tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post1837676395282869036..comments2023-10-23T16:56:24.871-04:00Comments on Wandering the World: Tag – You’re ItMsTypohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405552178619579820noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-37413306611834024892009-11-03T14:20:54.490-05:002009-11-03T14:20:54.490-05:00I'm with you.I'm with you.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350471567204650268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-4304740149538570952009-10-13T22:19:15.805-04:002009-10-13T22:19:15.805-04:00I've never understood the reason behind 't...I've never understood the reason behind 'tagging.' It just looks like vandalism to me. <br /><br />I another note, interesting that you mentioned the rivers that meander through Europe. I have just booked a river cruise for next summer. Something I have always wanted to do. It is through countries I will be visiting for the first time so I'm really looking forward to it. <br /><br />I so envy your travels!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462135507379897869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-75096936070122534322009-10-13T22:19:15.366-04:002009-10-13T22:19:15.366-04:00I've never understood the reason behind 't...I've never understood the reason behind 'tagging.' It just looks like vandalism to me. <br /><br />I another note, interesting that you mentioned the rivers that meander through Europe. I have just booked a river cruise for next summer. Something I have always wanted to do. It is through countries I will be visiting for the first time so I'm really looking forward to it. <br /><br />I so envy your travels!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462135507379897869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-81503868024709507182009-10-13T18:23:42.130-04:002009-10-13T18:23:42.130-04:00I agree -- it always strikes me as a thoughtless, ...I agree -- it always strikes me as a thoughtless, childish form of arrogant self expression. <br /><br />And a waste of paint!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072694225062207142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-88133829011972882962009-10-13T13:03:47.072-04:002009-10-13T13:03:47.072-04:00Yea, it's pretty sad and I do read about diffe...Yea, it's pretty sad and I do read about different local gov'ts (Budapest specifically had a campaign in 2006 that I knew of- I don't know what happened) who try to stop it, but it doesn't seem like they are very successful. <br />I work in study abroad and at my first orientation we do a powerpoint that is a bunch of visuals... everyone thinks of the pretty stuff, but we try to get in as much graffiti and homeless/gypsy's as we can because it is so shocking to people coming from the U.S.<br /><br />Personally, I find a lot of the graffiti interesting - particularly in Eastern Europe. There is a very different style there. It would be nice if they could either clean it up or find a way to get people to stop though...Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168750409901638238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-575149313250137082009-10-13T08:45:34.059-04:002009-10-13T08:45:34.059-04:00I despise graffiti. I have seen some excellent chi...I despise graffiti. I have seen some excellent children's over-paintings but...the bad stuff still seems to come back.<br />merthyrmumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-29298014940571459822009-10-13T05:53:59.799-04:002009-10-13T05:53:59.799-04:00We have quite a bit here in Sweden too - it seems...We have quite a bit here in Sweden too - it seems to be on the increase everywhere. Some graffiti is truly artistic, but tagging is not.LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-47080471026560211502009-10-12T17:03:53.370-04:002009-10-12T17:03:53.370-04:00It's so sad that the people spraying the build...It's so sad that the people spraying the buildings don't stop to consider the permanent damage they are creating. I wish laws were stricter regarding building damage and illegal grafitti!<br /><br /><br />p.s. - to answer your question: those particular hats were knitted on a round loom. I had several friends and family members ask me for hats all at once and the loom is the quickest method I've found for using two or three yarns to make the hats thick and warm.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06443849225668411044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-44722693073155665512009-10-12T13:23:50.509-04:002009-10-12T13:23:50.509-04:00It bothers me too, but my 20 something son found i...It bothers me too, but my 20 something son found it fascinating and photographed a lot of it. Especially in Eastern Europe he saw it as an artistic contrast to the starkness of the buildings.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062037882359130530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-74300097528229969812009-10-12T12:43:09.180-04:002009-10-12T12:43:09.180-04:00Bugs the hell out of me too... Someone needs to ta...Bugs the hell out of me too... Someone needs to take them over their knee & give them a good spanking! Or FINE the cap outo f them & make them clean it up...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669318430348189265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-27213595673248244082009-10-12T12:07:45.857-04:002009-10-12T12:07:45.857-04:00That is sad that these buildings were defaced like...That is sad that these buildings were defaced like this.<br /><br /><br />PS Thank you for stopping by on my special day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-33766482462778830312009-10-12T11:45:18.337-04:002009-10-12T11:45:18.337-04:00It is mindless. And ugly. Though I did take specia...It is mindless. And ugly. Though I did take special interest in the "pharonic graffiti" whenever I went to Luxor or Aswan. "George Alexander L'Phew 1848" followed by gorgeous, intricately carved grapes. Why can modern taggers do that?Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156931462264594753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-13973603896190535062009-10-12T09:45:06.627-04:002009-10-12T09:45:06.627-04:00Oh I am SOOO glad you are back! I have missed you...Oh I am SOOO glad you are back! I have missed you so much and had been wondering what had happened to you.<br /><br />I don't like to see graffiti on historical buildings, either. But the funny thing is, this isn't a new problem. For centuries people have been leaving their mark on stuff...from the Vikings to soldiers during the Civil War. :-)United Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605529272895583783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-15603876341998897712009-10-12T09:00:41.435-04:002009-10-12T09:00:41.435-04:00I suppose there is something to be said about it a...I suppose there is something to be said about it appearing in an area of decay. Sometimes I think tagging even improves those areas. But when it is in an area of history and beauty...that's unsettling.Caution/Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172990197662644455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-85860178322923620302009-10-12T06:59:44.949-04:002009-10-12T06:59:44.949-04:00It's seen here in my village too. In the midd...It's seen here in my village too. In the middle of the road, on the lamp posts, wherever there seems to be a group congregating to hang out inevitably graffiti will be seen.<br /><br />Looks awful but to them I guess they're being creative. My thing is do it on your own property - oh but wait - they have no property of their own. All those who have property of their own have jobs or businesses and don't have time to spray paint the neighborhood.<br /><br />Sorry but this is something I just don't like and your post triggered my emotions.<br /><br />Have a blessed day.Jennifer C. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577995017158917173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-5613470112271515402009-10-12T06:13:45.114-04:002009-10-12T06:13:45.114-04:00I don't like graffiti either. I think of the k...I don't like graffiti either. I think of the kids who do it as needing to take some kind of power over their surroundings. Perhaps if they're poorly educated, jobless, hopeless, this is a way to take back something and call it theirs. I don't like it because it feels to me territorial. I feel as if someone's saying to me in an agressive way, this is MY street and you shouldn't be walking here.Louise | Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463696606000861953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-42861589331678101302009-10-12T05:30:29.354-04:002009-10-12T05:30:29.354-04:00I completely agree with you! Graffiti is obviously...I completely agree with you! Graffiti is obviously an art form and tries to convey messages, but I too watch with distress when old, historical buildings are being desecrated by this strange verbal expressions.Zuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-26031930429365183722009-10-12T02:28:41.134-04:002009-10-12T02:28:41.134-04:00My husband and I always talk about the graffiti he...My husband and I always talk about the graffiti here. It's like the 90s never left and it is still so popular! When we went to Italy last week there was so much. Even on the bottom floor apartments. I would be so angry! We decided if we lived there we would sit outside with a paintball gun. Graffiti has got to go!Casey (@ Chaos and Cardboard)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15979995574956608644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-48540607685417097392009-10-12T02:02:19.338-04:002009-10-12T02:02:19.338-04:00The thing that worked on kids who tagged (back whe...The thing that worked on kids who tagged (back when I knew such kids) was getting busted and made to perform a pile of community service cleaning up the mess... chain gang like, orange coveralls, the works. I wonder if they do this in European cities?Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-81562326872257343362009-10-12T01:12:56.616-04:002009-10-12T01:12:56.616-04:00It's a shame that people have lost respect for...It's a shame that people have lost respect for things around us. I know I wouldn't dare to think of doing anything like that in my day!betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-47335198492225043282009-10-12T00:49:04.896-04:002009-10-12T00:49:04.896-04:00I had the same reaction seeing graffiti in Venice ...I had the same reaction seeing graffiti in Venice on our honeymoon. I dunno, it was just tragic. I just don't understand why it has to happen, gang related or not. :-(Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955618432390537572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17132364.post-39470592429792624152009-10-12T00:26:48.540-04:002009-10-12T00:26:48.540-04:00I agree. I don't understand the defacing of pr...I agree. I don't understand the defacing of property. Supposedly there is an "art" to it. I remember seeing many trains in New York and Chicago where the graffiti is turned into an artistic venture. <br /><br />I always wonder why no one sees it in the works. Or at least, I haven't. Wonder what I'd do if I did?Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.com