I can hear the fireworks feebly past the windows. They remind me of the incident the other day when I was in my weekly Toastmaster’s meeting where I was given a table topic : ‘What does July 4th mean to you?’…I thought for a few seconds and said ‘fireworks!’ and then went on to speak for less than 2 minutes on why July 4th meant colorful firework shows, driving to visit friends and having fun shopping and so on. Towards the end of my short oration, I did remember to mention that since I ain’t an American citizen, July 4th has been more of a happy long weekend holiday to me than a reminder of American Independence! I walked back hoping I hadn’t offended anyone. Thankfully, at least 2 others (Americans) seconded me by saying July 4th meant exactly the same things I had mentioned and more. I felt lot happier.
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