[Culturechat] Rick Steves Op-Ed

Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:46:22 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

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I think that Irv has "hit the nail on the head"=0D
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Those who do not travel out our own country are not very well informed ab=
out
the world and its peoples. I like to ask people to think about how their=20
awareness" factor would go up if all the 50 states were foreign countries
and all spoke a different language and had different religions and custom=
s. =0D
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I certainly have not traveled as much as either of you - but I would also
agree that people in European countries seemed to like us as individuals
(yes we are helping their economy) and I in turn certainly liked them. =0D
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We will keep traveling and embrace the notion that perhaps we are doing s=
ome
good when we interact with others overseas - especially when you travel t=
he
Idyll way and have the opportunity to really interact on a daily basis.=0D
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Pete=0D
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Pete Haggart=0D
haggart@moscow.com=0D
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<DIV>I think that Irv has "hit the nail on the head"</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Those who do not&nbsp;travel out our own country are not very well i=
nformed about the world and its peoples. I like to ask people to think ab=
out how their "awareness" factor would go up if all the 50 states were fo=
reign countries and all spoke a different language and had different reli=
gions and customs. </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I certainly have not traveled as much as either of you - but I would=
 also agree that people in European countries seemed to like us as indivi=
duals (yes we are helping their economy) and I in turn certainly liked th=
em. </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>We will keep traveling and embrace the notion that perhaps we are do=
ing some good when we interact with others overseas - especially when you=
 travel the Idyll way and have the opportunity to really interact on a da=
ily basis.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Pete</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Pete Haggart</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"mailto:haggart@moscow.com">haggart@moscow.com</A></DIV>
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