"You need someone to tell you the truth."
The Atlantic has an excellent article: Be Nice to the Countries That Lend You Money, it's a look at the current financial crisis, and the state of the American economy from the perspective of a Chinese banker.
It's an excellent article. I could quote passage after passage, but really you should just read it.
This generation of Americans is so used to your supremacy. Your being treated nicely by everyone. It hurts to think, Okay, now we have to be on equal footing to other people. “On equal footing” would necessarily mean that sometimes you have to stoop to appear to be humble to other people.
It's an excellent article. I could quote passage after passage, but really you should just read it.
This generation of Americans is so used to your supremacy. Your being treated nicely by everyone. It hurts to think, Okay, now we have to be on equal footing to other people. “On equal footing” would necessarily mean that sometimes you have to stoop to appear to be humble to other people.