Traveling teaches you about your own country.

      I am not sure that television and newspapers in Europe always reflect the United States I know, but they do give an idea about what people in other countries think of us. Since 2016 we have spent a good while in Europe and heard much about the president elected then. I was not surprised when there was dancing in the streets after the Biden win. Mr. Trump was not only the butt of jokes, he made people all over those countries feel sorry for the American people. It may be hard for some folks to swallow that other nations could feel that way about what was once the greatest nation in the world. The 2020 elections have brought back much of our standing once lost.  The photo is of a column (one of several) in the main Edinburgh newspaper, The Scotsman.