I met up with my best friend last night, who has lived in Madrid for about 5 years - he echoed exactly the same comments - it's easier to see it when your not here. I know what's going on with "stuff" and one of the worse thing is that 99% of people don't notice the differences that have come along. Digital Television came in a few years ago - I noticed a shift in my family and friends, a cultural shift, so subtle almost impossible to put my finger on - but i noticed it. I haven't owned or regularly watched a TV for 10 years (since 1998) and pretty much find it an antagonistic insult to my humanity... It helps me be immune from these shifts...
and the other worse thing is
- it's going to get even worse! - it's also getting much harder to express these ideas to the younger members of our society..
