The 21st century expat can be that creature. The new attitude is positive and the stance embraces both quality lifestyle and material gain. The TVA will no longer be the brunt of my abusive humor and the rude driving practices will go unacknowledged. The helplessness we often confronted in the face of an inefficient and expensive French bureaucracy, the frustration of dealing with what seemed like a commercially brain-dead nation of stubborn smokers, will archived into the last century. Replace the act of complaint with the gift to inspire someone, anyone, and you'll see a change.
Expats are the true ambassadors of our age.
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