Things I LOVE about America

Well, a little know fact about the fourth of July is that it is only celebrated in the US (shocker). Thus this coming Monday is no holiday for me. I don’t even have any American friends over here to celebrate with on the weekend! However, I plan to have an American dinner with my family: burgers, fries, and apple pie! Mmmmm.

One other thing I want to do for my small celebration of this event, is tell you all my favorite things about our dearest U.S. of A. So here goes:

1) First and foremost, America is my home. Some by chance and some by toil, we came to be born in this privileged place. It is engrained in us and cannot be erased out of our hearts and minds no matter how far we go or how long we stay away.

2) Our history- Yes, we are young in comparison to most, but our history is still very rich. We were born out of the dissenters of popular opinion who were willing to take a risk and today we strive to keep this spirit alive. We rose up to from modest beginnings to do great things like walk on the moon and invention of the internet.

3) Our military- We can debate about it how big or small or where they should go or who can be admitted but the principle is that these people have chosen to serve to protect us. They are the wall that separates us from enduring fear and allows us to live in tranquility.

4) Music and entertainment- American music and movies and TV are EVERYWHERE because it’s the best.

5) Spaciousness and Diversity- We are one big nation. To give you an idea, France is about the size of Texas. As a result of this size, we live spaciously. We have large, airy houses with immense, open yards with huge, roomy cars. To go from one side of the country to another takes 5 hours… by airplane… traveling at 500 miles per hour! As due to this separation, we become more and more diverse in each region. When people ask me what it’s like in the States, I tell them what I know about the South because I’m not entirely sure how it is other places. We’re all different but the same.

I’m very curious to hear what it is you love about America, so write a comment!

Finally, my dearest friends and my darling family, I wish you a Happy Fourth of July. Drink a glass for me and stay safe. I’ll be home soon!

(Literal Translation)

French
Avoir le Coeur Au Bord Les Lèvres (Ah vwar luh kur oh boar lay lev ruh)
Literal translation: To have the heart at the side of the lips
Meaning: To be hungover

A toute a l’heure (Ah toot ah luhr)
Literal Translation: To all at the hour
Meaning: See ya later!

Prendre la Tête (Pron drah lah tet)
Literal Translation : To take the head
Meaning: Annoying/ Playing mind games (usually romantically)

Ca veut dire (Sah vuh deer)
Literal Translation: It wants to say
Meaning: It means

Tout le monde (Too luh mond)
Literal Translation: All the world
Meaning: Everybody
Variation: Beaucoup de monde ->Lots of the World -> Crowded

Coup de file (Coo duh feel)
Literal Translation: Cut of line
Meaning: Phone call
Variations: Coup de Main -> Cut of hand -> helping hand
Coup de vent -> …wind -> gust of wind
Coup d’Etat -> …state -> overthrowing the government

English—sometimes when I explain my own language I get confused myself with words like these

Parking Spot
First of all where did we get the word parking from? Like a park? What does that have to do with cars? And then together, spot? Like the dog? Like a small mark on something? What? I propose we call them “temporary car homes” from now on.

Somebody
It’s the “body” part that gets me with this one. For example: “We are looking for somebody.” A body, not a person. I propose to change it to “somehuman”.

O’Clock
“It’s 9 o’clock”. O’ Clock? O’? Of? It’s 9 of clock? What? It’s just nonsense, what we say there. Proposition 3:

Pay Attention
How much do I owe him? Let’s say “focus” instead?

Getting into the habit
Does this mean we are all nuns? I have no proposition for this one.