Aimee’s World Tour

hmmm they were probably missles

Happy 4th to all of you back home. 

Despite all the haters out there, I am proud to be American.

And trust me, once you leave the country and meet people from other places, America is NOT number one.

As a whole, to the world we’re a bit pompous and arrogant.  Ok, VERY pompous and arrogant.  I can certainly see some truth in that but the media has a large influence on how we are perceived.  Please don’t get me started on media misrepresentation. 

If we live in a bubble as Americans are not other countries in their own bubble as well? Every country has made sense of the world and has passed that on to its people.  Yes, the people of the world take vacations but we must look further than the tourist spots we frequent for the answers.

It is not until a person is immersed in a place without his fellow countrymen by his side that the realization starts to set in.  I work and interact with many people who speak English from all over the world and it has surprised me at what I ‘ve learned.  People of New Zealand. Africa. Scotland.  Ireland. Austrailia. England. Canada.  Yes even some Canadians just can’t stand us. 

I often get, “You’re the first American whom I’ve met that I actually like.”  And at work I’ve heard, “It’s ok if you say it but if an American says ‘America’ it irks me.”  Easy killer.

After having lived here in Korea for ten months now, I really do appreciate the diversity that Korea lacks.  I can’t wait to come home and people watch.  Thin ones. Fat ones. Ones that could stand to lose 20.   Ones that could stand to gain 10.  Straight hair. Afros.  Mullets.  Real curls.  Smart dresses.  Sloppy t-shirts.  Turtle necks.  Low cut frocks.  Nose rings. Combat boots.  Clean suits. Funky glasses. Straight. Gay. Metro. Sluts. Wimps. Atheltes. Nerds. Sex kittens. Your aunt Merna. Loud ones.  Conservatives. Liberals. Radicals.  And skintone ~ all sorts.  Over here its black hair, tidy outfit, just keep walking.  Well maybe i’m being a little unfair but I’m not far off my  mark.  Chuck taylors are in if you need a break from your stilettos. 

As annoying as it is to be reminded that everyone is to be treated equally, it is a concept we are very fortunate to have adopted.  Very fortunate. 

Even considering that I had to take a bunch of BS general education requirements to graduate college.   Frickin Womens Writers. At least I stopped hating women because of that class.  Wink wink.

God bless.

                                               Saska Richards, Texas

                                              

                                                  Andrea Dreste, Missouri

          Ana Diaz, Oklahoma           Hayley Field, California         …and of course Miss New Jersey!!

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