A. One passage of the reading that I found very interesting was towards the end when Jeremy Seal made the comparison of Fez's being banned to people walking around naked. That the priorities of those old and new were so different because of tourism and the way the people of Pomegranate had acted towards tourists. The factor of money being such a priority that people could find new ways to make a living, even through something they originally thought would never cost any money.
B. " pg. 13 'Fried squit?' he asked. 'I've eaten,' I lied, and pointed at his fez. 'I thought it was illegal to wear that.' 'My boss like me to wear it,'..."
" pg. 12 'For us, they are forbidden,' he replied in halting English. "for tourists, they are . . .' He searched for the word in vain. 'Bidden. But we don't like fezzes anyway. They are not modern.' "
" pg. 4 Halil is now a successful Pomegranate hotelier, but he has not forgotten his father. The tools of the old man's trade- the wooden ploughs and the threshing sleds, horse-drawn slabs of walnit from whose base diagonal lines of flints protrude to separate wheat from chaff- have been tidied up, varnished, and displayed around the hotel' " - I think this quote shows a relationship between economics and culture in the way that Halil moved on from his fathers business but would not forget where he came from and that shows his cultural values.
C. People want to visit places like Oktoberfest and Hainich National Park because they find these places unique and interesting. They have activities that unlike any others in the world. People want to have these experiences in Germany because of this.
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