--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajranatha@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Mar 7, 2007, at 7:36 AM, cardemaister wrote:
> >
> > > Somehow reminds me of Simon Cowell. Is there something
> > > in the British upbringing that makes them people rather
> > > serious, gloomy and needlessly negative, a bit
> > > like here in Finland?
> >
> >
> > Ever hear of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder? I think it's
possible
> > entire regions of people can be rather gloomy.
> >
> > I remember going to a gig by the southern US folk duo, the
Indigo
> > Girls, in Portland, Maine. There was a huge space at the front
of
> > the audience for people to dance. Not one person would get up
and
> > dance. Finally one of the IG's says "don't you guys DANCE? We're
used
> > to people getting up and enjoying the music! Well, the further
south
> > you go, the warmer the hearts are...the further north you go..."
And
> > she just left the last part "blank" [the further north you go
the
> > colder the hearts are]. It hit the audience like a brick. Next
song,
> > the tight-assed New Englanders started dancing and swaying.
>
> It's the same deal in Germany. The north of Germany is way more
> serious and intense than the south of Germany.
>
Interesting stuff. When I lived back east I definitely felt the lack
of light in the Winter. Even here in northern cal, I am glad the
days are getting longer now!
