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...Starbucks, ipods, playstations, blogs, IM, high-end snow gear: the anesthetizing of China's Me Generation sounds just like what's happening in the U.S. It seems that as long as we have our morning cup of coffee, iTunes and the latest high-tech cell phone, then all is well. These are the values we ourselves embrace and teach our children. Who cares about politics and civil rights as long as you have the best stuff? Nancy Levy, Long Beach, Calif...
...Sainte-Catherine and the dozens of streets that radiate from it. In the winter the entire district is accessible through a 19-mile grid of underground passages and atriums known as the underground city. The nearby and stately Rue Sherbrooke is also worth checking out, especially from around high-end Rue Crescent (the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is at the intersection) to the entrance to McGill University in the east...
Starbucks, iPods, Playstations, blogs, IM, high-end snow gear: the anesthetizing of China's Me Generation sounds just like what's happening right here in the U.S. It seems that as long as we have our morning cup of coffee, iTunes and the latest high-tech cell phone, then all is well. These are the values we ourselves embrace and teach our children. Who cares about politics and civil rights as long as you have the best stuff...
...Town House Galleria in Milan is surprisingly discreet for a luxury hotel. The front entrance is hard to find unless you know where to look and the décor is cozy compared to most high-end hospitality. Which is only right. Anything else would take away from the view of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the most beautiful shopping mall in the world. The 19th century Galleria was originally built to connect Piazza...
...questionable, however, whether or not such a use of money is healthy, especially for developing regions like Asia. High-end consumerism is at the root of a great many social and environmental concerns in Asia. For instance, consumer protection organizations have formed in South Korea to campaign against “overspending mania” that is sweeping the country. Native Asian wealth is being whisked abroad to support the economies of foreign nations, creating illiquidity for local investments. In China, factory employees work long hours in outsourced textile production, making the region a smoggy, grey-skied dumping ground...