tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post8926834884169130268..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: From a Discussion of Odd Aspects of America Noticed by Non-AmericansClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-31000934572588445482014-03-12T05:55:28.987-06:002014-03-12T05:55:28.987-06:00Along with a lot of criticisms, quite a number of ...Along with a lot of criticisms, quite a number of the foreigners pointed out that customer service is America is light-years ahead of the situation in the rest of world, not just lots of smiling and waiters introducing themselves, but the ability to return items without much discussion.<br /><br />I did notice that a number of people (mostly Americans, but sometimes foreigners) pointing out that the devolution of political power to states and cities is part of why there is such enormous variation within the U.S. concerning laws and attitudes of police officers.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-69651713464691256212014-03-11T20:40:17.475-06:002014-03-11T20:40:17.475-06:00I got the distinct impression from the commenters ...I got the distinct impression from the commenters that they think it's the US that's the one with the problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-55763321185916076532014-03-11T13:59:47.041-06:002014-03-11T13:59:47.041-06:00That's not surprising, Federalism is losing to...That's not surprising, Federalism is losing to the homogenization by the national media and the national government. <br />I had a conversation about government structure and elections and representatives with my cousins in Bavaria in 2003. The idea the states came together to form the national government and did not surrender all power to the federation is alien to Europeans as well as 75% of Americans.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-76096588221690285612014-03-11T08:25:33.488-06:002014-03-11T08:25:33.488-06:00In all that huge thread, nobody noticed anything a...In all that huge thread, nobody noticed anything about US federalism. It was completely invisible to them. TMLutashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033938954514865135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-35161005787071091352014-03-11T03:37:47.166-06:002014-03-11T03:37:47.166-06:00Mistaking Guacamole for Wasabi is much safer than ...Mistaking Guacamole for Wasabi is much safer than the reverse.Mauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732614352398473302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-21671085696123116692014-03-10T23:41:22.062-06:002014-03-10T23:41:22.062-06:00"Of COURSE guacamole is the appropriate alter...<i>"Of COURSE guacamole is the appropriate alternative to wasabi."</i><br /><br />There is a legend that at the buffet in the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, someone put a pot of green pasty substance on the Mexican food island... and it wasn't guacamole.Rich Rostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262703348236110420noreply@blogger.com