tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792349136622990269.post8789837854391263850..comments2024-03-15T03:14:00.681-04:00Comments on What I Saw: Why is Travel Such a Valuable Experience?Chris Bonneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08000537083398732641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792349136622990269.post-55575472222126628722010-05-19T18:57:55.057-04:002010-05-19T18:57:55.057-04:00I think the downside to being a citizen of a large...I think the downside to being a citizen of a large, successful country is that we become rather ingrown and inflamed -- not unlike an ingrown toenail. People who don't have to learn another language and culture to maneuver where they would like to go and to be able to ask directions to the nearest bathroom assume that theirs is the best and only possible way to behave and think. Having to humble yourself to learn -- or at least attempt -- another language and/or to get along in a country with different customs opens your eyes about everything you thought was "normal" and customary. It is good for the soul.Gail Kentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792349136622990269.post-31230469143655530262010-05-19T15:49:01.048-04:002010-05-19T15:49:01.048-04:00chris, great post - amusing and thought-provoking....chris, great post - amusing and thought-provoking. i would expect no less from my well-traveled brother-in-law. :)katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518178249956943570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792349136622990269.post-30368937776604438362010-05-19T10:52:00.738-04:002010-05-19T10:52:00.738-04:00I remember these photos from flickr. They're ...I remember these photos from flickr. They're just wonderful; especially with your hilarious captions. So true--I think people should be required to travel the world a bit--wasn't it Mark Twain who said that "travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.com