The Land of Fire & Ice

I'm glad someone is not bored. :) I LOVED the tomato farm and totally agree with you. The Icelanders do not like Trump. They all watched our election minute-by-minute. We have NO American channels here and all of their channels report o
n what America is doing all day long or so it seems. They were really surprised we elected him. Their media is very doom and gloom - sorta painting a sad face. The Icelanders are very worried about America going into a recession or depression - because they rely on our tourism to keep their country afloat. Iceland was also the first country (I believe - or one of the firsts maybe) to allow women the right to vote and several years ago all the women in the country walked off their jobs for two days and stormed the plaza and demanded equal pay. they got it. Everyone is equal here. They are flabbergasted at what is happening in America. A British lady on the bus on the way to the Blue Lagoon the other night said she thinks America is full of underlying racists which is why Trump won. It's all very sad to them. We do get BBC on the TV and the Brits, even in grand ole' London, are quite upset by his winning. To put it into perspective... in all the countries we have ever traveled, America is "THE" country all the other countries want to be like and what we do in America greatly changes the economies in the other countries. Everyone relies on us in some way. They are all watching Trump like a hawk, worried for their own livelihoods. I still believe America is the greatest country on Earth and we are sooo very lucky to live in America and be as free as we are and have the items available to us that we have - just general store items we take for granted and businesses everywhere offering services and foods you cannot find in other countries. Every time we travel to another country, I love America more. Having said that, I worry greatly about the future of women's rights in America. :-(