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Laliibeans said:Hehe, I get people asking when my "tour" is. "How big is the group?" "What company does it?" "Do they have their own accommodation they take your things to?" Etc.
I've told them so many times it's not a tour :roll:
I guess it's because tours are big here in Australia, they don't understand that it's not the only way to travel. Personally, I can't stand tours!
methodist.pilgrim.98 said:OK so I watched the youtube programme about Michael's birth. Inspiring and brought tears to my eyes.
When I have seen what you and your family went through I really would love to put the question to them. How could you believe that Candace would have difficulty walking the Camino when she has faced such a tough time and come through it?
If anyone doubts your ability to cope courteously stick Michael down their throat.
ps. For baptism I wear a machine washable tabard over my dry clean only cassock because as certain as the sun rises in the east at least one child a year is going to share their dinner down my chest.
snijmann said:Informing my daughter's high school principal of our Camino (the fact that I will be talking her out of school for 36 days, and her missing her June exam which will result in her average dropping from 89% to 46% (school's decision to give her 0%).... The principal's closing remark regarding our pilgrimage really was "random" (as teenagers would say)... "Enjoy the outing" .... Outing!!!!???.
whariwharangi said:I saw the title and thought two possibilities:
One: the person plans to participate in the summer camino quest for a bed.
Two: the discussion is about the last 100km or so where everyone seems to picks up the pace in order to be sure to catch their flight home.
Graeme.W said:I find it funny how everyone seems to think that because they have done or are going to do their pilgrimage that they make fun of those who have not or have not heard of it.
Come on people I sense a little bit of Camino snobery here.
Not everyone on the planet has seen the movie or heard of The Camino de Santiago.
I too have been asked many times and get enjoyment explaining what it is I will be doing in May.
Burn Camino all and look forward to seeing you along the Way.
snijmann said:Informing my daughter's high school principal of our Camino (the fact that I will be talking her out of school for 36 days, and her missing her June exam which will result in her average dropping from 89% to 46% (school's decision to give her 0%).... The principal's closing remark regarding our pilgrimage really was "random" (as teenagers would say)... "Enjoy the outing" ....
The local school here recruits me to make presentations to the students. Ignorant principal, producing ignorant students.
Informing my daughter's high school principal of our Camino (the fact that I will be talking her out of school for 36 days, and her missing her June exam which will result in her average dropping from 89% to 46% (school's decision to give her 0%).... The principal's closing remark regarding our pilgrimage really was "random" (as teenagers would say)... "Enjoy the outing"
Choweth said:Graeme.W said:I find it funny how everyone seems to think that because they have done or are going to do their pilgrimage that they make fun of those who have not or have not heard of it.
Come on people I sense a little bit of Camino snobery here.
Not everyone on the planet has seen the movie or heard of The Camino de Santiago.
I too have been asked many times and get enjoyment explaining what it is I will be doing in May.
Burn Camino all and look forward to seeing you along the Way.
No, it's once you give them the idea of what you are doing they still ask questions as in a way of saying, "are you kidding me?" At least for me, in the sense, tone, and facial expressions that they are asked with they have never been true curious questions. My family thinks I am kidding, so I just laugh it off.
Graeme.W said:I find it funny how everyone seems to think that because they have done or are going to do their pilgrimage that they make fun of those who have not or have not heard of it.
Come on people I sense a little bit of Camino snobery here.
Not everyone on the planet has seen the movie or heard of The Camino de Santiago.
I too have been asked many times and get enjoyment explaining what it is I will be doing in May.
Burn Camino all and look forward to seeing you along the Way.
Well, I'm a tad late in chiming in here, but if you mean "everyone" on this forum, I think you are mistaken. I have yet to see much "snobery" (sic) on here, whereas, as I'm sure you've discovered already, there is a lot of experience and advice sharing, which is what it's all about.Graeme.W said:I find it funny how everyone seems to think that because they have done or are going to do their pilgrimage that they make fun of those who have not or have not heard of it.
Come on people I sense a little bit of Camino snobery here.
I think the camino itself is fine - you will get the normal mix of good and bad, as everywhere.Laliibeans said:People will always read into something whatever they want to read into it. I was hoping that the Camino would be a place to get away from all of those types of attitudes, but I guess not.
Sojourner47 said:I think the camino itself is fine - you will get the normal mix of good and bad, as everywhere.Laliibeans said:People will always read into something whatever they want to read into it. I was hoping that the Camino would be a place to get away from all of those types of attitudes, but I guess not.
This forum does sometimes get a bit overheated (says me....lol) - but don't think it will be like this en-route. For starters, the posters on here are a TINY minority of pilgrims - on my 2 stages of the Frances, and the Ingles and Madrid, I never met anyone who'd even heard of this forum, let alone posted on it.