Happy Birthday America!

[peacetraveler22]

Comments

[onkel_hans]

Jolly holiday to you!

I would not say America is like two nations. Although I call Republicans - American Communists, they are a milder, endogenous kind The differences with the "Democratic" sub-nation are tolerable. It is really one nation.

I have seen a few various nations and feel that the Americans are the second in generosity and friendliness, closely ollowing the Dutch.

[peacetraveler22]

Yes, the Dutch are awesome! I've visited Amsterdam twice. If America continues to legalize pot in other States, perhaps we will soon surpass them in friendliness, as stressed out Americans will have another way to chill out. :) How does your family celebrate? Do you go to a big fireworks display in Boston, or just stay home? Crowds are too much for me in the big city celebrations. I only went to the National Mall once in my lifetime for fireworks on the Fourth of July, even though I live right by the area.

[onkel_hans]

Would you believe me, I have never seen pot smoked or other stuff taken in my life. Even in A'dam I simply passed by the places that emanated the specific smell. Somehow, in my environment we are pretty happy with alcohol.

There is a multistorey parking lot close by. Or a university campus observation place on a hill. Then a friend lives on Central. I will go to one of these places.

[peacetraveler22]

I don't know if pot smoking is common in Russia? Seems they prefer the bottle. In America, I think it's quite common for people of all races and socio-economic status to use marijuana on a recreational basis. I did it during university, but that was many years ago. Now, I barely even drink.

[onkel_hans]

In my circles nobody takes any drugs and even uses four-letter words.

(Do you know that in Russia they have just accepted the law banning four-letter words in language?)

[peacetraveler22]

Such restrictions must be aimed at media or television personalities. I can't believe they apply to ordinary citizens walking the streets.

[onkel_hans]

There is no Law in Russia, ever.

In the next office to mine, there is a woman who adopted three crippled orphans from Russia. A neighbor adopted the crippled kids from Russia (they wanted siblings but the Russian authorities broke the sibling couple and gave them a boy and a girl related only with being cripples, not blood).
Those three kids have their pictures on her wall, I cannot look at them without shuddering but Susanne loves them. The third baby, at 2 weeks age, was found in a trash container at a railroad station, her eyelids were paralyzed - I helped translate the papers.

Some time ago the Russian parliament practically unanimously adopted a law banning the adoption of even crippled orphans to the US. Since then I cannot call the Russian lawmakers human beings. They are - a good German word - Untermenschen.

So these Untermenschen now ban everything:
Lace panties, sneakers, high heel shoes, now the four-letter words - the laws have been passed recently.

[south_of_broad]

Lace panties?))

[south_of_broad]

You probably wanted to say "Democrats" not Republicans)))

Thanks

[onkel_hans]

You proved my point. Not for nothing the Republicans are called red
They are the closest to Communists in America.

Re: Thanks

[south_of_broad]

Welcome, you are obviously one of the tolerant liberals)))

Re: Thanks

[onkel_hans]

Absolutely!

My favorite presidents were all Republican - MacArthur, Eisenhower, Reagan.
Then listening to the debates Bob Dole--Bill Clinton, something clicked in me when Bob Dole insulted Bill Clinton with the words: "You are funcking liberal!" This usage of this word reveals Communists exactly like the word "shibboleth" does to the Jews.