Posted on 01/10/2007 11:00:51 AM PST by passionfruit
"You are privileged to be an American"
I just heard these words from an unexpected source.
I had called for technical support regarding my wireless router. I had to wait for a computer function to run, and while I waited the young man I was speaking with asked where I was from. From my "accent" he had guessed that I was an American, and I confirmed to him that I was. That is when I heard those words, and they are so true.
He said that some people would be willing to kill to get here if necessary. He spoke of the beauty of America, but I thought of our freedom and the wonderful opportunities that I have been afforded because I am prvileged to be an American.
He was from the Phillipines, and he loves it when Americans call in for assistance. He ended the conversation by thanking me for being patient and polite.
What a lovely experience! Sometimes it takes a stranger to make us reflect on things we already know and feel.
At one time, this was the attitude of nearly all immigrants.. that's up until the US allowed itself to become the social welfare program for Mexico.
He said that some people would be willing to kill to get here if necessary
Ya shoulda told him that we don't want the one's who will kill to get here,but the one's that are willing to die, to protect freedom, are more than welcome.
You are so right. I have always loved America, but it was sure great to hear!
How wonderful, thanks for blessing us by sharing that!
I wish the anti-American Americans could live overseas for a time. Then they might appreciate what they have and try to protect and presserve what we have. But liberals usually bitch and moan, have no reasonable or realistic solutions, and take the easy, cushy way out while taking advantage of everything that others have made possible.
Excellent post. Keyword: Gratitude.
Duly added to the keyword list.
I don't know. My liberal friend and her husband were at a shop in Montreal (not really overseas but different anyway!) and stood there in agreement while he derided Americans and the United States. I took her to task on that...it really disgusted me. To stand there and take that crap and agree with it while the shop owner gladly accepts your AMERICAN cash...disgusting.
We're far from perfect but I will never allow anyone to speak like that of the land that I love.
I wish the anti-American Americans could live overseas for a time.
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Sadly; their heroes that they live vicariously through (i.e., Chevy Chase, Danny Glover, etc) visit Cuba and tell them what a paradise it is. Of course their heroes are sheltered from reality.
"He was from the Phillipines, and he loves it when Americans call in for assistance"
I hope you told him that if he lived here, he probably wouldn't have that job
They stood there and agreed with him and spent their American cash in his shop. She even mentioned moving to Montreal partly because of Canada's healthcare system. Yes, she was serious...I still chuckle.
Your experience in Montreal proves my point.
The celebrities who say hateful things about America, and move to other countries don't have a realistic view of what those countries are like to live in. They go with their millions of dollars and buy mansions and castles. They have waiters and maids that are paid exploitive wages that would be illegal in America. They never had to farm there, or try to make a living by the sweat of their brow.
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