Thank You Australia

[cowboygwe]

SOmething My aunt sent to me.

THANK YOU AUSTRALIA

This is an absolutely beautiful tribute to our United States of America. Say what you may ~ we still have the best country in

the world. I thought this to be worthy of passing on , and an Australian wrote it.

Many people love America - many people don't. But that's the way it is yet we are still blessed (my humble opinion).

Written by an Australian Dentist....and too good to delete....

To Kill an American

You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is. So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

"An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.

An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.

An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim.

In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.

An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.

The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.

When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!

As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best of everything...the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least.

The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America.

Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.

< BR>

So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.

Please keep this going!

Pass this around the World ?

Then pass it around again.

It says it all, for all of us

[mumbojumbo]

Kind of curious why this in the "jokes" forum

[suegha]

Kind of curious why this in the "jokes" forum

I agree, and there wasn't even a punch-line!

[Road_Runner]

I agree, and there wasn't even a punch-line!

Looking for a punch line?

"An American citizen will cross oceans to fight for democracy, but wouldn't cross the road to cast a vote."

[Jai Dee]

Kind of curious why this in the "jokes" forum

I agree, and there wasn't even a punch-line!

I guess the OP found it funny...

Everyone's sense of humour is different... so if you don't find it funny, just ignore it.

There's not really another suitable location for a post like this on ThaiVisa...

[tuky]

There's not really another suitable location for a post like this on ThaiVisa...

Well, there is one other place

[Beachcomber]

SOmething My aunt sent to me.

THANK YOU AUSTRALIA

This is an absolutely beautiful tribute to our United States of America. Say what you may ~ we still have the best country in

the world. I thought this to be worthy of passing on , and an Australian wrote it.

Many people love America - many people don't. But that's the way it is yet we are still blessed (my humble opinion).

Written by an Australian Dentist....and too good to delete....

To Kill an American

You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is. So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

"An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.

An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.

An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim.

In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.

An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.

The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.

When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!

As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best of everything...the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least.

The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America.

Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.

< BR>

So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.

Please keep this going!

Pass this around the World ?

Then pass it around again.

It says it all, for all of us

A very profound thought provoking piece, a reminder that there is more to the American peoples than the world media find sensational to only report.

Unfortunately USA Bashing seems to be the thing these days many following the Bashing Bandwagon like sheep without having any real reason idea or opinion as to why.

A quote from one of my relations comes to mind. After reading this piece just for once “if you can’t say something good don’t say anything”

Beachcomber.

[CalicoConsulting]

I can't remember who sent me this a while back, but it's pretty cool. Glad to see it here. What got me to read it in the first place, however, was the title. Thank You Australia. My wife's Australian. We met in Hong Kong, where she introduced me to Vegemite. Then we moved to mainland China for 4.5 years, where they don't have Vegemite. So, it's been said no American likes Vegemite, but don't you believe it. If you've ever seen that weird little guy in Rimping buying 4 jars at a time, that was me.

[mumbojumbo]

I would think this could be in the "general topics" and fit better. As far as the delete suggestion, not warranted.

[tuky]

I would think this could be in the "general topics" and fit better. As far as the delete suggestion, not warranted.

Being in the jokes section I figured someone had to make a joke. Now you know why the are very few jokes from me here, I'm just not bloody funny enough.