Thank you for that slice of history my friend. Yes, truth is never learned in the u.s. and an experience in France taught me that. Not long ago I was working at CERN and people would say things like Coke Cola behind my back. One day I turned and said Ben Franklin, all of that disappeared with them knowing the French had saved the u.s. Or so I like to think ha. They were a bit shocked I knew the real history including theirs ha.
I was surprised a bit with the interest in dialogue. Even many in my family in the u.s. aren't interested in discussion. Curious, how far down the hole do we in the u.s. go before people understand American (my Central and South American friends hate that reference) Exceptionalism ended a several decades or more ago?
They are so right to hate it. Do you know Ruben Blades' song "Buscando America" -- his theme exactly -- he does this rap about everybody born on the continent north to south is American. Great tune if you like salsa rock.
Thank you for that slice of history my friend. Yes, truth is never learned in the u.s. and an experience in France taught me that. Not long ago I was working at CERN and people would say things like Coke Cola behind my back. One day I turned and said Ben Franklin, all of that disappeared with them knowing the French had saved the u.s. Or so I like to think ha. They were a bit shocked I knew the real history including theirs ha.
What, no grumbling, "Yanqui go home?"
I was surprised a bit with the interest in dialogue. Even many in my family in the u.s. aren't interested in discussion. Curious, how far down the hole do we in the u.s. go before people understand American (my Central and South American friends hate that reference) Exceptionalism ended a several decades or more ago?
They are so right to hate it. Do you know Ruben Blades' song "Buscando America" -- his theme exactly -- he does this rap about everybody born on the continent north to south is American. Great tune if you like salsa rock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgxVhDgFBGE