July 4th in Toulouse, France

Owen — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:45:12 +0000

Yesterday for Independence Day, July 4th, we went to a celebration with the mayor of Toulouse. This party with drinks and lite food was arranged by Americans in Toulouse and Association France États Unis Midi Pyrenees. We were invited by Democrats Abroad and we thought they were part of the arranging, but it was clear they were not. It was located in a grand hall in the Place du Capitole. The room was great but the event was definitely not my cup of tea. I heard too many “God Bless America’s” for my taste, saw too many flags a waving, and felt like I had little in common with these people other than we were Americans. In general I look for people as friends who are smart, interesting, funny, well traveled, a little irreverent, independent thinkers, kind, and being an American can only add to a friendship, not be the basis for it. Here is a picture in support of Obama on the Place du Capitole, I felt bad after, but I had to decline holding the American flag, I am a little embarrassed to have been standing in front of it. I mean on Place du Capitole here we were, a bunch of Americans, waving flags, I hope no one I know saw me.

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July 4th in Toulouse, France

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