tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2352958491993403211..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Rome Flashback #2: the little things jump out Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61627061649887256152017-04-10T16:03:59.890-05:002017-04-10T16:03:59.890-05:00It's called irony. That said, young people use...It's called irony. That said, young people used to carrying all their belongings on their backs, subsisting on fast food and bedding down for a pittance in the plentiful youth hostels, can get a taste of Europe for quite a bit less than their parents could manage. And many American colleges and universities run summer programs overseas. Of course it's out of the question for many, probably most,but there are opportunities for some, and worth their taking advantage of in order to become less insular than the run of their countrymen.<br /><br />And, of course, there is military service, which brings to mind a bit of Army irony I saw on a crude poster in a Fort Bragg barracks extoling service in the 82nd Airborne as offering an opportunity to travel, meet interesting people of different cultures and kill them.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88150674358950456542017-04-10T13:49:48.229-05:002017-04-10T13:49:48.229-05:00"Requirements of citizenship", Tom? I am..."Requirements of citizenship", Tom? I am certain that is tongue in cheek since many cannot afford that even if they do watch their $.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68914825443702264192017-04-10T11:00:54.823-05:002017-04-10T11:00:54.823-05:00Ah, now I see how the Trumpites triumphed.
john...Ah, now I see how the Trumpites triumphed. <br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35069887410171382792017-04-10T08:59:23.838-05:002017-04-10T08:59:23.838-05:00Spending some time in a foreign country should be ...Spending some time in a foreign country should be a requirement of citizenship. As Kipling put it, "what knows he of England, who never from England has gone?"<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.com