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Hi everyone! I'm Mapleleaf Man from Canada. I'm here to help people learn English and learn about Canada. I've recently deleted many people from my friend's list.
IF YOU ADD ME, PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE. I WILL NOT ACCEPT FRIENDS WHO HAVE NOT SENT ME A MESSAGE.
If you need help, send me a message explaining your problem. I don't have much time for oral chat but I do have some time for written chat on MSN or QQ. To be honest, most of my friends are female but I do send messages to many guys too, I just don't chat with guys.
If you read my blog or watch my movies, you'll learn some things about English that will help you. I've written many blog entries so go to my blog pages and pick up some tips on how to learn English.
This is a link to my blog.
If you are in China and you can't access my videos on youtube, check out my profile on youku.com. I've uploaded my videos to this new site, so you can cruise on over there and see any video that is on youtube. Here's the link: http://u.youku.com/toronto2001
I have made many videos on youtube.com.
youtube.com. Some are fun and some are about learning English. Here is
a link to my videos on youtube.com.Click
here for Mapleleaf Man's youtube videos
Only the latest video will be on my profile page. Take the link to view the older ones. It's nice to have
you here and please talk to me, send me messages, keep in touch and all of that nice stuff.
I've just added some more podcasts to my blog. You can find my latest entry HERE
Here is my latest video, I'm reading from my Autumn Blog. Listen to my words and see if you can understand me or read along with the blog. The blog is here on Ebaby or on the right side of the screen on Youtube. Enjoy!
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November 19, 2009
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I got an interesting email from someone, earlier in the week. Back several months, I guess it would be maybe five or six or more, I'd been writing back and forth with a member of Ebaby. She'd asked for help and, over time, we had been getting to know each other a bit better.
As time went by, the messages became longer and more interesting and, I thought, we were becoming better friends. With friends that you've known for a long time and shared thoughts with, a person becomes more open and trusting. Maybe we say things in a different way or discuss topics that might only be discussed between good friends.
Well, my lesson learned is that you can't just open yourself up to people sometimes. In my last message, I said something that upset this friend. To me, it was an innocent statement but to her, I assume because of cultural or age differences, it was far from innocent. Instead of telling me what upset her, she just disappeared. No email, no contact at all.
Because we had been good friends and because she dropped out of sight completely, I became very worried that this person had been injured in an accident and was hospitalized. A couple of times I actually had a friend in the country in question search for details of an accident.
Then, out of the blue, I get an email that described the incident and the person's feeling about it. The situation isn't resolved but at least now I know what happened. Maybe we will continue to be in contact or maybe this will be the final messages between us. I hope we can continue to be friends but if not, well, c'est la vie!
The lesson here is mind what you say and take into account another person's cultural differences when you say something. I am darn sure that I will from now on!
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More entries: People come and go in my life (1), What's new with you? (5), Death and dying and dead - which is which?, Adding me as a friend on Ebaby (5), QQ and new friends (3), Mapleleaf Man is now on Youku.com, China blocks youtube and other sites (9), Fall or autumn or just cold weather? (8), What do you eat for breakfast? (6), What's all wrong about Ebaby?