Comments on: Finding my Mouth in Mexico http://thetravelersnotebook.com/notes-from-road/finding-my-mouth-in-mexico/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:45:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Linda Lane http://thetravelersnotebook.com/notes-from-road/finding-my-mouth-in-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-3186 Linda Lane Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:57:37 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1486#comment-3186 Great article and so true! Great article and so true!

]]> By: Joel Runyon http://thetravelersnotebook.com/notes-from-road/finding-my-mouth-in-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 Joel Runyon Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:56:23 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1486#comment-2923 "I began to realize how much our entire lives are designed to avoid talking to people. Our tours are recorded. Our phones are answered by machines. Our political discussions happen through computers. And I wonder why I’m socially retarded." Well said. Well said. “I began to realize how much our entire lives are designed to avoid talking to people. Our tours are recorded. Our phones are answered by machines. Our political discussions happen through computers. And I wonder why I’m socially retarded.”

Well said. Well said.

]]> By: Colin Wright http://thetravelersnotebook.com/notes-from-road/finding-my-mouth-in-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-2594 Colin Wright Sun, 31 May 2009 06:36:17 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1486#comment-2594 I agree with Carlo. Any technology (or social movement) can have a positive or negative impact, depending on how it is used. True, the Internet and the rise of easily-accessible- and automated-information has led many to leave basic social graces behind, but it has also created a social revolution that has opened the doors of camaraderie and friendship to those who would have otherwise never left the house (Meetup.com is a great example of how one's online life can spill over into RL...real life). I agree with Carlo. Any technology (or social movement) can have a positive or negative impact, depending on how it is used. True, the Internet and the rise of easily-accessible- and automated-information has led many to leave basic social graces behind, but it has also created a social revolution that has opened the doors of camaraderie and friendship to those who would have otherwise never left the house (Meetup.com is a great example of how one’s online life can spill over into RL…real life).

]]> By: Carlo http://thetravelersnotebook.com/notes-from-road/finding-my-mouth-in-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 Carlo Sun, 31 May 2009 04:00:42 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=1486#comment-2593 Nice story. I was starting to think about how the Internet possibly further retards people's social skills. But then thought about all the people that I've met in person precisely because of the Internet (Couchsurfing, meetup.com), and concluded it just depends on how you use it. Nice story. I was starting to think about how the Internet possibly further retards people’s social skills. But then thought about all the people that I’ve met in person precisely because of the Internet (Couchsurfing, meetup.com), and concluded it just depends on how you use it.

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