Coat of Many Colors
Having grown up in a relatively “white” section of the country, I was privy to benefits such as cheap beer, Strong Man competitions, and WWF. There was a lack of overall haute culture such as theatre, opera, and basic reading comprehension. I was lucky to have parents and friends that balked at the lack of opportunities and I tended to seek out things and experiences that were “different” from the norm.
Maybe that is what has led to my overwhelming collection “new” friends and acquaintances that are the opposite of what one would typically find in Appalachia.
Recently, however, I lost Mr. Frenchie. He has left the U.S. for his native country and new opportunities after reaping the benefits of our glorious country. Luckily I have replacement/back-up French friends so that my quotient didn’t dip below those needed to make me culturally relevant.
Roughly there are 193 different countries in the world. I would really like to garner a friend from each one, except maybe the Vatican.
Right now I have representatives from the following:
Germany
France
Poland
Argentina
Chile
Sweden
Israel
Someplace in Africa
Ethiopia
Jamaica
Japan
India
Ireland
Scotland
Iran
Italy
England
Columbia
That leaves 175 more friends. It would help if you could be a mix of something so that I don’t get bogged down by having too many friends and I would still have the benefit of have many separate countries represented. Please apply via e-mail.
Of course, I not only like to have friends from different countries but of different religious backgrounds as well. Most of my collection is made up of Christian-Judeo backgrounds. I would really like to expand this. If you are thinking of converting from a lesser known or popular religion I can still count you if you contact me prior to conversion.
Religion and nationality don’t always give the complete picture. Anthropologists have calculated well over 2000 separate ethnicities. I’m not really sure what they would be though. The U.S. government only breaks it out to 126.
If you feel that you could fit in by not fitting in to my collection, I would love to know. We aren’t judged by what we really stand for, but by our outward appearances. I don’t want to be left out.
After all, that’s what America is all about. Image. And I’m hip to that.
Maybe that is what has led to my overwhelming collection “new” friends and acquaintances that are the opposite of what one would typically find in Appalachia.
Recently, however, I lost Mr. Frenchie. He has left the U.S. for his native country and new opportunities after reaping the benefits of our glorious country. Luckily I have replacement/back-up French friends so that my quotient didn’t dip below those needed to make me culturally relevant.
Roughly there are 193 different countries in the world. I would really like to garner a friend from each one, except maybe the Vatican.
Right now I have representatives from the following:
Germany
France
Poland
Argentina
Chile
Sweden
Israel
Someplace in Africa
Ethiopia
Jamaica
Japan
India
Ireland
Scotland
Iran
Italy
England
Columbia
That leaves 175 more friends. It would help if you could be a mix of something so that I don’t get bogged down by having too many friends and I would still have the benefit of have many separate countries represented. Please apply via e-mail.
Of course, I not only like to have friends from different countries but of different religious backgrounds as well. Most of my collection is made up of Christian-Judeo backgrounds. I would really like to expand this. If you are thinking of converting from a lesser known or popular religion I can still count you if you contact me prior to conversion.
Religion and nationality don’t always give the complete picture. Anthropologists have calculated well over 2000 separate ethnicities. I’m not really sure what they would be though. The U.S. government only breaks it out to 126.
If you feel that you could fit in by not fitting in to my collection, I would love to know. We aren’t judged by what we really stand for, but by our outward appearances. I don’t want to be left out.
After all, that’s what America is all about. Image. And I’m hip to that.
posted by MKD @ 3:13 PM
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