I’ve joined in on mindless bashing before, but I’ve always regretted it in the long run.
As to Europe vs. US bashing: most Americans are just a few generations removed from being European. While the circumstances and some of the philosophies are different here, the genes are still the same. So really, what’s the point?
I consider myself to be a “true” American—a Heinz 57 variety. My ancestry includes English, French, Scottish, Belgian and Irish. Thanks to my wife, my children can add Welsh and Cherokee to that mix.
As you can see, if I’m bashing Europe, I am no doubt attacking a relative somewhere. There are enough individuals in the world that I can manage to contain my attacks to them. Well, most of the time.
That said, coming back to the original topic of this thread: I can’t wait to take a long international ride on an Airbus 380. I don’t like the way EADS does business, but I think they make a few wonderful products. I also can’t wait for a ride on a Boeing 787.
“I’ve joined in on mindless bashing before, but I’ve always regretted it in the long run.
As to Europe vs. US bashing: most Americans are just a few generations removed from being European. While the circumstances and some of the philosophies are different here, the genes are still the same. So really, what’s the point?”
- Well put.
Judging from some of the posts I’ve made on the internet, some people might perhaps think I intend to mock other countries (even if few persons have explicitly accused me of doing so). This is far from the truth. Like my username suggests, I believe in the unity of Western Civilization and I also belive in humanity as a whole.
We Westerners will always quarell a lot internally. Some of this perpetual argumentation and disagreement is constructive, but a lot of it is also ignorant, immature and disrespectful in nature.
Being a patriot includes wishing to compete with other nations in different areas, but it does not involve insulting foreigners for the sake of insulting.
“That said, coming back to the original topic of this thread: I can’t wait to take a long international ride on an Airbus 380. I don’t like the way EADS does business, but I think they make a few wonderful products. I also can’t wait for a ride on a Boeing 787.”
- Both of these planes seem to offer highly enjoyable solutions to the demands of modern air travel.
However, next time I travel outside of Europe I think it will be by ship in fact. I’m planning on going on a cross-Atlantic cruise.