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Originally posted by sugar and spice
Rob -- to me, at least, travelling is like education. I certainly don't think those who don't do it are bad people, especially when it comes down to finances or health and it's not a choice -- but I think that there are very few people who can't benefit from it in some way or another. As with people whose parents are footing the bills for their college experience, I don't really understand the animosity directed by the have-nots at the haves in terms of travel, either. I don't really care if somebody else's parents are footing the bill for them to go to Harvard, I don't really care if somebody else's parents are footing the bill for them to go to Japan, I don't really care if somebody else's parents give them a $200 a week allowance for handbags . . . and I'm not sure why anybody is so concerned that my parents are doing that for me. Which, uh, they aren't.
I don't think anybody's necessarily equating travel with culture here. We all know the people the people who go to France for the Eiffel and the Louvre and spend their whole vacation eating McDonald's and complaining about how small the Mona Lisa is and how rude French people are. "The ugly American" is funny because it's true. And I made it pretty clear that not everyone who doesn't travel is doing it because they don't think anywhere outside the U.S. is worthwhile. But come on -- we all know people like that. I certainly do. And these are the types of people who probably need to experience other cultures the most, whether that involves travelling or not.
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This is completely outside what frau munch wants for her thread (duder I'm definitely calling you that from now on, it just flows), so feel free to start a new one or IM me if you want more specific details, but I'll just say 'yeah, but this doesn't address the overall tonal issues that permeate this thread.' All good though, it's just nittery.
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