by Selwyn Duke, The New American:

“I have always found Americans by far the politest people in the world,” wrote G.K. Chesterton in his 1922 book What I Saw in America. Admittedly, of course, much has changed the last 100 years. What hasn’t changed, apparently, is how foreign tourists react when going beyond New York City or Washington, D.C., and seeing the real America.
They go gaga.
This is evident with FIFA World Cup visitors currently traveling through our heartland. In fact, wrote the New York Post yesterday, many are swooning, exhibiting greater love for America than many Americans do. This is a great opportunity, too, to take stock of what a wonderful, unique country we’re blessed to have.