Americans do make me giggle - lots and out loud. They are the one country on the planet we expect, as a mainly English speaking nation, to act in a particular way and yet are the most foreign of countries. I think its because they are a mixture of so many different cultures, what ever they do seems acceptable, but is more often than not peculiar and often very very funny. For example, I’m sitting in LAX (Los Angeles Airport) waiting for a delayed plane to be announced and as I look up, a middle aged lady, of obvious Asian decent, is fiddling with her ticket. She’s wearing a bright and very flowery summery looking dress, with a padded winter jacket and pulling a case along behind her. Not that peculiar really. Not until a second
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