On Mar 7, 2007, at 7:36 AM, cardemaister wrote:
Somehow reminds me of Simon Cowell. Is there something in the British upbringing that makes them people rather serious, gloomy and needlessly negative, a bit like here in Finland?
Ever hear of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder? I think it's possible entire regions of people can be rather gloomy.
I remember going to a gig by the southern US folk duo, the Indigo Girls, in Portland, Maine. There was a huge space at the front of the audience for people to dance. Not one person would get up and dance. Finally one of the IG's says "don't you guys DANCE? We're used to people getting up and enjoying the music! Well, the further south you go, the warmer the hearts are...the further north you go..." And she just left the last part "blank" [the further north you go the colder the hearts are]. It hit the audience like a brick. Next song, the tight-assed New Englanders started dancing and swaying.
A lot of people say it's like Britain, esp. Scotland / NW Europe here. So there is a noted difference in affect. Many southerners find New Englanders "cold". It would be interesting to see how many more antidepressants they dole out in northern climes.
When I first moved to New England years ago, a friend of ours who was an Orgonomist came over and made us change all the lighting to natural, full spectrum lighting. It made all the difference in the world. Amazing what a little light can do.
