American Pilgrims on the Camino/Gatherings

[Maura Santangelo]

Ana,

if you remember that the US is the logical outcome of European
imperialistic aspirations, including Spanish aspirations, I don't see
where the problem for Europeans might be other than we might be looking
at unpleasant truths about ourselves. It is easier to blame the US for
imperialistic and racist attitudes so we do not have to look at how we
created the problem in the first place.

Maura


On Sunday, December 28, 2003, at 12:45 AM, Ana Young wrote:

> --- Maura Santangelo <maurasantangeloaSTNY.RR.COM>
> wrote:
>
> It is also the
>> case in a few Asian
>> languages
>
> Watashi wa Amerika kara kimashita.
>
> Yes, in Japan I get away with this because, written
> out in romaji (letters), that's how the word is
> translated from katakana. Still, I can't imagine how
> "I come from America" would play out in continental
> Europe where, in some circles, that word applied to
> the U.S. sounds an imperialistic alarm.
>
> Interestingly, it seems better to say "I'm American"
> than "I'm from America."
>
> Happy New Year,
> Ana
>
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