i'm sorry, but i think we (america) owe england an apology. don't get me wrong -- i love the idea of a revolution. love it. who doesn't? but it seems to me that our radical experiment in democracy and freedom for all has gone awry (read: financial crisis, world's highest divorce rates, world ranking #27 (below Slovenia, Brunei) in infant mortality). it's time we face the facts: england is cooler than america.
for starters, england is cleaner...more debonair; it's architecture older and more majestic; outlets are higher voltage; beers are bigger; accents are cooler. apples? more delicious. health care? Admittedly not perfect, but even I can go to the doctor here and be treated.
longitude started here: L-O-N-G itude. they've got this graffiti artist named banksy who doesn't tell anyone his name; a gold statue of kate moss doing yoga; they've got cool names for their cities like "Stoke-on-tent" and "Maidenhead". New York Shmew York.
they use words like 'hoover' (vacuum), 'gutted' (sad; dejected) and 'offy' (corner liquor store); eat toothsome treats called eccles cakes (snickers? not here, mate); stand in longer queues (lines); read better books; pay higher prices; their government argues on TV.
and all this in a country smaller than oregon. incredible.
don't get me wrong here: i don't hate america. i just think we need to get off our high international horse and bow down to england. I mean, they don't call it great britain for nothing.
bring back the stamp tax,
-jared.
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over the course of the past several months, steph and i have been the subject of frequent inquiry, scrutiny and speculation. "what are you doing back (in laramie)?"; "how's living with your parents?"; "how long are you here for?"; and my personal favorite - "what field are you in?"
we've also been wondering what precisely it is that we're doing. partly because of the occasional existential anxieties these thoughts have induced (i.e., what field are we in?) and partly because our days here are often filled with oddities, absurdities and ennui, we've decided to start writing about our lives in laramie.
we've also been wondering what precisely it is that we're doing. partly because of the occasional existential anxieties these thoughts have induced (i.e., what field are we in?) and partly because our days here are often filled with oddities, absurdities and ennui, we've decided to start writing about our lives in laramie.
kids really do say the damndest things...
1. "i'm going to cut my rib out - and die!" -1st grade
2. "if you choose the right shape, a pink bottle can make a boy look cool." - 2nd grade
3. 1st grader: "I'm so stupid!"
teacher: "No, you're not stupid at all. You're very smart."
1st grader: "Well, I'm a little stupid."
teacher: "No, you're not even a little stupid."
1st grader: "No, a little stupid is ok!"
2. "if you choose the right shape, a pink bottle can make a boy look cool." - 2nd grade
3. 1st grader: "I'm so stupid!"
teacher: "No, you're not stupid at all. You're very smart."
1st grader: "Well, I'm a little stupid."
teacher: "No, you're not even a little stupid."
1st grader: "No, a little stupid is ok!"
3 comments:
Ummm...Have you tried to eat there? If it wasn't for the Indians, there wouldn't be a digestable meal in the whole country.
I concede the point on vocabulary, however. Bullocks!
-Schaf
Ack! I'm returning to America soon!
SHIT! Maybe I should hit up England? Hmmm....
"patriotism does not require one to agree with everything that his country does and would actually promote analytical questioning in a quest to make the country the best it possibly can be."
- Socrates
Jared, it is to easy to sit on the sidelines and complain, that is to easy way out. If you think the country needs a new direction, start small and get involved in local politics, or get involved in a governmental program.
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