The difference between the US and Europe

[HoreTore]

Just watched Alexandra Pelosi's documentary about US citizenship ceremonies. While it was mostly feel-good stuff, theinterview with Madeleine Albright was great.

Madeleine Attila Albright is a naturalized Hungarian, who fled ariund the end of WW2, I. An't remember the exact year right now. But anyway, she spent a few years in England, before leaving to the US and settling there. In the interview, she spoke of her experience with the two countries(this isn't word by word of course):

- In England, everyone were so nice to us. They said "Your country is run by a terrible dictator, it's a shame what's happened there. When are you planning to go back?"

- In the US, everyone were so nice to us. They said "Your country has been taken over by a terrible force, it's a shame what's happened there. When are you becoming a citizen?"

And there you have it; the difference between the US and Europe summed up in two short statements. Ah, that Madeleine.... Not just eye-candy, the woman's got brains too!

[Furunculus]

"The difference between the US and Europe"

With Britain somewhere in the middle.

http://www.pewglobal.org/2011/11/17/...an-values-gap/

[HoreTore]

Well to be fair, her statement was about England, so "Europe" in this context means England.

However, I feel that the attitude described fits with us living outside England as well.

[Tellos Athenaios]

The difference between the US and Europe is that the US has a smaller percentage of its land actually cultivated, less than the African continent in fact. It's quite empty, even the cultivated bits are famous for being huge swaths of farmland and virtually no people.

It's a miracle that they actually manage to find and locate as many people as they do.

That said as far as I am concerned I'd prefer the immigrants to come here to make something out of their lives and supporting them to accomplish that than just attempting to shut the gates on every economic immigrant for example. The former is productive, the latter is at best nothing but whistling past the graveyard and at worst horrifyingly destructive, degrading and impotent to boot.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Just watched Alexandra Pelosi's documentary about US citizenship ceremonies. While it was mostly feel-good stuff, theinterview with Madeleine Albright was great.

Madeleine Attila Albright is a naturalized Hungarian, who fled ariund the end of WW2, I. An't remember the exact year right now. But anyway, she spent a few years in England, before leaving to the US and settling there. In the interview, she spoke of her experience with the two countries(this isn't word by word of course):

- In England, everyone were so nice to us. They said "Your country is run by a terrible dictator, it's a shame what's happened there. When are you planning to go back?"

- In the US, everyone were so nice to us. They said "Your country has been taken over by a terrible force, it's a shame what's happened there. When are you becoming a citizen?"

And there you have it; the difference between the US and Europe summed up in two short statements. Ah, that Madeleine.... Not just eye-candy, the woman's got brains too!

Of course - you could look at is the other way.

The Polish Government-in-Exile was sheltered in London for decades, in the expectation of the restoration of Polish democracy.

In England we try not to write other countries off - and we believe in a people having a right to live in their own land, not having to go find a new one.

[Sarmatian]

Ouch, Albright. Now that is one face you don't want to wake up next to. Women in politics tend to be ugly but Madeleine was something else.

[Papewaio]

Politics: Entertainment by ugly people who couldn't get a radio gig.

[Fragony]

Politics: Entertainment by ugly people who couldn't get a radio gig.

Ahum! Meet the Italian minister for Whogivesacrapreally


http://www.google.com/search?q=hot+i..._tNy-613NPNVM:

Edit ffs why can't I link a single picture on failPad The one in the above left corner

[Fisherking]

Learn to Google better.

http://shimshimak.blogspot.de/2011/1...s-hottest.html

If more politicians looked like that I am sure more people would take an interest in politics, maybe even vote.

[Kralizec]

Spain's deputy prime minister is pretty hot.

[Fragony]

Learn to Google better.

http://shimshimak.blogspot.de/2011/1...s-hottest.html

If more politicians looked like that I am sure more people would take an interest in politics, maybe even vote.

Google ain't the problem, the fact that failPads have a dysfunctional browser is.