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How can I get along in a foreign country I don't like?

malach_sadriel — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:33:18 -0800

I have moved to a foreign country and am looking for suggestions as to how to get along in the best way possible until I can return to the US. I am a single woman with a professional background. I came to this country to reconnect with my ancestral roots. I have found the culture and behavior really appalling and irritating on a profound level as well as being sexist at a very deep level. Also many people here think Americans are the cash cow. I am not an "ugly American" and on the contrary spent much time learning about this place and its history, but that is not the same as experiencing it firsthand. This is a very traditional country with a facade of modernity. I always knew that the US was an unusual country but this experience has faced me with exactly how freedom-loving and American I really am.
I have passed through the newbie issues here, have had difficulty learning the language (and not because I can't) and even though I have found an MO here, of sorts, I am constantly appalled by the culture and behavior of many people. And yet, it is my ancestral culture and I cannot reject it entirely.
I have found my energy and will sapped because there are very few like-minded people here that I can connect with. I am generally a very self-reliant person but this is too much.
I have to stay here until I can find work back in the US to reasonably support myself. I have to do this search long distance because I cannot travel back temporarily to do so.
What I am looking for is not so much concrete suggestions like groups to join (although that might be helpful) as attitudes or strategies to employ. To date, the negativity has impinged on my ability to put myself totally into work-seeking.
As I am a mature person with long experience I have already tried many attitude changes, tricks and tips etc., being in nature, etc. Nothing seems to work for long against the constant assault of negative and hard-faced attitude that I see here. It might help to explain that I relocated from Northern California, and a live and let live attitude is my inner wish. Very not possible here, where the smallest thing done is up for analysis and judgment.

Please help with a Chinese translation!

melizabeth — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:35:47 -0800

Can someone help me translate this wall scroll written in traditional Chinese characters? (photo inside) I've have the explanation/translation before, but it still didn't make much sense in it's entirety. It's supposed to be from an ancient Chinese poet who after visiting various places throughout China now has this collection on places on the his wall in his room to remember all the places he saw. I believe a few of the phrases are famous landmarks and natural areas throughout China, such as the Wuyi Mountains, etc. Ideally, I'd like to have a translation for the entire poem so I can pair it as a caption with the piece on a wall. Otherwise, I have a feeling it won't mean much to people who see the scroll on the wall. Here is the scroll

Thanks in advance!

Coming out to traditional Chinese dad?

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:02:06 -0800

Coming out dilemma: how do you tell your traditional Chinese dad (ESL) that you're gay? THE SITUATION / TL;WR:
My partner ["BF"] wants to come out to his father ["Dad"]. However, we're concerned that due to language difficulties, Dad may not understand the vocabulary, especially the subtleties of loaded words like "gay". And even if Dad understands the words, he may not understand what it really means, in terms of the idea that a man could actually be in love with another man, etc.. And then, even if Dad understands what it means, he may be absolutely devastated/furious.

Other complicating/snowflake factors:
Dad lives 4 hours away, meaning it either has to be phone call, email, or inescapable awkward visit. Also, Dad is kinda lonely, and we're worried this will make him feel even more alone (especially if he ends up being hostile to BF). Finally, BF is Chinese, I'm white.

KEY PLAYERS:
- BF: Chinese, late 20s, professional, dude. Shy and sweet. Native English speaker, understands Chinese but does not speak. In relationship with me for 6 months (<3).
- Dad: Early 70s, ESL (not a great english speaker/understander, but gets by), devoutly Buddhist, divorced, lives alone. He clearly wants to reconnect with BF (and is clearly proud of BF's accomplishments) but they've drifted apart for multiple reasons. Lives about a 4 hours drive from BF and me.

Also featuring:
- Me: White, late 20s, professional, also a dude. Loud and forward. Will do absolutely anything for BF (love him), including staying out of it if necessary (not easy!).
- Sister (of BF): Supportive, knows about the whole situation. Same language situation as BF.
- Older Cousin (of BF): Lives abroad, speaks Chinese, dude. 99% chance that he is gay (mentioned a boyfriend years ago, has pictures of semi-clothed dudes all over his apartment, owns small dogs), but it's never discussed in the family so we can't say for sure. May POSSIBLY be able to help with translation and cultural issues (assuming he's willing, and that we're not wrong about the him-being-gay thing), but has not been spoken to about this situation yet.

PLEASE HELP:
Any advice about how he/we should go about this would be incredibly helpful for both of us.

Additionally, if you have any experiences (from yourself or others) you can share to help understand what we're potentially facing, it would be appreciated. I'm thinking specifically:

1. You've had experience coming out in a traditional-Asian-parent context
2. You've had experience breaking any culturally awkward piece of information in a traditional-Asian-parent context
3. You've had experience coming out in any traditional parent context
4. You've had experience coming out/breaking any culturally awkward piece of information across a moderate language/understanding barrier
5. Any other analogous situation

Pleasant Peasant Fare

Catch — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:47:54 -0800

Help me stretch my budget with new 'old' recipes? Looking for 'heritage' meals that might be technically challenging or time-costly, but use cheap ingredients.
I have all the time in the world to make meals from scratch (making stock the day before, simmering things for hours, and so on), but not a lot of money in my grocery budget.
Metafilter cooks of all cultures, do you have any low-cost traditional or regional dishes in your repertoire to suggest? For example, meals that use little meat, or cheap cuts.
I really want to hear about dishes if you regularly make them yourself, and that have a bit of history behind them - (more red beans and rice, less quick tuna pasta).

What Did The Office Workers Of The 1600s Eat?

The Whelk — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:10:19 -0800

I always hear that the traditionally heavy US diet ( or any " traditional" cuisine, really ) was developed for people working long hard hours of manual labor, farm work, etc., so what did the people who had sedentary, less active jobs eat? What were the historical diets of people who didn't haul lumber through the woods or dig ditches, but recorded numbers or did accounting or translated documents?

Seeking an Obscure Peruvian or Bolivian Traditonal Pan Flute Music Album

emilynoa — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:04:24 -0800

Ready for a doozy, Metafilter? I am looking for a specific Peruvian or Bolivian album from the early or mid 1990s, and I don’t know the name of the artist or the name of the album. Here’s what I know about the album. It was made up of traditional pan flute music and had at least the following songs: Sukiri, Tempestad, Lejanas, Juku. The artists sometimes make noises of encouragement during the songs, but they never sing.

I have already searched Amazon.com and Itunes, and as far as I can tell the album is not for sale there. (Btw, I own a copy of Inca the Peruvian Ensemble’s album, and I know for certain there album is not the one I am seeking.) The album probably uses some of all of the following words: Bolivian, Peruvian, Flute, Music. I also remember (possibly) the word “magic” and/or “traditional” being involved in the title of the album.

My father purchased this album in Washington DC on tape. I do not know for certain if the artists were national or not, but I wonder if the reason I haven’t found this album thus far is because the artist was local or traveling around.

Thanks in advanced!

Before bed, where do I put the clothes that I want to wear again?

Sully — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:36:12 -0800

Traditionally, where do people put the clothes they wore during the day that aren't dirty enough to go into the laundry hamper, but aren't clean enough to go back in the closet? Also, it's likely they want to wear them again soon. Growing up, my family was very non-traditional, and so I picked up the terrible habit of just leaving the clothes I wore during the day that I wanted to wear again in a pile on the floor. My folks were cool with that and so it's the way it's been for decades. But recently, I cleaned my whole apartment and now leaving my clothes on the floor doesn't seem appropriate, as there are no longer piles of other things dotting the floor too, keeping it company.

A few years ago I was at a friend's place and she was cooking dinner and I noticed that she had this thing on her stove - it was a narrow dish that she could place her stirring spoons on when they weren't being used to stir the pot. I thought this was fabulous, and told her so, and she was surprised I didn't know about it. "It's NORMAL," she told me. But my family never had one, so it was surprise to me.

I am wondering if there is a similar gap in my knowledge about where to put clothes when you are retiring for the day. I suspect most people do not leave their clothes in a pile on the floor like I used to. What is the "normal" way to deal with those clothes that are in flux? Is there a special dresser that I don't know exists?

Commitment Ceremonies 101

divabat — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:23:52 -0800

Commitment ceremonies: how do you do them? Particularly - how do you explain the idea to family? My partner and I have been together for just over five years, with the relationship being open (I'm queer and occasionally see other women; he's working on seeing other women too) for the last two. It's been working great so far and we're in it for the long haul.

Recently we've been talking about having some sort of party or ceremony to recognise the journey we've been on, the deep love and companionship we hold for each other, and to celebrate that with the people we care for the most. (Personally I feel that people make an effort to show up to weddings rather than other social events!) However, the idea of marriage/a wedding gives us the heebee-jeebees. His parents are divorced, which has tainted the idea of marriage for him; I find issues with the assumption of exclusive commitment.

We thought about possibly having a commitment ceremony - essentially like a wedding, but without the legal marriage paperwork. While we both like the idea, we're stuck on how to explain it to our families (really, mine, since they're from a more traditional Asian culture; his is pretty liberal). I tried to ask my aunt about it as a test and she replied "How do you have a wedding without the registration? That's not a wedding!"

We live in an area that has de facto laws, so technically we don't even really need to legally marry to get most benefits since we're de facto already. Trying to explain that to said aunt was a little confusing though; she was wondering about how I wouldn't be so sure that he wouldn't cheat on me or run away with the house and all that. (I'm very sure he wouldn't!) And to be honest we're still a little confused ourselves, especially as it relates to visas (I'm applying for Permanent Residency and we were wondering whether a visa based on marriage makes it easier since my app's been in limbo for yonks).

People love him, my family adore him and keep asking when we'll get married, if we did get married we'd probably get "ABOUT TIME" as a response. Yet I don't really want to have to stand in front of my family and go "the reason we're not exclusive is because I am a lesbian whose love of my life happens to be a man, and we've both found that you can be dedicated and committed to each other without needing to limit the sex to each other. Oops, TMI!" I want the celebration, I want my loved ones to be there with us, I want the recognition and validation - I just don't want the hassle.

Have you made it work? How did you get around traditional/conservative ideas of relationships? How do you deal with possibly disappointing your father because he's not going to "give you away", or with confusing everyone because there's no paper to sign? Is there a way to keep everyone happy?

(I feel quite a few people would say "just do what you want to do, screw family"; however, for me, commitment ceremonies of any kind have always had family as a major factor - a blending of families and cultures, in our case. I would like to respect them while also keeping true to ourselves.)

Name that tune: Irish edition

shannonm — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:00:57 -0800

Need help identifying this (possibly Irish traditional) song. Crap one-minute recording on SoundCloud here. Lyrics (with a stab at phonetic spelling):

oh ah reo
and heave our bodies home
oh ah reo
and save our souls

The recording is from a live performance by Glen Hansard in Telc, CZ last weekend. He added it to the end of an original song. He could have just been riffing, but it seems to have the structure of a trad song. Any help is appreciated.

Old-fashioned toys

midnightmoonlight — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:52:59 -0800

What are some really old-fashioned toys (no plastic please, other than LEGOs) that can still be easily purchased locally, and at what stores? Craft stores? Bonus if you can sort them by age group (but hey, wood blocks never get old!) I know Etsy is a good resource for handmade toys, and a few are so simple one can make them at home, but you know how family always wants to inundate your child with ugly plastic toys... So what are some local-bought toy alternatives they could gift?

Thank you ;-)

Mawiage. Mawiage is what bwings us togefa today.

Salvor Hardin — Sun, 01 May 2011 17:28:55 -0800

Please help us think of some non-traditional wedding roles for our siblings. So, cygnet and I are getting married in August! Yay!!!

We're planning a fairly non-traditional non-religious wedding ceremony, and we were hoping y'all could help us think of some nice ways to include our sisters (we each have one) and their significant others (one husband and one long-term boyfriend) in the ceremony.

We aren't having any bridesmaids/groomsmen/best man/maid of honor. Our ceremony so far is a bunch of our friends talking for a few minutes each, plus our parents and the officiant saying something, plus the usual exchange of vows/rings/kisses.

We were thinking of having our sisters act as ringbearers - any ideas for other things they could do in the wedding? We also want to include my sister's (recently married) husband, b/c we want him to feel like part of the family, and it would seem nice to have cygnet's sister's boyfriend do something symmetrical.

Any ideas? Thanks!

Find me that lazy lout!

bjrn — Sun, 01 May 2011 13:39:47 -0800

I'm looking for a recording of a song, but I can't find it anywhere, or even who might have recorded it! In Get Up by Chinese Man there's a sample of a song (starts about 20 seconds in). From googling the lyrics I've found the song seems to be called Lazy Lout, but that's pretty much all I can find. Here are the full lyrics from mudcat.org:

When I was young and under ten
A silly wee fool was I
The morning that I left the school
I heard my mother cry

Chorus:
Get up, get out, you lazy lout
Get into your working clothes
Up to your knees in oil and grease
And a grindstone to your nose

I bought me a clock, a pretty good clock
To help me to tell the time
It awakened me every morning
With a very poetic rhyme

I married me a wife, a pretty good wife
And kept her many a year
Come what may, she'd begin each day
By whispering in my ear

Now some get to lie as long as they like
They're luckier men than me
I never get to lie very long
I'm only four foot three

All other results I get when searching for (parts of) the lyrics are from lyrics sites. Some list Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds as the artist, but I'm putting that down to a mistake at some point (and then blindly copied, I'm guessing all copies originate from Mudcat). I get the impression that's an older folk song, but can't find any mentions of recording artists anywhere.

I'd love to hear the whole song and would be very grateful for any help in tracking down a copy. And it doesn't have to be the specific recording sampled by Chinese Man, any recording would be great.

Thanks in advance!

Ye Olde British Christmas recipes?

melissam — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:11:36 -0800

Recommendations for ye olde British Christmas cookbook? My friends and I have a bizarre hankering for homemade mincemeat pies, Christmas pudding, Yorkshire pudding, and other Victorian Christmas delights despite being Americans. We have access to good fresh suet and other "exotic" ingredients, so we are appalled by recipes that call for vegetable shortening. We want the real stuff and based on what I know about "curing" Christmas puddings, we should start soon. Surely there is a cookbook or website that has truly traditional British Christmas recipes?

Seeking folk music from the past

ollyollyoxenfree — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:50:25 -0800

Looking for folk music that recreates music from the past with traditional instruments. I'm completely new to this area of music, so I have no idea if there is a name for it, so I'll seek to explain what I'm after with examples.

The closet music I've found is Krauka, who seek to recreate the music from the Vikings (example).

Another group that is kind of close to this ideal is Wardruna (example). But Wardruna seems to go more into dark ambient/neofolk territory with some of his songs, which is not what I'm looking for (something closer to the natural sound of Krauka above would be better).

Of course, I'm looking for anything including and outside of Scandinavian folk.

I also seem to a recall a link making the rounds on the 'net a few months back (maybe on the blue?), that had the sounds of a (European?) woodwind instrument from a couple of thousands years ago. That combination of archaeology and sound is what I'm looking for.

After marriage, what is the custom regarding porn use?

Sully — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:55:23 -0800

Most every man I know uses porn, but in a heterosexual couple, what is customary after marriage regarding porn use? In a "traditional" marriage, the woman takes the man's last name, and if they aren't already living together, after marriage, they move in together. This is "customary". But there doesn't seem to be any readily identifiable customs about porn use. My suspicion is that the man gets rid of his porn collection, and vows not to visit porn sites ever again. That his wife is supposed to be his porn now. But I also suspect that this is not true for all couples. Some couples probably enjoy porn together. But I can't seem to find much on the web about this that is divorced from a very disparaging religious viewpoint. Religion hates porn. I guess what I am asking is - how do non-religious couples in general deal with porn after marriage? What is customary?

Health Insurance

modoriculous — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:19:26 -0800

What is the difference between a High Deductible Comprehensive health insurance plan and a Traditional Comprehensive insurance plan? New job, new health plan. Can someone please explain the differences between these two and why someone would pick one over the other. I'm mid twenties and healthy, no medical issues/conditions.

In addition, I know a Health Savings Account can be used in conjunction with a High Deductible plan and under the health plans they have these two options listed under Reimbursement Accounts:

1. Health Flexible Spending Account: No Coverage Health FSA

or

2. Health Savings Account: No Coverage Health Savings Account

Can anyone describe what these might signify and if I need to put any consideration into those as well? Thanks for the help in advance!

Traditional Indian music?

Meatbomb — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:02:36 -0800

The Indian background music in the Beatles' "Within You Without You"... tell me more about it. It seems like this isn't likely a pure George Harrison creation. The backing Indian instrumentation sounds like "Indian music", and I am guessing that the guys that they hired are just playing their typical stuff. Right?

So... what exactly is this song? Or what is this type / genre of music called? If I wanted to find a bunch of this sort of traditional Indian music, how would I search for it? Can you recommend specific groups / artists?

NB: INSTRUMENTAL music is what I am after, or very limited vocals and in Hindi or at least not in English. I DO NOT want any sort of modern mixup / mashup / interpretation stuff. I want this sort of pure unadulterated source stuff. (?swarmandal dilruba tabla sitar tambura?)

Much obliged for any help you might provide in advance!

I want to be a domestic goddess!

biochemist — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:48:24 -0800

I'm moving, but I don't know where yet. I'm a traditional person (sort of...), and I was thinking that I may fit in better in the south. However, I prefer large cities with natural beauty, and the southern large cities I've looked into seem to be lacking in the natural beauty department. When I say traditional, I mean that I'm basically a future housewife. I want to stay home and take care of the children, cook, clean, knit, what-have-you. I did a mini-version of that in my last relationship in which I'd do the laundry and pick up the stuff he left all over the place, and I actually enjoyed it. But even before then, I fantasized about being super-housewife.

I haven't been forthcoming about this until now, because this desire tends to be criticized. However, this question made me think that if I'm moving anyway, I should put some consideration into moving somewhere I'd fit in.

Politically I'm more of a liberal person, but I don't really care about that. I'm just looking to move some place I can call home, and I don't want to be in the minority when I go there because, to be honest, I don't want to have only a slim picking of men who want the lifestyle I do.

If the above things didn't matter, I would move to Portland, OR or any of the major hubs in Colorado.

Are there any large (over 300,000) cities in the south with natural beauty? Or, are there any places in Portland, OR or in major cities in CO where I'd fit in and wouldn't be in a small minority?

The only places I'm not willing to consider are OH, WI and Utah, for personal reasons.

English breakfast

mizukko — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:35 -0800

From a short story by Roald Dahl. "Sir Basil was there before me,and Jelks was serving him with grilled kidneys and bacon and fried tomatoes."-Neck- My question is about this kidneys.In the nineteenth and twentyth century,the wealthy people would have a breakfast like that?If so,what animal's kidney did they used to have?And they don't have it for breakfast now,don't they?Or Dahl says about something else,such as kidney beans?

What are the pans used for Moroccan shortbread cookies?

Houstonian — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:13:20 -0800

Please help me find a specialized cookie pan/sheet/mold, used for shortbread cookies in Morocco. I'm asking this question for a friend. Her mother in Morocco makes a traditional shortbread cookie, and uses a special pan to make them. My friend would like to give her mother some more of these pans, but finding them proves difficult. This is what I know:

The cookies are baked on a metal cookie sheet that has indentations, similar to the cookie sheets used for madeleine cookies.

The shape of the indentations are round (not shell-shaped, like with madeleines) with a design on the bottom.

The cookies are approximately the same size as madeleines (in diameter and also in thinness).

The pan is square, and makes 12 cookies.

Shortbread cookies in Morocco used to always be cooked in one of these pans, but this has stopped in recent years.

The cookies are called sablé, which I believe is French for "sandies" but I could have that wrong. They are not filled or frosted.

I thought the pan might be a double-duty sort of thing that is a ma'amoul mold and pan in one, but I've asked and it is not.

We would love to find one of these pans, or at least a official name for the pan that would help us better find them.

I guess I'm a 400 year old otaku.

lilnublet — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:16:21 -0800

There's something about an Edo period setting. Recommend to me some [more] books/movies/anime/video games. I don't even know what it is... the clothing? The artwork? Music? Social rules? General atmosphere? The romance of it all maybe? There's a certain look and feel that goes along with media set in this period and I can't put my finger on it but I love it. Maybe "Edo period" isn't even describing what enchants me... maybe the hive mind can help?

Here are things that I've liked that all seem to fall into this category:

Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Zatoichi (the recent-ish movie)
Okami
Muramasa Demon Blade
Samurai Champloo

I'm a huge reader (although you'd never guess it from this list), so book recommendations are particularly appreciated. If there are any other games with this kind of feel I have access to a wii, 360, ps2, and a mac.

postscript: In reading this before posting I'm wondering if what I like is that setting with a modern spin? Example: I can casually appreciate ukiyoe but I have this kozyndan print hanging in my hall because I love love love it.

Any Halusky in Chicago?

Bengston — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:44:09 -0800

Any Halusky in Chicago? Does anyone know any Czech/Slovak places in Chicago where you can get halusky? All of my googling has presented me with very little even though I know that Chicago once had a ripe Czech population.

Recipe for truly succulent, traditional Jewish brisket?

roxie110 — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:01:41 -0800

How do you make truly tender, succulent Jewish-style brisket? I've had a craving for brisket-like-my-grandmother-used-to-make for about a year now. I finally got the meat and my mother's recipe and cooked it today. The taste is great and the thin end of the meat turned out close to what I was hoping for; the thick end is cooked through but not moist and falling apart like brisket in my world should be, and when I stick a fork in it gives a lot of resistance. I don't know if I over- or undercooked it. I should mention that my "dutch oven" (really a stockpot) was too narrow so I used a Calphalon deep covered 13" nonstick skillet instead--maybe a big mistake? I am such a brisket novice.

Below is a quick recap of how I cooked it. I've looked up a ton of recipes but each one is slightly different, and life's too short to try every one. My question is this: who has a foolproof (mostly) recipe for truly tender, traditional Jewish brisket!? And just as important, how do you know how long to cook it and when it's done? (Can you overcook a brisket, as long as there's still liquid in the pan?)

Recipe I used for half a first-cut brisket, about 3 pounds, fat trimmed:
Preheat oven to 350. Place thickly sliced onions, carrots, and a couple chopped garlic cloves in bottom of Dutch oven. Rub ketchup, ground pepper, paprika, and one envelope onion soup mix on all surfaces of brisket. Add liquid to 3/4 inches deep (I used 1.5 cans low-sodium beef broth; most of liquid was absorbed by the end of cooking). Place chunks of potato around meat. Cover tightly and roast for 2.5 hours. Baste two or three times during cooking. Remove from heat, cool meat, and slice across the grain.

Help! And thank you!

Literary Families of Note

fugitivefromchaingang — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:44:03 -0800

Literary works that explore traditional and nontraditional (American) families? I teach at a university, and I am planning to propose a course for next year on the subject of traditional and non-traditional families in literature. Essentially what I'd like to explore are the ways in which literature can make the familiar unfamiliar and the unfamiliar familiar - the ways in which apparently traditional families are shown to be anything but, and the ways in which nontraditional literary families are often actually rather traditional.

I'd like to cast as wide a net as possible in searching for appropriate texts for the course. I've already thought of a bunch, but I'm sure there are more I'm not thinking of. I'm looking for American novels, short stories, and memoirs, and "traditional" and "nontraditional" can be interpreted as broadly as you want. Obviously, themes such as marriage, divorce, single-parenthood, adoption, and homosexuality probably need to be present.

Here are some examples (works I've already thought of):
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever
"Fiesta, 1980" by Junot Diaz
"The Cinderella Waltz" by Ann Beattie

Thanks for the help!

Where can I find an mp3 of children singing the Swedish Christmas carol, "Nu är det jul igen"?

perpetualstroll — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:53:54 -0800

Where can I buy/find the mp3 of the traditional Swedish Christmas carol, "Nu är det jul igen" with children singing it? I'm looking for the song "Nu är det jul igen", but a very specific version. Does anyone know where I can find a version in which children are singing but not a church choir (the Mont-Royal version)... something less formal. I'm looking for as close as I can get to the background music in this video.

Thanks AskMeFi!