shortcuts

I was in a foreign country. I think Germany maybe?  I was talking to some friends there that were from that country. They were commenting on "Americans" this and "Americans" that.... basically stereotyping all the thing that supposedly all Americans do or are like. I was listening to them partially agreeing with the tinges of truth with little bits of defensiveness,knowing it was more work than it was worth to explain the intricacies of such a large country.  I had to go meet some people and so I decided to take a short cut through a shopping mall. It was quite the shortcut as I realized that it took much longer by underground and walking than by going through a few stores. It felt nice to go through the mall. Something about it felt familiar and so less stressful to navigate.

Reminds me of the hiking dream.