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The show is more important than the content. That is what Europeans often think of Americans and while travelling, we get the feeling more and more it is true. The guides we meet always exactly know how to get their story across. We are deeply impressed, but the information is often superficial and when we have questions beside the story we never get an answer, though no one will admit it is due t...
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Frits
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Everything is signposted, everything is arranged
Hey André en Linda, Nice stories you tell us ! And nice pictures you show us ! "The show is more important than the content", it's so true as far as the americans are concerned ! By the way, the overkill of warnings on the public road, in schools, restaurants etc. has probably also to do with the american practice of sueing each other and claiming compensation (millions) for supposed dammages on life and property ! The most spectecular example: a sustained claim of several millions dollars because of a burned tongue by drinking hot coffee in a MacDonalds ! Since then the visitors of MD are warned to drink hot coffee slowly ! Have fun ! Frits