# Best Birthday Present EVER

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Podcast: [Bill Whittle Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bill-whittle-network-956255)
Published: 2026-07-01T19:58:46+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/billwhittle/best-birthday-present-ever
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For the last few weeks now, many, many people who have never seen America before have arrived to attend the World Cup — and their reaction has been nothing less than a national love fest. Told by their government media that The USA was a violent, soulless, bland corporate wasteland, they have discovered our natural beauty, our incredible food, and best of all the American natural character of open friendliness, great generosity and fierce national pride. For Steve, Scott and Bill, seeing the hundreds of awe-struck reactions to this incredible country of ours has been a transformational experience, not to mention a pure and deep joy.

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