Travelling is a great way to broaden your horizons and see how other cultures live differently than you do. For example, you could listen to some bands in Austin, the live music capital of the world, experience the exotic richness of Chinese culture in San Francisco, or have a cup of coffee in Seattle--the coffee capital of the world! You might even want to explore the cold, white North in Maine, but beware--the locals are insatiably curious about life in other lands, and will question you at length about your foreign customs and habits:MAINE RESTAURANTEUR: So where are you from?
ME: We're from Canada.
MAINE RESTAURANTEUR [lowers voice]: I heard there's a place in Canada where everyone speaks English, just like we do here in Maine.
ME: ...
Good luck, and remember, the world is yours to explore!
RATING: Bon voyage%
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posted at 2:37am
Austin is not the live music capital of the world. Head down south of the border to Mexico City and over there every other person is in a Mariachi band of some sort or other playing 24/7. I do believe that Mexico city is at least 10 times the size of Austin making it the live music capital of North America at least.
The man in the restaurant spoke of Canada as if it were a far off mystic place. We were 5 mins from the Canada/USA border crossing.
How can you blame the guy, though? I've lived in Houston for over 4 years and have never been to see the giant president head sculptures.
Looks like you have a weekend adventure ahead of you!
Are you sure he wasn't just messing with you? Also, there are giant president head sculptures in Houston?
@ JfD
But Austin is so much bigger than Mexico city. And they have SXSW.
A billionty Out of Towners come from all over the planet to see Bear Pig Cat or whatever the fuck. They're what's ruining Austin.
Oh yeah and Dinosaur Junior.
@L
Yes. The Canadian town across the border was French, and I assume the man had read the French signs from across the river and assumed all of Canada was like that.
Are you talking about the giant presidential head sculptures by the road, or the ones near the Heights Target?
I have been to see the ones near the Target.
But I lived minutes outside DC for four years without ever visiting the National Zoo or even half of the Smithsonian museums. I'm still ashamed of this.
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