and I'm Alastair Cookie Not that I would be so arrogant as to claim that title at all! This is just my many, but few, closing thoughts about the USA. Stuff I liked, stuff I hated, and the just plain weird. I'll probably keep adding to this, so check back often! Stuff I like about America * The food - everything here is richly flavoured and tasty. Okay, so that's the excessive fat and salt, but has that ever stopped me before? * The views - go around a corner in any of the big cities (DC and NYC certainly) and you'll be assailed by ever more glorious architecture. * The money - I saw the greatest van Gogh, Rousseau, Dali and Miro paintings ever yesterday. In one gallery. If there weren't so many rich
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