We find common ground even when we aren’t looking for it | Opinion
As a tourist in another country, I found comfort in discovering similarities — and hope that what binds us together can begin to repair what’s been broken.
I sat in the front passenger seat, offering navigation guidance, and Allison and I both reminded Julie to turn into the left lane. All three of us became experts at counting roundabout exits, lamenting the lack of stop signs and announcing in our best British accents to “give way” .We learned to ask for our bill after a meal, as servers never rushed us by voluntarily bringing the bill to the table.
“God bless you all” from Scotland and “May the people of Ukraine be blessed” from India and “We pray that one day war and greed will no longer run the world” from Washington state.Those you love are your truest treasures Many of our drivers shared concerns about the war in Ukraine and guns in the United States. Two of them asked us questions about the Uvalde school shooting, trying to understand how and why 19 children and two teachers were killed. “Go home and change the laws,” one driver implored.
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