Never registered to vote and didnt get the chance to vote for Trump in 2016. I will be registering soon and definitely plan to vote this November !!
suddenly I feel like buying a Tesla
aww 'jk sorta' lmao thank you for the compliment thoughh:-D
this photo just made my day, thank you
oh noooo. yeah I could see you not wanting to be associated with those kinds of individuals. the whole CHOP thing was insane to me and I'm sure has many other local residents thinking twice about staying there. good on you for getting out of there though. it really does make all the difference to be able to fit in with a group of people.
and thank you! I grabbed every patriotic item I own 😄
that's pretty great. travel really does open up peoples eyes.
honestly this makes so much sense and explains the EXACT difference between my family members. It's insane I never came to this conclusion on my own hahaha
never had anyone there explain this to me and be so informed of the politics there so thank you for this!! very interesting stuff. Though I should've clarified that most of the negativity I encountered while living there was actually not from the Dutch and mostly the internationals living there.
I didnt get to see too much of the news in the Netherlands but I did notice the news problem while in Germany. And i think that's why there is a such a disconnect in my German family based around Trump; and you're right, it's because of how he is portrayed on the media there. Even worse than here.
love this. congrats to your wife and I hope you had a wonderful Independence Day ❤🇺🇸
didnt notice till now but you're right. definitely the hat haha
Oh! Ok next time I'll get the pic taken at a better angle so my legs dont look as large. I am 5'11 but I'll figure something out. Wouldnt wanna look natural at all. But my hair isnt natural either, I gotta change that back my bad. And right right, remove all the jewelry that I have collected and love. That necklace was actually from my father but eh screw the patriarchy I guess. Then again I dont shame other supporters based on appearance so I shouldnt expect others to do that as well because this community isnt like that. so ima keep doing me.
also those selzters are pretty good and the can design is awesome so eh if that also makes me lame so be it 🤷♀️
I always get called a "textbook hippie" cause of my style so people are always floored when I mention my political beliefs. Pretty amusing.
thank you!!i worked hard to put it together :-D
Yeah dont get me wrong I love travelling, keeping an open mind when seeing different places around the world, and can appreciate varying cultures. Buuuut I do feel at home most here and theres something about this country that is definitely different. It was hard for me to continue living abroad because I really did feel like I was still missing out from what was happening in the U.S. and I didnt like it.
Wow thank you for sharing your story. What a life. That's amazing. And I definitely agree! No matter how much I keep seeing of the world too, I want to keep coming back to this country and it's a shame others cant recognize the goodness in it.
yooo sooo I'm glad but also sad you share my pain.
it's cool to see you on here too though:-)
it's funny cause I used to make fun of my friends for drinking them and now here I am... dang peer pressure.
ha yeah I'll need to slowly start making my up there to handle that
Wow that sounds pretty awesome then. You dont get to see that side of California often thanks to the media. But it sounds nice. I've only been out there once and didnt get to see that much of the state. I gotta start travelling around the U.S. more in general. But living in Pennsylvania, I've still got quite a bit left of my own state to explore too.
But that's how the 4th should be!!! Glad it worked out.
and TOP KEK on the last paragraph. thank you very much. I did enjoy some of my time there, gotta give credit where credit is due. but I feel soo much more at home here again and that I actually belong. I definitely felt like the odd man out when living there and trying to make friends.
spot on. but you have a better way with words :-D and definitely have some more experience. but I've noticed many of those things as well. There was a big difference in reaction from Europeans, Asians, Africans, and South Americans when telling them I was American. But mostly negative comments from Europeans for reasons you probably mentioned.
My own family in Germany wants nothing to do with me since I posted online how I saw Trump in person. So that pretty much sums up my annoyance with that lol but at least my immigrant parents and family in Poland are based. They're all the family I need anyway ✌
sorry I cant help myself they're very addicting
it's nice to see lots in the community sharing similar experiences! yeah of course there is always room for improvement. the constant negativity I've seen the last few weeks from peers and the media is no help though that's for sure. so disheartening.
Interesting input. I would definitely agree with this even though I havent lived in as many places as you. When I was just visiting my family in Germany while in high school, that trip almost turned me liberal. I was like WOW WHY ISNT THE U.S. LIKE THIS.
Flash forward to me actually living in the Netherlands and yeah.. I was quick to see the issues that lie not only in that country, but in Amsterdam specifically and the EU as a whole. I think there are pros and cons to every country for sure. But sadly most of the Europeans I encountered liked to just mock the U.S. and deny issues with any other country. I think that's what drove me so crazy living there. The constant America bashing that's so normalized and expected.
There was only one other American in my Masters program while in the Netherlands that basically made fun of me for saying how I actually missed the U.S. He said all smug "ohhh you're from rural America arent you"
aww I'm sorry to hear. I hope you're able to go back and relive those memories!!
i agree! I missed 4th of july last year because I was living in Amsterdam for a year. Honestly I forgot how amazing this holiday was. It really is great to be home and see everyone in this small town come together for the holidays.
also I'm sure my european friends/family are hating my patriotic posts right now so that's satisfying 👌
I did, I hope you had a good 4th too!!
Well that's definitely a start. The U.S. is a big country with a lot to explore. I know I need to see a lot more of it. But I hope the world reopens up soon so you can begin to explore more outside the U.S.!