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Originally posted by diggerz I really think that, as an explorer, every single place that you go to will leave a mark in your conscience, and you will take those experiences (good & bad) with you and put those experiences into practice when facing similiar situations. I agree, every city has it's own attitude, environment, culture and the such. From personal experience, most of the western-mediterranean nations (Spain, France, Italy) are inclined to a more "conservative-western ideology", by this I am referring to their preference for christian beliefs and values. Interestingly enough, most of the values and traditions of the mediterranean region can be traced back to 'the craddle of civilization' (see: neolithic revolution). In my opinion, Spain has a more Visigothic and Latin way-of-life than Switzerland and France, eventhough they are in close proximity to one another. If we talk about Spain, there are so many different cultures, it's divided yet united in a very odd way. For example, in Catalonia not only are people proud of their heritage but they have claimed independence for years now and the same goes with Navarra (which is located on the northen side of spain, very close to France). Both regions have their own dialect and 'Barcelona' is very different from 'Pamplona', 'Pamplona' is very different from 'Madrid' (Castilla-Leon) and so on. In the United States you can feel the different attitudes that each city carries. NYC has a more edgy, up-front and, to a certain extent, a more hard-hitting character because of it's history. Chicago has it's own personality and values, and so does Miami. The only way to discover which city you belong to is by travelling...

Completely missed this post. Sorry

Interesting contribution (along with the others posts). I did travel through Europe when I was young, but I don't remember almost anything, and I was even younger when I went to the US (never been to Canada, though). Maybe I need to go there and experience it myself, in order to fully understand that

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