Jump to content
IndiaDivine.org

...so one must tbe careful (OT)

Rate this topic


Guest guest

Recommended Posts

i am admittedly sensitive to general assumptions

about "americans,asians,germans,italians," or

any nationality or group based on generalization or

political understanding. <br><br>since i am "american"

(whatever that means?) i am particularly disturbed when

anyone's image of "american" is applied to me...as much as

any german might be when some worn out "american"

idea of "german" is applied to them.<br><br>in my

experience, too often the european understanding of the

united states is what it is, based on the media, on the

perceived actions of the u.s. government, and a less than

experiential understanding...none of that prepares anyone to

know me as a person. <br><br>but...when travelling in

europe, which i do often, i am often an ignorant rich

arrogant ugly american racist industrialist murdering

pig...i have been swindled (because everyone knows

americans have money to spare), yelled at, threatened, spit

at, even had a loaded gun pointed at me once in milan

during a communist rally...so, yeah, i am often

sensitive...to being judged by what the world imagines about my

country and its stretched application to me.<br><br>on

the other hand some of my closest friends, the ones

with whom i have the most in common, are my "european

friends" who i visit as often as i can. thank goodness for

common language and experience like yoga.<br><br>ciao.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...