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Originally posted by ktsnake
Then I saw it, we travelled with one of my mother's friends and she was the "ugly American" that has brought us a bad name all over the world. Expecting everyone to speak English, commenting on how STRANGE everyone else's food and culture are, scouring the city for a McDonalds.. Just expecting the entire world to be the same.
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As the saying goes, "if you want things to be like they are back home,
STAY HOME!"
For the record, I've seen Germans be big-time complainers (and I'm half German, and witnessed this).
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Originally posted by sigmagrrl
I don't like the melting pot analogy any longer since I heard another comment I like better: We are a salad! We have individual flavors that, when blended together and made cohesive with one common "dressing" (ie purpose) of freedom and tolerance, we are complete! I am personally a tomato! The fruit oft mistaken for a veggie! LOL
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Yup, I've heard that America is a tossed salad, and Canada is a "cultural mosaic".
