Thursday, July 22, 2004

Kulture Shock

I went golfing yesterday evening in the congested, run-down, industrialized suburb that we know and love as Parma, Ohio.  Parmtucky is a "blue collar" town that is know for cellar dwelling on most economic growth studies.  Ridgeview golf course, located about 5 miles south of the worst highway in Ohio, 480, is conveniently located between a BP and a Taco Bell.  Arriving at the course I spotted several natives (Parmanians) with their standard mullet, T-shirt and jean shorts.  Parmanians are not just regular white trash, they are also racist white trash.  The saying in Parma is "We like our people like we like our socks:  White."  Anyways, the course wasn't that bad, but the players there were.  We tee'd off at about 6:30, played 9, and did not finish until about 10:30, honestly.  On the last hole your sense of hearing was more important when trying to locate your ball than was your sense of sight.  So to all of you who wish to travel and experience different culture, but just don't have the money to fly to far away lands, come to Parma, where the people are rude, and the manufacturing jobs are disapearing faster than straight Michael Jackson fans.

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