On 19/07/2014 17:40, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>> Maybe they could have taken a trick from Australia and called it Yankie
>> Rules
>
> When writing for an international audience, I use "American football," or
> sometimes "American rules football" if Australians are in the room.  Or
> "handegg" if I'm feeling snarky.
>

Ooo! get you. :-P

> But the general attitude in the USA is that we are the standard and the rest of
> the world is a deviation.

You've noticed it too? ;-)

> And unlike other cultures that hold the same
> attitude, we have the military industrial complex to back it up.
>

For the moment, as we did and the Mussalmen, Romans and Greeks before 
us. I think that maybe it is China's turn again, soon.

All flesh is grass. So don't Bogart that joint, my friend.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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