Embarrassing To Be An American. We Are Looking Like Fools To The World.

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36. Basel is not a bad place to be

With the mess Germany is fighting a battle NOT to become, Switzerland may be the oasis of refuge in Central Europe. It's even worth learning Schwyzerdüütsch to live there.

I frankly don't run into many English-speaking people in the course of my work. Indeed, I got my job because I speak 8 languages that are NOT English, so I'm expected to spend my work time speaking something else. The only Trump supporter I ever met here was a Frenchman who was half-Israeli, and who was convinced Trump would be better for Israel than Hillary because he hates Muslims. In other words, the same sort of infantile, simplistic thinking that got Trump nominated in the first place.

I'm only semi-active with the Dems abroad, as they always seem to meet when I can't (Thursday evenings, for crying out loud! I still have a day--as in 23 hour--job, and in a different country practically every day!). It was due to that connection, though, that I got the invite to spend an hour with Obama 4 years ago, so I guess I should at least try to spare them a little more time.

I don't know what it could be about my posts that you like, but thanks for the kind words!!