Where have all the Angels gone?

I'm now confused ...
Los Angeles is - as I was told - "City of Angels". And the movie of the same title (starring Meg Ryan and Nicholas Cage) seem to bear this out ...
BUT I chanced on a advertisement today touting Bangkok as the "City of Angels" ... apparently Bangkok is known by its locals as Krung Thep which is translated as "the City of Angels".

Well, it doesn't matter. Just another name to confuse the public ...

Taglines - those wonderful "cliches" that marketing types make up to conjour imagery of intrigue, sensuality, adrenaline ...

Let's take Malaysia's Tourism tagline: "Malaysia - Truly Asia". Even Michelle Yeoh (of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', 'Tomorrow Never Dies' and 'Memoirs of a Geisha' fame) has been recruited to sell Malaysia.
But what is being Asian, hence the "Truly Asia" title?

Asia stretches from the Eastern shores of the Bosphorus (part of Turkey) all to Japan. So how can Malaysia sell itself as "Truly Asia"? Malaysia is but a small part of South-East Asia (not by land area though) ....

So we start the day wondering just how useful it is to hold onto the names and references - traditions and beliefs - when there is no real understanding of the underlying implications. Simplification (even oversimplification) and stereotyping have brought about misunderstandings and distrust throughout the world today. Even now - with the incredible amount of information available to us through the various forms of media - people still walk about with a narrow concept of their place in the world.

That seems to be another topic for another day. In the meanwhile - I'm going to take advantage of the sunshine this morning!

Be happy and think happy thoughts!