Topic of soccer came up in class, and after class, talking to the professor about my experience, I had to use the the disclaimer, "And while I fail at being American forever,..." before pointing out a few things.
So how does one fail at America?
(No particular order.)
Soccer, not football.
Anti-protectionist.
Global citizen.
Not loud, or any other american stereotype.
Not proud of America (much).
Not homo-phobic or particularly racist.
Pro-immigration.
Pro-outsourcing.
Don't drive.
Know world history better than American history.
No distaste for un-democratic government.
Critical of human rights as a concept
Critical of the international human rights regime in general.
Travel a lot.
Believe in different methods of taxation.
Want to overhaul the voting system.
Want to overhaul the electoral system.
Want to overhaul the voter initative system.
Believe that foreign policy should not be for US interests, but rather net gains.
Not terribly materialistic.
Not a follower of popular culture (arguable - this might just be fail at human being)
Want inefficent industries to die, not be held up by subsidies.
No ill-will towards the middle east.
No love for Israel.
Believe in diplomacy, trade, and cultural exchange with "rogue states"
Want world government institutions to have end say in American institutions, particularly courts.
The list goes on.
I blame my parents, I blame the rest of the world, I blame America, and I blame my major.
That's nice. I actually don't have some of those, but still consider myself rather faily at Americanism. In particular, though, I have good grammar! (When I choose to bother editing it, of course.)
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