You might try some of the new psychiatric medications. I've read that they can work wonders.
Ah great answer. I see you didn't care to answer whether an American is unpatriotic for visiting France to lay flowers on the grave of a relative who fell in the war. Or visiting family or driving through etc. I don't blame you for avoiding that. You'd wind up looking like an ass if you answered it.
I also don't blame you for skating out on telling me how long my vacation should or shouldn't be. Again, it's that resemblence to buttocks thing. I'll just accept that as your not so graceful concession to this entire argument.