tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023242926597724943.post8347461859382711923..comments2023-08-23T02:53:58.386-07:00Comments on Hieronymo's mad againe.: Tales of Belizean plumbingcharishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917176880490209507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023242926597724943.post-8295697700293882502010-07-11T11:23:52.985-07:002010-07-11T11:23:52.985-07:00well,posting photos requires a faster internet con...well,posting photos requires a faster internet connection than I've been able to access here in town....charishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917176880490209507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023242926597724943.post-11087057833769373442010-07-11T06:49:22.718-07:002010-07-11T06:49:22.718-07:00Re. diversity, by the way, you might find discussi...Re. diversity, by the way, you might find discussion with Darrell, <a href="http://quareidfaciam.net/articles/143/humanae-vitae" rel="nofollow">here</a>, interesting.paul bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409615610994443652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023242926597724943.post-66536561348467362222010-07-11T06:15:09.538-07:002010-07-11T06:15:09.538-07:00It does sound exciting. You might post some photos...It does sound exciting. You might post some photos.<br /><br />There must be people in a town like that who know how to get things fixed. If so, though, a shame the setup there doesn't give you access to them. Makes me curious about social & economic connection and how that's supposed to be developed.<br /><br />Historically there has been enormous linguistic & cultural diversity in the U.S. — particularly in urban industrial centers. We've had sizeable communities of people speaking German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Yiddish, Farsi, Arabic, Chinese, &c &c. Nor is this entirely a thing of the past. (Come check out the Korean signage on the street here in Catonsville/Ellicott City sometime — just for instance.)<br /><br />The popularity of that melting pot idea was a reflection not only of the extraordinary ethnic mix, but of the strong tendency for immigrant identity & language to fade & be replaced, under pressure of economic opportunity and the breadth & intensity of political engagement — which were, or seemed to be at least, new things in the world of the 18th & 19th centuries. Monolingual culture is really the effect, today, for better or worse, of what has been described as the melting pot. It's a process through which differentiation tends to be overcome. <br /><br />(some interesting stuff — not surprisingly — on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot" rel="nofollow">Wikip.</a>)paul bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409615610994443652noreply@blogger.com