It is interesting that the west (I mean normal people, respectful and capable of critical reasoning) tend to take us much more calmly than we take ourselves. I suppose that's because they have a sense of perspective (but one may of course prefer the alternative that they simply don't fully understand our plight...) We seem to lack that entirely; it is as if all of our history happened elsewhere and with a different species of man. This is as curious as it is frustrating and annoying at times.
On a lighter note, I hope we can win more gold!
