@RusA #9858966
That's pretty much true, if we think about Indonesia at all. I'm embarrassed to say that before I started talking to you, Asian culture to me was the Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, China, and Southeast Asia, with some islands between there and Australia which might as well have been labeled "here be dragons". One problem is that we have no Indonesian restaurants like we have Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai restaurants, and my introduction to other cultures is usually by way of their menus.
Obama has always been proud of his mixed heritage and history - around St. Patrick's Day he makes a big deal about being part Irish. Growing up in Hawaii and living in Indonesia has always been a point of pride to him, every bit as much as his community work and political offices in Chicago and Washington.
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@RusA #9858966
That's pretty much true, if we think about Indonesia at all. I'm embarrassed to say that before I started talking to you, Asian culture to me was the Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, China, and Southeast Asia, with some islands between there and Australia which might as well have been labeled "here be dragons". One problem is that we have no Indonesian restaurants like we have Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai restaurants, and my introduction to other cultures is usually by way of their menus.
Obama has always been proud of his mixed heritage and history - around St. Patrick's Day he makes a big deal about being part Irish. Growing up in Hawaii and living in Indonesia has always been a point of pride to him, every bit as much as his community work and political offices in Chicago and Washington.