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I've lived in the Northeast all my life so I've seen the ocean plenty of times. I'm not surprised that people living in the middle of the country have never seen it. Why would you have seen something that doesn't exist anywhere near where you live? It just means that you should travel!
I remember when I went to Florida for the first time and got laughed at for being so excited at the sight of a real palm tree. So I don't judge.
There is a Starbucks in the parking lot of my supermarket, but I've never been in a Starbucks.
Have only been in one once, and that was by accident. Became hopelessly lost one day, and walked into one to ask directions. A very helpful young man with a laptop quickly provided me with the information I needed, and was on my way. Did not take the time to order a cup of coffee. Did I miss something?
I see cornfields all the way to the horizon from where I live. It's almost like the ocean.
That's a spitting image of Indiana. A flat, featureless landscape filled with nothing but miles and miles and miles and miles of cornfields and soybean fields everywhere you go. Spending a lifetime in such a depressing locale makes it extremely easy to see why coastal areas have denser populations.
I can't imagine never seeing the ocean.
I spent many many years on the ocean when I lived in NYC.
Winter Cod fishing in Mass. Winter Tautog fishing in Jersey.
Nothing like fishing fishing on a 32 footer in January with 4-6 ft waves and an air temp of 11.
Good times!
That's a spitting image of Indiana. A flat, featureless landscape filled with nothing but miles and miles and miles and miles of cornfields and soybean fields everywhere you go. Spending a lifetime in such a depressing locale makes it extremely easy to see why coastal areas have denser populations.
The reason the costal areas are denser than cornfield areas is simply because everone piles up along the coast as the water blocks their way. Not unlike that scene in Animal House where the band takes the wrong turn into the alley.
I have seen the oceans and frankly I am a bit skeptical of what I was really looking at, sure you could hear the waves but how far past the horizon do these things really extend?
IMHO there are two kinds of people in the world - Settlers and Nomads. Some people are very happy to stay put. It seems to be in their DNA. Others want to travel, explore, move, meet new people, and see the world. Neither preference is "ignorant." Both types of people serve very important functions. The Settlers create companies, farms, cities, and a settled economy. The Nomads bring the world to the world - they bring new ideas, challenge old ideas, and share information on the way things are doing "out there," among other things.
I know people from my childhood home in the Dakotas who have never left their county. They are happy with their lot in life and have surrounded themselves with family and friends. They might save up for that one big trip: to Hawaii, or Europe, or Iowa. And then they settle back home, as if to say, "Well, that was interesting. But Home is better." Salt of the earth. Practical. Hardworking. And often the fact they stay home is why you have bread and butter on your table.
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