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Oi! Less of that ;-)

To be fair though, I’m happy to admit that while I was no fan of him, his rhetoric or divisive and dangerous electioneering there was one (small!) part of me that wondered if it was just an election thing and that on arrival in the White House he might calm down. I was curious as to what someone who had not been a life long politico might do.

I should, of course, known better!!

He was a grade A twat before but boy has he taken that to a new level as president. There is always scope to disagree with what the POTUS stands for and does but jeez Trump has absolutely trashed that office and I’m continually amazed at how he even has the remotest chance of re-election.
I've learned to just put it down to the fact that I just don't get America.

I love America, I have a few relatives there. My biggest regret and bitterness in life is that I couldn't move there. Without drifting too far into depressing territory on this day of all days, I have a fair idea what opportunities exist in 21st century Scotland for my wee girl and the opportunities that exist in the USA and in spite of having worked very hard and made many sacrifices I struggle to come to terms with the fact that as a parent I will be unable to offer her the opportunities that her cousins will all have.

The 2 main things I don't like about America are the gun laws and the politics, and they are so huge that I end up going as far as to say I just don't really understand what the place is all about.

It would have been nice to have the opportunity to really learn though.