Bemused in America

I examined the article "The Ground Running Chicago Visitor Will Have Lots to Jog His Memory". Which was about how people in Chicago have began to jog, while in Europe it is not as popular.

Stefan finds jogging strange about the American culture because it is different than what he is used to. He also finds it strange that we dont care what look like while jogging, because in Europe they do not see the point of running just to nowhere in back when they can be doing something more productive like chasing a soccer ball and sweating. I think he finds this strange because this is not what he is acustomed to, this way of life is different from his. (this is a combintation of questions 2 and 3 =] )

I can relate the aspect of how he states, " American jogging is apparently not subject to covenience but to dogged dedication..." because i have seen in everyday life the same people running everyday, and these people are in shape. It is not the fact that they are trying to loose weight , it is for the mere fact of dedication; and dedication alone, well maybe some for the endurance but that is besides the point here. I also see a mojority of joggers taking their dogs out and multitasking what they do. It is a way for them to get more than one thing done, and provide entertainment, which as a society, we all apparently need 24/7.