tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post6559773469664217845..comments2024-03-27T02:55:10.109-07:00Comments on Irish Papist: Less Or More?Maolsheachlannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-14926985256069408892017-07-05T03:05:43.755-07:002017-07-05T03:05:43.755-07:00Well, there were several reasons for my anti-trave...Well, there were several reasons for my anti-travel animus. The ones I state in the post, they were sincere, but on another level it was excuse-making because I'd never left the country and I was rather nervous at the prospect. I was never on a plane until I flew to London in my late twenties. Of course I was interested in seeing other countries, especially England as I was an anglophile all my life. But I pretended not to be.<br /><br />I do think people who are all about travel tend to be shallow; a travel bore is the worst sort of bore.Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-16784250465403772012017-07-04T17:35:22.831-07:002017-07-04T17:35:22.831-07:00My mind was thinking of lack of tradition and norm...My mind was thinking of lack of tradition and norms but then I met some that didn't belong in neither.<br /><br />And you didn't want to see other countries? I'm no fan of "see-every-country-before-I-die", in fact I get a wee nauseous when people list/say, as part of their public "bio", that they love traveling. I like seeing other countries, but I haven't been bit by the travel bug yet. I try to keep traveling in perspective. GoldRush Applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672912751538200761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-25124746257114696842017-07-04T07:41:25.483-07:002017-07-04T07:41:25.483-07:00Life is just one damn thing after another!
No, se...Life is just one damn thing after another!<br /><br />No, seriously, I agree with you. Some crazes may be worse than others, but what I'm really complaining about is people opposing a craze just because it's a craze.<br /><br />I've come to actually enjoy long distance plane travel!Maolsheachlannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406722311993627528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091756463128804432.post-76337140842522266162017-07-04T06:27:37.475-07:002017-07-04T06:27:37.475-07:00I have to admit having nice boyhood memories of Ch...I have to admit having nice boyhood memories of Christmas trees with tinsel and lights in shops in Dublin, coming in from the cold and dark. In the southern hemisphere, however, tinsel becomes a nightmare for me, especially if there's hot snap in December.<br /><br /> I don't think the world would be any less a place without SOME of the crazes that come out. I have a single-father friend, whose 10 year old I would have strangled many times over if she was my daughter,who bought a spinner for the aforementioned daughter. Far from helping her behave, she spins the damn thing in front of his eyes and pretend-slashes his face when he's trying to drive. Apparently she's also taken tantrums and ' ran away' in Kmart and Target because he won't buy her enough Num noms. The security have had to go searching for her a few times. <br /><br />Unfortunately international travel is also a nightmare if you live in our city. Six hours just getting to Sydney would kill me off.Séamus', Australianoreply@blogger.com