Who let the clowns out?
Discussions of genocide and racial prejudice shouldn't necessarily involve clowns, but it sure helps, says Jean Barker.
View ArticleAmerica, the dangerous
Foreign soil is more treacherous than the marshiest homeland marsh that you know how to navigate, says Jean Barker.
View ArticleA can of worms
The Help - a movie adaptation of the bestselling novel about racial inequality in 1960s Southern USA - is big news in the USA at the moment, says Jean Barker.
View ArticleWhat scares America?
I never thought you'd catch me saying this, but Halloween is growing on me, says Jean Barker.
View ArticleCrazy for President!
Sometimes it's not hard to see why some Americans would rather occupy Wall Street than vote for these guys, says Jean Barker.
View ArticleBlack in So-Cal, USA
In Southern California, “white”, while not “right”, is certainly “normal” - and black is not, writes Jean Barker.
View ArticleLicence and registration, Ma'am
The California driver's licence was so easy by comparison to South Africa's that passing left Jean Barker terrified of American drivers.
View ArticleTrash culture USA
Reusable, recyclable, made from former yoghurt cups, untouched by human hands...what happened to doing the dishes, America? Asks Jean Barker.
View ArticleBatman killings: 'Not part of the plan'
The Colorado shooting is all over the news here in the USA, every day. Why? Since when was just 12 people dying big news in this world? Asks Jean Barker.
View ArticleWhy America's roads are safer than SA's
America's road deaths are only roughly one third of South Africa's per capita. Jean Barker asks why.
View ArticleHollywood's dirty dreams
There's gold in them hills. But how long should you keep on digging for it? Asks Jean Barker.
View ArticleWho would I vote for - Obama or Romney?
I think that if America wants to continue to run the world, we should be allowed to vote in their elections. No? Okay, well then let me at least pretend I can, says Jean Barker.
View ArticleThe World is going to Hell
Sometimes it does seem like the world is going to hell - at least, if all those condemning one another to hell are to be believed, says Jean Barker.
View Article'How may I help you?'
It's not hard to see why Americans are so into capitalism. For a start, they're exceptionally good at it, says Jean Barker.
View ArticlePorn (and sex) in the USA
When I first arrived in the USA there were sizzling men wherever I looked. I didn't know what to do with myself, says Jean Barker.
View ArticleA dummy's guide to offending Americans
Jean Barker figured out how to get herself killed just by opening her mouth, so you don't have to.
View ArticleStay off my grass
Jean Barker discovers that the right to protect your private property is even more sacred than football in the land of the free and the home of the brave tax cut.
View ArticleBrothers and Sisters of America...
Frat boys, sorority girls, hazing and regulated high heels. Jean Barker discovers the weird world of American campus “Greek” life.
View ArticleLovin' it in the USA
I'm returning to visit South Africa soon. America is amazing, but home is still so beautiful that it hurts to be away from it, writes Jean Barker.
View ArticleWho let the clowns out?
Discussions of genocide and racial prejudice shouldn't necessarily involve clowns, but it sure helps, says Jean Barker.
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