Friday, August 17, 2007

Exporting America


Just back from a long trip to New Zealand. Re-entry into US culture can be a bit of a shock.


Ways you can tell when you are in the USA



  • "Delayed" appears on the screen after your flight number

  • People are pushy and obnoxious

  • Coffee is weak and puny

  • But the milk shakes are actually thick and heavy

  • And so are most of the people

However, on this my third trip to New Zealand. I've noticed



  • that the people are increasingly rude and pushy around Auckland.

  • the traffic is awful (Auckland adds 280 cars PER DAY! to the road system)

  • there is more trash laying around than there was six years ago on my first trip

  • the once excessively health conscious people are becoming thick and heavy

  • the politics of New Zealand are increasingly screwed up

I'm so glad that we, in the US, can have such a powerful impact on the rest of the world. Soon, I can feel at home wherever I go.

2 comments:

BJ said...

Sigh, and I thought no one was noticing I was getting thick and heavy...

(I was already obnoxious)

Jack said...

this is brilliant... describes england perfectly too.