That can be said about anyone. I’m convinced “southern hospitality” is a way of white washing slavery.

Narcissistic or selfish tendencies, excessively inflated self importance.

Not according to Freud “The superego is the ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates. The superego’s criticisms, prohibitions, and inhibitions form a person’s conscience, and its positive aspirations and ideals represent one’s idealized self-image, or “ego ideal.””

I see it but had to zoom.

I did the Philadelphia to Boston trip by plane once (I live in Central New Jersey), only because I had a business meeting at 12 PM. The Acela doesn’t stop in Trenton, so while I preferred the train waking up at 5am didn’t appeal to me. If I go again I’ll prioritize the train. City pairs in US that should have high speed rail: https://youtu.be/wE5G1kTndI4

ICJ ruled on the validity of Colombia’s claims to islands off the coast of Nicaragua. It’s ironic because the islands are four times the distance from Columbia than Nicaragua, but they ruled Columbia’s territorial claims include all the way out to the islands. It’s almost 500 miles of water claims that are now included in Columbia’s territory. Meanwhile, Costa Rica is in the corner with the least amount of water territory in the Caribbean. This is the recent judgement https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/world-court-rejects-nicaragua-claims-maritime-border-dispute-with-colombia-2023-07-13/ . And this is the last time the case was heard https://www.circleofblue.org/2012/world/colombia-vs-nicaragua-dispute-over-borders-and-resources-in-the-caribbean/