I love these kind of photos. It’s just like the last one, the skateboard one. Lovelovelove.

@...Moe: Of course you do. But you have photos like that yourself. The sexy one of you in a uniform. Goddamn.

@...Moe: Hahah thanks thanks. It’s 7pm.

Boy Scout? No the military one. It’s on my hard drive.
Or you mean you have also a Boy Scout one? Show me. We don’t have any Boy Scouts here, I always envied you Americans for that. It sounds and looks so awesome, but I know about it only from movies.

@...Moe: Wait haha. You posted the picture in the forums for me, remember?

The weather is terrible. It’s cold and rainy. BUT IT’S ALMOST SUMMER SO I DON’T CARE.

@...Moe: Haha, nice. Yeah I love terrible weather too, but not every day.
Man I would love to be where you are. You really need to appreciate what you have. We don’t have any beaches. So even if the weather is nice, all I can do is hang out at some slimy green river. With leeches.
And I never got sunburned in my entire life:p

Salty ocean sounds wonderful though. Aw yes. You have no idea how much I long to go to California.

@...Moe:

Haha, oh yeah? I wouldn’t know, I’ve never been to Texas or California. Both are places that seem like they’re straight out of a movie, it’s lovely.
Mhm, leeches are pretty gross. Depending on the size they can hurt real bad but the scary part is just seeing them on your body when you come out of the water. It’s like, what the fuck is this shit. Every single time.

@...Moe:

I can speak 4 languages, working on two more. Haha, yeah I could just marry some American but I’d rather keep my dignity when trying to get into America. Besides, if you want to move somewhere, you have to contribute to the society there first. As gross as leeches are, people-leeches are even more disgusting.
I imagine getting a job there would be really hard right now. But I’m hoping to get to work for the UN which will take some while, though after I have accomplished that I can go where ever I want.
I’m going to visit America before that, though. This summer it’s Europe, and hopefully in 2010, America can bless me with a tan and some priceless memories.

@...outofocus:

Heh. That’s Moe = Recondomoe. I think he was kidding for the most part.

Ah see, I’m different than those Europeans. America is a very young nation, of course your culture is “little” compared to the massive culture clash we have in Europe. That doesn’t mean there aren’t enough elements to absorb in your country. I’m sure the picture I have of America is romanticised from movies, but it’s hard to disappoint me with places. Do you have any idea how excited I get when I get to talk to American tourists here? I could listen to Americans and all their different accents and slangs for days. That is one thing, I’m looking forward to. Then there’s the fact that every street sign, every building, cars, and even farmers get me excited. This must seem really naive, it’s mostly because films I have seen and books I have read, but the thing is, I don’t just want to go to America to lie at the beach and buy pretty clothes like most people here have done.
I have read this one book about an American who moved here to Europe. He wrote that, the mentality is so different in America. Especially when it comes to workers. Here, people don’t treat you with respect just because you buy something from their store, and unlike they do it in America, they don’t help you with taking the things you bought back to your car or anything.
I know, now you’re going to think of all the incidents that proved they can be rude too at Walmart or whatever. But that’s not necessarily common. He wrote, most honest people there will treat you with respect because they know you’re paying for their rent and food.
It’s just all these little things combined. I honestly don’t know why most people think Europe is so open minded, most Americans have an attitude that one can only envy.
As for California and Texas, yes I expected that. I expect to see really hip people in California and more traditional ones in Texas. I can appreciate both, and I doubt either could disappoint me.
And I can speak Romanian! Which means I can understand basic Spanish without any problem. At least every time I went to Spain, I had no trouble communicating with them so it’s all peachy.

Haha, oh don’t worry. Getting tanned is the last thing I worry about. I’d just feel honoured to have the sun in America shine on me.

I think it depends all on the person. Your friend from London is probably interested in different things than me, and not as easily entertained by merely being around people who think differently than you.

Also: in case anyone misunderstood me, I don’t mean I’d lose my dignity by marrying an American. But it’s cheap to do something like that just to get to stay in America.