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jay-shi
Joined: 09 May 2004
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 Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:31 pm Post subject: To the American expats |
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To the Americans,
Yes, that's you. Not Joe Plumber, but close, and also important, far enough.
This is your time to celebrate. I don't know if the hype can be truly felt in Korea, but it's definitely the biggest thing media-wise going on around here. I live in Montreal, Canada for the moment, and even here in French Canada, Obamamania is inundating the airwaves in both languages.
I've met many of you Americans over my travels. Most of you Americans I met in America proper, Korea, Europe and vacation spots, were fun and interesting people with a passion for life. Earlier in life I used to spend summer vacations on beaches in Maine, Cap Cod and seaside New Jersey every year. Grateful Dead tours, later on in youth through more states than the average American gets to experience. Those experiences developed a real fascination for citizens of another country, very close to mine, and the ideas the believed in.
I want to wish you happiness and prosperity. These are your days Americans, you did something good and you should feel proud.
A recent youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxlwYP0HNdc , reminded me of the brilliance and curiosity of youth (can you tell I miss teaching?). You American teachers, please foster the idea of diversity, hope and pride onto your students.
So yeah .... To the Americans, enjoy, it's your show, it's your party, a lot of people look up to you. Godspeed. |
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Gonna make sure to jet home by 8 tonight so I can catch all the coverage online. It's a really strange feeling, particularly as a young American, to be in the ROK for all of this -- it doesn't feel real. Bush has been in office since I was 15. Hoping watching the inauguration will help it sink in, at least a little.
By the way, Kerouac's simply the best that there is. |
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dmbfan
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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To the Americans,
Yes, that's you. Not Joe Plumber, but close, and also important, far enough.
This is your time to celebrate. I don't know if the hype can be truly felt in Korea, but it's definitely the biggest thing media-wise going on around here. I live in Montreal, Canada for the moment, and even here in French Canada, Obamamania is inundating the airwaves in both languages.
I've met many of you Americans over my travels. Most of you Americans I met in America proper, Korea, Europe and vacation spots, were fun and interesting people with a passion for life. Earlier in life I used to spend summer vacations on beaches in Maine, Cap Cod and seaside New Jersey every year. Grateful Dead tours, later on in youth through more states than the average American gets to experience. Those experiences developed a real fascination for citizens of another country, very close to mine, and the ideas the believed in.
I want to wish you happiness and prosperity. These are your days Americans, you did something good and you should feel proud.
A recent youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxlwYP0HNdc , reminded me of the brilliance and curiosity of youth (can you tell I miss teaching?). You American teachers, please foster the idea of diversity, hope and pride onto your students.
So yeah .... To the Americans, enjoy, it's your show, it's your party, a lot of people look up to you. Godspeed. |
Cool beans, Jay-shi.....apprciate the nice words. Though, I have never bought into the Obama hype. After all, he has not done anything and did not win his seat in the Senate. I find it scary how people have blindly jumped on the obamawagon.
Guess we'll see.
Anyway, thanks again Jay-shi!
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IAMAROBOT
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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I am cautiously optimistic and I don't want to set my expectations too high, but I'll say it's a relief to have somebody like Obama as president. What the US needed was a sensible president. America already had enough of a Texas cowboy and didn't want any more of the same from a "maverick".
What I see in Obama is a president who will think things through instead of plough through things recklessly like Bush did and like McCain certainly would have.
Anyway, it's good to get Cheney out of the way. That man is pure evil. |
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dmbfan
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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I am cautiously optimistic and I don't want to set my expectations too high, but I'll say it's a relief to have somebody like Obama as president. What the US needed was a sensible president. America already had enough of a Texas cowboy and didn't want any more of the same from a "maverick".
What I see in Obama is a president who will think things through instead of plough through things recklessly like Bush did and like McCain certainly would have.
Anyway, it's good to get Cheney out of the way. That man is pure evil. |
Dude, you are so full of it.
First, all you are doing is using character attacks/insults.
Second, though Bush was not the best president, he was not a maverick. He did what he thought was right and what was best for the country..................HE DID NOT DO OR SAY THINGS THAT WOULD SIMPLY MAKE HIM POPULAR (you know, nothing but eye candy)....is that not what politicians do?
Again, Obama has not done anything. He did not win the seat in the Senate, and with all the controversy surrounding him, his past and his associates, it is amazing people have bought into him.
The dude is fake.
But, thanks again Jay-shi!
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I'm no Picasso
Joined: 28 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| IAMAROBOT wrote: |
I am cautiously optimistic and I don't want to set my expectations too high, but I'll say it's a relief to have somebody like Obama as president. What the US needed was a sensible president. America already had enough of a Texas cowboy and didn't want any more of the same from a "maverick".
What I see in Obama is a president who will think things through instead of plough through things recklessly like Bush did and like McCain certainly would have.
Anyway, it's good to get Cheney out of the way. That man is pure evil. |
Agreed on just about every point. I am also calling myself cautiously optimistic. But what I think we should be celebrating is not the fact that Obama is the second coming, but rather that we can hold our heads a little higher for having a country that elected him against the alternative after the embarrassment of the last 8 years. Know what I mean? That, I am definitely celebrating.
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Dude, you are so full of it.
First, all you are doing is using character attacks/insults.
Second, though Bush was not the best president, he was not a maverick. He did what he thought was right and what was best for the country..................HE DID NOT DO OR SAY THINGS THAT WOULD SIMPLY MAKE HIM POPULAR (you know, nothing but eye candy)....is that not what politicians do?
Again, Obama has not done anything. He did not win the seat in the Senate, and with all the controversy surrounding him, his past and his associates, it is amazing people have bought into him.
The dude is fake.
But, thanks again Jay-shi!
dmbfan |
I had completely forgotten that me and my friends used to have an entire category for people we classified as "Dave Matthews Band Fans" when we were in high school. I believe using the word "dude" excessively was even one of the qualifying factors. Thanks for the reminder. |
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jay-shi
Joined: 09 May 2004
Location: On tour
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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Hey y'all
I'm trying to spread some love here.
Which is exactly what is going on in America. Love is being spread, maybe not 100%, but it's a beginning.
80% of Americans were feeling optimistic about the future, came out today, a real survey with 1024 respondents and a margin of error of 3 or something.
I live less than 60 miles from the border. This post is all about telling the Americans that I love them and wish them a happy celebration. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Jay, thanks for the kind words.
Being from upstate New York, where Canadians really are our neighbors in every sense, I'm always amused by the level of animosity that can be reached here overseas. It's nice to get away from that.
I've not really been what you would call an Obama supporter, but I too look forward with cautious optimism at what we can accomplish going forward.
I plan on watching the coverage tonight. Are there any out there that are planning a get together to watch the speech tonight? I believe the actual swearing in and speech occur at 2 am local time. I'm leaning toward just watching at home, but if there is something going on, I might be up for it. |
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