"You wrote in another thread that you wouldn't watch the "Mudge Boy" again soon unless with someone who hasn't seen it yet. I can only imagine the unbearable scenes at this point, were they so utterly devastating?"
Yes, they were to me and I didn't want an endless loop of Duncan being raped by a self-hating redneck character running through my head.
" It's nice to hear that you know someone over here. If you ever get the chance come over and visit Germany! We've got some wonderful cities. And especially our capital Berlin is a sort of "paradise" ;-), especially when you're a gay man, very open-minded and liberal. You'll see male couples walking hand in hand on the streets, a lot of gay bars and clubs, gay cultural institutions... That's my impression as a straight girl, at least, what I've heard and experienced."
I was in West Berlin before 'the wall' fell. Even though I went to Europe as a pseudo hetero male, I still had a blast....long time ago though...
" But there is one word that I didn't quite understand properly - you wrote you would have loved to explore if it were "safe" around here. What do you mean with safe? Have you got an unsafe feeling in the U.S.? Would you mind telling me which state you live in?
And, of course, you wouldn't be "one of those damn Americans". To tell the truth, I don't think that many people have an anti-American mindset in Germany or Europe, not at all. Far from it! Mr. Bush and his administration might not be very popular, but a lot of people think that many problems lie within his person and attitude. But that'll surely change, hopefully only a few years until the Democrats take over... ;-)
Personally I LOVE the United States, I'm somehow truly fascinated with your country. I've been there twice and I'm currently planning to visit again next year."
We have a general 'understanding' here, that Americans traveling abroad are often associated with the Chimp & his war and thus become 'targets'. And really, terrorism is something new to us here in the US....all around the rest of the world, countries just deal with it on a day-to-day basis. There are a lot of places in the Middle East that I'd like to visit, but feel that would not be a safe journey for me at this time. Of course there was that murder spree here some yrs back in Florida, where the locals were killing tourists...if I remember right, quite a few Germans. I know there are a lot of people who would receive me warmly...my friend there has sent me the most wonderful pics of the snow, her pets and various places she loves. She's given me incredible insight into what it was like growing up in East Germany and how their society has changed after 'the wall' came down. She's also given me the freedom and mindset to cherish friendship relationships with women that previously I'd been afraid to explore.
I live in eastern Washington state, which is supremely backwards in most respects. There's this universal truism out west here, that beautiful scenery=ignorant locals and well heeled, accepting people=urban, unaffordable housing & pollution. So.....I'm stuck to some degree, but working on it!
Fantastic that your visits here and have great memories...that's really what it's all about!
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