The last blank spot on the map

F for Freedom in America

People who say the U.S. has no culture clearly have never had the experience of chasing your cousin around the yard with a sparkler at a cookout, lips stained from cherry kool-aid and your grandmothers strawberry shortcake as the sun turns the sky gold and the air smells of woodsmoke and grass, or sang take me out to the ballpark with thousands of strangers, ballcap on your head and an overpriced hotdog in your hand as you root for a team for no reason other than hometown pride, or felt sheer terror as the rickety ferris wheel shifts under you as you reach the top, already sick from eating something that definitely shouldn't have been deep fried, and then the thrill of seeing the entire fairgrounds from up there turned pink as the sun sets, or driven down a backroad with all the windows down as the leaves turn bright orange with George Strait on the radio, or felt the hum of excitement from the crowd as the air fills with red dirt and the announcer calls out the name of the next bull rider, or sat on a blanket on a dark hillside somewhere surrounded by a few dozen other families as the town shoots off fireworks for the 4th,

#and then there’s other things that feel American like hayrides and apple pie#that kind of laidback 1960s rock’n’roll California coast vibe#the hustle and bustle of New York City#homecoming dances and prom#thinking the high school quarterback is so cool#not me though because I don’t really care about sports lol#seeing an entire field light up at night from a whole group of fireflies#corn on the cob!

#it's not country culture#it's not-big-city culture#this happens everywhere in America#maybe not exactly strawberry shortcake#or the smell of woodsmoke and grass#but it's still the same vibe all around#our smell is hot dirt and barley#and the taste is german scones

okay but shes so attractive like wtf???

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It doesn't get dark enough for fireworks in Glacier View, Alaska on the 4th of July so they launch cars off a cliff for a few hours instead