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Author: Blaine (---.ph.ph.cox.net)
Date: 04-29-05 03:46
Okay I have to write this really fast!! Elena,America is really a great country because there is every ethnic and cultural variety of people here. If you go to New York City,you will have many people from your own country who will shop in Russian markets. It is this way for every representative of a different nation,and most large cities are like this. America has always been a mixture of all the world. So,I do not really think you can anticipate the behavior of an American man,because America is every race and country thrown together. There are just too many influences in life to be able to judge us all. I think men are more family-minded here--but let me address the other side of this. Some men who feel as if they can not support their family may well go into deep depression. I disagree with James. There are many many alcoholics in America,and if you read the newspapers,you might be surprised who was arrested for being drunk and driving! Alcoholism is a very serious ( but legal! ) disease. The brain, under the influence of alcohol,creates pleasure receptors which must be fed. When a man feels misery,frustration and hopelessness,he may hit the bottle. There are places in America which would easily compare with the worst kind of Russian poverty--I have seen many of these places. Some Mexican towns are worse. The same can be said of many people as is said about some people from FSU--they wear their hard lives on their faces,and seem too old for their age. I think that FSU men are very chauvinistic and self-centered,but I think this way about many American men and Europeans too. The way they treat their women is very one-sided to me. You probably know-or have heard that American men devote too much time to work. This is good and bad. Nobody should worship money as a God-but it is expensive to live here. A single man better make 20,000 dollars a year. A man with a family will struggle on 30,000 dollars a year,and live his whole life with a dream which will be very difficult to make happen. Every person needs to work. Work makes a person feel good about themself. I do not care what kind of work--it is activity which keeps our spirits alive. Other nations say that Americans are self-serving,loud,arrogant,and naive. I say this may be true of some people,but not all. I do not believe that every single man from Russia drinks vodka and is unfaithful to his wife. But also,it has taken so many years for FSU to recover from the terrible loss of millions of men in World War 2. This gave the men a great advantage,as there were so many more women to choose from,and they did not have to be on their best behavior. I think American men find that their choice for women is even less,for different reasons. There are certain towns in America which offer secretarial and receptionist schools. These places used to be all women. I used to go to Kearney,Nebraska,because the women were 6-1. Men and women seem to have traded places in many aspects,and with the great feminism movement,much femininity was lost also. I read about the jealousy that American women have for women of FSU,because the femininity and grace of a woman is missed here. Please do not get me wrong--I do not say ALL PEOPLE are like what I describe. I think charm,poise,and beauty are unique feature not owned by one great nation or another. As I have said before-regard the individual for his own unique features--whether he is from America,England, Iraq,or Japan. We are all leaves from the same ancient tree of life. We are all connected. One charcteristic about Americans is that they take much for granted. America is a wasteful society too. We could feed all of Moldova with just the bread which goes in the garbage every day. There are less farms every day,so America becomes dependent on other countries for many foods. We are very consumptive. Most people do not know real,physical hunger--and this is a lesson everybody should learn. Okay I guess I have to copy and paste this comment. Please ask more questions--all of you. I am fascinated with anybody`s viewpoints,and I hunger for more!! Take care..... Blaine
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