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To: JDN who wrote (203386)	4/20/2007 3:41:49 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793920

JDN, I have visited the USA many times over 30 years. Leaving aside New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other big smokes, small town USA is as you say really nice. People are friendly, hospitable, helpful and generally very pleasant. I was pleasantly surprised [30 years ago] after experiences only with traveling Americans, who were a different breed. Also, I consider the USA very good ethically, such as individual personal and property protection - companies can do great things and make a LOT of money. It's not such an envious Robin Hood socialist society as others. But there is plenty too much of it all the same. I do indeed like it in the USA [not everywhere of course]. Escondido/Vista/Carlsbad are great. I could spend 6 months of the year there quite happily, [apart from social separation issues - leaving family and friends here would be bad]. I like to spend some time there and is the main place I visit. My criticisms of the USA are because of the bigotry of low expectations = I expect my family, friends, countries and people I associate with to have the highest standards. Hence I moan about those with whom I'm linked when their standards aren't up to par. Those I consider defective, I ignore = what can you expect from them anyway = my bigotry/racism/xenophobia. I don't criticize Zimbabwe, Russia, Brazil because I can't be bothered [where does one start?], but they get some criticism anyway in passing. I have the strictest standards for me, because I'm so wonderful and perfect. Lesser standards for direct family. Lesser still for friends. Lesser still for distant family. I have high expectations of New Zealand, and moan like hell about it because it taints me and suffocates me and enslaves me and generally behaves like a barbarian and I am not going to take it quietly. It's a crappy, squalid little horror story and degenerating. Nevertheless, it's the best place on Earth for me for various reasons [other than in winter]. Criticism should often be taken as a compliment. People won't bother criticizing a lot of places because they expect nothing better of them. Palestinians for example, Burma, China, Russia, Iran. Plus, they are less important. Burma isn't going to invade Iran, defend Taiwan, hassle New Zealand. Nobody cares about them. Kazakhstan is a joke for Borat. Unfair to criticize them. Not nice to criticize babies or children either. The USA is worth criticizing. Mqurice