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40 OZ
May 16, 2003

Sheep-Goats posted:

Very few Americans probably see travel in the same way I do, though, of course, plenty of people in this subforum know exactly what I'm talking about.

Rick Steves goes through this game with the fat fanny packers from Kansas.

The people who go on his tours are only allowed one bag, and these are the people who get touchy and offended about the idea. You should read how delicately and over-diplomatic he has to present this idea to people. Telling people to travel lighter gets about the same response as giving someone the middle finger, it is for some reason intertwined with some kind of primal defense mechanism.

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40 OZ
May 16, 2003
I dunno.

Maybe that $500 (edit 495) designer jacket is rugged enough for a mean wilderness hike, but inversely it isn't a biggie if i get a small rip in a regular people jacket.

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