Car horns, rain, blah
I learned something useful for city-driving today: If I turn up my music loud enough, I don't have to listen to any car horns. People in this city honk all the time. They honk if you slow down to let someone into the lane. They honk if you don't begin acceleration a half-second before the light turns green. They honk at pedestrians. It's ridiculous. So, whilst listening to lil wayne, I realized that I couldn't hear anyone honking. It was so wonderful, I made a point to let people into my lane. I think the folks behind me got mad, but I wouldn't really know.
Also, on a more intellectual note, cities make weather seem ugly, barbaric, and unnatural. Let's face it: cities are asphalt gardens. Buildings often have some greenery, but these shrubs and small trees are watered via the janitor's hose or sprinklers. Driving around GDLs financial district in the rain illustrates my point: when it rains, water runs off nearly everything, and ends up sweeping down the streets. The gutters often swell like small creeks, massive puddles form everywhere, and all the women in high-heels look oh-so-unhappy.
So rain in the city isn't needed, it isn't pretty, and all of the water on the street turns black with dirt and grime. Since there are so few plants, all we see is dirty, dirty water. We don't really see the rain as it occurs in nature: getting soaked up by plants. This makes the rain seem unnatural to us, because it doesn't seem to help the ecosystem, it doesn't get soaked up, and it looks unclean.
Also, on a more intellectual note, cities make weather seem ugly, barbaric, and unnatural. Let's face it: cities are asphalt gardens. Buildings often have some greenery, but these shrubs and small trees are watered via the janitor's hose or sprinklers. Driving around GDLs financial district in the rain illustrates my point: when it rains, water runs off nearly everything, and ends up sweeping down the streets. The gutters often swell like small creeks, massive puddles form everywhere, and all the women in high-heels look oh-so-unhappy.
So rain in the city isn't needed, it isn't pretty, and all of the water on the street turns black with dirt and grime. Since there are so few plants, all we see is dirty, dirty water. We don't really see the rain as it occurs in nature: getting soaked up by plants. This makes the rain seem unnatural to us, because it doesn't seem to help the ecosystem, it doesn't get soaked up, and it looks unclean.