[Culturechat] The Mediterranean Mindset Theory...

[Peter Haggart]

Although - it is interesting to note that we did hear while in St. Goar,
Germany this past summer about an Italian who lived and ran an ice cream
shop (only the Italians know how to make it!) in a village on the Rhine in
the summer tourist months - but I suppose that is just an enterprising
business man who knows what tourists (and Germans) want. Like that folks
from Africa that sell handbags in every large city in Europe - and they all
seem to have the same merchandise - where is that handbag factory anyway!

Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vance Roy" <gigli.saw@dplanet.ch>
To: "Brian Taussig-Lux" <bt@untours.com>
Cc: <culturechat@untours.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Culturechat] The Mediterranean Mindset Theory...


> It is true that a lot of northern European folks go south. I look at it
> as sort of going to the zoo to see and experience the interesting things
> there. On the other hand, given the temperament of the southerners, why
> would they want to leave a laid back life style and come north for a
> more regimented one?
>
> I haven't spent much time in Germany, but one sees a lot of Italian,
> Spanish, and French here in CH during August and especially during the
> winter sports season. In the summer, I think the whole country of
> Holland picks up and comes here in campers. I wonder how many Swiss go
> to Holland? I do know that the Germans consistently are the most
> numerous tourists to come to CH. I guess it isn't such a culture shock
> for them.
>
> As for restaurants, why would a German want to be in Italy for the time
> consuming work of running a German restaurant? He would have to live
> there! As I mentioned to Andi, there are those of us who squeeze the
> toothpaste tube in the middle and those of us who like to roll it
> tightly from the end. Guess who is who, the northerners or the
southerners?
>
>
> Vance Roy
> gigli.saw@dplanet.ch.
>
>
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