From Round to Square (and back)

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Monday, August 3, 2015

Zweirad Szenen (4)—Auf Wiedersehen

Click here for the "Zweirad Szenen" Resource Center (all posts available)
Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Zweirad Szenen"
This is a "small" (小) post—click here for an explanation of Round and Square post lengths.
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On this date on Round and Square's History 
3 August 2014—China's Lunar Calendar 2014 08-03
3 August 2013—China's Lunar Calendar 2013 08-03
3 August 2012—Reviews: Introduction
3 August 2011—Seinfeld Ethnography: Code-Cracking

And when I leave (just about every town in Germany) on my two-wheeled vehicle, my beating heart (at about 80% effort, I hope) is warmed by a little "bye-bye" before I head onto open roads. 

I mean, think of US roads. Maybe some states tell us that we are leaving, but things are pretty much focused on welcomes. How about the care and kindness that goes into a very nice little goodbye? It's a beautiful thing, and I always note the warm embrace of communitas from the, um...community.

Americans: Let's think about this. I know it exists here and there, but what about a nice "We'll Miss You" for our towns?

Tschüß!

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