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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... [read more]
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... [read more] Blog: Major Differences between Life in the US and Laos
Date: August 25th 2010
Arriving back in the US from Laos, I experienced no jet lag but I did feel a lot of cultural dislocation and discomfort. It’s a big change going from that culture to this one. You see the US differently after living outside of it. In the US, people who live in the countryside like to live in their own space, set apart from others, with their own big yards around their big homes. In the Lao c ... read more
Date: August 25th 2010
Arriving back in the US from Laos, I experienced no jet lag but I did feel a lot of cultural dislocation and discomfort. It’s a big change going from that culture to this one. You see the US differently after living outside of it. In the US, people who live in the countryside like to live in their own space, set apart from others, with their own big yards around their big homes. In the Lao c ... read more
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