10 sats \ 3 replies \ @brandonsbytes 14 Feb \ parent \ on: Why do we all have lawns? culture
I appreciate the sentiment of seeing lawns in a new way. But, the arrogance of seeing something different culturally and criticizing it as a kind of immoral decadence seems silly. why do we do it? because we want to and we can. why don’t other cultures do it? because they don’t want to and/or they can’t.
Oh I agree with you. It is very arrogant. Just as the U.S. idea of they hate us for our freedom is arrogant. Nah, they hated how the U.S. culture was invading their culture and our military was invading their lands. That's what they hated.
It is fascinating to see the direct opposition in cultures though. I just found the perspective fascinating. We so seldom get alternative views on things we do not even notice. Many, maybe most Americans seem to have no desire to truly understand why other cultures view us the way they do. Who is right is a totally different thing. That said, I do value the American attitude of "I don't care what you think".
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hearing these sort of new perspective is always interesting. It's the analogy of two fish swimming past each other, and the older fish says "how's the water?", and the younger fish says, "what's water?"
We are all fish in water, and when someone points out that you are in water it's a good kind of jarring.