As H. L. Mencken said, I’ll trade you the Parthenon for an American bathroom.
I’ve traveled a LOT. With the Army. You want uncomfortable? They’ll give it to you in spades! Believe me, you learn to be comfortable ANYWHERE that is DRY - it doesn’t even need to be WARM.
I can sleep ANYWHERE, no matter what the noise level or quality of the ground I’m on, and my stomach DEMANDS to be fed at exactly 4am, 11:30am and 5pm. ;)
And, yes. ‘Outside’ makes a terrific, ‘bathroom.’ (Always carry TP, always have your canteen full!)
I tell Beau that I’ll travel anywhere he wants to, a long as there’s Room Service and a bathroom. :)
I was stationed in England in the early 1970s and the English were probably 30-40 years behind the U.S. in terms of heating and plumbing. Air conditioning was non-existent, but mainly not needed.
Ever notice how most liberals crave comfort and luxury?
Well, so do most people. Liberals just seem to think it’s not okay to do so, but do it anyway and scold the rest of us about it.
I’m still trying to figure out why they do that.
Great article.
Anytime some lib starts bemoaning how terrible things are here, the answer should always be “then why do we need a wall to keep people out?!”
PJ Media’s site has REALLY improved. Classy!
Also - I highly recommend ANY of the ‘Fly Over’ or ‘From Above’ DVDs you can rent/buy if you want to see all of the great monuments and attractions of the world from the air. The photography from above is just spectacular!
This is Wisconsin:
If Americans had wanted to live in hellholes - they would have stayed in their various mother countries rather than coming here...
I have been to many Asian countries, and while the quality of life for the rich there is approximately equal to the quality of life for the rich in the USA, the quality of life for the middle and lower classes tends to be much, much lower. In the USA, we have been able to bring “comfort” to a much broader segment of the population than other countries have - though this progress is under constant threat from Socialists, who find a comfortable proletariat much too difficult to dictate to. :)
The old country was not a pleasant place for most and average folks were treated very poorly. They came to the US with great expectations which were fulfilled and they didn't expect handouts. They expected to make it on their own and they did. They learned independence and self sufficiency.
IMO, it was the tough folks who made the journey and from this toughness they made their way in the new world. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. By surviving this great hardship and being successful in the New World, we Americans established a standards and expectations that were and are above the average peasant's. For that reason, we Americans don't want to be pigeon holed into “a class” as many Europeans are.
Bottom line: we must not feel guilty about being an American and this new and different standard that we expect from others and live by ourselves. That doesn't mean that we should be rude or disrespectful.
My parents, born in the 1920s and raised in Brooklyn never even considered air conditioning for our south Shore LI home. I, on the other hand, never having suffered a Brooklyn summer, never considered living without AC once I was on my own.
Only in America do you find a high percentage of the poor obese?