1. tv; especially the soap operas that she finds compelling.
2. the sweets; earth had some of the best cakes & candies of any planet that she's been to.
3. the shopping; so many stores, with so much variety & don't forget the wonders of "shopping at home" either through the internet or a catalogue.
4. karaoke nights at the local bars; fun, food, booze & music.
5. the freedom; she was allowed go & do what she wanted (within reason) on many planets you needed papers to move from area to area, even just from city to city. that is if you could get them. if you did, you still had to answer questions about who you were, where you were going, for how long & why when you got the border. then if you did make it across, the people in charge might ask you to leave for any number of reasons. sometimes they were looking for a bribe. other times just to exercise their power. these earth people didn't know how good they had it.
1. The cuisine. Variety of climates and cultures leads to more kinds of foods than she could properly appreciate in a lifetime. As if that were not enough, a trip to a country fair taught Vala that all Tau'ri food can be deep-fried or dipped in chocolate. She's not sure why Daniel despairs of this fact; she considers it the ultimate example of Tau'ri wisdom
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Re: Five thing Vala would miss about earth if she left. - Part Two Sam/JacksidljJuly 7 2009, 01:01:51 UTC
Oh, downer of a finish! :-(
But I predict something happier than that for Vala. :-)
Love her respect for the ice cream ritual. Good for her!
And #2 says a lot about how sheltered Earth is from the problems of the galaxy. (Then again, #4 shows how sheltered the galaxy is from the temptations of Earth!)
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And chocolate. Well, I'm with her on that one, lol!
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2. the sweets; earth had some of the best cakes & candies of any planet that she's been to.
3. the shopping; so many stores, with so much variety & don't forget the wonders of "shopping at home" either through the internet or a catalogue.
4. karaoke nights at the local bars; fun, food, booze & music.
5. the freedom; she was allowed go & do what she wanted (within reason) on many planets you needed papers to move from area to area, even just from city to city. that is if you could get them. if you did, you still had to answer questions about who you were, where you were going, for how long & why when you got the border. then if you did make it across, the people in charge might ask you to leave for any number of reasons. sometimes they were looking for a bribe. other times just to exercise their power.
these earth people didn't know how good they had it.
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And leaving behind the soaps would be DIRE. Not that I watch any. *cough*
#5 is great.
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And #3, with the chill of her backstory, is most excellent, too.
Love Daniel's Christmas lecture! :-D
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But I predict something happier than that for Vala. :-)
Love her respect for the ice cream ritual. Good for her!
And #2 says a lot about how sheltered Earth is from the problems of the galaxy. (Then again, #4 shows how sheltered the galaxy is from the temptations of Earth!)
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Thank you :)
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