Born in Montreal and grew up in Toronto. As a kid used to go to see family in LA every few years and we would always go to the beach. Also been to some fine, but cold beaches in PEI, Nova Scotia and the US east coast. Before the kids we used to go south once a year. Nothing quite compares to body surfing in the ocean. Finest beach that I have been to was the Florida keys, huge fine sand beaches that are just gorgeous.
I'm not like the guy you were talking to, no, but plenty of Americans are. It's a by-product of living in such a large country. Ask people from the center of any continent- I'm sure they'd say the same. I've also never seen a man tup a sheep, which I'm sure also seems odd to most people in New Zealand.
dannyolbb wrote:I'm not like the guy you were talking to, no, but plenty of Americans are. It's a by-product of living in such a large country. Ask people from the center of any continent- I'm sure they'd say the same. I've also never seen a man tup a sheep, which I'm sure also seems odd to most people in New Zealand.
I think Australia is roughly the same size as the USA in terms of area. However the US is much more populated throughout.....Australia is mostly desert in its centre.
This is amazing that you guys have never, or have only been to a beach one or two times. I guess I do take it for granted living in a tropical climate with a populated coastline. It does help that we have some of the nicest beaches in the world I guess.
I live in Oakland, so i see beaches pretty consistantly. It also helps that I travel. It all depends on where you live and how much you travel. Many people don't feel the need to travel and living a few hours flight from a beach won't help you see the ocean.
Again, I live right on the Atlantic, and I hate the beach. The only thing I can find to like about it is the scenery (if you know what I mean). The sand is too hot and the water's too cold.