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After 11,000 miles on a bike, a new impression of Americans
The Boston Globe ^
| 8/20/2007
| Andrew Ryan
Posted on 08/20/2007 1:23:04 PM PDT by BronzePencil
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To: goodnesswins
Yes......a co-worker of my husbands was on assignment somewhere in S. America......people there asked him...Wheres your gun? They were serious....they thought every American carried a gun around with them all the time.I just spent a week in Canada for my sister's wedding, first time up since I moved to Austin from L.A., and saw a ton of family. A majority asked me to tell them how many guns I must have now. LOL.
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posted on
08/20/2007 7:32:02 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(I keep 2 magnums in my desk.One's a gun and I keep it loaded.Other's a bottle and it keeps me loaded)
To: ican'tbelieveit
I travel to Germany several times a year, the only English language channel available in the hotel I stay at is CNN International. They hate us....really. It's anti-US 100% of the time.
I really don't expect them to be our cheerleaders, but couldn't they occasionally, put on the opposing point of view, or at least acknowledge that they are stating their perception and/or opinion.
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posted on
08/20/2007 8:02:25 PM PDT
by
SC Swamp Fox
(Join our Folding@Home team (Team# 36120) keyword: folding)
To: ican'tbelieveit
CNNinternational is SCREAMING anit-america. There was this loud british buffoon who went balistic over potential tax cuts and how societ could pay for them.
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posted on
08/20/2007 8:09:27 PM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: bikerman
Or LA to become a victim of a drive-by.
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posted on
08/20/2007 8:21:17 PM PDT
by
abigailsmybaby
(I was born with nothing. So far I have most of it left.)
To: Freedom_Fighter_2001
LOL! I didn’t notice the double meaning the first time. Good one!
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posted on
08/20/2007 8:22:52 PM PDT
by
abigailsmybaby
(I was born with nothing. So far I have most of it left.)
To: BronzePencil
If the article stated that he hated Americans they would have done 8-10 pages.
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posted on
08/20/2007 8:26:57 PM PDT
by
gilor
(Pull the wool over your own eyes!)
To: Hot Tabasco
“...my nephew had his wallet stolen by gypsies who litterally tossed a baby at him then picked his pocket while he caught the baby.”
That’s a very good deal. In some places you can trade a baby for a new corvette.
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posted on
08/21/2007 4:47:56 AM PDT
by
Hacklehead
(I'm not here to make friends.)
To: hershey
People in the Middle West and South, also the West are a lot friendlier than those in the Northeast for some weird reason.
Wasn't the Northeast settled by the dutch :)
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:15:05 AM PDT
by
this is my name not yours
(Free speech is the escape valve that keeps some people from picking up a rifle.)
To: knighthawk
Ping. I think you probably already knew most of this, and didn’t need to fly over and bicycle 11,000 miles to figure it out.
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:17:57 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: GovernmentShrinker
The really bad thing is, it’s TUESDAY this year. :-(
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:18:06 AM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: Hot Tabasco
My brother’s friend moved to London to get away from crime and got his head bashed in on the subway there.
You can’t go to a football match over there without worrying about a bashing.
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:19:02 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: goodnesswins; Squantos
>>Yes......a co-worker of my husbands was on assignment somewhere in S. America......people there asked him...Wheres your gun? They were serious....they thought every American carried a gun around with them all the time.
< *looks around*>
You don’t?
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:21:10 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: RetSignman
“basically, friendly people, he wasnt paying attention but after his last stop in New York City the word friendly will dropped from his vocabulary”
LOL I think you’re being unfair. Some of the nicest people I met were from NYC (some smart-aleck said to me, “yes, and see how they are no longer IN NYC?”). I also know many IN NYC are quite nice. You just have to get off the street!
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:23:16 AM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: AppyPappy; Hot Tabasco
You should check out parts 2 and 3 of this the article in this thread:
The day reality hit home
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883385/posts
Go to the source article, then to the bottom for the two additional parts.
It’s extremely eye-opening regarding crime in the UK, and societal attitudes toward street violence. They have, what Lefties here are trying to build. We must not let it come to pass.
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:26:46 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: this is my name not yours
The Dutch types were mainly New York (New Amsterdam) and New Jersey. Definitely not New England. I’ll say no more. ;-)
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:29:38 AM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
To: BronzePencil
"We really think of Americans as how we perceive the United States government, and that's a little arrogant and stubborn," Aandewiel said by telephone. First, the gratuitous slam at the Reps and George Bush.
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posted on
08/21/2007 6:33:26 AM PDT
by
kabar
To: Ancient Drive
"...who else would ride a bicycle for 11000 miles to find the truth about something?..."
I rode 11,000 cumulative miles only to find out my knees hurt every day. And that's the truth!
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posted on
08/21/2007 1:02:01 PM PDT
by
-=SoylentSquirrel=-
(Did I mention I just got engaged to a fellow FReeper?)
To: em2vn
"...Aw the Dutch. A whole lot stupid and soft now are being over run by Muslims..." True, but their mara-juh-wanna is hands the best this FReeper has ever had. Know the old wives' tale that pot makes you paranoid? Well, while walking down the street in Amsterdam, I had the strong sensation that I was gonna be stabbed AT ANY SECOND. It was a unique feeling that I have never had before or since.
That said, I'll take low-end pot in the greatest country on earth any day.
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posted on
08/21/2007 1:19:57 PM PDT
by
-=SoylentSquirrel=-
(Did I mention I just got engaged to a fellow FReeper?)
To: jbwbubba
"How can he ride a bike with wooden shoes (?)" Apparently he couldn't afford a ticket on the...
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posted on
08/21/2007 1:24:40 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: BronzePencil
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posted on
08/21/2007 1:39:28 PM PDT
by
Bryan24
(When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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