tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408306350105441813.post2298178972127693838..comments2023-10-05T02:21:39.350-07:00Comments on Amongst the Americana: Proud to be an AmericanErniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01770887101510301771noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408306350105441813.post-70068306689599040482010-11-09T06:29:57.979-08:002010-11-09T06:29:57.979-08:00Thank you for a great post. I am sorry I'm a l...Thank you for a great post. I am sorry I'm a little slow at getting to it. <br /><br />Living abroad has both made me thankful and proud as well as made me humble and appreciative of the beauties that lie beyond our borders. We have so much to learn from others, yet so much to be grateful for. If only each American citizen could spend 2 weeks soaking in the fullness of another country and culture, how enriched and educated would our society be, just from experiencing the richness that other nations have to offer!? <br /><br />Yet, there is no other Promised Land, full and ripe with blessings of prosperity and freedom. I am afraid for the possibility of losing those privileges given by our Maker because of our Nation's growing apathy. As the world becomes an increasingly wicked place, our youth are battered by temptations and our society is losing sight of God's role in our prosperity. It worries me to think of where our pride as a Nation might one day lead us. However, as I've said before, we live in such a Land as does not exist beyond our borders.<br /><br />Thanks for a great post!Kitty Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389918227000400412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408306350105441813.post-33641762557094087192010-11-06T20:19:40.597-07:002010-11-06T20:19:40.597-07:00Every trip I have taken outside the US, I am remin...Every trip I have taken outside the US, I am reminded of how blessed I am to live where I live. I am also reminded of the fact that we still have a ton to learn from other countries and cultures.<br /><br />I think most people, even ones who have traveled extensively have a strong emotional connection to their birth country. <br /><br />Every immigrant I have met here in the US, from the ones who came as babes in the arms of their parents, to ones who were but weeks from emmigrating, all have a nostalgic love for their home country. Even ones who I have met who came here seeking refuge or asylum from an oppressive situation (be it political or otherwise) still hold strongly to certain cultural threads from their birth country. For many it is the food, the language, the sports, the music, etc. <br /><br />As Americans, we can either learn from the beautiful things from these other cultures, even incorporating some of them into our own, or we can isolate ourselves from them and distance ourselves. <br /><br />I am saddened by all the bumperstickers, t-shirts, etc. that read, "This is America. Learn English."<br /><br />How utterly boring would the world be if we were all the same?Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770887101510301771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408306350105441813.post-14321157594605147292010-11-06T18:17:29.426-07:002010-11-06T18:17:29.426-07:00I have to agree with you that the U.S. is a great ...I have to agree with you that the U.S. is a great country - none of the countries I have visited compare. I will never forget the day we rode into what was then communist Yugoslavia and tanks were rolling down the streets and soldiers patrolling the area. I think all Americans should travel outside the country; some don't even realize how very different each U.S. state is, let alone other countries.Doreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971915402749983074noreply@blogger.com