Indian independence day is this Monday, the 15th, and the Western Music Society is performing in the Independence Day celebration this Friday. We're singing a cheesy song called "hymn to freedom," with lines like:
When every heart joins every heart and together yearns for liberty, thats when we'll be free....
One girl downstairs was complaining that this song is "so American," and strange to sing for the Indian independence day. It is true, the song is rather reminiscent of what you'd sing in elementary school, only with harmonies. But I guess it is the Western Music Society.
Apparently, according to my French friend, both dental floss and college apparel fall under the category of things that are "so American."
I look forward to adding things to this list. What inspired this post is that I was recently told that I'm a good American, and I'm trying to figure out what that means. Perhaps its because I'm patriotic about half of the time, or floss my teeth, but regardless, I guess I'm doing my share of public diplomacy for the three weeks I've been here.
I just realized that I bet my Indian friends would love the Fifty Nifty United States song that everyone who went to public school learned in fifth grade... this will be funny.
Now why didn't I think of all that? Am I the only one not noticing these things & specially whats 'American' and whats not?
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