It's 2004 and Nicolae Ceausescu is in his second decade of Hell, courtesy of his ultra-leaded sendoff via firing squad. In Romania there's a new Constitution, they've undergone several changes in governments, they have made enormous progress detoxifying society, and things are looking up for them. But you can still fluster even a 45 year old middle class, professional romanian by simply asking whether she want's beef, chicken, or pork on the 4th of July grill.
Americans have a lot to appreciate, most of all the little things.
Posted by TMLutas at July 4, 2004 02:03 PM