The modern American tourist now fills his experience with pseudo-events. He has come to expect both more strangeness and more familiarity than the world naturally offers. He has come to believe that he can have a lifetime of adventure in two weeks and all the thrills of risking his life without any real risk at all.
Daniel J. BoorstinStanding, standing, standing - why do I have to stand all the time? That is the main characteristic of social Washington.
Daniel J. Boorstin