Despite the unity implied by the country’s official name — the United States of America, or “USA” — America is no stranger to regional conflicts
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Replying to @bokane
Monday: the failure of the new york times restaurant section to grasp the full richness of our food truck culture is an unforgivable slight Tuesday: Japanese people navigate using temples, I reckon
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in fairness the Japan piece was *in* the NY Times. (And the LA Times thing was a fair callout of the NYT's habits. Did you see their London food piece?)
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Replying to @BeijingPalmer @bokane
the quote about temple-based navigation was in the la times wasn’t itpic.twitter.com/YfQycRvNdG
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Replying to @flglmn @BeijingPalmer
I think James is implying that articles about Pico Iyer "all look the same"
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despite living in the US I prefer not to learn 'English' so that I can maintain a deep sense of mystery and wonder
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Replying to @BeijingPalmer @flglmn
I mean he has a point, knowing things sucks
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Replying to @bokane @BeijingPalmer
so long as you know how to order a sandwich and ask where the bathroom is do you really need anything else? anything else you find out is probably only going to upset you
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sorry but even ordering a sandwich can run into America's complicated system of caste-based interactions. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/how-we-are-ruining-america.html …
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Replying to @BeijingPalmer @flglmn
Despite the off-putting name, the “hot dog” contains little actual dog meat, and adventurous eaters report that it is a delicious and affordable example of traditional American street food
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The English term for 危机 is a portmanteau of "cry" and "sis", capturing the folk understanding that in this alienated and fragmented society, you can ultimately only rely on family
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