Metallurgy . to heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then to cool in still air at ambient temperature.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become normal; resume a normal state: Prices soon normalized after the war.
/ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz/ Show Spelled [nawr-muh-lahyz] Show IPA verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make normal.
2. to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
3. Metallurgy . to heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then to cool in still air at ambient temperature.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become normal; resume a normal state: Prices soon normalized after the war.
Funny it didn't mention the audio application though!
#73
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#74
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Re: Been here 6 months today and...
nor·mal·ize
/ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz/ Show Spelled [nawr-muh-lahyz] Show IPA verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make normal.
2. to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
3. Metallurgy . to heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then to cool in still air at ambient temperature.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become normal; resume a normal state: Prices soon normalized after the war.
/ˈnɔrməˌlaɪz/ Show Spelled [nawr-muh-lahyz] Show IPA verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make normal.
2. to establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
3. Metallurgy . to heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then to cool in still air at ambient temperature.
–verb (used without object)
4. to become normal; resume a normal state: Prices soon normalized after the war.
#75
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Re: Been here 6 months today and...
How the heck did you manage that? I work for a large Fortune 500 company (been there 11 plus years) and get 15 days vacation and 6 public holidays - one miserable day for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas. You must work for the government to get all that time off!!!!