tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post3191584745059242327..comments2023-10-16T06:52:23.061-04:00Comments on Notes From The Outside: Back in DallasBrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12704525078859327898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post-25561503854145001792011-11-16T23:05:47.451-05:002011-11-16T23:05:47.451-05:00Absolutely...I was just in Atlanta and the only pl...Absolutely...I was just in Atlanta and the only place I really enjoyed was an R&B fried chicken bar in the airport waiting for my flight out. Portland, on the other hand was like a breath of fresh air, despite the cold wet grey weather, the opposite of Hawaii. And DC was impressive, but weird, all political and remote. If I hadn't randomly met an old friend I hadn't seen for over 20 years (or even thought about but three days before I left, wondering what happened to him, where was he, how strange is that?) I would have felt completely out of synch. Too much power in the air, maybe.<br /><br />I have an astrologer friend who does chart readings that help determine where you are likely to feel at home. She feels spooked out on Kauai; I love it. She can see it in the charts.<br /><br />There are aspects of feng shui at play too.baroness radonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593108634484542286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post-44881179355347621852011-11-12T15:25:04.354-05:002011-11-12T15:25:04.354-05:00As a person who doesn't like crowds, big citie...As a person who doesn't like crowds, big cities always give me a bad vibe. Noises come from everywhere. People mill here and there. Skyscrapers interrupt the sky. Vehicles whizzing by.<br /><br />In the small town I live in (in a remote rural county) the vibe is completely different. It is slower and lazier. It also doesn't hurt that I live on the edge of a forest -- I get a tremendously wonderful vibe from that!The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post-75131168218859279342011-11-10T20:35:43.823-05:002011-11-10T20:35:43.823-05:00Yeah I think each city definitely has it's own...Yeah I think each city definitely has it's own unique vibe, influenced by a combination of all the factors you mention. The outward surroundings, including buildings and geographic terrain, as well as the weather, shapes the culture of the people. Obviously it's a combination of both, culture shaping environment, and environment shaping culture, but the environment, especially those factors that can't be changed, like mountains or flatland, has a huge influence in shaping not only the character of a people, but also the general "vibe" of the city; each city, both large and small, is like a micro world in itself.Cymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465389888585291447noreply@blogger.com