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Raine

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109. Totally agree, it's none of my business or anyone else's

Reply to Jedi Guy (Reply #78)

Fri Jan 20, 2023, 01:18 AM

Jan 2023

as long as they aren't creating a disturbance and or forcing others to join, MYOB!

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'Five Things That Shock Me Every Time I Visit America as a European' [View all] CousinIT Jan 2023 OP

Ha!! The author is from Poland! The only European country MenloParque Jan 2023 #1

Yes. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #3

So severely anti-LGBT Sympthsical Jan 2023 #4

I hear ya. But there's also this part of Poland... CousinIT Jan 2023 #5

Way to judge the individual by the country they happen to be from! lostnfound Jan 2023 #16

Isn't the whole point of the article to judge Americans for where we are from? Hamlette Jan 2023 #99

I don't think so. It's a critique of PART of America not all individuals in America lostnfound Jan 2023 #102

That doesn't mean that what she wrote is not true, because she is right. Escurumbele Jan 2023 #40

This! eom BlueMTexpat Jan 2023 #73

Europe has racism problems but OP was about religion IronLionZion Jan 2023 #46

Thanks for letting us know! cilla4progress Jan 2023 #54

Still true, though. Iggo Jan 2023 #70

Poland has devolved BlueMTexpat Jan 2023 #81

What? Being from a place means that opinion bad, automatic? No. Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2023 #103

Lived there in the 90's. It had not devolved so much then. JanMichael Jan 2023 #104

The author is London-based and rips Poland's bads thing all the time. Fail on the deflection attempt Celerity Jan 2023 #115

Probably people eating at Taco Bell. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #2

Praying that Jerry2144 Jan 2023 #14

Exactly. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #34

Nope, Chick-fil-A Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #39

You win. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #41

... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #43

At least those emergent Polish Nazis and racists don't say grace over Big Macs? Zambero Jan 2023 #6

And then there is this Bible verse ... aggiesal Jan 2023 #7

... CousinIT Jan 2023 #9

👆👆👆 Rebl2 Jan 2023 #38

That verse had a deep impact on me when I first read it. calimary Jan 2023 #49

This verse is read at least once every 3 years during mass ... aggiesal Jan 2023 #52

This Catholic would go to Planned Parenthood to protect it. calimary Jan 2023 #64

This one, too. shrike3 Jan 2023 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 2023 #67

I hear you!! JanLip Jan 2023 #79

Medium.com blocked my access????? Guess I'm not righteous enough to read this post? Ford_Prefect Jan 2023 #8

WTH? CousinIT Jan 2023 #10

I use SRware IRON browser with Ublock. That may be why. I can get to the site using Firefox browser Ford_Prefect Jan 2023 #82

I've had access to medium but then they started charging so I stopped using it. erronis Jan 2023 #19

The greatest thing about America is its freedom. The worse Roc2020 Jan 2023 #11

Freedom... Johnny2X2X Jan 2023 #25

There's pros and cons about every country. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #27

Agree Johnny2X2X Jan 2023 #30

My two major problems Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #33

Absolutely Johnny2X2X Jan 2023 #45

And the Cons do conflate actual freedom with economic freedom. calimary Jan 2023 #51

YEah Johnny2X2X Jan 2023 #55

Their "freedom" costs us or otherwise compromises OUR freedom. calimary Jan 2023 #56

Thank you. Chart is quite enlightening Roc2020 Jan 2023 #116

You're welcome Johnny2X2X Jan 2023 #118

if those things are illegal then you can be arrested for them treestar Jan 2023 #125

Can you please define mountain grammy Jan 2023 #26

Just guessing here, as I have no reliable intuitive skills. jaxexpat Jan 2023 #50

I'm still confused by the "those who lack discipline" mountain grammy Jan 2023 #63

Everything you say is true. Other things are true as well. Some facts relate to self-discipline. jaxexpat Jan 2023 #68

All excellent points. mountain grammy Jan 2023 #72

Exactly. A lot of what you say is what I meant Roc2020 Jan 2023 #117

I'm the king of long replies, just ask my detractors. jaxexpat Jan 2023 #119

"...that lacks discipline, America will chew them up and spit them out." markodochartaigh Jan 2023 #44

I agree with most of these, but, the rest are silly. Oneironaut Jan 2023 #12

I have seen it. Absolutely. lostnfound Jan 2023 #18

Ahhh interesting! I'm from the Northeast. Oneironaut Jan 2023 #20

Go to a fast food place in the south and they are praying out loud before eating.. LiberalArkie Jan 2023 #28

I live in Florida and I've never seen it EX500rider Jan 2023 #107

Try TN. n/t piddyprints Jan 2023 #113

Try the local rural restaurant away from the urban areas and you'll see it too. jaxexpat Jan 2023 #120

I've never seen public dinner praying either. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #24

It's admittedly rare but yes, I've seen it. lostnfound Jan 2023 #29

I've never seen it in the Midwest. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2023 #77

Neither have I. And I'm frequently in MAGA country. shrike3 Jan 2023 #88

My Talibangelical mother forced us adult children OMGWTF Jan 2023 #32

"Go ahead and pray, Mom, we don't want our food to get cold" Warpy Jan 2023 #62

You can't live in the south then. Praying over the food is pretty rampant. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #42

I've certainly seen that Warpy Jan 2023 #60

Spoiler alert: the upper eastern seaboard isn't the entire country BannonsLiver Jan 2023 #69

I haven't, and I live in a ruby red, religious state. shrike3 Jan 2023 #89

I've seen it many many many times. Iggo Jan 2023 #71

Catholic or Evangelical... hunter Jan 2023 #96

Hell if I know. Everybody holding hands while one of 'em orates. Iggo Jan 2023 #105

Eat at Golden Corral on a Sunday. bootybandit Jan 2023 #75

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2023 #123

I grew up in NJ and lived in WV and OK róisín_dubh Jan 2023 #108

There are some hard truths in that description of America Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #13

lol what on earth WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2023 #15

I see it and hear The War on Prayer story too Easterncedar Jan 2023 #17

Oh please, I've never had to pay to pee except in Europe obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #21

Yes. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #22

Yup, exactly obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #83

My Thought Exactly RobinA Jan 2023 #35

I have no idea how much they cost but I'm sure I'd more Phoenix61 Jan 2023 #48

Yeah I agree with the flag thing and nationalism, too obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #84

At least those pay to pee bathrooms are better maintained. Lucky Luciano Jan 2023 #36

You apparently never used a toilet on the autobahn obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #85

In the 60s on the interstates cilla4progress Jan 2023 #57

+1, uponit7771 Jan 2023 #65

Yep. One of more annoying things about traveling in Europe. Having to pay to pee. shrike3 Jan 2023 #90

Whole article is worth reading Wild blueberry Jan 2023 #23

agreed dembotoz Jan 2023 #37

No, we are calling out hypocrisy obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #86

It's coming across as a bit knee-jerk defensivey... Violet_Crumble Jan 2023 #121

Interesting paragraph Mosby Jan 2023 #31

Who gets to decide what's a "harmful religious group"? CloudWatcher Jan 2023 #76

So, ban them all? shrike3 Jan 2023 #92

Some places are more god addled than others Warpy Jan 2023 #47

More and more feeling out of step here. cilla4progress Jan 2023 #53

I'm so glad I live in one of the least religious places Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #58

I'm lucky in that I work with and talk to many people outside of Torchlight Jan 2023 #59

that's funny Kali Jan 2023 #128

What the moniss Jan 2023 #61

This American living abroad (for now) LittleGirl Jan 2023 #66

These things are exactly why BlueMTexpat Jan 2023 #80

Yup. LittleGirl Jan 2023 #97

I'm from Michigan tiredtoo Jan 2023 #74

I don't find the idea of praying in public before a meal to be extreme on the face of it. Jedi Guy Jan 2023 #78

Frankly, if someone else is praying, why is it any of my business? shrike3 Jan 2023 #91

Agreed. Jedi Guy Jan 2023 #94

If we want tolerance, we've also got to extend tolerance. IMHO shrike3 Jan 2023 #95

I would go to that Olive Garden Sympthsical Jan 2023 #101

They probably sell tickets, so if you google enough ... shrike3 Jan 2023 #106

"Dinner and a show! With unlimited breadsticks, no less!" N/T Jedi Guy Jan 2023 #112

Totally agree, it's none of my business or anyone else's Raine Jan 2023 #109

I live in one of the reddest, most religious states in the country. shrike3 Jan 2023 #87

Reminds me of a school board meeting I attended... reACTIONary Jan 2023 #98

Not interesting. "Most American politicians" -- oh right, both sides. betsuni Jan 2023 #100

Complaining because there's too much choice at the market 🙄 Raine Jan 2023 #110

Like this: betsuni Jan 2023 #111

Don't know where they went to see people praying before a meal. Renew Deal Jan 2023 #114

While I agree with what you said about religious extremism here Meowmee Jan 2023 #122

You have to pay to go into the Tower of London or treestar Jan 2023 #124

Same with other museums in the UK obamanut2012 Jan 2023 #126

Interesting and all but the church of Demsrule86 Jan 2023 #127