Mar 07 2008

USA

Published by john foster at 7:00 am under General Blah De Blah on New Zealand

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My name is john .I moved to usa 16 years ago.I married an american woman.I always saw usa as a country that was arrogant interfering and cocky and I also saw it as dirty and mostly concrete and steel. It was so big ,I did not like it when I got here .After I met people and started working I realised that most of the cocky nature was just pride in their country and I saw the same behaviour in kiwis .I think they are louder etc because of their freedom in some ways and big cities you have to talk a little louder to be heard.I used to hate the French due to the rainbow warrior bombing and the rugby coverage.Then I watched the tour d france bike race and saw the popy feilds and country out of the city and reilised that they are humble farmers and people just like us.USA I found to be a lot like home ,you have to go to a craft sale or a school function to see and meet the real yank not the one on tv.We all got to work go home deal with the kids home work ,the morgage, the boss etc just in a different place.It is hard to like the richest guy on the block or the sports guy who does the dance when he wins untill you meet him at the hospital whith a sick kid and you talk a little and see he is not so different.Come visit us in Wisconsin usa usa kiwi

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