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it is lop sided geographically/philosophically etc by Americans. Bless your souls. It has always been the balance and for the foreseeable future will probably remain so. For the last 10 years i have trundled about this place at almost every turn one encounters an all American way.

The rest of us (English speaking) scattered about the globe very often have a different spin/slant on many things..some not quite so sparky as yours but none the less we sometimes go about things in a different way. Ever thought of that?













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mandarin may be an Orange to you but a hell of a lot more for a heck of a lot peoples!
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.....that's why I prefer Flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/om-d_user/discuss/72157629414185767/ and 43rumors
Wiggerz said:
it is lop sided geographically/philosophically etc by Americans. Bless your souls. It has always been the balance and for the foreseeable future will probably remain so. For the last 10 years i have trundled about this place at almost every turn one encounters an all American way.

The rest of us (English speaking) scattered about the globe very often have a different spin/slant on many things..some not quite so sparky as yours but none the less we sometimes go about things in a different way. Ever thought of that?
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On a recent trip to New Zealand, an Australian visitor noted that something like less than 20% of Americans have passports. Never knew or thought about that. It seems to be a telling hint at our insularity, especially now that one needs a passport even to visit our neighbors in North America.
 
Another flavor...just zoom it in





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I think about that all the time Billy. Like you I've been around for quite a while now and seen the cast of characters change many times over. Just more food for thought on how we treat each other, very easy from behind a keyboard many thousands of miles away to treat someone much differently than one would if face to face...

A good example is we filled up two threads on Kirk Tuck for what he said in his blog, fascinating to say the least.

I also find it fascinating and very cool, that you're in Aus. I'm stuck in a winter filled part of the Northern U.S. and we can have these conversations and share what each of us brings to the table....

Billy

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Luckily the people of the US are as diverse in opinion and intelligence as anywhere else regardless of the policies of the government or our current unwelcoming behavior. We as a people are mending and growing. Hang in there with us!

Dan
 
That's what I'm talking about.

In honor of the acclaimed photo-botanist, we feature the location in which he was last seen (looks like it is summer there, all that scorching brightness . . . hope he has enough water. . . )





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I don't see any actual "problem" in this forum, at least not different that in ANY other online forum for that matter. As the previous poster has pointed out, there are things being said very differently from being a keyboard, thousands of miles away, than they would be face to face with another individual.

I've read hostility on these forums that have left me speechless (between Canon/Nikon fanboys), which also makes it easier to understand why humans will make war on each other, often for less then vital reasons...

Otherwise there is also a lot of positive things going on. Communicating with people from the other end of the globe, or discovering someone lives close to you with a shared passion and becoming close friends (happened to me for real, hello Pablo), or being sent an expensive pro camera to test for free from the other side of the ocean (a brand new D2H lent by a wealthy American user ?!!!!), or being invited in Arizona for a week after buying a 1DmkII and getting to know the seller, or in a more mundane and less exceptional way, learning ALL my flash shooting ability from a nice lady with a 5D, or passing on my own personal Picture Styles to beginner users in the EOS Rebel forum, etc...

I might not have taken the plunge into m4/3 without this forum, and I'm sure I'm on my way to learn a bunch oh things about older lenses and manual focusing in a near future... So good and bad sort of balance, ignore the haters (or answer with a good virtual kick in the groin when deserved, and enjoy the nice people and the opportunity to learn from the more experienced ones.
Marla (in stinking old France)
 
Very nice macro. :-)
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ohiobio said:
On a recent trip to New Zealand, an Australian visitor noted that something like less than 20% of Americans have passports. Never knew or thought about that. It seems to be a telling hint at our insularity, especially now that one needs a passport even to visit our neighbors in North America.
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From CNN http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-04/travel/americans.travel.domestically_1_western-hemisphere-travel-initiative-passports-tourism-industries?_s=PM:TRAVEL

"The numbers tell the story: Of the 308 million-plus citizens in the United States, 30% have passports.

That's just too low for such an affluent country, said Bruce Bommarito, executive vice president and chief operating officer for the U.S. Travel Association.

"Americans are comfortable in their own environment," Bommarito said."

Ummm...maybe. But I traveled and worked in Europe from the States for about 11 years. I don't need to go there for work anymore, and I can't afford to travel there anymore, either. For a July trip, I could find coach tickets from the US to Ireland for much less than $1,000 a pop (non-refundable). I'd go, but I just can't afford it.
 
I live in The US. but it's near somewhat to Canada..so does that count? ;-) Did you know that 1/2 of all US citizens live at what is considered low income? (Google it) Things are changing, and will. The world will be shrinking away from "disposable"..attitudes and other things are and will be changing. For the better, who knows?
I agree Marla, the internet has opened up quite a few doors and minds.
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Like the Joker said: Why so serious?
 
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