charles matthews wrote:
Ed Poor wrote
Oh, well, I'm just rambling.
The capacity of the American male to self-promote never ceases to amaze me. (Yep, happens on wiki-en too, amazingly enough.) The 'aw, shucks, there I go talking about myself' that follows induces a sense of awe too.
Somewhere or another, ages ago, I saw a comparison of cultures that characterized the US as a "nation of salespeople", in that USians would seemingly instinctively promote their work, their possessions, themselves, their children, etc. If after hearing the praises of a child, you offered to buy it for a million dollars, a USian parent might be surprised, but then more likely pleased with your interest than insulted at the idea of engaging in human trafficking. 1/2 :-)
Stan