Brewed Fresh Daily

I'm reposting this because recently Don Iannone and I exchanged emails about it:

Richard Macmanus from New Zealand asks :

"Does Location matter more than than The Blogosphere would like to think it does? Is blogging too American-centric? I live in New Zealand, so I don't get to attend any of the blog conventions, blogger lunches, etc. And I do feel like I'm missing out on something. e.g. nobody sent me an invitation to Orkut (it's invitation only). I'm probably not interested in Orkut anyway, but it did make me wonder if living in New Zealand is affecting my ability to actively participate in the blogosphere"

It did matter to me a little when i started blogging.  The usual concerns of whether anyone would read me or bother with my thoughts.  The perception of an overwhelming dominance of the Western world in the English blogger field. It does not today, we have built bridges across waters through conversations at our blogs, IM, Skype and email. And was lucky to have timed my holiday well so i got to meet some others. There are so many i haven't met F2F yet we talk. Still i do feel frustrated that i cannot attend the conventions, and meet other bloggers face-to-face.

Does location and nationality matter to you? I'm with Dina. It seems to matter less and less. When I read Dina's writing, I think of an articulate individual with creative, innovative approaches not a woman living in India.