I want to preface what I'm about to say with this: I am not anti-American. Like most people living in the greater western world, I have grown up immersed in many aspects of American culture. I spent my teenage years on the Northern Beaches, living in Mona Vale and going to school in Manly. I was pretty much listening to the same music, wearing the same clothes and watching the same television as the kids growing in, lets say, California. I was a huge Kiss fan, as well as Cheap Trick and V...

I had an idea, as a concerned citizen of the world, to write an open letter to America, asking all eligible to vote in the upcoming Presidential elections. I spent some time formulating the content to make sure I wasn't insulting the American people's intelligence. I wanted the content to be completely unbiased as well. Simply, I just wanted Americans to be aware of just how much emphasis the rest of the world places on the Presidential elections. Then something made me change my mind...

Thanks for all the responses, folks. I really appreciate that there are others 'out there' who think the way I do. My wife and I had been saying jokingly prior to the election that New Zealand and Canada were looking better every day. But we don't want to run away. We love our country, even if we don't like our government. The fact remains we need to be here to help keep balance. There are too many people willing to 'go along' with whatever is happening so long as their lifestyle is not...

Well, I'm guessing if you are reading this, it may well be because of the title. I'm not pig-ignorant and I certainly wouldn't be proud of it if I were. But then again, if I were pig-ignorant, maybe I would be proud because I wouldn't know. Have I lost you yet? The thing is, I am Australian. In fact, I'm a proud Australian. I do my best to support Australian business, particularly the smaller, local businesses in the area I live. I feel a surge of pride whenever I hear of a fellow ...