I'm American, and your post may get jokes like that from some, but not from me. You're dead on. It reminds me of when I was in a taxi in Dominica going from the airport to town. The roads weren't very good and the car had a cracked windshield. The driver made a comment about how there wasn't as much civilization as in America. I responded, "Civilization isn't about roads and cars. It's about how people behave."
What's actually the case is that fads, and popularity of things are generally determined by what other people are doing. These kids were playing video games because their friends were all playing video games, and they didn't want to be left out.
Anyone else see Tron last night on SciFi? I cracked up at the scene with the huge arcade full of people from all walks of life. Ah, the '80s.
How exactly does ubuntu, a word that means "humanity to others", sound like an African dictator? They don't all have bones in their noses and carry spears, you know.
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I'm American, and your post may get jokes like that from some, but not from me. You're dead on. It reminds me of when I was in a taxi in Dominica going from the airport to town. The roads weren't very good and the car had a cracked windshield. The driver made a comment about how there wasn't as much civilization as in America. I responded, "Civilization isn't about roads and cars. It's about how people behave."
If only this Administration understood that.
What's actually the case is that fads, and popularity of things are generally determined by what other people are doing. These kids were playing video games because their friends were all playing video games, and they didn't want to be left out.
Anyone else see Tron last night on SciFi? I cracked up at the scene with the huge arcade full of people from all walks of life. Ah, the '80s.
How exactly does ubuntu, a word that means "humanity to others", sound like an African dictator? They don't all have bones in their noses and carry spears, you know.