LisaJRushforth ~ linguistlisa

@mindofachaser Fair enough, although I’m not really sure you can say that Argentina ever had a “huge welfare state”??

As I leave the city of Buenos Aires one thing stands out more than the Parisian buildings, the steaks, the soccer, the climate, or anything else. That one thing is the people. Simple as that. Argentinians are incredible. Proud. Caring. Funny. Hospitable. And energetic. Didn’t meet a single one who gave off a bad vibe, even the suspect looking ones. Lol. They got that European lifestyle and vibe, with the Latin American strength and grittiness. They are now only behind Irish people for me (Irish people are one of a kind). The city itself and what I saw of the country was a second world country that clearly used to be in a better state. From talking to the locals it seems they had the same fate that the US is now dealing with. Huge welfare state. Over regulation. Corruption. Spending more than you make. Huge wealth gap. Inflation. Bad financial decisions, one after the other. You can tell the infrastructure is still there in the main parts of the cities from the 1900s, but outside it’s not the same. As I drove and walked around I drew a lot of similarities between the cities in the states and the one I saw in front of my eyes. Overall, human nature is undefeated and the patterns always remain the same. The big difference we have going for us in America is the checks and balances that the founding fathers created, for now. That’s all for now for my quick BA take. Up tomorrow morning for our flight to Chile and to keep the adventure going. All the while I answer emails, Slacks, and texts about the bag back home. Life, work. Work, life. It’s all the same. Just blessed to be able to have the health and wealth to travel the world one country at a time.

@sofiabrry It is, but America is not the USA, which is my point

@rushforth_lisa @gilescoren The USA is America

This morning I cancelled our family holiday to America. I cannot in good conscience take my wife and children there and tell them they will be safe. The United States is no longer a place for decent people. thetimes.com/article/78f404…

@BrainbowManic I presume you’re one of the millions of ‘Americans’ who’ve never left the country, hence your ignorance

@rushforth_lisa @gilescoren No they're not. There is only one American nation, which is United States of America. You're confusing "America" with "South America", which is not the same thing.

@kim_canuck @gilescoren Well, pretty much all of Central and South America would beg to differ

@rushforth_lisa @gilescoren As a Canadian when “America” is used it’s the USA. When “the Americas” is used, it is North, Central and South America. We use the proper country names for all countries.

@RitaKarakas @gilescoren Yes, I know that. There are like 29 countries on the continent, so I was hardly going to list them all!!

@rushforth_lisa @gilescoren Canada is America

@gilescoren Fair enough, and yes I got the gist too. It’s just that living in Argentina and married to a Colombian, you become more sensitive to people always saying ‘America’ when they mean the USA, often somewhat ignorant of the rest of the continent (I don’t mean you!). Thanks

@rushforth_lisa I used “United States” elsewhere in the tweet and don’t like repetition. ‘America’ remained geographically true if politically a bit less specific. As a journalist, I’m more interested in nice paragraphs and impact than precision - and people do seem to have got the gist.

YES

@TennisTV Do you ever respond to your help@ emails?? I sent a message about an issue literally 10 days ago and STILL haven’t had a reply! Customer service?

@gunsnrosesgirl3 Oh my gosh have you seen this @jennyrushforth ??? Too cute 😍😂😍

The Venezuelan Poodle Moth

@BladeoftheS How can this be legal???

Ken Murphy is Tesco’s UK CEO and the highest paid supermarket boss. He gets £9,930,000 a year, but is registered to pay tax in the Republic of Ireland. Not a penny of his outrageous salary is collected in tax, despite almost all Tesco’s earnings coming from the UK. It’s theft.

@TennisTV @usopen Why are you posting about this? Seems a bit odd seen as the Grand Slams aren’t available on your platform?!? 🤷‍♀️

The First ever all Italian Grand Slam Quarter-Final 🇮🇹 One last spot in the final four is up for grabs 👏 @usopen #USOpen

@TennisTV Why are your live streams failing so frequently lately? I’ve had several issues on my laptop recently, so finally downloaded the app, and now I’m getting this message trying to watch Zverev V Shelton. Help??

Australian Open 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙔 👊 First round draws for British men's singles stars: @cam_norrie 🆚 Juan Pablo Varillas Dan Evans 🆚 Lorenzo Sonego @andy_murray 🆚 Tomas Martin Etcheverry @jackdraper0 🆚 Marcos Giron #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #AusOpen

Doing a Monty Python silly walk for only eleven minutes a day is as beneficial for your health as the recommended 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week. (Study: bit.ly/3jutecL; 📷: Jazeen Hollings.)

Merry Christmas 🎄and a happy new year in all 🇪🇺 languages

@PeopleofLeeds I’ve never seen him! So I’m cool, right? Although I do absolutely love his plays

Maybe seeing Alan Bennet in Leeds is so common that not seeing him is the cool niche.

Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) in Jaipur, India, built with red/pink sandstone in 1799. Its 953 latticework windows enabled women of the royal household to see outside without being seen, and allow breezes to flow through

BAILE DIBU BAILE

ARGENTINA CAMPEÓN DEL MUNDO 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷