Re: Is this True?

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"Paul Saunders" <pvs1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

raisethe wrote:

Its the most common type of tourism for sure. But by no means the only
one. Its not unusual for the majority to be wrong.

But if there are different types of tourism, why not use different names to
indicate which type? A "consumer" type could be called, say, a tourist, and
a hill walker could be called, say, a traveller? That would help to make the
distinction, wouldn't it? Since there are different types of tourists it
makes sense to me to make such a distinction.

Some of the time it does, but I still feel that arguably "tourist"
covers them all, and the rest are sub-categories that express
distinctions that aren't always needed.

There is an element of superiority involved in not considering oneself
a tourist.

Of course. I don't take "holidays" as such, instead I just visit places,
whenever and wherever I feel like, with no booked accomodation, usually
camping wild.

I know where you're coming from with this, and I can understand the
feeling that you're different from the hoards normally associated with
the word tourist, but that doesn't necessarily exempt you from them -
IMO it just makes you a rather more discerning one who knows rather a
lot more about the place he's in. A thoughtful, intelligent programme
on TV and crap like Big Brother are still both TV programmes.

This debate is similar to the one about whether or not walking is a
sport. Of course it is, but footballing types can get quite aggressive
if you stand your ground and insist that it is.

I don't agree. Sport is competitive, you have winners and losers. There's no
real competition involved in walking, unless it's some kind of timed event
where are others involved. Yeah, I know that you can "compete against
yourself", but I don't consider that to be sport, that's just a personal
challenge.

I agree with this part. I hate walking to be called a sport, any more
than any other things I enjoy doing, ranging from astronomy to going
to the pub. Exercise doesn't make something a sport, competitiveness
does (although there's deciding where the border between a sport and a
game lies).

--
Simon Challands
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