tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268789915762755599.post5098399038206784039..comments2010-12-06T12:25:05.820-05:00Comments on Hola Olaam!: Reflection (Week #5)Colin Wickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05643494272212461088noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2268789915762755599.post-17015955518574052042010-09-27T21:01:24.439-04:002010-09-27T21:01:24.439-04:00Wow, I really wish I had been able to see the Euro...Wow, I really wish I had been able to see the European Delegation! The parallels between the European Union and the United States of America aren't ones that I would tend to draw in the first place. After all, the world in general still sees the European Union as being made up of sovereign states, as is not the case with the USA. <br /><br />It's also interesting that the Treaty on European Union identifies becoming a union as a process, while the United States Constitution regards it as less of a process and more of an immediate thing. I agree that this is what makes European states more insistent on preserving their cultures than the individual American states. This was something that became really obvious to me when my section went to the French embassy. The diplomat we met with really stressed the idea of integration and assimilation of immigrants into French culture. <br /><br />For the record, I really wanted to work the word "un-sexy" into this comment, but I just don't have the attention span at the moment.Alyssa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764092971961445956noreply@blogger.com