01-24-2014, 06:07 AM
This thread leads me to another thought: why is it language that makes something "foreign"?
To me, Kerouac is foreign and exotic. So is Byron. Removed by distance, culture, time -- the only commonalities are the emotions. That's what links us. Though they may be triggered by different events and situations, emotions are the same the world over, and have been for a pretty damn long time.
To me, Kerouac is foreign and exotic. So is Byron. Removed by distance, culture, time -- the only commonalities are the emotions. That's what links us. Though they may be triggered by different events and situations, emotions are the same the world over, and have been for a pretty damn long time.
It could be worse