Sorry you're missing Boston, Fabrisse, but thanks for the tour guide info. I hadn't heard that before - too much time growing up in the UK and Belgium during "teach the kids American History years". LOL
How many people don't know because they don't like to hear about it?
Too many, unfortunately. My daughter and I call them "Oprah ladies", because when Oprah was doing a show on an unpleasant topic and the camera would pan the audience, you could see the horror and dismay and "I can't believe people *do* that" on the faces of the (mostly female) audience.
Dad was transferred to Scotland in August, 1964. We lived in Doonfoot, south of Ayr.
In February, 1967, he was transferred to Brussels.
We came back to the States in 1969, where he worked in The.Empire.State.Building - which is a very cool thing for your father to do when you're 13! (But I still REALLY miss living overseas! It took me a looong time to learn how to fake being an American again - I didn't know how to do American sports, which is NOT a good thing.)
Far too many "Oprah ladies" (and men) out there. They don't understand something and they're afraid of it, so they resort to "I don't want to hear about it." And retreat back into their little shell until they feel it's safe to come out again.
As for "the bad parts of town". Please. The Mr. has spent the last 39 years working for a major discount retailer. Several of the stores he worked in were in areas that could be considered "bad parts." The only serious injury/threat he ever faced was when he was the manager of a store in a resort town in Western Michigan. He got stabbed three times by a drunken teenage shoplifter. Bad stuff can happen anywhere .
My condolences on Boston. Fingers crossed that you can still get there some time soon.
I do think fear is part of it. There's also just the whole idea that if we don't talk about "bad things" they won't happen or don't exist. I don't understand how we can learn from the past if we won't acknowledge it.
I'm sorry to hear your husband was stabbed, but it CAN happen anywhere.
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How many people don't know because they don't like to hear about it?
Too many, unfortunately. My daughter and I call them "Oprah ladies", because when Oprah was doing a show on an unpleasant topic and the camera would pan the audience, you could see the horror and dismay and "I can't believe people *do* that" on the faces of the (mostly female) audience.
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"Oprah ladies" is the perfect term, sadly.
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In February, 1967, he was transferred to Brussels.
We came back to the States in 1969, where he worked in The.Empire.State.Building - which is a very cool thing for your father to do when you're 13! (But I still REALLY miss living overseas! It took me a looong time to learn how to fake being an American again - I didn't know how to do American sports, which is NOT a good thing.)
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Deeply cool that you know Brussels.
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As for "the bad parts of town". Please. The Mr. has spent the last 39 years working for a major discount retailer. Several of the stores he worked in were in areas that could be considered "bad parts." The only serious injury/threat he ever faced was when he was the manager of a store in a resort town in Western Michigan. He got stabbed three times by a drunken teenage shoplifter. Bad stuff can happen anywhere .
My condolences on Boston. Fingers crossed that you can still get there some time soon.
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I'm sorry to hear your husband was stabbed, but it CAN happen anywhere.
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