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Joe Smith

Joe Smith

General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Countryside Golf & Country Club in Naples, Florida; podcast guest on Private Club Radio Show.

Jul 13, 2026

14:50
Nice.
14:50
Um, and it, you know, being my first time out of the country, I felt like I've always, I've always been, you know, sheltered, if you will.
14:59
Um, giving that experience to our daughter at that age, you know, she was like, to see her just be totally independent.
15:06
She was the one who was planning out the trains and the public transportation and, you know.
15:10
But I went, um, you know, not to get like philosophical, but like my biggest takeaway, that country, um, it's like the ultimate picture of what life is, you know? Like, it is, it is a country of polar opposites.
15:32
You know, you have 37 million people in Tokyo, and literally all you hear walking through downtown Tokyo is the sound of the car tires on the road.
15:42
I didn't hear a horn honk.

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81:27
So that's a great example.

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