[Nathalie]

It’s funny how often I’ve heard this question: why do they hate America? But what of America hating the rest of the world? And France more than ever? Your people – or at least most of it – blindly back a president whose narrow logic is: if you’re not with us, you’re against us. If you don’t give me what I want, I won’t be your friend anymore.’ I’ve heard such arguments on a schoolyard at recess. But from a country leader, it sounds lame. And in those American movies I enjoy watching from time to time, often the bad guy or the terrorist is a foreigner. Arabs are shown as the Devil, or the French are mean and arrogant. In war movies, the only heros are Americans, and the ‘others’ are either cowards or allies of the enemy. So, hate comes from each sides. Some are just more fed up than others. Anti-Americans, the moderate ones, are against not the government, not the people. Yet it seems that some of your people have chosen to hate everything that’s French -related, government and people alike, whether they are from France or not. I’d be afraid to come down to the United States these days. And I have been in your country and met marvelous and open people; I truly enjoyed my stays there. But ever since that war mess that Bush triggered, I’m not sure it’s safe, being French-speaking. This war has done far more damage than just killing people: the relations between the United States and some ethnicities suffer greatly from it. It will take time for forgiveness from each part. Yet I don’t hate Americans, and I don’t hate you. I just hate the fact that for America, it’s always the others’ fault. Still, as I work serving many Americans, I will keep on giving them a kind, warm welcome because I believe in the human individual – no matter where they are from.

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Name : Nathalie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 28, City : Laval, State : NA, Country : Canada, Occupation : Convention center hostess, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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