"writing but also something positive about America," said my father in the summer when we sat together at the Baltic beach. For example, how extremely friendly and helpful people were. (What's true, almost always, anyway.) So good:
Last Thursday I had the kids get vaccinated against swine flu. In one of the local schools was "H1N1 Flu Clinic," a public and free vaccination. On the same morning the New York Times but a report was taken, after which the vaccine is running out in the U.S.. When we arrived at the school, the snake was enough time around the block.
It was cool outside, it was slow evening. Raged around children, parents were lining up. It started raining lightly. They drove at a snail's pace. Because Americans (in New Jersey) carry at least until Christmas shorts and T-shirt, it was the first mighty cold. But except for a few small children no one whined.
came after a three-quarter-hour, an employee of the health authority to the outside. As a nasal spray vaccine is already assumed, he said. "From now on, there are only spraying." No one complained. Even the information that it is so slow going forward, because for hundreds of children were only four nurses in action, triggered no grumbling. "He can not "Change, the woman behind me said her name was Nancy, was a psychiatrist and had dinner yet a date, they would probably not create
Half an hour later we had at least reached the front door of the school cafeteria;... Inside to a warm but here caught the snake in earnest. switchbacks we went around by four rows of tables, or along a corridor and then into the gym. "is from here to there for an hour," called us an acquaintance with what is already vaccinated child. " Okay, guys, "Nancy said to her two sons." We now try something out. "They pushed their way through, towards gym.
After ten minutes, came back one of the boys." My mom is a doctor, has chosen to give the vaccine and set ourselves the syringes, "he said proudly. Oh great, I thought. This had happened to jostle the right not so, but still ...
We kept waiting, I now well on German sour pretty. But I've swallowed. No one overcrowded school was bad-tempered. all endured the miserable waiting with serenity, as if they had yoga studies major. (Except for Nancy, I'm jealous.)
This is one of my most positive experiences with America: it is not "irritated" Nobody jostles you are patient, and each remains, really, kind - even if the guy at the post office yet so. Lahma .... is.
After two hours we had finally made it to the gym. The exhausted nurse smiled still took time for little sissies. And Nancy was sitting at a table, the psychiatrist. Completed forms, and from Impfspritzen. "I'm going, it at least a little faster," she said. "Thank you for helping out," I said, ashamed.
This is another one of my most positive experiences in America: It is incredibly helpful. That this cliché is true (almost always).
Helpful America was, as in the divided Germany 20 years ago the Wall fell. Until now, most people here are pleased about the fact that our Country is united - and that they have helped us. The New York Times added to this Sunday, a big story about it on the front page and another inside. A professor from Berlin told today in the Princeton University, the flight to New York was full of talk in terms of traveling Wall. Even the local College of New Jersey, does not even have their own German Department organized this two film and discussion evenings.
Americans love stories about the victory of freedom (a cliché, which - almost always - true). Above all, they make in from JFK ("I am a Berliner") down to Reagan ("Tear this wall ") to Bush the Elder (." Germany is united;!.'ve Germany is fully free ") played an all around positive role
The Ninth Eleventh was in Germany for America in the last world political success before Nine Eleven Since then. stories about the victory of freedom become rare, even in their own country. Maybe be it the reason why the 20th anniversary of the fall in the U.S. would not celebrated with great official fanfare, writes Alison Smale , chief editor of the International Herald Tribune that 1989 was an AP correspondent in Berlin here. Perhaps it was up but just the fact that Americans generally do not much about brood over the past: "Tomorrow is always another day, and yesterday's lessons fade."
But that does sound almost back negative. Thus, in conclusion something personally Positives: A few days ago we got a letter from the Department of Homeland Security. After three years, at least twice as many family crises, and countless forms, photos, fingerprints, it is finally done: we have our green cards.
Now we "residents", and none of us can still call them "aliens". Not even "Resident Aliens".
(Princeton Post XXIX)
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