Alternate Title: Business-Casual Funerals in America.
Tag: this is america
With Saint Louis, ‘Cancel Culture’ Loses its Mind
Breaking down the insane call to rename the city of St. Louis and remove the statue of Louis IX of France.
One Hundred Weeks of Solitude
A repat chronicle on adjusting to the natural social distancing of the “gringo frio” in his native habitat.
TIA: ‘Did You Hear About the Shooting?’
A rant to Wife about the futility of worrying about shootings and gun violence, part of the ‘This is America’ series.
TIA: ‘Pickup time is at 3:30’
Three brief anecdotes illustrate the adjustment to monochronic time orientation in Gringolandia (as opposed to polychronic in Latin America).
TIA: Free Hugs for Hipsters
Anecdote from a hipster bar in St. Louis and the “blue bubble” which are a bit of culture shock for an expat on a visit home from Latin America.
