We're back home, trying to remember our normal routine, catching up with friends and family, sorting through thousands of photos, catching up on sleep. We've been privileged to have seen a wonderful part of our world.
We've also experienced a different culture and note the following:
- Americans like guns, knives and hunting. It's a bit of a shock to see people walking around with knives hanging off their belts, hunters dressed in camouflage gear in parks and reserves, the number of gun shops, bistros with gun door handles.
- It's very hard to find good bread and cheese.
- The same country that embraces a city like Las Vegas stopped a girl from graduating high school because she used the word hell in her graduation speech.
- Americans are very friendly and polite, and it's genuine... even on the highways (they let you merge!!)
- Americans must be religious. There are huge churches everywhere.
- Americans are patriotic if the number of flags flying in suburban front yards and outside small businesses is an indication.
- They love the Australian accent but can't understand what we're saying.
- Paul Higgins' weather reports run rings around any we saw in the US. (I'm not parochial, no way!)
- They are big consumers ... of food, assets, water, resources. I'm generalising.
And thank you for the wonderful photos and descriptions. They have been most enjoybable reading.
ReplyDeleteDo the Yanks still have sugar with everything, on everything and in everything?
ReplyDeleteThanks from me as well. Checking in any day was always a pleasure.
And usually those huge churches are beautiful. I enjoyed reading your post. Thanks for dropping by my nook.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat blog! I enjoyed reading several of your posts this morning. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me.
ReplyDeleteKathy M.
You have summed it up very accurately. Thank you for the visit.
ReplyDeleteOh my, you must have visited the wrong places. Next time head to Northern California if you want good cheese and bread, less religion and guns. I always say that in California we have gas stations on every corner. In Kansas they have churches on every corner. It's just who we are. A huge country with huge differences. Believe me, you can't pigeonhole us.
ReplyDeleteLOL. It was slightly tongue-in-cheek but I hope you reread the first paragraph. The USA we saw was absolutely wonderful and impressive. We loved our holiday.
DeleteYeah, I knew that, but seriously go north next time. Of course I live in foodie heaven in the wine country so my world is different than even someone in the Central Valley of California. Arizona is beautiful, but they've got some serious crazy going on there.
DeleteLoved the list of impressions! My wife is from the UK and has made much the same list!
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