Ah, America: a land of contrasts; a land which leaves no one indifferent.
Wow! What an image! I feel oddly possessed by patriotism… “1776 WILL COMMENCE AGAIN!” Whoa whoa! I don’t know what got into me there.
I’ve met my fair share of Americans back in my day and my experiences with them have been overwhelmingly positive. They tend to be polite and upbeat. Like most of us, I am an avid consumer of American culture and am especially fond of their comedy and reality TV series. I do not believe that Americans are any trashier than any other nation, simply that they have less qualms about monetizing it through guilty pleasures such as The Jerry Springer Show, The Maury Show (I have actually danced with Maury) and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. I even have a fondness for WWE wrestling and I love the idea of burly men (and women) acting out ridiculous scenarios and then mock-fighting.
Rusev is actually Bulgarian, but was wrestling on behalf of Russia, but then all of a sudden, his character came out of the closet as a Bulgarian, but I never quite understood how that transition occurred story-wise. If you know, please enlighten me in the comments.
Now that I have gotten that out of the way, I want to say something about a particular brand of Americans: progressives. You literally “trigger” me.
A Scab To Pick 