Comments on: America revisited

By: danette

danette — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:57:22 +0000

I’ve only recently found your blog, but being an American, I feel I need to justify now why I’ve kept reading. The short of it is that I’m planning to travel to Ireland and I’ve been doing loads of research and I figure I can count this as cultural research. Also, I’d like to get a feel for how I’ll be perceived there–so far, I think people will like me in comparison to the general American stereotypes, but I’m still a bit leery.

And as for W, now that he’s gone, so many of us now have nobody to blame problems on (I still blame it all on him, though) and countless comedians are surely in need of new material.

And I know you weren’t curious about American’s continued travel to Ireland, but I’ll cover that as well. As you stated, Americans are well known for their knowledge of world geography. It’s embarrassing really–I enjoy geography but most people I know probably couldn’t even locate Ireland on a map……after all (and please don’t be offended by this -it in no way reflects my intelligence or knowledge in not only world geography, but history as well) my own mother didn’t even know Ireland was its own island with a bit of UK in the north, but rather thought Ireland was in the UK and that it was all one massive island in the north Atlantic. I want to travel to Ireland because I know there’s an entire world outside of the States and I’d like to experience other cultures. And I can’t leave this world not having seen it.

By: K8

K8 — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:09:55 +0000

I think people from the U.S. seem a bit ‘touched’ because they are the result of a great melting pot of every civilization across the globe… with so much conflicting energy, anything is possible. BUT! You yourself are not purely Irish. You have British blood and French inclinations and God knows what else mixed in, so therefore you’re American too, by loose association. That’s why they come to your blog, because we’re all the same. Buddha told me so it must be true.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:25:09 +0000

David – No reason is as good a reason as any?

By: David

David — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:27:35 +0000

Since you asked, my father was descended (perhaps to the bar room floor for all I know) from a long line of Irish folk so when I happen upon something related to Ireland or the Irish, I kinda tune in.

Otherwise, no fricken reason on earth.

Cheers

By: Kirk M

Kirk M — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:17:32 +0000

tt – Nope, my boat was a nuclear type fast attack. I was a Cold War submariner. Spent around 300 days a year at sea doing all sorts of clandestine type stuff. I had a ball. Paying for it now but I had a ball nonetheless.

Brighid – Oh hell, if that’s the case then I’ll just bring my old American type Colt .45 revolver and we can go at it in the backyard. I’d rather just take potshots at any government officials that I might encounter over there though. By what I hear the Irish could stand to lose a few of them.
.-= >> Kirk M´s latest brainfart .. WordPress 2.8.1 fixes 2.8 auto upgrade bug =-.

By: The CIA

The CIA — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:18:16 +0000

Grandad is on a few of our lists.
We enjoy reading his brainfarts

By: tt

tt — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:16:49 +0000

Diesel boat, was it?
Looks like I spelled it right.

By: Brighid

Brighid — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:48:05 +0000

Ah ha, Kirk is a Suck up by his own admission. He’s trying to get the Great Damn Twisted One to let him in the house.
Kirk, did you consider that if GD Glock’s you in the house it’s legal. At least it’s legal in God Bless America.

By: Kirk M

Kirk M — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:49:31 +0000

Let me in the house??!? Hey, that would be great as I wouldn’t have to haul my old M.A.S.H. tent over there. It’s seems it’s much more difficult to strap on my back these days then it used to be.

@Brighid & tt: Despite what GD just stated, one can only be a brown noser and/or suck up if one has something to gain from it. And since he lied about paying me and since I have absolutely nothing at all to gain from saying what I did I guess that makes me…hmmm…uh…well, when I think of what that makes me I’ll be sure to let you know.

Besides, what he writes just appeals to my twisted sense of humor. I was a submariner you know. Inhaled a lot of toxic fumes and such.
.-= >> Kirk M´s latest brainfart .. Migrating tomorrow =-.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:06:16 +0000

TT – You’re just jealous because you didn’t get to say it first. If you want to know how to spell ‘cantankerous’, just buy the book – it’s on the cover. Heh!