star_sparrow

so! thanksgiving is a time to come together, enjoy good food, and incite race riots. or so you would think if you spent it in ewa beach.
i need to reiterate that i have never met a culture that so openly tolerates ignorance and xenophobia as i have in hawaii. people here consider open-mindedness a weakness. the hawaiians i've met who are legitimately sympathetic to outsiders (and there are many, don't misunderstand) admit to being outcast from their families and neighborhoods on the grounds of their "nontraditional" beliefs. the whole of local culture looks up to haole-bashing as a sign of pride, maturity and even wisdom. it's disgusting and makes me actually agree with them: i should get the fuck out.
i'm typing at half my normal speed right now on account of my fucked up left hand. at least on the east coast you'll get a black eye for looking at someone the wrong way; the cowards who start fights here would sooner break your fingers or stab you in the back. even the criminals are a cut below mainland scum: they'd sooner smash your windshield for a forty dollar stereo than mug you face-to-face. i choose aggressive-aggressive over passive-aggressive any day.
/end rant