15 and 16 July
Well, I dont have a lot of new activities to mention but I have a bunch of thoughts. The same schedule follows us the last few days: visit to Disney's Parks, which are not just amusement parks, not just a way to pass a few hours eating and walking. They are a new Way of Life. You cannot imagine how fast a day can pass. Size, harmony, entertainment and many people are some words that describe the Disney-phenomenon.
A new view of American people became obvious here. Of the places I have been and the people I have contacted only the Brasilians are more peaceful and friendly than the US-people. Neither french, nor english, nor german, not to mention the greeks are so welcoming, lovely and "cool". No aggressivity, no "bad signs", nothing. Despite the nation's aggressive foreign policy, the violent american movies that are produced everyday and the "violent fame" the country has abroad, I would say here I felt safer than at home.
So how is this "oxymoron" explained? How can so friendly people have a so aggressive nation? The answer lies to the people that make the policy, the politicians. I dont want to "dig" deeply into the "policy-puppets" of the US because there are such at every country. I would only like to stress the fact that the PUBLIC opinion of the people is very different from the PRIVATE one. This has many reasons, most important of them being the Big Media, but that is another discussion.
Tomorrow its swimming-time!
Well, I dont have a lot of new activities to mention but I have a bunch of thoughts. The same schedule follows us the last few days: visit to Disney's Parks, which are not just amusement parks, not just a way to pass a few hours eating and walking. They are a new Way of Life. You cannot imagine how fast a day can pass. Size, harmony, entertainment and many people are some words that describe the Disney-phenomenon.
A new view of American people became obvious here. Of the places I have been and the people I have contacted only the Brasilians are more peaceful and friendly than the US-people. Neither french, nor english, nor german, not to mention the greeks are so welcoming, lovely and "cool". No aggressivity, no "bad signs", nothing. Despite the nation's aggressive foreign policy, the violent american movies that are produced everyday and the "violent fame" the country has abroad, I would say here I felt safer than at home.
So how is this "oxymoron" explained? How can so friendly people have a so aggressive nation? The answer lies to the people that make the policy, the politicians. I dont want to "dig" deeply into the "policy-puppets" of the US because there are such at every country. I would only like to stress the fact that the PUBLIC opinion of the people is very different from the PRIVATE one. This has many reasons, most important of them being the Big Media, but that is another discussion.
Tomorrow its swimming-time!
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