As I sit in bed wondering what the next major turn of events may be in the United States presidential election, I wonder, do we live in a world challenged by the question of who will win this race? Now I know that the USA is one of the worlds biggest superpowers, if not the biggest super power, but do we really care Wether or not the vice president candidate of the republicans has shot a few bears and then called her friend Doris on the other side of Alaska to brag about it? I think not. You see the problem with the world today is that we rely so heavily on what not only our nations leaders say, do, act and eat, we also rely on what the President says. If his Keviness was to disapprove of a dish at a popular seafood restaurant, we’d all hear about it and the restaurant would still be there the next week, but if Sir God the Second, George Bush didn’t like a steak somewhere near Las Vegas, the restaurants owner would be taken out, beaten to a pulp and told to close the restaurant down. The fact is, we care too much about what America thinks! People of Australia should be happy, young and free of worry, but more importantly free of Americanisms.
For instance, the big economic fuss that is being kicked over by every country in the world with a military the size of which could occupy two thirds of Antarctica is flooding our newspapers and TV screens, with literally tens of people telling us how bad it is and to not worry. The only damage I’ve felt is to my thumb as I abruptly change the channel to Jamie Dury thinking that he isn’t a male stripper anymore. Sure American politics is boring, but when it comes to financial talk, give me the bear killing vice president any day.
I was sitting in the Casino in Cairns the other week with my icy cold bourbon and coke listening to 5 different TV screens at once. All filled with sport programs. All commentated by Americans. All of which had no idea what he or she was talking about. One commentator was so bad that he called the final put on the 18th green a slam dunk. I was even more amused as on the other screen was motor sport. NASCAR to be precise, and just how excited the commentator got about a pit stop. Mind you its one of the most exciting parts of the race as the driver has to make a slight right hand turn before setting off on a big left hand turn for another 30 laps. This leads me to my point. Why do we allow such stupid things into our lives? Why is it that we live and breathe so much Americanisms that we fail to nurture our own culture? The whole notion of which still baffles me, as I have no idea what, if any good has come from any of these Americanisms! They are the fattest country in the world, the whiniest country in the world, the stupidest, and the list goes on. Plus we here in Australia think that Holden is a true blue Aussie icon where as ford isn’t. News flash, its all American, that new SS you are driving. American engine. That new dress you saw yesterday, American design. Everything American. So to the financial crisis and the presidential election campaign, I don’t care what happens, just as long as you don’t try to force your stupid ideals on this great country any more.
- 11 October 2008
