Comments on: The Power of Memes http://www.differentslants.com/2007/10/21/the-power-of-memes/ Seeing the World from a New Angle Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:20:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: bob katzman http://www.differentslants.com/2007/10/21/the-power-of-memes/#comment-1487 bob katzman Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:33:19 +0000 http://www.differentslants.com/?p=33#comment-1487 It cuts both ways, Rick. When I have traveled in Europe, alone, I eagerly sampled as much as I could in the time I had: Art, restaurants, museums, the way the women looked and dressed, or undressed, depending how much time I had to find out about that, bookstores, architecture and so on. But sometimes, when loneliness overwhelmed me, I would go sit in a McDonalds for a little while, or in Prague, a Kentucky Fried Chicken place. Terrible food, but emotionally comforting. Same thing in France, where they served wine in McD's or Stockholm, where you can't see the menu for all the cigarette smoke. An exception here, tho' since being surrounded by tall, serious, dreamy, blonde Swedish women did something to raise my spirits...and other things. But I digress. Do I want to go back to Israel and eat at Burger King when I would never do that here? No. ( or "Lo" in Hebrew) But a little bit of America came be helpful, sometimes, when a person needs it. America is very bland culturally and in many other ways. I still miss it sometimes, wherever I am. Bob Katzman It cuts both ways, Rick.
When I have traveled in Europe, alone, I eagerly sampled as much as I could in the time I had: Art, restaurants, museums, the way the women looked and dressed, or undressed, depending how much time I had to find out about that, bookstores, architecture and so on.

But sometimes, when loneliness overwhelmed me, I would go sit in a McDonalds for a little while, or in Prague, a Kentucky Fried Chicken place. Terrible food, but emotionally comforting.

Same thing in France, where they served wine in McD’s or Stockholm, where you can’t see the menu for all the cigarette smoke. An exception here, tho’ since being surrounded by tall, serious, dreamy, blonde Swedish women did something to raise my spirits…and other things. But I digress.

Do I want to go back to Israel and eat at Burger King when I would never do that here? No. ( or “Lo” in Hebrew) But a little bit of America came be helpful, sometimes, when a person needs it.

America is very bland culturally and in many other ways. I still miss it sometimes, wherever I am.

Bob Katzman

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