If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes From Trump's America

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And then of course we are inundated with American culture, from their food to their films, music, fashions – you name it. A super interesting look at the pre and post-election Trump era in the US - it is informative, funny, scary and depressing all at once.

Note: segregation in public came to an end only in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act was passed by Lyndon B. If only they didn’t speak English is in its fifth hardback edition and the paperback is selling strongly.Special” relates the asymmetric view that the UK and USA have of what we Britons know as “the special relationship”, actually not that special to most Americans. Hence, a BBC correspondent may be considered at least as a middle-ranking prophet (reaping certain profit).

Sopel) who praised the above-mentioned act to the skies, the populace had no idea, that in reality only in 1968 the Fair Housing Act banned discrimination in the sale, rental and financing property. Huge industries and amounts of money are thrown at this problem which kills a mere handful of people annually. I could turn that right around and say the same of some people in the US, of course, but being a Brit myself, with family in the USA, I find our attitude more arrogant, superior and wrong-headed than I'd really like!How can you be happy when the people around you are short of food, can't afford to be ill, when every numpty has a gun, when police are allowed to kill unarmed teenagers, especially if they're black. Interestingly he comes accross as quite sympathetic to Donald Trump, which is a bit odd given that he makes the case for the 45th president being unhinged.

I give this author his credit he has done his best to give a fair account of the things he witnessed. Though being a news reporter, Sopel’s main focus is on how Trump has managed to sidestep and overpower traditional news media. Sopel’s most glaring difficulty in writing about American culture is that he hasn’t lived here long enough to really get a handle on America. Sopel begins with the election and tries to explain how, and why, Trump became a realistic candidate.Italy and Germany as unified states are more recent (1870/71), but had long histories nonetheless, a culture, good and bad. If your government doesn't maintain the infrastructure, mend roads, bridges, railways, what are they for?

The most interesting and alarming are those on God and guns, where real insights and frightening statistics lodge in the mind. He does help to explain the shocking election of Trump, recommending that we do not dismiss those who voted for him as class one eejits. Even smaller churches (such as a one room Methodist chapel I stumbled upon in Derbyshire) are lovely. You see, if only they didn’t speak English in America, then we’d treat it as a foreign country – and probably understand it a lot better’ ‘the sanest man in America’ – Bill Bryson‘Jon Sopel nails it’ – Emily Maitlis**With a brand new chapter, charting Trump's first year in power**As the BBC’s North America Editor, Jon Sopel has had a pretty busy time of it lately.

This section implies that Amy Schumer is responsible for the 2015 Lafayette shooting, or maybe I read that wrong.