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We might laugh at the notion of plastic tea sets in the jungle, but it is a time-honored ritual for Western travelers to collect preindustrial artifacts to use as home decorations...Possession of primitive artifacts suggests worldly knowledge, just as in the highland communities of Borneo an electronic wristwatch that plays Happy Birthday is the mark of a great traveler. Funny thing how travel can narrow the mind.

Eric Hansen

We might laugh at the notion of plastic tea sets in the jungle, but it is a time-honored ritual for Western travelers to collect preindustrial artifacts to use as home decorations...Possession of primitive artifacts suggests worldly knowledge, just as in the highland communities of Borneo an electronic wristwatch that plays Happy Birthday is the mark of a great traveler. Funny thing how travel can narrow the mind.

Tags: preconceptions, travel

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About Eric Hansen

Eric Hansen may refer to:

Eric Hansen (chess player) (born 1992), Canadian-American chess player
Eric Hansen (drummer), American drummer
Eric Hansen (sportswriter), American sportswriter
Eric Hansen (travel writer), American author
Eric Hansen (wrestler) (1934–1978), Danish wrestler
Eric T. Hansen (born 1960), American writer in Germany
Eric Hansen (character), from Malcolm in the Middle