Comments on This Land Is My Land: What America means to me

I am one of those Americans who who voted for Duby...

2004-12-05T18:20:00.000+01:00

I am one of those Americans who who voted for Dubya. We don't want to be like the rest of the world, we don't like the U.N. . We like our country and we are proud of what it has done even with all the mistakes it has made.
There is a flag flying out front of my home right now, I can see it waving in the wind from where I sit and type this.
I've been to Europe and thought it beautiful

1. TipsSo, first thing you should start distinguis...

2004-05-28T13:46:00.000+02:00

1. TipsSo, first thing you should start distinguishing between Italians and Europeans. Since we are here, let's also distinguish between French, Germans and so on...
In Germany you always tip the waiters. It's not really a fixed percentage, usually you round up somehow... didn't understand all the rules exactly, but you do it.

2. FlagsExcept France and UK almost

BTW, the states don't mint quarters. All quarters...

2004-05-25T23:33:00.000+02:00

BTW, the states don't mint quarters. All quarters are minted by the US Mint. The quarters with special state designs on the reverse are part of a 10-year "Special Program" to commemorate the 50 states, during which the Mint is producing 5 different quarter designs each year. You can read more about the program

2004-05-25T12:57:00.000+02:00

"You mostly don't tip in Europe"? - Count it as another of those boggling culture shocks. At least in this here bit of "New Europe", we do as a matter of course - and it would have never occured to me that it might be so fundamentally different, certainly not nearer than in overseas. (But if the process of "harmonization", catching up and generally civilizing us _nyekulturnyie_ hordes should mean