I usually ignore detractors to that quote - yes it is from sci-fi TV show- but is pretty well spot on.
Having read what happened in Bosnia and Argentina - Americans are much less forgiving when the amenities disappear
This is not a politically corect post, but it needs to be said.
I was out of power for 3 weeks after Hurricane Isabel. It wasn’t much fun, but workers were going around the clock and everyone understood. What I can’t seem to wrap my arms around is why New Yorkers just can’t seem to handle it. I thought they were suppose to be tough.
There are many great truths spoken through characters in novels and on screen. Why denigrate the truth because of that? I used to routinely quote from Lord of the Rings because what Tolkien says through his characters applies. (Sometimes Narnia as well, though as they were written for younger audiences, they tend to be less complex.)