[PRCo] Re: Knowing the neighborhoods

[Howard Andrews]

Guess I selected some bad wording here in saying "a narrow view 
of the world".   I was really looking for parochial, in that as a nation
we tend to think of everything from the American Point of View.

When I was in Australia I was forunate enough to live with 
different families while I was there.  Granted, the US and 
Australia have a lot in common since we're both really 
off-shoots of England.  Still, in spite of what we have in 
common - the daily matters of family, job, taxes, etc. -
the Australian had a broader view of the world.  Their
newpapers carried news about the world on the front
page - ours have local news on the front.  Most of the 
families I stayed with (yes Fred, I stayed with mostly
college educated professionals) had traveled to other 
countries at least once.  

When in Europe I notice the same trends.  Newspapers cover
the world, my employees traveled the world, and they were 
aware of what was happening through out the world.  

I've worked to keep myself informed about the world without
the "blinders" of the US media.  I was very pleased when my
local PBS station offered BBC evening news - still a bias, but
a different one and a broader look at the world.

My whole point was not that as a nation we don't travel, 
rather that as a nation we don't show interest in the world
as a whole.  I could ramble about the narrow minded 
news media, etc.  But I think it's time to get back on 
topic...  

Yes I got to ride the Trams in Melbourne, the underground 
in London and the Trams (think that's right) in Colone!  
There - I did it!

Howard


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James B. Holland" <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:39 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Knowing the neighborhoods


> Interesting observations on some level but.......
>                         there  IS  an old saying:::::::
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>              Bloom__Where__You__Are__Planted.
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> Nothing wrong in traveling.......
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>              Nothing wrong in staying at home.
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> We espouse Liberty, Freedom, Choice.......
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>              Yet deny Others the same with every breath.
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> If One Chooses to Travel    ----    Fine!!!!!!!
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> If One Chooses to Remain At Home    ----    Fine!!!!!!!
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> Staying at Home Hardly warrants the conclusion of narrow mindedness.
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> Howard Andrews wrote:
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> > Recently I renewed contact with a college friend. She still lives in 
> > Pittsburgh - in fact she grew up in Carrick, lived there most of her 
> > life and just recently made the "big move" to Whitehall. She's never 
> > been out of the country - for that matter she's never been out of the 
> > state.  This puzzled me - how someone could go through their adult 
> > life in isolation. (Guess I should add, my Dad traveled for his 
> > company - he was all thought he US and Mexico, and I saw most of the 
> > eastern US with him). Reading this chain makes me realize I'm the 
> > exception and she's the rule. No wonder as a nation we have such a 
> > narrow view of the world!
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> > Howard Andrews
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