tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post2212929124821465567..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Everybody Wants to Be AmericaClarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-28830691350057950622009-07-02T11:46:25.482-04:002009-07-02T11:46:25.482-04:00I was last in Kiev in 1998 and it was very beautif...I was last in Kiev in 1998 and it was very beautiful. :-)<br /><br />Russian-speaking immigrants are a very special group of people, very different from other immigrants in my opinion. I think I need to write a post about that. Thank you for giving me the idea. :-)Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-52387857955420504702009-07-02T11:38:26.299-04:002009-07-02T11:38:26.299-04:00Clarissa, I lived in Moscow for three years (92-93...Clarissa, I lived in Moscow for three years (92-93 and 95-96). The first time I was there, I was working in the American Embassy. I was constantly implored to help people get visas to the U.S. When I explained that I had nothing to do with visas and couldn't help, they still kept asking. The second time, when I was with a private company, same thing--most people I met wanted to know how to get a visa and if I could help. It's been the same in every country I've been in. I'd also note that my British, Canadian, and Australian friends had the same experience, with lesser intensity.<br /><br />By the way, I spent a week in Kiev in 1992 on a semi-business trip. I liked it then, and from what I've heard the city is far nicer now.Tom Carterhttp://opinion-forum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-35019256289936555582009-06-30T12:57:36.269-04:002009-06-30T12:57:36.269-04:00"And I'm always told by many people how m..."And I'm always told by many people how much they want to study in America, live there, work there, etc. "<br /><br />-I'm sorry, Tom, but have you thought that since people know you are American they just miight be trying to be nice to you? I know that when I tell people I'm from Ukraine, they always tell me how much they always dreamt of going to "my beautiful country." In all probability, of course, they hadn't given my country a second thought before meeting me. They are just trying to be nice.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-6144392123475915102009-06-29T18:24:22.873-04:002009-06-29T18:24:22.873-04:00Clarissa, I'm not sure where you've been l...Clarissa, I'm not sure where you've been living your life in America or where you're originally from. From what you're saying, seems you need to get out more.<br /><br />I've lived and traveled in dozens of countries, and everywhere I go I see signs of American culture everywhere, from trivial to very significant. And I'm always told by many people how much they want to study in America, live there, work there, etc. <br /><br />All of this was true long before George W. Bush was on the scene. Perhaps you've spent too much time on campuses and too much time reading DailyKos. You might want to get out of that negative, anti-American bubble once in a while.Tom Carterhttp://opinion-forum.comnoreply@blogger.com