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As Eddie Izzard says, Europe is where the history comes from. But, there's a lot of wonderful old things to see in the Americas, including some wonderful old th
by SwellJoe 10y ago
As Eddie Izzard says, Europe is where the history comes from. But, there's a lot of wonderful old things to see in the Americas, including some wonderful old things made by people.
- pyrale 10y agoIt's more like, Europe is where the historians come from.
- thaumasiotes 10y agoPartly true; India for example is infamous for not having history. But China has a long tradition of carefully curated history; "historian" was a profession of some respect. I've read one analysis that said you don't get so much emphasis on Chinese ruins because the Chinese mostly built in wood rather than stone. Stone ruins remain impressive for a long time. Wood... rots.