Cavalero Forum Posts (701)

Hospitality

Point well taken! It is a bit of both and I agree with you, and those other travellers, that wealth breeds greed... It also breeds selfishness.

RE: Is it possible for God to strenghten you...?

Rectification: I've been a Christian since I was 20.

RE: Is it possible for God to strenghten you...?

You are correct. You are right. You are a better Christian than I am and I should be ashamed of myself for disregarding our Lord's command to share the good news... Only I'm not, though I love our Creator like my first breath.
I don't know how many debates and arguments I've had over my 20 years of being a Christian but I know it's too many. And every time an unbeliever placates my arguments with the usual popular and unenlightened retorts, this comes to mind:

"... If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet."

So I guess, after having had my soul crushed by petty, insulting and ignorant arguments, I've decided to shake the dust off my feet and wash my hands of their stubborn rebellious nature.

Hospitality

You're the second poster to mention poverty to be in direct connection with hospitality.
I think it's not so much poverty but their way of life and their code of conduct that dictates their behavior towards stranger and I think their code of conduct is directly dictated by their religion.
Half my family is from North Africa and I don't know how many times I'd been told that in Islam, a stranger is a valuable guest not to he turned away or molested and that it was the command of the prophet Mohammad.
I think poverty is incidental and not a factor.

Hospitality

It's funny but I'm sure someone somewhere has had to do that...It's pretty sad, fact

Hospitality

Good for you
I mean for the hospitable part, not for the poor part

Hospitality

One would think so indeed.
But only experience can tell.

Hospitality

I understand.
9/11 changed a lot things in every facets of our lives... That was the point of the attacks.

I don't know much about Canada. I had met a girl from Saskatchewan when I was a teenager in France and that was my first dealings with Canadians... Couldn't have been a better introduction

Would you say Canadians are warm and welcoming? Could you say their hospitality rivals that of the Turks or Maroccans ?

Hospitality

Thank you for sharing
Nepal is another destination I'm planning to visit. I'm glad your stay there was safe and that you were so welcomed.

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That seems to be the general consensus but I think it's based on stereotype. I wouldn't feel very welcome in Afghanistan and I don't think they'd welcome me like that family in Rwanda, although the level of poverty there is shocking.

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I also ended up almost in Canada on my way to Michigan and on to Vermont . I had missed my exit and was driving through a blizzard, following a semi pretty close so I could at least stay on the road

I don't think having to have a passport or not says anything about the hospitality of a country but then again, I've been known to be wrong once in while, lol

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Thank you for sharing, daniela777
I haven't yet experienced the Spanish hospitality but will definitely do so on my way to Portugal

Hospitality

Thank you for sharing your experience. I see that you have, like me, experienced the hospitality of very different countries in the south and north.
I can only deduct, from your very informative post, that "the closer to the equator the better the hospitality" is actually a myth.
That is good to know

Hospitality

We've all travelled outside our respective countries - I hope - and I was wondering which country you've visited about which you could say "Their hospitality was touching".

For me it was when I visited Rwanda. I was welcomed like a son into a very modest family. I was there for work but ended up enjoying the whole time like I was on vacation. They made me feel like a part of their family...except one man who didn't appreciate my presence, he was a German guy married to one of the daughters.

I've read that the closer you travel to the equator and the better the hospitality. Have you experienced that or is it a myth?
Is the hospitality of northern countries different, if not less warm and welcoming?

What's your experience?

RE: Enlightenment: a non politics thread

You'd definitely be welcome

Spain or Italy... Never had the desire to go to Spain.
How about Portugal? I want to go there one summer.

RE: Enlightenment: a non politics thread

It's definitely going to be a special time. There are places there I haven't seen since the 70's

RE: Is there an Edith Piaf of the 21st Century?

Alanis Morisette

RE: Enlightenment: a non politics thread

I don't know about all that but I miss the Bouches-du-Rhône... I think I'll retire there and close the loop of my lifelong travels.

RE: to foriengers,do you feel face blind?

That was nicely said!
And how sweet!
The man who you'll love will be happy indeed and hopefully will make you happy as well.

RE: Enlightenment: a non politics thread

YES, the south of France is infinitely better than the north. More sun, more open-minded people, a slower more laid back kind of existence...Plus I'm partial to it since I was born in Camargue and lived in beautiful Arles.

Which motorcycle suits you best?

Something similar happened to me back in 1995 in California. I'd just bought a Honda 450 for peanuts and fixed it all up.
I went to pick up my girlfriend from work...we both had no helmet and the bike wasn't registered, I had no paperwork.
Got pulled over by a bike cop. I thought "That's it, I'm going to jail" But nope. I explained to him that I had just finished fixing it and it was the first day I took it out.
He told me to get it legal and get two helmets and the next time he won't be so nice. Didn't even give me a warning
I think he gave me a break because my g/f was passenger but, whatever, I got it legal the very next day.

RE: to foriengers,do you feel face blind?

NO, but I did get laugh out of it.
Looks don't matter, only what's in the heart matters.

RE: to foriengers,do you feel face blind?

Me and ChesneyChrist twins That's intriguing.

I don't exchange hats or clothes and I'm sure ChesneyChrist wouldn't want my personal effects either... Anyway, I'm prettier than he

RE: to foriengers,do you feel face blind?

WoW Impressive!
Thanks for the visual queues I'll be looking for those in next Asians I meet

RE: to foriengers,do you feel face blind?

I was talking about human twins.
Animals are a whole other matter.

Which motorcycle suits you best?

RE: Enlightenment: a non politics thread

Yes. Many places in France have changed for the worst and the population has changed dramatically from the 80's as well.
I'm glad the Yellow Vests are bringing some sort of brotherhood and sisterhood back to French society.
What you see in the protests, people helping each other out, caring for one another under the gaz assaults by police, protecting women and the young and saving each other's lives ( literally! ) has been missing since the 60's.
In that sense, Macron has brought the French people together

Which motorcycle suits you best?

The type of riding I do... Well, I pack up for few days, get on my bike and hit the road, lol

I like BMW as well. Especially their K 1600 GTL

RE: to foriengers,do you feel face blind?

I understand you.
No, I don't have a problem differentiating faces at all. I can also tell which twin is which.
I'm a visual artist and as such I pick up differences and likeness very quickly.
I could forget a name but a face, never.

RE: Enlightenment: a non politics thread

It goes to show that happiness is a state of being.

I liked Italy, although the people there seemed very malcontent, almost grumbling...
I was in France last year for 4 months...I don't recognize the country I grew up in.
Nepal is also a destination I'm interested in