Maybe I need to get out more

Sunday night's the premiere of the Amazing Race. I'm going out on a limb here and guessing there's a parent/child pair, a homosexual pair, an older-than-all-the-other-teams pair, a seperated couple whose relationship hinges on the race, a young couple who are very new to each other, a team of siblings, and a pair of college age guys. Sure it'll be pretty much the same thing they've had the last ten years or so, but I'm always enthralled. I love the team dynamics, especially when one team mate has decided he's in charge and it's painfully obvious he shouldn't be. Even better seeing how Americans react to the rest of the world. I just remember last year, when they were in India one girl was just crying at the poverty because there were a lot of starving dogs running around. Didn't seem to care or notice the people dying in front of her, but the poor puppies! This was the same lady who, in typical ugly American fashion, spoke foreign languages by just yelling English louder and louder until they understood. In all fairness though, this was the same technique she used even when in the US. Sure it's more of the same, but that's exactly what I'm hoping for.