Its rhetorical. You take him to the beach!
> be blond, white guy.
> muh 'murica, crappy economic situation.
> lots of student and medical debt.
> wants to ease pain and suffering, addicted to drugs and alcohol.
> depression.exe, wants enlightenment, nirvana, zen, etc.
> ends up in the wrong Asia.
> can’t afford another air ticket.
> fuck it, I’m going to the beach.
Let him have his break.
You should read the actual story, it is quite cool:
Irate younger men would approach semi-regularly, especially after evening prayers, eyes burning, and tell us that George Bush is a dog. Yemen was severely punished by George Sr. for holding the position that Arab nations should not intervene in the business between Iraq and Kuwait during the first Gulf War and even more severely punished by Kuwait and her neighbors as thousands of working Yemenis were expelled without warning.
After spending a few years growing up in a major surf community any of us would have replied “ya bro totes agree, fuck all of the George Bushes”.
Most people in the surf and skate scene are definitely not into Right wing shitheads, yet somehow after Trump most of what used to be that surf community is MAGA AF, it’s sad and super shitty, but most of the surfers seem to have disappeared after Kelly Slater grew up and left the area to become the most well known surfer in the world, but the years catching waves with him and the others will always be cherished memories.
The same thing happened to Huntington Beach California. It used to be a chill little surf town. It was even called Surf City. Now it’s an over-commercialized conservative area full of trumpers and skinheads. I don’t understand how an area can change so drastically within a couple of decades.
It’s sad and these Nazi conservative assholes always seem to take over anything that initially rejects them, but it’s also not like poorer folks can afford to live in places like Huntington or Cocoa Beach, so instead they’re replaced by rich NIMBY conservative assholes.
Seriously what’s the story here? Doesn’t look like Photoshop. Is this from a movie?
Thank you for sharing. That’s the coolest story I’ve read in a long time. It harkens back to a simpler, more laid-back time. My favorite photograph from the article is this cool mix of chill and hell.
Is that a handgun sticking out of that guy’s swimming shorts?
or is he just happy to see me
Sure is, and the other guy has an ak-47 over his shoulder. They were in a part of the world with pirates, freedom fighters, and warlords. The article details that this area had recently been overrun by pirates, and they were looting the town not far from the beach. They had to smooth talk their way past a government checkpoint to even be allowed there. USA Special Forces troops weren’t allowed through, and were pissed when the surfers got past.
