30 September 2011

The words Americans choose.

[bus. 9.21. 2011.]

Here is what a Polish citizen living in the United States told the writer Laura Klos Sokol about Americans: ‘When Americans say it was great, I know it was good. When they say it was good, I know it was okay. When they say it was okay, I know it was bad.’

Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World

2 comments:

  1. haha so that means we're positive people??!

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  2. yes, all my friends here say that americans only speak in superlatives...i mean, maybe it's true..i'm ok with it. :)

    and i totally recognize those bus seats!

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