tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post2522003280011370147..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: False impressionsnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-53966937475539611082023-04-01T20:23:15.749+01:002023-04-01T20:23:15.749+01:00Mary: I'm sure Las Vegas has its good areas an...Mary: I'm sure Las Vegas has its good areas and bad areas, like cities everywhere. The media constantly distorts reality.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23954225278064150192023-04-01T19:22:22.248+01:002023-04-01T19:22:22.248+01:00That's good to know. I'm sure there are po...That's good to know. I'm sure there are pockets of bad neighborhoods everywhere. I know I live in one of those pockets but the whole of Vegas isn't like this.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24371979311818923082023-03-30T07:43:46.913+01:002023-03-30T07:43:46.913+01:00Linda: That's quite a record - 70+ years and y...Linda: That's quite a record - 70+ years and you've never known anyone murdered. For that matter we've lived in Belfast for 23 years and haven't known anyone murdered either (or blown up).nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-15656355327502280422023-03-29T22:10:56.804+01:002023-03-29T22:10:56.804+01:00Yes, false impressions! For awhile Minneapolis was...Yes, false impressions! For awhile Minneapolis was known as Murderopolis yet in all the 70+ years we've lived here we've never known anyone murdered. Even when we lived in three different "bad" neighborhoods we were never the victim of any crimes.<br />Linda SandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41573392982768314642023-03-29T19:47:15.247+01:002023-03-29T19:47:15.247+01:00Fly: That all sounds pretty dire. I can see why yo...Fly: That all sounds pretty dire. I can see why you left.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-89070039831091869162023-03-29T18:06:44.623+01:002023-03-29T18:06:44.623+01:00The sanitation, or lack of it, for a start! The la...The sanitation, or lack of it, for a start! The lack of choice in the supermarkets, some of which resembled a souk....the gloomy bars where conversation stopped and the eyes followed you if you ventured in...the strong class divisions...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74121480153424477322023-03-29T16:44:25.186+01:002023-03-29T16:44:25.186+01:00Fly: People do have very odd stereotypes about oth...Fly: People do have very odd stereotypes about other countries (me included of course), largely I think derived from slanted media reports. My stereotype of France is miserable people in the banlieues, munching baguettes and wearing berets. Why did you find rural France primitive?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-75569881699114255622023-03-29T15:08:11.670+01:002023-03-29T15:08:11.670+01:00When we moved to Costa Rica all we heard was - how...When we moved to Costa Rica all we heard was - how would we cope in a third world country populated by smiling brown people in straw hats? Why on earth would people think we would move if that country had been as they described...we are not back to nature types, like our comforts and Leo needs good healthcare.<br />What did strike me as primitive was rural France in the 80s.....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-16598234161416218102023-03-29T14:02:41.306+01:002023-03-29T14:02:41.306+01:00Ms Scarlet: I agree, most news is blown out of pro...Ms Scarlet: I agree, most news is blown out of proportion. To attract readers and advertisers for sure. Yes, Line of Duty was filmed in Belfast. Also The Fall and Belfast. Game of Thrones, Derry Girls, Dungeons and Dragons, Woman in White were all filmed in NI. There's a huge new film studio at Belfast Harbour.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5052844364877337972023-03-29T13:50:04.268+01:002023-03-29T13:50:04.268+01:00Bijoux: Yes, I heard that the Portland disturbance...Bijoux: Yes, I heard that the Portland disturbances were wildly exaggerated. A kind of fake news, as you say.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78262348280835077452023-03-29T13:47:11.481+01:002023-03-29T13:47:11.481+01:00Most news is blown out of proportion, isn't it...Most news is blown out of proportion, isn't it? I think they have to have over the top headlines to woo buyers/readers - and the more of these they have the more interested advertisers are. It's a vicious cycle, and truth, and facts get completely lost with this business model.<br />I always fancied visiting Ireland - I think Line of Duty was filmed there as well; many dramas are because it's cheaper?<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-34361097152045716802023-03-29T12:04:19.556+01:002023-03-29T12:04:19.556+01:00I enjoyed seeing this photo and would love to see ...I enjoyed seeing this photo and would love to see more of the area where you live. That’s good to hear that it’s safe because we do tend to hear only negative news about Belfast. <br /><br />My son’s best friend moved to Portland and during Covid, we kept hearing about the riots, etc. happening there. However, his friend said it was completely blown out of proportion on the news and was actually very isolated. That’s when I began to understand the term, ‘fake news.’Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com