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| I walked a lot on Black Friday instead of shopping, my next post will be these photos :) |
Europeans have a lot of holidays and long.. And I heard Americans don't. Also I heard Americans are lazy.. I still hear a lot.. But here some observations from my view:
Americans also have so many holidays (edit: they still have to work after holidays. It's not long as Canadians or Europeans)
1. 4th of July: They celebrate the independence of America. Serious. National. They go to beach or leave the city and celebrate with friends and family. Read my 4th of July story here :)
2. Labor day: Everywhere is surrounded with American flags, and it's kinda serious celebration, but it's in summer as 4th of July, so people go beaches and celebrate at the shore with friends and family..
3. Halloween: I still don't know why they celebrate the Halloween, and I'm not sure anyone really knows.. The point is being someone else in one day. Girls generally dress and act like a bad girl, boys.. superhero or monster or killer or etc.. (I remember I screamed few couple times, when I saw the guy with the SAW or knife next to me.. They had fun I'm sure) Everybody take it so serious! They plan their the night and dress weeks, months ago..
4. Thanksgiving: Cute. Family members or friends get together, host cooks turkey, and then they eat and thank and drink and play and at the end fall asleep on the couch or chair..
5. Christmas: It's coming!! The next day of Halloween, they started selling Christmas decoration, so how do you say? Commercial? Whatever it is, they make people feel the soul and BUY :) buy, buy, buy... I remember once, a friend told me he buys at least 20 gift per his grandchildren.. 20?? Seriously? If everybody buy 20, it will make like 80 gifts at least. Is that really necessary and make the kids feel better?? Whatever, it's not my problem, I don't receive gifts :( (edit: I received a Christmas gift~ :))
Christmas is coming.. I was always visiting Europe in Christmas, but living in a city where people celebrate it is different! I feel it's coming.. Last year a friend invited me to their home, so they had the cute tree and gifts and etc.. Was like a movie.. This year it will be more real..
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| November and New York.. probably the most romantic combination, ha? |
However, Americans ≠ New Yorkers. That's why I've put making a road trip to know the culture in my to-do-list.
2 comments:
Are they? :) I ask the same question about 10 years ago, and I ask it to a many Americans I met, and the great majority asserted. Now it all depends where in USA you are. Most of the ones that live in a metropolitan area are "lazy". About a month ago a girl on E 79 and 5th Ave considered far and to much to walk from there to E 77 and Lexington to take the train... I was thinking that most people in NYC are so lazy to walk. I mean really lazy. But the same thing happens in Mexico City, and probably the same happens to other Megalopolis. It is the negative result of having commodities and having that extra financial freedom that most people have when they live in places where time is crucial. I am sure that in most cities where people conglomerate by millions most if not all babies are carried by strolls, use diapers, consume baby food, buy few times a week processed food, or go the restaurant to eat, watch TV and enjoy talk shows, movies, etc, order more food, pay some one to fix whatever breaks in the house. Replace a broken part in the car, computer, radio, etc. All this is and much more that facilitates the life is what you find in a first world country. In a country that belongs to a second world or third or so, you hardly find strollers for babies, diapers, processed food, etc. Most of the food they consumed has to be cooked by them. While TV exist in most places, still people reads more, and have more familiar reunions (something that is almost extinct in the megalopolis), if something breaks (car, tv, radio, etc) they try very hard to fix that piece and put it back to work. Ordering food is a luxury. All this contributes to be more a survivor, use your inventive and skills, and forget that you can fix anything with money.
Are they? :) I ask the same question about 10 years ago, and I ask it to a many Americans I met, and the great majority asserted. Now it all depends where in USA you are. Most of the ones that live in a metropolitan area are "lazy". About a month ago a girl on E 79 and 5th Ave considered far and to much to walk from there to E 77 and Lexington to take the train... I was thinking that most people in NYC are so lazy to walk. I mean really lazy. But the same thing happens in Mexico City, and probably the same happens to other Megalopolis. It is the negative result of having commodities and having that extra financial freedom that most people have when they live in places where time is crucial. I am sure that in most cities where people conglomerate by millions most if not all babies are carried by strolls, use diapers, consume baby food, buy few times a week processed food, or go the restaurant to eat, watch TV and enjoy talk shows, movies, etc, order more food, pay some one to fix whatever breaks in the house. Replace a broken part in the car, computer, radio, etc. All this is and much more that facilitates the life is what you find in a first world country. In a country that belongs to a second world or third or so, you hardly find strollers for babies, diapers, processed food, etc. Most of the food they consumed has to be cooked by them. While TV exist in most places, still people reads more, and have more familiar reunions (something that is almost extinct in the megalopolis), if something breaks (car, tv, radio, etc) they try very hard to fix that piece and put it back to work. Ordering food is a luxury. All this contributes to be more a survivor, use your inventive and skills, and forget that you can fix anything with money.
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