Iconic Yanks from a Welshmans perspective
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Growing up in todays world wherever you are, it is impossible not to be influenced by the phenomenon of the United States and all it represents, its institutions and general influence on the globe.Throughout my life, like pretty much everyone on this planet, advertising, Hollywood myth and imagery and image creators have touched my formation. The great and the good the bad and the ugly are all there, a stream of stuff that people could spout, Abe Lincoln, Dr Luther King, Marilyn, Frank Sinatra the list is pretty much endless as it it is still ongoing, constantly reproducing itself with each generation.Hemingway and Steinbeck, Huston and Speilberg, Babe Ruth, Ali, Dan Morino, Patton, Eisenhower, I could go and on and on, its pretty mindblowing stuff. Every field of human endeavour. America goes beyond being a nation of states, its a global brand that attracts and influences without even trying to.The kind of power that can scare different mindsets into attacking it with planes into towers.I often wonder what it would be like to be an American? What type would I be? A lilly livered liberal apologist for being American? Or an obnoxious 'nuke em all' Hawk with a chestful of medals? Or where in between in that spectrum? Had my ancestors jumped on a ship there a few generations ago.Anyways I've aimed this discussion towards ex pats, out n out Americans of Welsh blood or not, and to us Welsh back here, all I want is a single icon of Americanism, just out of interest.This is a site for people with an intrest in both countries but America is the big scary one and Wales the little quaint one in this partnership.After much deliberation mine has to be GEORGE WASHINGTON.But beleive it or not, Hunter S Thompson was in the running along with Nick Nolte and Steve McQueen (well, us blond boys have a special bond you know)!! Bizzare I know
updated by @gareth-williams: 12/04/15 03:57:45PM
