Re: history and heritage

[Luca <nodoubt@domain.elided>]

At  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:29:42 EST Charlie wrote:

>> quite frankly I don't
>> really care about what has happened in the world before my birth.  
>I am really astonished to hear this from Luca, an Italian.  So many Italians 
>I know are much much more concerned with what happened before they were born 
>(often a long time before) than anything going on now, other than dinner.  
>Maybe he is unique or maybe I just know older people with older attitudes?  
>Look around in Italy: the houses are old, there is very little modern art
but 
>a giant and revered cultural heritage from hundreds of years ago, and there 
>is much less interest as I see it in anything new and durable than in 
>anything old; much interest in the new seems to be channeled into things
that 
>are perishable, such as fashion, food, even auto and product design.

Ops... I am sorry... I realize I wrote a crap... what I meant is completely
different. I wanted to say that I won't choose my car, my camera, my bike, my
cloths ... basing my choice upon what happened BEFORE my birth. I just choose
what I like.  I wanted to say I wouldn't base my choices upon the dark ages
lost in each country's past.  But I love what has been, I love vintage cars,
I am looking for a vintage house to be restored...and so on.
I hope you will understand what I mean... and that this will clear your 
opinion about me! 
Thanx and apologizes.


nodoubt, 
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