Or, rather, the beginning of one.
My brother is on a fabulous trip to Las Vegas with his family. He does have to work, however. Obviously, we're all really excited that they're out having fun. They had a rough couple of years.
Because we're all so happy for them, we've been saying things like, "Enjoy, you deserve it!" As if there is anything that would keep my brother, or anyone for that matter, from deserving a trip or a divergence from normal life.
Our culture's relationship with travel and leisure is strange, don't you think?
guilty. our society has a few standard sayings that are odd. Like sorry for your loss is one I have a hard time with
ReplyDeleteHaving never experienced another culture, I can't say I see the strangeness in it. How to people in other parts of the world view travel?
ReplyDeleteKoreans don't travel much, because (like us) they work all the time. But, in other Western, affluent nations, travel and leisure aren't linked to social class like they are here. It's just something you do. There's no guilt involved. I think we'd be a smarter nation if we took gap years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_year
ReplyDeleteIn Guyana people say they like to travel, but most of them never leave their own region... But I agree, we would probably be a lot better off if we took a more European approach to travel!
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