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Re:The mid in fake midcentury modern by spiritplumber on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @12:42PM (#33897480)
My grandma went to San Antonio to visit one time and said of the Alamo, "This looks like a warehouse. We have furniture at home that is older, prettier, and has been through more wars than this".

She's right, too. I did not translate her comment to English for my local friends though!

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Re:The mid in fake midcentury modern by chasd00 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @02:56PM (#33899372)
> My grandma went to San Antonio to visit one time and said of the Alamo, "This looks like a warehouse. ...

heh what was she expecting? It's an old mission built on the frontier eventually used by the military for storage and barracks. It effectively was a warehouse. The building isn't the reason why it's historic, what happened there is what's important.

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Re:The mid in fake midcentury modern by mikestew on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @02:28PM (#33899003)
The "ugly $NATIONALITY" trope goes both ways, and isn't just for Americans visiting other countries. I don't know why tourists think it's a competition.
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Re:The mid in fake midcentury modern by treis on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @03:26PM (#33899769)
It's an accurate critique though. The Alamo is up at the top in the competition for World's most disappointing tourist destination.
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