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Park life 03:54am on 25 Sep 2008 I have been following the trip since Jon began. What I find interesting in the reader comments, both American and foreign, is the consistent view that Jon is not talking to the "typical" or "stereotypical" American.

I have lived in 8 states and traveled to all but one. I can say that there are cross-sections of people, certainly, but as Jon is finding out--there is no one American. There are rich and poor, kind and selfish, educated and ignorant, and every stripe in between. It seems to me the same is true of the countries I've visited. And, I'm not certain anyone else doing such a journey in a country other than their own would know to find such diverse communities and individuals.

Given that he has visited a native tribe, people in a trailer park, folks in cities, in rural towns, etc., I'd say he's going to more places than do most reporters. Keep it up, Jon--you are meeting America. So many tourists seeing America see just the tourist spots--Orlando, New York, Vegas. There's so much more.

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