Reply to Zenyogi - American wierdness

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Michael,<br><br>Fair question. I don't mind at

all elaborating on what I meant by American culture

being wierd. I have done, but it came out too long and

too not yoga-related to post here. I put it on my

website instead, where you can read it if you choose at

<a href=http://www.alanlittle.org/gallery/usa/usa1.html

target=new>http://www.alanlittle.org/gallery/usa/usa1.html</a><br><br>One of the

main things that bugs me is the insularity

- so much of what I read, see and hear coming out

of America seems to regard the USA as the world,

with only a dim awareness that the other 95% of us are

out here and might have fundamentally different

experiences & assumptions. (Gross over-generalisation

obviously, but we're talking about my personal opinions and

impressions here so I can be as gross and over-generalised as

I want). And just the fact that, to my surprise and

despite the language barrier, I found myself feeling very

at home when I came to Germany; whereas, also to my

surprise, despite the common language I always feel very

foreign in the USA.<br><br>I agree with what

ineednonumber said so eloquently in #6535 too.