tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post114518937843221113..comments2024-03-18T17:08:18.111-05:00Comments on Fatale Abstraction: phlegmfatalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1146114469051214432006-04-27T00:07:00.000-05:002006-04-27T00:07:00.000-05:00summer - yeah, it's hard to know what is the right...summer - yeah, it's hard to know what is the right thing to do. You want to be friendly, and we Americans ARE loud at home. oh well. I'm just saying other people's homes are not our theme parks. Especially places where there is obscene poverty. Go to Monaco or St. Moritz and be an ass, by all means. Don't be wasteful and obnoxious to people who struggle to get through every day.<BR/><BR/>zelda - woohoo!phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1146113985083865532006-04-26T23:59:00.000-05:002006-04-26T23:59:00.000-05:00Loud applause. Here here.Loud applause. Here here.Zeldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057183557031707514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1145345772630236992006-04-18T02:36:00.000-05:002006-04-18T02:36:00.000-05:00I've never actually seen the show but, I am aware ...I've never actually seen the show but, I am aware of the idea behind it. <BR/>Your last pargraph is exactly how I feel! Anytime I have been overseas, I found myself clamming up. (The phrase, 'Even a fool is considered a wise man if he keeps his mouth closed.') I thought if I said very little, then I can't make an idiot of myself. Wrong! After I left, found out that the people I casually met thought I was a snob. You can't win.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558999452048703485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1145299407106565362006-04-17T13:43:00.000-05:002006-04-17T13:43:00.000-05:00fuzzbox - exactly - it turns into just a morbid cu...fuzzbox - exactly - it turns into just a morbid curiosity to see which couple will break up over the petty baloney. Annoying!<BR/><BR/>lj - of course, you're right - great points. The prospect of "easy" money makes people more ignorant than usual.<BR/><BR/>nongirlfriend - good for you - it's the sensible way to travel<BR/><BR/>mauser girl - that's the word, isn't it - steamroll.<BR/><BR/>ranger tom - there is very little about reality shows that is edifying or redeeming. I'll be glad when they've gone the way of the variety show and nestle inbetween the Donny & Marie show and the Paul Anka Christmas Specials in the tv hall o' shame.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1145292972015216532006-04-17T11:56:00.000-05:002006-04-17T11:56:00.000-05:00How I hate reality shows.How I hate reality shows.Thomas J Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222969433922908517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1145259883957356052006-04-17T02:44:00.000-05:002006-04-17T02:44:00.000-05:00Isn't that the truth. I've watched the show a coup...Isn't that the truth. I've watched the show a couple of times and just shook my head. It's one thing to be ignorant of another culture, it's another to just steamroll in and make a complete ass of yourself.Mauser*Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574537076084578786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1145221169971161422006-04-16T15:59:00.000-05:002006-04-16T15:59:00.000-05:00You know what PF? We get LOTS of American tourists...You know what PF? We get LOTS of American tourists where I live. Now mind you, they speak the same language (give or take)- and this is my opinion. Some are ignorant boors. Most are nice, decent regular people...courteous too. I've had some lovely talks with people visiting from south of the border...just random conversations that spring up when they're lost or trying to find a good place to eat and have to flag down a local citizen.<BR/>On the other hand, no large cash prizes are on the line. That tends to make people of many nationalities act like a--holes.LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238060965921536507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786818.post-1145198166227732272006-04-16T09:36:00.000-05:002006-04-16T09:36:00.000-05:00Angry Joyce and I would end up killing each other ...Angry Joyce and I would end up killing each other on the Amazing Race. These couples start out like a bunch of newlyweds cooing at each other and end up shreiking at each other like banshees. Since we already have shreiking down to an art form, the skys the limit.:P fuzzboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704568822288346593noreply@blogger.com