What Dad means by 'see' of course, is 'drive past at 67 miles per hour.' Dad feels it is a foolish waste of valuable vacation time to get out of the car and actually go look at an attraction.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author humorously redefines 'seeing' a tourist attraction as merely driving past it quickly to save time.
- In plain terms
- Dad thinks looking at sights is a waste of time unless you can do it fast from the car.
- What can you take from it?
- Speed often trumps experience in rushed vacation planning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do we choose speed over experience?
- What counts as truly seeing something?
Another view
It ignores the value of genuine engagement with culture or nature.
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