Since I have an international job, have lived overseas, have foreign friends and speak foreign languages, I have been in situations where I have either been poked or slightly taunted about American policy or my identity as an American or where I have been called something like
“nihonrashii” you are just like a Japanese person (not like an ugly American or something like that).
To that, I have often surprised people because I just about get up and sing God Bless America. I have never taken any shit or apologized for being American. I LOVE this country from the bottom of my heart.
I don’t know that I ascribe to the concept of American Exceptionalism as Benson defines it. I have a viewpoint that tends not to separate the US into such a different category but to see it in relationship and in an historical context. It also frees me to disagree with some American policies and still be a real American.
“or that there’s an atmosphere of people competing to obtain personal deets here”
On the advice of counsel at SSCJ&L, I respectfully assert my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution on the grounds that I may incriminate myself.
LOL @ “fish jr #1, and fish jr #2”!!! Wouldn’t they be more like Guppy #s 1&2? LOL! We’ll have to have a pool party in Red Hook and invite the fishes 🙂
blowfish, dont you dare do the “this is Mr blowfish, fish jr #1, and fish jr #2” when I meet you cause we would have a bigger disagreement then just UNION.
lech – I was talking about using other people’s noms des filon, not my own. I think that w/ very little difficulty someone could find not only my name & age but my address. And at the gatherings I bruit my name but tend to call others by their OT cognomens. (Maybe it’s a matter of teaching an old dog a new trick.)
“You’re doing it wrong.”
ROTFLMMFAO!
Snaps! I know…I checked out FD and found their prices to be insane!
Since I have an international job, have lived overseas, have foreign friends and speak foreign languages, I have been in situations where I have either been poked or slightly taunted about American policy or my identity as an American or where I have been called something like
“nihonrashii” you are just like a Japanese person (not like an ugly American or something like that).
To that, I have often surprised people because I just about get up and sing God Bless America. I have never taken any shit or apologized for being American. I LOVE this country from the bottom of my heart.
I don’t know that I ascribe to the concept of American Exceptionalism as Benson defines it. I have a viewpoint that tends not to separate the US into such a different category but to see it in relationship and in an historical context. It also frees me to disagree with some American policies and still be a real American.
Will this post kill my work day? It can’t.
“Lech, he kicks kittens.”
CGar kicks pussy?
CGar, we have to talk about the whole straght thing. You’re doing it wrong.
“or that there’s an atmosphere of people competing to obtain personal deets here”
On the advice of counsel at SSCJ&L, I respectfully assert my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution on the grounds that I may incriminate myself.
LOL @ “fish jr #1, and fish jr #2”!!! Wouldn’t they be more like Guppy #s 1&2? LOL! We’ll have to have a pool party in Red Hook and invite the fishes 🙂
blowfish, dont you dare do the “this is Mr blowfish, fish jr #1, and fish jr #2” when I meet you cause we would have a bigger disagreement then just UNION.
LMAO, jackal!
🙂
lech – I was talking about using other people’s noms des filon, not my own. I think that w/ very little difficulty someone could find not only my name & age but my address. And at the gatherings I bruit my name but tend to call others by their OT cognomens. (Maybe it’s a matter of teaching an old dog a new trick.)