They say that if you want the greatest espresso in the world you should go to Italy. If you want the greatest enchiladas then Mexico. The greatest steak, possibly Brazil, but since I don't eat beef then you'd be a better guess at the answer to that one.
The best music comes out of Europe. The best dancing from South America - probably also falls in line with why their soccer teams are so good, that fancy foot work.
Aside from the music aspect, how can any of us truly know without the experience of travel? What is it about flowing gradually from location to location that terrifies people so much that they refrain from doing it?
Sure, France is far more peaceful place to go than, say, Syria currently, but Syria has just as much culture to offer (provided it weren't extraordinarily difficult to get into the country due to current war-like "conflict" happening there currently) as the most pleasant of the European countries, surely.
I've always been one to be far more attracted to the side of life that involves more struggle, more pain, more suffering than that of the happy go lucky, nothing ever goes wrong side. Is it more dangerous? Absolutely, but the majority of those you encounter will treat you millions of times better simply because they understand a very simplistic concept - if you don't work together as a community, even if it is just neighbors, then you simply don't survive.
It builds character, as they say.
Of course, the benefits from a society with minimal turmoil allows for certain types of personal growth - we'd never have espresso or soccer or dancing if it weren't for people's ability to feel secure enough to do those things. Alright, we'd probably still have dancing, but have you ever seen a Brazilian dance?
Needless to say, as well, you can get all these things in pretty much any first world country around the world. People of the United States can imitate those Brazilian dance moves that are so enthralling to watch. There is a Starbucks on nearly every corner that will serve you an espresso. That music I mentioned earlier? The internet exists for a reason.
Perhaps those imitations are good enough for you, but for me it simply makes me more curious about what other little treasures the rest of the planet has to offer.
-Dustin S. Stover
The best music comes out of Europe. The best dancing from South America - probably also falls in line with why their soccer teams are so good, that fancy foot work.
Aside from the music aspect, how can any of us truly know without the experience of travel? What is it about flowing gradually from location to location that terrifies people so much that they refrain from doing it?
Sure, France is far more peaceful place to go than, say, Syria currently, but Syria has just as much culture to offer (provided it weren't extraordinarily difficult to get into the country due to current war-like "conflict" happening there currently) as the most pleasant of the European countries, surely.
I've always been one to be far more attracted to the side of life that involves more struggle, more pain, more suffering than that of the happy go lucky, nothing ever goes wrong side. Is it more dangerous? Absolutely, but the majority of those you encounter will treat you millions of times better simply because they understand a very simplistic concept - if you don't work together as a community, even if it is just neighbors, then you simply don't survive.
It builds character, as they say.
Of course, the benefits from a society with minimal turmoil allows for certain types of personal growth - we'd never have espresso or soccer or dancing if it weren't for people's ability to feel secure enough to do those things. Alright, we'd probably still have dancing, but have you ever seen a Brazilian dance?
Needless to say, as well, you can get all these things in pretty much any first world country around the world. People of the United States can imitate those Brazilian dance moves that are so enthralling to watch. There is a Starbucks on nearly every corner that will serve you an espresso. That music I mentioned earlier? The internet exists for a reason.
Perhaps those imitations are good enough for you, but for me it simply makes me more curious about what other little treasures the rest of the planet has to offer.
-Dustin S. Stover
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