The Tourist #23

P.178


“They learn that a thatched cottage with roses round the door represents ‘ye olde England’; or that waves crashing onto rocks signifies ‘wild untamed nature’; or especially that a person with a camera draped around his/her neck is a ‘tourist’.”


It is lucky/a shame that there is not such an immediate way to identify smug sociologists.


Identifiers for smug sociologists -


The Guardian.

Comfortable owned house.

Partner/Spouse/Children.

Ecological or Sonic Youth tote.

Walking boot company trainers that last a long time and are comfortable and hideous and lace up like a cantilever bridge.