Monday, August 31, 2009
Travel
As many of you know, we don't have access to any of the American TV networks. What news we get is via the Internet and, occasionally, an English-language newspaper printed in Mexico City. Cool media. So it came as a shock to me last week, when a friend pulled up CNN on a hotel room television, and I saw the recent US town hall meetings in all their sound and fury. Where do all those frightened, angry people come from?
That same week, reading around the hotel pool, I came across this quote from Mark Twain:
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."
So although it might seem like a shameless plug for our little tourist-oriented town, I'd like to say, "Hey, folks, put down those handguns, buy a ticket and come on down. We'll get you a beer and a taco and take you out to the hot springs for an afternoon, after which maybe things won't look so bad. Maybe you won't be so pissed off." Well, it worked for us...
That same week, reading around the hotel pool, I came across this quote from Mark Twain:
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."
So although it might seem like a shameless plug for our little tourist-oriented town, I'd like to say, "Hey, folks, put down those handguns, buy a ticket and come on down. We'll get you a beer and a taco and take you out to the hot springs for an afternoon, after which maybe things won't look so bad. Maybe you won't be so pissed off." Well, it worked for us...
# posted by goots @ 4:56 AM 
