Americans are Weird, or Unique, or Something...
I had an interesting thought. I was walking down the street in San Juan and I noticed a big bump in the road. I thought "someone should do something about that, before someone trips over it or something". Then I looked around. There were lots of bumps in the road, and all the curbs were different heights and widths. The steps doing up to some of the stores were uneven, and there weren't handrails everywhere like I'm used to.
And I realized that bump in the road has probably been there for 30 years or more and no one seemed to be paying the least amount of attention to it. That's a funny thing about Americans. We're so used to having everything sanitized for our protection, and hand railed, and safety checked within an inch of it's life. I know that's normal for us, but in other countries, I don't think they worry so much about stuff like that. Maybe it's because they have other things to worry about like crime, or poverty, or corrupt governments or something, but maybe it's just because they're just having more fun than we are.
I mean, really. How much time do us Americans spend worrying about every germ and every little nit-picky thing. Drives me crazy sometimes. The cruise ship was an especially good example of it. It's like a huge adult playpen. You have room stewards who clean and sanitize your room literally THREE times a day. You have these amazing waiters who bring you every imaginable type of food, as much as you want. And everything is handrailed, and perfectly symmetrical so you won't so much as stub your toe. Even if you get seasick, they have a fully equipped hospital to take care of you.
And still people bitch about every little thing. One guy at breakfast was so cheesed off because they brought him hash browns instead of corned beef hash that he sat there with his arms folded like a spoiled little kid, letting his eggs get cold until they brought him the right side order. One lady pitched a 10 minute fit because they moved the scrapbooking event from the library to the lounge without announcing it. I'm going to come up with a whole new name for them - they're called Cruizillas, like Bridezillas. Everything has to be absolutely perfect, or they just don't want to play.
I think we have something to learn from people in other countries. Just relax. Tone it down a notch. Spend a little time just enjoying your friends and your family. Do it manana. Have another beer (tequila, vodka, schnapps) and add a little spice to your life. Life wasn't meant to be perfect, but we were meant to enjoy it anyway. Dance in the rain a little. Just try not to trip and break your nose over that bump in the road, 'cuz I don't know if you'd enjoy a trip to a hospital in a foreign country quite as much. That's one place where the "sanitized for your protection" part might be kind of nice. But otherwise - relax. Have some fun, and don't worry so much about the bumps in the road...
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I mean, really. How much time do us Americans spend worrying about every germ and every little nit-picky thing. Drives me crazy sometimes. The cruise ship was an especially good example of it. It's like a huge adult playpen. You have room stewards who clean and sanitize your room literally THREE times a day. You have these amazing waiters who bring you every imaginable type of food, as much as you want. And everything is handrailed, and perfectly symmetrical so you won't so much as stub your toe. Even if you get seasick, they have a fully equipped hospital to take care of you.
And still people bitch about every little thing. One guy at breakfast was so cheesed off because they brought him hash browns instead of corned beef hash that he sat there with his arms folded like a spoiled little kid, letting his eggs get cold until they brought him the right side order. One lady pitched a 10 minute fit because they moved the scrapbooking event from the library to the lounge without announcing it. I'm going to come up with a whole new name for them - they're called Cruizillas, like Bridezillas. Everything has to be absolutely perfect, or they just don't want to play.
I think we have something to learn from people in other countries. Just relax. Tone it down a notch. Spend a little time just enjoying your friends and your family. Do it manana. Have another beer (tequila, vodka, schnapps) and add a little spice to your life. Life wasn't meant to be perfect, but we were meant to enjoy it anyway. Dance in the rain a little. Just try not to trip and break your nose over that bump in the road, 'cuz I don't know if you'd enjoy a trip to a hospital in a foreign country quite as much. That's one place where the "sanitized for your protection" part might be kind of nice. But otherwise - relax. Have some fun, and don't worry so much about the bumps in the road...
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1 comments:
I always seem to find that the people in other countries are MUCH more relaxed than we are.
Must be due to all the vacation days they get! ha!
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