Angus at Bob and Sophie’s French Adventures told us about this article: Don’t Make Jokes About Bombs and No Nude Sunbathing — What foreign governments tell their citizens about the perils of vacationing in the United States.
The part I liked best was
A foreign visitor to the United States once informed me, with great sincerity, that Americans are much more polite to one another than the citizens of his home country. I was pleased to hear this (See? Foreigners don’t all hate us!) — until he added that such courtesy is, of course, a life-saving precaution for Americans, since it’s well-known that everyone in the United States carries guns and will shoot at the slightest provocation.
When the author of the article asked the foreigner why he thought that, he said his embassy had told him. The article discusses what other governments are warning their citizens about if they visit America, and I laughed when I read it. (Unfortunately, some of the seemingly ridiculous warnings aren’t that farfetched.)
June 18, 2015
And you don’t want to know what my Muslim friends tell me about their experiences in the USA! Their problems start from the visa interview and does not stop till they return to India. Not to be left standing alone, the same thing is happening to them when they try to go to Australia. Sad.
It’s sad, but understandable. Why do they come to the US? For business? For relatives?
It is very sad.
interesting words.
especially in light of the shooting that just took place in south carolina.
it seems we cannot go very long without the extreme violence somewhere here.
ours is an ‘open carry’ state. so ridiculous. and they keep trying to pass a law that will allow college students to carry loaded weapons on campus.
REALLY?
i despair of it all. but see no change in sight.
just keep smiling!
I know — the pro-gun advocates do have a lot of power. No sense wasting time worrying about things we have no control over. There are too many positive things we can still do.
Having read that article, I would be afraid to come here too… But people seem to be overcoming their fear and coming anyway.
I thought it was funny, but too close to the truth at times not to be sad too. The US has changed a lot since I was a kid, some for the better but some for the worse.
Education, business and relatives. Incidentally, whenever I read about some Pakistani or Indian Muslims burning the American flag to protest something or the other, I always comment in the comment boxes if there are any, that all that the USA should do is to wave a few green cards and the crowd will forget all about the protest and scramble for the cards!
I would be scared to come here too.
When I was young, and maybe it was because I WAS young and didn’t really realize what was going on, but America was a beautiful, rich, giving, classy country to me. The most powerful country in the world. Everyone was proud to be American.
Now it seems like people are killing innocent people routinely.
Recent events are heartbreaking.
Have you seen what Jon Stewart had to say?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/politics/jon-stewart-charleston-church-shooting/
Thank you for the link.
Here’s an article in The Atlantic: Take Down the Confederate Flag—Now
It says,
It will be interesting to see if SC does decide to stop flying the Confederate flag.