When I am in China it usually hits me but it did this time in Bangkok. All these places are growing fast. For them, the goal is the American style of life with a lot of stuff, a car, and their own place. That desire fuels their drive to get out of poverty.
However, I am not sure that s all a good thing. The standard of living in Bangkok is very high and often approaches that in the US. Just think about all of the cars, pollution, energy to run AC, etc. all of that uses and the resources that are consumed.
I think we need to change that model of growth away from consumption to conversation. If we don’t we are all screwed in a serious way since there are not even close to enough recourses to support that life.
On a related note this was the jazz bar I went to in Bangkok: http://www.saxophonepub.com/
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