A fellow writer forwarded this to a group of us this past week. It’s a Sydney Morning Herald blogger’s account of why the US is “The most underrated country in the world”. Kind of surprising read…and comments, too. Who knew foreigners actually realized the difference in people between coasts (and all that’s in between)?
And while reading a story in The Best American Travel Writing 2007 I came across this line by Edward Hoagland, written in 1966: “The Canadians are a muted version of Americans, lacking our worst and also our best qualities.” Hmmm…agree? I’m pretty sure I do.
I LOVED reading that. I loved the realistic look at the crazy people who inhabit and lead the US. LOVED your quote about Canadians. Thanks for the post!
It was great, eh? And, yeah…I have to say when I read Hoagland’s quote, I really had an “aha!” moment…hehehe.