On Dec 6, 2005, at 03:34, George Hunka wrote:
> I can't speak for Europeans, but I think we Americans are a little
> afraid of silences and empty spaces; we want to put something there,
> make some noise, have a presence.
Scandinavians, at least, live almost exclusively off silences and empty
spaces. Its influence reaches as far as children's television, which is
full of anxious facial expressions, eery music, and dramatic pause.
--Knut
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