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Originally posted by MysticCat81
I've always viewed the "gross" tasks in TAR as being about getting Americans -- both those participating in the race and those watching -- to recognize that ours is not the only culture in the world and that what we consider abnormal or even gross may be considered very normal elsewhere. In fact, I think that is the gist of a lot on the TAR, and it's one of the reasons I like it. (Are you paying attention, Kendra?)
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Very good point! If anyone has never had the opportunity to live within a different culture (especially in a different country), it's something to be experienced! Although I lived in England for four months (a mild cultural difference in comparison to others I could've experienced), the opportunities afforded to me by placing myself in a different country has made me look at some of these "gross" tasks in a completely different light - not to say that I still won't think it's gross and what not, but I can understand the context it's coming from better.