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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

What is America?

First full day back in the US, carrying full load of thoughts, contemplation, judgement, and curiosity.  Today is about getting the to do list out of the way.  Making my way to complete my list with a pit stop to ihop.  I already have a list of things in my head.  So the lazy man version of capturing thoughts:

- when I go to ihop I am now the skinniest man dinning.   Reason probably because the breakfast I order is equivalent to a meal for two for the rest of the world!!
- English is not the official language of the U.S.
- Being bias is acceptable here as long as you criticise someone else.  The holds most true for U.S. media.
- best heard so far.  You can have freedom of speech, but you cannot have difference of expression.
- how come  I see so many people not working with their entire family eating and yet still ask to raise minimum wage so they can live.
- technology innovation is really here and it starts here
- US citizens are spoiled and have no idea what hardship is.  They speak and point first.  Instead try listen and ask what themselves should do for people.  Remember JFK.
- things are old and ironically there are not much innovation in other parts of people's lives except in technology.
- I feel more like a stranger because things have not changed much here or i just can see the change.  Same topics in discussion 7 years ago still being talked about.
- life is easy here.  You can have a car, available food, shelter, free stuff, and little demand to progress any further unless you choose to chase the Jones.
- traffic sucks.  Beautiful weather and amazing air.  Life spent in cars versus outdoors.
- of all the liberals here why are they not pushing for mass transit locally. Instead worry about people in other states.
- US can get out of narrow mindedness by have news less local.  So many things happening globally and yet it only gets 5 minutes.  No wonder it is always about "me" and what other people should do.
- I have different priority when in the states versus oversea.  I get sucked in.  One example I am eating too much and I want to criticise.

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