The Analogy of the Lhasa Apso
I watched a delightful video about Americans and their global
awareness, or lack thereof, and I had to chime in to give you
my perspective.
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As an United States citizen living in a foreign country for
an extended period of time, I came to realize that this
IS indeed the perspective of the United States that
European countries have long understood.
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It will be a long time, a very long time, before we will gain
respect for our knowledge of national policies and of global
understanding. Perhaps, it is that some things are taken out
of context-for example, in this video.
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The question is: Are all Americans [this] stupid?
The answer: No, not all Americans are [this] stupid.
That is my final answer.
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However, I need to share with you a personal and disgusting
observation.
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I acquired two beautiful Lhasa Apso puppies. I adore
them. They are so smart; they understand many commands
such as sit, down, stay, no, dance, go hide [and seek],
come back, quiet, heel (a.k.a walk on a leash), and so on.
I read all of the ‘How to Get to Know Your Lhasa Apso’
before acquiring my puppies, while training them and
continue to read and learn about Lhasa Apsos. They are
fascinating dogs; they guarded the palaces and monasteries
in the country of Tibet. They are exceptionally smart and
are very adorable little companions.
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Every now and then, my three little preschoolers will
scream out, “Mom, Mom, come here, Lily is eating her
‘poop’ “. You are probably going to take away my
‘literary degree’ and every award I’ve ever received for
journalism. But, that is the truth.
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Lhasa Apso dogs are well-known for this nasty little habit.
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How can these smart, almost human-like, intelligent,
brilliant, royal companions have such a nasty little habit?
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It is because they don’t know that it is a nasty little habit.
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Even if I scolded my Lhasa Apso puppies, they still don’t
understand what the rest of the world knows; this
is a nasty little habit.
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You see, I believe it is this ignorance of global awareness
and political intelligence that is shocking to the rest of
the world because of the power that rests in being
the United States of America.
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The rest of the world might be saying, “You have all of this
power and recognition, but you, the Americans, don’t have
the awareness of national policies and global relationships.
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Something to think about, America:
You’ve got a nasty habit and the rest of the world is
gawking at you.
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Sandy S. Zoo