If you could trade places with someone you know (living or dead) who would it be, and why?
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Alanis’ Question for Fans
April 5th, 2012 4:38 pm
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Well even I not know a lot of people, I would trade with everyone in this world so I can see with their eyes their reality
I would b my father…so ..I could change somedecisions. He’s made in my life
Grandfather.-
The man was my real father, no biological.-
My Brother Allan! RIP
Because he was an amazing man, husband, son and brother, I’d love to switch places with him! We miss him so much!
Good Day Alanis,
Wouldn’t it be intrusive to do something like that without permission? Alanis,, if I traded places with you, I’d actually get to know who the anonymously infamous person is that you were singing to with your song, “You Oughta Know”, but I know that you love being you, so I wouldn’t trade with you because that would be intrusive. I actually wouldn’t want to trade places with anyone because I’m glad that I’m me, and also because of the intrusion issue.
Au Revoir…….
eeeeeeeee, freaked me out, but when I read it my first immediate answer was “you” … and then I thought, well, that’s a general “you” – not the answer to the person, but to the question … hilarious, and then I stumbled and thought, right on, “nobody” my answer to that question is nobody – I’m really happy being me
sending my best
I have to agree with most. Even though it sounds interesting to switch places with someone, it has been complicated and hard enough just getting to know me. So I would have to pass.
I would like to be Clarice Lispector because she was a woman writer stronger than others, a revolutionary and at same time sensitive and romantic, a complex and misterious writer.
Why is considering this question an exercise in torture for me?
I’ve been unwell since I was ten, so I would love to have the chance to be in a healthy body. However, I’d want it to be a rewarding experience (lasting no longer than a day or a set amount of time).
I would probably choose either my Mother, to further appreciate all of the hard work she does, or someone who spends their day helping others (preferably a psychologist here or an aid worker in a third world country – my two dream jobs).
I wouldn’t want to inflict my illness onto someone else, though, so I might not go through with it. (Having said that, it’s classed as a neurological disorder, yet some psychiatrists still believe it to be psychological – therefore, I would be tempted to swap with such a person in order for them to experience the truth of the illness.)
Great Question for my moment!!! I would trace place with my brother at moment. He has such a “normal” and “perfect” life that he´s not able to understand and support me at the moment. He´s not able to understand all the difficulties a person faces when decides to live in an other country, where the culture is diffirent, you don´t speak the language, You cannot go anywhere alone because you don´t read anything and it´s hard to find a job because of the prejudice people have against foreingners. Also he thinks that any job you find will pay your bills and make you happy. I am between a rock and a hard place because my husband is Irish, doesn´t want to go back to Brazil because one day he had a gun pointed in his head on te street. So he likes the quality of life in Europe but I miss my family and would like to have difficulties in my own country. So, I don´t know what to do. While my brother just got married, went to live in his own flat,, not paying rent, he´s a lawyer and work as a lawyer in a great company where he has a great position. So, he doesn´t know how it´s to get married, live in a community for special people, live with parents-in-law who don´t speak your language, then live in a flat where the rent is high also the mould and cold. Then when I find a better place, I am back again to an other country, living with few clothes on my lugagge, in friend´s place where you cannot do whatever you want and try to work be denied and have no money for food sometimes, go to bed starve. My brother should know all of this before saying that life is perfect for everybody. Thanks for this question.
PS = TRADE PLACE, NOT TRACE PLACE.
my family is also not able to understand and support me. Its because they dont have any idea how is my life, just like you say. It is something that has bothered and hurted me a lot the last years but I can just do one thing, accept the fact that they will never understand and keep in mind that they love me the way they can… You have a hard time, but you know, like we say in Brazil ‘Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga’
well, I am sure there is something very special waiting for you!!
I’d trade places with Russel James (photographer)but I’d probably do things a little differently.So then it wouldn’t be Russel James…He has an amazing job though.
JUST FOR LAUGH = Any rich person. I would like to know how is to live without being worried about money and bills and do whatever we want, enjoy trips, different foods, try a little bit more what life offers and we cannot do without money.
the questions are getting easier,
this one is the easiest, so easy
id trade places with one of your exes,
have my brain in ryan reynolds or one of your other exs would be fascinating spending time getting to know you if only for fun.
coz even though ive got a great love for you im 50/50 on whether id be your current beau as i don`t know you at all so can`t say if i wana have a kid/s together.
I would love to trade places with a rock star, you, for example. I’d love to have that experience of having people to sing the songs I wrote right in front of me, in my concert. It must be wonderful to have this “job” and get well paid to do whatever you want.
She´s jusr an illuminated person. So much special to trade plae with
I would trade places with my youngest brother, he is smart, confident, funny, and has a bright future ahead of him just beginning. Plus he dates hotter guys than I could ever hope to catch! I am sure he will be thriving long after I leave this earth.
Good question Alanis but I think that I Don’t trade with nobody
You, at a concert performing. Just for the concert.
In relation to trade places I do not know, but I would be with some people, helping the needy, who are persecuted, who are hungry and do not receive help unless people who are willing to help them.
Too bad that sometimes wanting is power not score many things prevent us from realizing our wishes, sometimes, physical impossibilities, economic, among others …
A better question is who would you trade places with and why? I would trade places with my grandfather (rest in peace) so I could speak to my Grandmother(rip OCT 2012)and tell her I will never forget her and she is and will be always in my heart.She passed suddenly and I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye
If it was for a day then a few people that have passed that never got to say good bye to their families. Living wish maybe a child that gets beat and would never have a happy life. I have been down that road. I am happy now and I have been through a lot and feel I can’t get knocked down any more. I show life who is in charge. Life even through a car wreck at me and broke my neck. When they put me in the ambulance I looked and the EMT and said sorry. With a puzzled look he says Why? I said cause I bet I look like a wreck. Later after we found out my neck was hurting very bad due to a break he said he never seen anyone break a neck and make jokes. lol I asked it that was good and he said yes or you hit your head to hard. lol I hope I am not crazy. I feel blessed to be alive and I just remind my self that there are others that have been through what I have and made it. If they can make it so can I. Sorry ramble a lot some times. Thank you to who ever reads this. Just remember no matter what you go through it can get better and someone well many others have been through exactly what you have been through.
Well,it would be a dream to trade places with some of my fave musicians/drummers.
Music is my life,but Im not in the position to pay my rents with it!
I thought about it for a second and I thought about my mother or father then it hit me… My daughter. She is such a wonderful person, kind, giving, and full of love. I would love to learn how to live my life like hers! Great great question, made me open my eyes once again!
I ALSO COULD TRADE PLACE WITH GOD AND TIDE UP THIS WHOLE MESS HE DID WITH THIS PLANET AND HUMAN-BEING´S LIVES. MAINLY WITH MY. SO CONFUSING.
there are many things I would like to have that I dont, there were moments in my life that could have been better, but I like to be who I am and I know all that I lived until now have made me who I am and I love to be who I am. I would like to have had more dialogue at home, to have my mother as a good friend, who would criticise me when necessairy but also try to understand me, support me in difficult moments and ask about my life. So, well, I would like to trade place with somebady who has such a relationship with the mother. I also would love to have had more possibilities when I was a child or teenager, like going to music, dance and language classes and not living counting the pennies because my dads company was bankrupt and we had suddenly almos no money anymore… But nevertheless I am happy being who I am and having achieved so much like I have.
This got me thinking! I’d be interested in trading places with… no one actually. I think my life is pretty ok, despite it’s slight turbulence at times. I think I’ll admire my mentors from afar and contribute on their webpages!
I wonder why you’re asking this question…
I trade places with a dog smashed by a car dying in front of me
Good question, no limitations…you, for sure! I always wanted to know how would it be if I decided not to be normal as I am.. Would I like?
Alanis: I would love to trade places with one person in africa (because they know the meaning of “pain”), so just learn to appreciate what life gives me, without complaint of material things I can not have and appreciate what little I have.
this girl im obsessed with future boyfriend…shes so beautiful im sure she gets hit on by dudes on a constant basis its just a matter of time til ENRIQUE the DASHING POOLBOY comes along and steals her heart..SO i wanna be ENRIQUE!!
I don’t think I would want to trade places with anyone. It’s taken me a long time just to figure out myself. I don’t think I would want to have to figure out someone elses body or mind. Now if you ask “if you could have a conversation with anyone living or dead who would it be?” that I would be interested in!!!
I’d trade places with a person I want to help. At least then I’d have more of an idea of how they’re feeling and I could literally ‘walk’ in their shoes.
Quite stunned that none of the guys answered “Ryan Reynolds before he got stupid” or “Mario Treadway this very minute.” (I mean, =really=.)
Good question! Initialy I didn’t have a good reply but after thinking about it deeply I found one good response. I would like to trade place with any people who met Jesus and Siddhartha. Actually I am not Christian or Buddhist, but meeting these enlightened beings certainly would be extraordinary.
Really I´d like to be me. When I´m truly myself, I´m good enough for me, and hopefully for others
You don´t need to be someone other to see his reality (and his troubles) Read Simone de Beauvoir -Memoires d´une jeune fille rangee- she says she stayed herself and saw through a friends eyes; that broadens vision instead of adopting someone other´s troubles
Everybodywants the same thing/scissor sisters
The book correctly: Simone de Beauvoir, la femme rompue
Wow, what a question! I would trade my life with a writer (preferably a male one, Hemingway would do) to see how it feels like writing in a different way than I do.
naughtmoses too funny..I would not want to be anyone famous that is for sure but wouldn’t mind trading places with my younger self so i can pass on all the knowledg I have gained about life, relationships, marriage and children, and empowerment!!
Well, i don’t want to trade my life now. But few years ago, i wanted to trade it with your drummer taylor on the “jagged little pill tour”. I think it was a fabulous tour.
I would not trade places with anyone in the world, because I feel so blessed! I have a wonderful husband, two beautiful gifted little girls, warm and caring parents en great sister and a big beautiful family around me. I would like to share something that I wrote:
Life Lessons
have faith
be openminded, truthful and honest
don’t judge to quickly
forgive mistakes
be patient and understanding
cherish family and friends
don’t take everything too seriously and be silly sometimes
believe in the unbelievable and dare to dream with your eyes open
have respect for people, animals, cultures, religions and nature
laugh, cry, sing, dance, smell, taste, feel, hear and…
ENJOY!
ps: From one mother to another: I hope your son brings you as much joy as my girls do me
I would pick the living one…cause who would wanna trade places with a dead person? Not this guy! Too much fun left to have.
I spent some time with that question..I thought about what I could learn, teach, feel, smell, taste, influence, harvest, accomplish, or just lose myself in. After much thought, my answer in no one. Going there even made me feel guilty. I wouldnt want to sacrifice what is precious about being my own creation.
When I was a child/teen, I used to always dream of having a life other than my own. Then I read a book of quotes and the one that had the most impact on me is “The greatest sin against life is wishing for another one.” Now I’m currently working to get the life I’ve always dreamed of instead of wishing I was somebody else.
First thing I thought, “Harry Potter!” (mind, I’ 38 ^_^)
But then… really no-one. Many people in the past I’d like to know, but it’s my own hero’s journey that I’m curious about.
(Although, at least for once, I’d like to be able to play piano Tori Amos style in front of an audience!)
I would like to trade place with the old me… Not sure if she is dead or still alive in there… I wish I can look at myself in the eye to see if that innocent girl exists…. I wouldnt trade her for anyone… No money..no beauty..no fame…
If i could trade plac es with someone it would be me and my past before i went to god in my life because of all the mistake that haunted me tili when and clear my consience with God rember theres forgive ness out there
I would like to be my father to know how He died…….to change events and control his destiny….because I miss him too much!!!!!