"beemerphile" wrote in message
news:cAmUb.9725$MV.5121@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com...
> That feeling of always " feeling at home" is exactly what I mean
when I
> say life in the US is boring. As you travel from place to place
here, every
> town is the same, they all begin with a Burger King and end with a
Mc
> Donalds. Not so in Latin America.
> And though you're right that it doesn't feel quite so new and
unfamiliar as
> it used to, I never feel more alive than I do when I'm down south.I
never
> tire of the handcrafts, the street food, the music, and the way that
the
> people just seem to enjoy being alive......................Howard
Wasn't sure where you were headed with this, but now I'll chime in.
Another poster questioned your ability to be 'bored' and suggested you
may have a life not lacking in any material need... I'm not convinced
of that. Well, myself, I never get 'bored', but I think I understand
your attraction to this other place and culture. I'm planning on going
to Mexico for the very first time in March, and one of the main
reasons for choosing Mexico is to experience something other than
American culture. After all, what is American culture? The immensely
rich culture that was here has been obliterated. Whatever culture was
brought over from afar is all but gone. Just consider the various ways
Americans define themselves. It all seems to come down to some form of
junk-food, mindless mentality. Yet we have never seen the poverty or
political oppression and direst that other countries and cultures have
know all along, for which we are (hopefully) grateful. But,
paradoxically, this lack of culture and connection in America seems to
leave many not knowing who they are in and of themselves. They are
consumers. They are pop-culture fans. They are Americans. It's like I
said to my neighbor from Kenya, Africa when asked what I think of
America: I'd say It's the best of the best, and the worst of the
worst.
kz
>
>
> "Richard Ferguson" wrote in message
> news:4021C8D8.E6A5D883@att.net...
> > When I started traveling in Mexico, people asked me why I went
back, and
> > I said that one of the key reasons was that you never felt that
you were
> > home in Mexico. In other states of the US, or in Canada, it is
easy to
> > think that you are home, but not in Mexico. (I know that there
are a
> > few exceptions, but very few, and even in those places in Mexico
if you
> > walk around the corner suddenly you are reminded that you are far
from
> home.)
> >
> > To some extent, Mexico has lost some of that newness for me, after
so
> > many trips, but I still enjoy it. It no longer feels so strange.
I
> > sometimes say that Mexico is no longer a foreign country for us.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
> > beemerphile wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't know about you, but I find life in the US pretty
boring, and
> I
> > > bore easily. But I don't think I can remember a boring day in
Latin
> America.
> > > That's what's kept me going back as often as possible, for as
long as
> > > possible, whenever possible for over thirty years.
> > >
> > > How bout you? Why do you like to travel in Latin America?
> > > Anybody?.............What is it that keeps you going
back?.......un
> abrazo
> > > pa' todos, Howard
>
>
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