He had a very close call and that often leaves people misty-eyed. What I read was gratitude for the kindness of strangers, and the knowledge that in a different time/place he might not have gotten it.
Mal: And I never back down from a fight. Inara: Yes, you do! You do all the time!
'Shindig'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Mar 21, 2013 2:10:50 pm PDT #15590 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
§ ita § - Mar 21, 2013 2:15:25 pm PDT #15591 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
and the knowledge that in a different time/place he might not have gotten it.
Perfectly true. Still don't see what that has to do with the US, though.
Jesse - Mar 21, 2013 2:26:06 pm PDT #15592 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm willing to bet that 90% of the time (or more) when someone says, "Only in America!" it's not actually true.
§ ita § - Mar 21, 2013 2:33:25 pm PDT #15593 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So is he that kind of guy? That calls out jingoism and then steps in it anyway?
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 21, 2013 2:36:57 pm PDT #15594 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
But if there's a deep-fried twinkie involved, it probably is.
aurelia - Mar 21, 2013 2:38:13 pm PDT #15595 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Here's a different kind of train story. [link]
Jesse - Mar 21, 2013 2:48:02 pm PDT #15596 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So is he that kind of guy? That calls out jingoism and then steps in it anyway?
I can't speak to Coates specifically, but I think most people could be "that kind of guy" at least on occasion.
§ ita § - Mar 21, 2013 2:49:28 pm PDT #15597 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, Coates spends a lot of time laying his personality out there. I was wondering if this is consistent or surprising.
bon bon - Mar 21, 2013 3:04:47 pm PDT #15598 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
...are you the kind of person that draws broad conclusions about personality from one ambiguous comment written subsequent to a rattling experience? I mean, on the list of super patriots, I don't think Coates ranks relatively high.
flea - Mar 21, 2013 3:05:40 pm PDT #15599 of 30001
information libertarian
The thing I admire most about Coates is that while he sometimes calls things out and then steps in them anyway, if someone thoughtfully (and correctly) points out what he just stepped in, he will generally think a bit and then agree that the commenter has a point, and apologize for it.