Comments on: Why do they hate us? http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/12/22/why-do-they-hate-us Comeday morm and, O, you're vine! Sendday's eve and, ah, you're vinegar! Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:10:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/12/22/why-do-they-hate-us/comment-page-1#comment-1704 Matthew Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:31:02 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/?p=644#comment-1704 The most expensive part is getting there. Plane tickets can be a real burden. Once there, you can stay in a youth hostel for $25.00 a night if you don't mind sharing a bedroom and bathroom with strangers. If you buy your food from supermarkets and make your own simple meals, you can save even more. It may not be a dream vacation, since you wouldn't be dining out for every meal or staying in posh accomodations, but you'd get to see the country. The most expensive part is getting there. Plane tickets can be a real burden. Once there, you can stay in a youth hostel for $25.00 a night if you don’t mind sharing a bedroom and bathroom with strangers. If you buy your food from supermarkets and make your own simple meals, you can save even more. It may not be a dream vacation, since you wouldn’t be dining out for every meal or staying in posh accomodations, but you’d get to see the country.

]]> By: Mel B. http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/12/22/why-do-they-hate-us/comment-page-1#comment-1703 Mel B. Mon, 26 Dec 2005 07:28:25 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/?p=644#comment-1703 Interesting indeed. I always view foreign tourists here as exotic and interesting. I'm always polite and helpful to them, and often wonder, to myself, how they end up in some of the places they go. I'd like to think I'd be pretty aware of not being an ignorant jerk, but it's hard to measure that too. I can only hope that not everyone is as grumpy as the writer seems to be. I'd especially love to go to England some day, but don't know when I'll be able to afford it. Interesting indeed.
I always view foreign tourists here as exotic and interesting. I’m always polite and helpful to them, and often wonder, to myself, how they end up in some of the places they go.

I’d like to think I’d be pretty aware of not being an ignorant jerk, but it’s hard to measure that too. I can only hope that not everyone is as grumpy as the writer seems to be.

I’d especially love to go to England some day, but don’t know when I’ll be able to afford it.

]]> By: shel http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/2005/12/22/why-do-they-hate-us/comment-page-1#comment-1643 shel Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:16:37 +0000 http://sodsbrood.com/pilgrim/?p=644#comment-1643 While I've never traveled in Europe, this doesn't surprise me at all. But to be fair, aren't we guilty of the same thing? I think it's terrible that we can all point out each other's differences instead of celebrating them. I love ethnic (or should I just say different) food, so probably you wouldn't see me turning my nose at anything put on my plate (as long as it wasn't still moving. Fear Factor girl I am not). I don't wear baseball caps, but I bet I do talk loudly in restaurants. But really, that's because everyone else is and if I don't, I won't be heard! I like to think that I could tone it down if I was in a European restaurant where the patrons weren't yelling. Oh hell, what am I saying? They'd be snapping photos of me like crazy! While I’ve never traveled in Europe, this doesn’t surprise me at all. But to be fair, aren’t we guilty of the same thing? I think it’s terrible that we can all point out each other’s differences instead of celebrating them. I love ethnic (or should I just say different) food, so probably you wouldn’t see me turning my nose at anything put on my plate (as long as it wasn’t still moving. Fear Factor girl I am not). I don’t wear baseball caps, but I bet I do talk loudly in restaurants. But really, that’s because everyone else is and if I don’t, I won’t be heard! I like to think that I could tone it down if I was in a European restaurant where the patrons weren’t yelling. Oh hell, what am I saying? They’d be snapping photos of me like crazy!

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