So... I absolutely agree with you that "Americans like forceful, energetic, aggressive people".
But the moment you use the descriptor 'feeble old man', it brings me up short and I ask myself hmmm what's operating under the surface here.
It's funny how words matter.
Madeleine Morris /
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2024-07-10 10:16:00
in reply to nevent1q…gzkd
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