I fear that I will be knocked over by the amount of political correctness when I return to the States. Over here, most people seem to just say what they think and not get too offended if someone disagrees with them. Europeans (or at least the ones here) openly debate about politics and religion at parties. Of course it makes me a bit uncomfortable because of my American social mores, but I love how people will completely disagree on a topic, but still continue to be pleasant dinner guests.
I got a good laugh at church the other day. A group of Africans were present to do the teaching during the service. At the beginning of the service, the lead singer invited "all the Africans in the crowd" to come to the front to join in a traditional African song. Most people were hesitant to move forward so the singer (from Finland) said, "We can tell who you are -- you can't hide from us, so you might as well come to the front!" It was so politically un-correct and yet so true that among a crowd of 150 white people, the 10 black faces stood out. Why should the singer tippy-toe around the point? He wasn't putting them down, he was just stating a fact. It was wonderfully refreshing.
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