tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post4561210011107335594..comments2023-08-21T15:36:43.005+02:00Comments on Rosemary Bailey Brown's Married to a Serb Blog: Don't Tell the Neighbors About Our New Dog BedRosemary Bailey Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530156794927503553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-12381653562502643832012-02-01T09:03:21.047+01:002012-02-01T09:03:21.047+01:00Serbian attitudes towards dogs, women and "sh...Serbian attitudes towards dogs, women and "shoes indoors" is pure Turkish backwardness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-1335255543817747692008-11-28T05:04:00.000+01:002008-11-28T05:04:00.000+01:00I have a friend who has many cats in Subotica. I w...I have a friend who has many cats in Subotica. I went to have dinner at her house and afterwards had a cuddle with the kittens for a while.<BR/>When I got home my partner promptly asked me to remove my "kitten clothes" and get changed into something clean.... I can't imagine how he would react to the way I have lived with my dogs in the past, who were spoilt rotten and slept at the foot of my bed every night, sometimes even under the blankets if it was cold..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-8871244819344321802008-11-26T16:37:00.000+01:002008-11-26T16:37:00.000+01:00"In Serbia, you don't treat dogs as though they we..."In Serbia, you don't treat dogs as though they were humans. "<BR/><BR/>not true... maybe the 'super villagers' don't treat dogs with respect, but i have many friends who play with their dogs like a best friend (same as in the USA)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-5058437074271591532008-11-26T09:04:00.000+01:002008-11-26T09:04:00.000+01:00About cringeing at shoes: Yeah, that shocks some A...About cringeing at shoes: Yeah, that shocks some Americans, too. "Shoes off the couch!!" was a daily reminder during my (non-Serb family) Californian childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-1945129572072222602008-11-26T03:28:00.000+01:002008-11-26T03:28:00.000+01:00Hi Rosemary!I'm enjoying reading your blog, it's g...Hi Rosemary!<BR/><BR/>I'm enjoying reading your blog, it's great!<BR/>I understand your husband's reaction and I find it absolutely normal. <BR/>This that I cannot understand is this obsession you Americans have with dogs. You said that in Serbia the dogs are not treated enough like humans. Of course they are not, they are animals.<BR/>By the way, I'm Greek and I really love animals, but I wouldn't accept to drink neither a glass of water in a house where the dog (and its hair...) walks freely, licks the plates as you said etc.<BR/>As to your husband's reaction for not telling the neighbors about the new bed, it's not because the neighbors will consider it as extra luxurious thing that the ..."rich" Americans can afford, but he rather ashamed of the laughs they will make behind your back.<BR/>This is how these things are taken here in Balkans.<BR/><BR/>We like animals, but just like we do with our shoes (as "anonymous" very well said), we never put them on our bed neither on our table.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-51057754275957413602008-11-25T23:38:00.000+01:002008-11-25T23:38:00.000+01:00When my (then)Serbian boyfriend began spending the...When my (then)Serbian boyfriend began spending the night in my apartment, my cute little dog, John*, was our constant bed companion. Once my boyfriend and I became engaged and moved in together though, John's presence became a problem and he was moved to a bed/cage in our room. About a year after I married my (now)husband, suddenly John smelled and he was noisy. What changed, you ask? Good question! John now sleeps in the kitchen and (I believe) is increasingly aware of his proximity to the back door. We live in the Midwestern U.S., so it's not exactly tropical around here. <BR/> Although many, many arguments have allowed John to stay in the house up until now, I can't help but wonder whose how many more times do I need to tell my husband "He's a friggin' Yorkie!"?<BR/><BR/>*Dog names have been changed to protect the ego and reputation of a certain dog owner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583964906309382179.post-58401126621358108862008-11-25T01:57:00.000+01:002008-11-25T01:57:00.000+01:00Yeah, I'm a Serb and I would never let any of my p...Yeah, I'm a Serb and I would never let any of my pets anywhere near the bed. But, I do buy them all sorts of stuff - toys, special food and snacks, etc. Funny thing is, what kind of shocked me when I first moved to America was seeing people put their shoes on the couch, coffee table, or - even worse - on the bed. We're talking about shoes that they wear outside. I cringe every time I see that, hehe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com