Posts tagged life
Foreign Accents
- 17 July 2026
There’s a phenomenon that I’ve been observing, and I think it’s time to share my thoughts. In my experience, when someone goes to visit a place and tries to learn some of the language and speak it, the reaction comes in two flavors: people either (type I) act delighted and try to help with the learning, or (type II) switch to English.
Immigration
- 13 April 2025
Sometimes people ask me questions about what it’s like living in a different country. The Netherlands is not all that different from the US, as these things go, but it’s still different enough. This is a collection of things I miss from life in Boston and things that make this place feel foreign.