Reply to Lochte Robbery Story: True or False

Forum Index » Off-Topic

Reply to "Lochte Robbery Story: True or False"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

Perhaps you should read my response more carefully and see if that is what I said.

You actually don't have to be widely traveled to gain an appreciation of other cultures and countries. An open mind matters more than traveling abroad.[/quote]

Oh, I read it carefully the first time. (But I applaud your attempt to backtrack. You're right to recognize it as your best option at this point.)[/quote]

Not backtracking on anything and to make sure that is clear I repeat what I said:
[b]
"No, I am contemptuous of people (Americans or otherwise) who are not just oblivious of other countries but are actually proud of their ignorance because they feel that the US is the center of the universe and nothing else matters."[/b]

The world extends beyond the US hard as it may be for some to acknowledge and travel to countries is not an imperative to gain an appreciation of other countries and cultures. It is a state of mind. I have met people who do travel and expect to find a version of the US in other countries and when they do not they feel something is wrong with those countries. Then there are those who actually expect everyone to talk English and when they find people who don't they think something is wrong with them.

I am sure that Lochte has traveled quite a bit as part of international competitions if not for other reasons but he is the poster child for someone who expects his American nationality to gives him some sort of right that others should have to kow tow to him based on his actions in Rio.
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics