Peter L. Peres wrote:

>> Never be ashamed to be an advocate of anything GOOD.
>
> You don't think much of being politically correct, do you ? ;-)

Nope, and most (good) political and business leaders don't either -- 
they have staff members to remind them to do it, thus showing it's not a 
normal state for leaders or regular people.  Something external is 
driving it -- and it's becoming (sadly) cultural.

A friend and I were talking a bit about this today -- NYC and Tokyo are 
interesting examples of the extremes... both are overpopulated.  One is 
more openly hostile but with a soft caring underbelly hiding underneath, 
the other is openly respectful and caring with a quiet (almost hidden) 
competitive streak underneath.  But neither is very "balanced".  We were 
discussing this over lunch and wondering if overpopulation always leads 
to extreme behaviour like that.

That said, (and the reason I brought it up) I'd fit in better in NY than 
in Tokyo, methinks!  ;-) 

(And I'm glad for both places.)

We were also talking about the sad fact that in lower-populated areas, 
restaurants with "interesting" and culturally diverse food are few and 
far between because of the economic realities of "McFood" works for most 
people and the more interesting stuff can't be sustained as a successful 
business. 

(Translation: There's no damn "Mongolian BBQ" on this side of town, and 
we're both too chicken to leave technology jobs and start one!)

Nate
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