Contextualise - its really not bad - us English regularly do the same dependent on age and upbringing by saying - It was alright.
You are placing far too much on sweeping statements - Americans? Come now, let us look at tad closer in comparing New Yorkers with Nebraska. Londoner with a Lancastrian and Parisian with a Bordeau man or lady, youth or senior citizen
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Possibilities in mind, body & spirit opened by being in Fragile States: countries & inside my own head. Exploring one’s self & community Challenging boundaries
