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Originally posted by Xylochick216
If having a Picasso made him happy, then good for him. If travel makes me happy, good for me. If it doesn't make you happy, you don't have to do it. I'm just saying it's not difficult if it's something you're willing to sacrifice for. If you're not willing to give up things in order to do it, then it's obviously not that important to you.
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nah, you missed the point . . . there's a lot of thinly-veiled noseglancing that is connecting 'well-traveled' with 'cultured' and the benefits and bonuses that are reaped therein.
Travel is cool, and it might very well be a culturing experience for some, but I'm slightly turned by folks not getting why everyone doesn't do it. Pointing out that it can be done with some sacrifice is a neutral point in and of itself, but to apply provisos along the way that judge others for not making these sacrifices blows me away. The reasons given so far for not traveling (by those that have traveled), aside from money, are presumptious and unnecessarily negative in connotation.
I just realized I started to write this like I would write a report for a client, so I'm going to finish by saying "I puked on a girl in a bar in Kiev, like top to bottom, even on her shoes. It was so bad."
I have a reputation to uphold, kids.