RE: One up, One Down Steemit Networking Challenge #1
@glenalbrethsen, I agree with you on many things. Governments are not representatives of the people. Even the recent football championship has proved this in many ways. Because many people who went to our country had a very different idea about us and about our country. This way allowed us to debunk many of the myths about us. I'm not a big football fan myself, but I specifically visited the fan zone to have more communication with people from different countries. It was a great experience for me. No government can impose on us their opinion in personal communication with each other . In our trips and travels, we make up our own opinion about the people, traditions and way of life in the country we visit. Of course, I hope for a better outcome regarding the visa regime between our countries. I really read a lot about the places I'm going to or ready to visit.
I think that's the best way to go about it. Read or learn as much as you can before you go. Helps with preparation and knowing when it is best to go where.
It sounds like you had a great time. I'm glad it was a positive experience. I'm much more of an American Football fan, but I think it would be fun to mix in with fans from other countries.
re: governments
Yeah, I know. Right now we've got the whole Russia meddled in the election thing going on and it's like, well, it's probably not the first time, and it's not like we don't do it too. So, instead of trying to make something out of what probably didn't amount to anything anyway, just let it go and quit trying to stir things up.
re: visas
It would be nice if all of that could be straightened out. There's places I'd like to go someday, too, that would probably need more than a visa change.