tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16870355.post6083086913024845562..comments2023-10-26T18:14:42.928+02:00Comments on Monk's Progress ~: With Friends ~Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16789609881681811818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16870355.post-82614942046663877512008-10-14T17:30:00.000+02:002008-10-14T17:30:00.000+02:00An interesting and honest observation, Charles. A...An interesting and honest observation, Charles. All talk about America from elsewhere has always seemed speculative and groping if not also too often presumptive and, incredibly enough, dismissive. We are unique in having been a melting pot for most of our history, I think --when anyone insults or wounds us, they insult or wound their own. Unlike most countries in Europe, this nation is so large that even the 5 boroughs of NYC are diverse from each other. Not even I who've often visited NYC would presume to know what's what in any one of them! I'm enjoying your take on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16870355.post-35864165134857173172008-10-06T17:10:00.000+02:002008-10-06T17:10:00.000+02:00I find we have a wider vision of things from this ...I find we have a wider vision of things from this side of the Atlantic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com