Why is Britain so much cooler?

You know what I hate? typing "favorite" into Word and having it automatically corrected as "favourite." You think maybe there is a reason that word is misspelled so often that you need an automatic checker function for it? You think maybe it's the same reason that we dropped that ridiculous little u in there? Haha . . . now I am ranting. I just don't understand why everyone learns and uses British English, and why no one even thinks of teaching American English. It's kind of insulting. I'd be fine if it was random, but they actually pick British English--like it's the 'right' one or something. Granted, they've got a country over there that the language was named after, but seriously--There's like 50 Mill of them and 300 Mill of us. I'll add a little addendum here . . . I realize that there are many more people who speak English like the Brits--actually, I'm not really sure of that--I guess I just assumed. I was just really mad at the word processor. Plus--that word processor was friggin developed in the US! And the spell checker probably was too! So no, I will not spell favorite with a 'u' just because silly 'English' spell checker thinks that I should. I'm from America! And oh man . . . some people think it's an insult when other people use the word 'America' and are just talking about the US. Thank you. Thank you very much. That feels really great. I thought I was an open minded person. I thought I was tolerant. It turns out that there is a bit of American pride (and a bit of southerner) still left in me. oh yes, and this is still very much a rant, but seriously? America is just not cool to anyone outside of it. It's even uncool to think that America is cool. Man. Except for the jeans--the jeans are cool. Well, I think we are good people. So spell checker is a funny thing to use as a metaphor, but it's everywhere--plus I got really mad at my spellchecker today.

Anyway, it is good that at least nobody judges me when I tell them I'm from America. They all seem pretty open to the individuals. It's just the idea that they don't like. I was kind of afraid to get an American flag and wave it around, but now I kinda want one. It won't do me any good, though, because no one will be playing the US-Ghana game Thursday, because it's at the same time as the Italy-Czech game, because guess what! Italy is cooler than America . . . well . . . actually, I guess Italy is a little cooler than us. Oh well, I'll have to watch it in the comfort of my own office building. And now that I've ranted . . . I suppose this is officially a blog. haha. Can't have a blog without ranting, eh?

I randomly met some people I knew on the bus today, and we went out to watch the Germany game. Germany won (yay). It was fun, and I have discovered that I really kinda like soccer. It's kinda cool. I don't even know why. Maybe it's the roomful of cheering fans. Who knows? But then we went out to dinner and had these conversations about how some Canadians and other american countries are a offended when people say 'America' and mean the US. haha. the undfortunate spell checker incident was before that--while I was still at work. Today should be a fun day. ;-)

Kendall

Music: Sufjan Stevens