[PRCo] Re: Knowing the neighborhoods

[James B. Holland]

Howard Andrews wrote:

> 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.



Thank You for the clarification!

Like you, we get BBC and DW tv  --  viewpoint is British // German 
slant!       Same would happen in France, etc.       There will be 
individuals in Any Country who know little of World Events as well 
people who are quite current  --  people are people no matter where we 
go  --  All Come From Human Mold!!       Possibly    M--A--N--Y      
people in European countries, esp. former Communist countries, who have 
traveled far less than American counterparts.


> the Australian had a broader view of the world. Their
> newspapers 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. 



Just a difference in format  --  total content is where we need to look.

To continue with above, you have contact with  peers  on an educational 
level.       MANY  people in other countries below that level who may 
never venture out of their own town.


> 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...



Difficult to measure.

*One*  has a tendency to be negative about the old homestead  --

            MUCH  like that on this list  --

flip side of that is:::::::

The Grass Is Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence // Pond  --

have seen this trend in other nationals as well.


> Howard
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> ----- 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
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>> 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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>> Jim__Holland
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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!
>>>
>>> Howard Andrews
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