I think you've got it exactly right, the younger folks don't realize how
much the country has changed in the last 40 years and I'm sad to say not
for
the better. 40 years ago, you, as an american, could walk safely anywhere
in
the world because, as an american, you were respected. That is not the
case
today.

Oh, wait -- you think? Hey, that must be that "worldwide war on terrorism"
they've been talking about on CNN every night!

How soon everyone forgets...THEY attacked US, not the other way around.
Sheesh, wake up, guys. The U.S. hasn't changed -- but the world cultures
around it sure have.

Oh, and BTW: I *was* there 40 years ago, and the U.S. was in a world of
****. We were entrenched in Viet Nam, at the height of the Cold War, and
were entangled in a zillion other little conflicts all over the world, in
our fight against Communism. Our own people were rioting in the streets,
cities were burning -- and this was "better than today"?

NOT.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"