I just had an odd encounter on my walk. A Colombian who'd lived for years in Spain came up & asked all kinds of questions--where I was from, why I was here, why wasn't I scared of being here...
Long story short, she said she was afraid on the street even after being back 2 years, shocked by the poverty, & also that brain damage made everything harder. She thanked me with big hugs for my insight on how to feel less afraid.
Be kind, mi gente.
You really never know what people are living through.
@Priestess @MLClark a friend of mine just got back from Vietnam. They posted traffic pics, of all things, specifically people trying to cross the street in large numbers because there are no lights or crosswalks. What I noticed tho, was the large number of people riding scooters. It definitely made crossing easier as the scooters were able to swerve around pedestrians in a way that cars never could.
@Priestess @MLClark yeah, this couple that went to Vietnam, they go all around the world, really ad adventurous retirement, and they really love that part of the world. They posted all these cool pics from temples in Cambodia. Really beautiful stuff.
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Is this somewhere in Latin America? I'm interested in the use of motor scooters as a prime mode of transportation in different parts of the world.