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- From: mwj@beta.lanl.gov (William Johnson)
- Newsgroups: rec.travel
- Subject: Re: Need info on Albuquerque
- Summary: Mr. Newman, why weren't you listening?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.205706.21397@newshost.lanl.gov>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 20:57:06 GMT
- References: <1jvjlcINNbda@falcon.natinst.com> <1993Jan25.195242.833@athena.mit.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan25.195242.833@athena.mit.edu> rnewman@athena.mit.edu (Ron Newman) writes:
- >I have to say that when I drove across the US eight years ago, I found
- >Albuquerque utterly lacking in charm or character. Most of it seemed
- >to be a sprawling mess of suburban trash, err, tract homes, fast food
- >joints, and highway clutter.
-
- Hoo boy. Another instant expert.
-
- >I suggest skipping it entirely. Poke around nearby Santa Fe and Taos instead.
- >They still have a distinctive culture, and most of their historic character
- >intact.
-
- Yup, Santa Fe has a culture all right. It's the "Invading Californian
- Yuppie" culture, and *real* Santa Feans are positively nauseated by it. The
- "distinctive culture" of Taos fell victim to invading Texans on skis ages ago.
-
- Come on, man: read what she said! The poster's parents are not coming to
- Albuquerque to bask in the atmosphere and feel scenic and quaint; they are
- thinking about *living* there. The realities of life in Albuquerque -- or
- Santa Fe or Taos -- include things like cost of living, crime rate (if any),
- opportunities to get involved in community life on a continuing basis,
- availability of services. The original poster had the good sense to realize
- this and to ask that responses *not* stress the touristy aspects, but rather
- the practical ones of day-to-day living. Why weren't you listening?
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