We were in the Barista on St Marks (amen to it.. die die Hard Rock) while we had a heated debate on how personal we can get when we write about stuff on our blogs. And that was the beginning of exploring the oriental-occidental differences in placing our personal lives, thoughts and identities in a public sphere.. Basically, how we don't mind it.. Some of us. Maybe it is an Indian thing, maybe not..
Well some people write about personal details of friends, dates and acquaintances; some use indirect references to friends to relate concepts and ideas to people (vide supra); some about their emotional and cognitive states (which a lot of people just cannot) and some just about abstract concepts/events/photos/objects. Of course, our boundaries differ. my own personal philosophy is to not encroach on another's personal space/identity while my own limits can be flexible..
And of course there can be problems with boundary thresholds for different people.. And such differences could stem from how much The Public and hence The Appearances are important to people. And maybe a reflection of their self-perception through the public eye. I guess the only real limit should be another person's identity and so long as there is respect for that space, the world should be going good..
Osho..
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