Remember what I am trying to do with these weekly visits to places around the world. We keep track of what is going on around the world by following the news. But, by it's very nature, news tends to be bad news. Even when there is good news, it is usually a reversal of previous bad news.
The news thus tends to give us a bias against other places and other countries. Stop and think for a minute, what would anyone think of your city or country if all they knew about it was what was in the news?
So what I am trying to do with these weekly visits is to present a view of a place as a virtual visit there. Some of it is about history, as well as what is going on there now, but I try to put the main focus on everyday life.
We have all got to find a way to share this earth. One way to help that along is to get around the inherent bias that comes with the news, and see each other just as human beings going about our daily lives.
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