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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of people are born here and speak poorly of the country -- who cares?
Now, if she was speaking poorly of your family -- THEN you have problems. [/quote]

OP:  she wasn't speaking poorly of OUR family, she was lumping it all together.  [b]Schools are horrible, people are uncultured, etc.[/b]  [/quote]

Sorry to break it to you, Americans, but that is nothing but the truth. 
I have lived in many (developed) countries, and that is the opinion of every. single. one of them!

The underlying amazement and envy here is: [b]Why would a country placing such poor value on education achieve so much?[/b] This is actually an excellent question which can only be answered by research into the history of industrialization, trade routes, the 2 world wars, the cold war, etc... Be aware that the USA's superpower status is well on its way to being compromised by industrious Asian countries, and that this should affect the way we parent our children, since they will be the first generation to enter the job market during this transition.

OP, your SIL was probably quite rude and ungrateful. You can't however say anything since she did not related anything to you directly. One more thing - you described your family as "jocks". She was perhaps raised in a more genteel environment, and that is maybe part of her culture shock as well. Bear in mind that none of the above mean that she does not like you!

A little perspective is what is needed here.[/quote]

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