southernhybrid
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I once wanted to visit Costa Rica for two reasons, the fact that the country has no military and that a third or maybe it's a forth, is not ever supposed to be developed. I even wanted to move there, but Mr. Sohy wouldn't. We had our passports and had planned the trip, which was going to be related to his work, but it was canceled at the last moment. I've been to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands. I love people from other cultures and other countries. I've worked with a delightful Haitian nurse who had to work as an aide before getting her license here. I've worked with many people from Mexico, and one from New Zealand, as well as a few from England in my earlier years as a nurse. I've had neighbors from. Italy, Germany, and Poland when I was growing up and Italian culture is a big part of the area of New Jersey where I grew up. In the South, Black folks are often the majority and I currently have more Black friends than white friends. I love them all. I love black culture, their music, their slang, etc.
So, it seems to me, like it's people from other countries who are making prejudiced remarks about Americans. We have our assholes here, just like any other place. Btw, there is a tiny city in the Atlanta area that is considered the most culturally diverse place in most of the world. It is full of immigrants from all over the world, many of them speak several languages, unlike most of us. If I had stayed in Texas, my Spanish would be greatly improved because you can't be a nurse in a city like San Antonio without being fairly fluent in Spanish.
Let me add that I know lots of people who have traveled the world extensively, including a close friend who lives near me. My neighbor in Indy took an extensive trip to Europe when we were living there. I asked her if the Europeans hated her due to our president. She said no, they felt sorry for her. With age, I no longer enjoy traveling, plus it's expensive and uncomfortable for me. But, that doesn't mean that I don't have some understanding and respect for people from other parts of the world or that I make bigoted remarks about them. I started this thread mostly because so many stereotypes were made about the US by some of our Australian members, so I thought it would be entertaining to point out some of the issues in your own courtly. It was mostly meant to be fun and hopefully for all of us to realize that we are all humans, which sadly are the worst, most destructive animals on the planet.
So, it seems to me, like it's people from other countries who are making prejudiced remarks about Americans. We have our assholes here, just like any other place. Btw, there is a tiny city in the Atlanta area that is considered the most culturally diverse place in most of the world. It is full of immigrants from all over the world, many of them speak several languages, unlike most of us. If I had stayed in Texas, my Spanish would be greatly improved because you can't be a nurse in a city like San Antonio without being fairly fluent in Spanish.
Let me add that I know lots of people who have traveled the world extensively, including a close friend who lives near me. My neighbor in Indy took an extensive trip to Europe when we were living there. I asked her if the Europeans hated her due to our president. She said no, they felt sorry for her. With age, I no longer enjoy traveling, plus it's expensive and uncomfortable for me. But, that doesn't mean that I don't have some understanding and respect for people from other parts of the world or that I make bigoted remarks about them. I started this thread mostly because so many stereotypes were made about the US by some of our Australian members, so I thought it would be entertaining to point out some of the issues in your own courtly. It was mostly meant to be fun and hopefully for all of us to realize that we are all humans, which sadly are the worst, most destructive animals on the planet.
My neighborhood there was racially integrated and the neighbors who I met were all lovely people. I met the biggest, nicest group of atheists there that I've ever known. Actually, there were two groups, but the one called Northern Indiana Atheists etc. was the group we spent more time with by meeting up every Sunday to chat and socialize. The traffic was so bad that I didn't even drive the entire time I was there. I didn't expect that level of traffic in the suburbs. It was as bad as any large city I've driven in when I was younger. It was common for people to run red lights, ignore stop signs and tail gate etc.
