Monday, January 10, 2005
And now, Disaster Tourism!
Last weekend I met a friend of mine, who was just back from the US of A. We were chatting, and invariably the conversation turned into the tsunami disaster. My friend immediately said that he had just visited Nagapattinam, and "it was good"!!! For a minute there was silence and then he realised what he just said...and of course corrected himself immediately. But it was pretty obvious what he meant....he had been to Nagapattinam not to participate in relief activities, but to see the destruction the tsunami had wrought, and of course boast abt his experience later. Just when the thoughts of disaster tourism arrived in my mind, I read this news item . Makes me wonder what next...an organised tour??? May be an aerial tour for those who may not admire the stench of rotting bodies???
He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
- William Shakespeare
Last weekend I met a friend of mine, who was just back from the US of A. We were chatting, and invariably the conversation turned into the tsunami disaster. My friend immediately said that he had just visited Nagapattinam, and "it was good"!!! For a minute there was silence and then he realised what he just said...and of course corrected himself immediately. But it was pretty obvious what he meant....he had been to Nagapattinam not to participate in relief activities, but to see the destruction the tsunami had wrought, and of course boast abt his experience later. Just when the thoughts of disaster tourism arrived in my mind, I read this news item . Makes me wonder what next...an organised tour??? May be an aerial tour for those who may not admire the stench of rotting bodies???
He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
- William Shakespeare
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