Mar 06, 2009 19:19
When I was 20 I met a man/boy who was homeless and yet was able to travel and live with out money. He lives simply by getting what he needs simply by asking nicely. I was amazed by the power of politeness. The internet has become a new tool to allow people like that to tour the world and have experiences in the grand American tradition of 'On the Road'. My emotions (bad temper) make this difficult for me but I have still remain a jealous spectator of the tiny percent of the worlds population who can be a child of the world and never starve.
On the other hand I am reminded of people from the 'Third world' epically the people born in France who identify as Algerian. They have a way of saying 'your government is an enemy to my people but you and I are friends' were as the English seem to have a way of saying 'you are a periah to the world.' before they even know your name or weather or not you are Canadian.