There's lots in here, but the line that really resonates with me is "Don't fall in love with the moment And think you're in love with the girl." As a fellow Brit who's foolishly/naively fallen in love with a couple of American girls, it resonates.
Maybe the things you love about her are facets of her geography, and not her personality. And maybe you forgive too many things you wouldn't do otherwise - "You know I'm in love with this city, But the green is turning brown
And I just look pathetic now".
And maybe she seems to give him the attention he craves, but that's because he's "socially relevant". He's the British guy she can impress her friends with. But, "Oh, she's dancing enthralling, I guess I gotta wait my turn".
All us naive yankophiles want the romantic transatlantic relationship that 90s films pretended is possible (see Notting Hill, The Holiday, Serendipity). In reality, she's just a girl - American or not, she has all the imperfections of a human being.
Just because she's American doesn't mean she's right for you. If she is right, she will genuinely care about you as a person, and not just use you as a social accessory, a shoulder to cry on, or both.
The lesson is: see who she is underneath her cultural norms, before you fall in love with America instead of the girl.
There's lots in here, but the line that really resonates with me is "Don't fall in love with the moment And think you're in love with the girl." As a fellow Brit who's foolishly/naively fallen in love with a couple of American girls, it resonates.
Maybe the things you love about her are facets of her geography, and not her personality. And maybe you forgive too many things you wouldn't do otherwise - "You know I'm in love with this city, But the green is turning brown And I just look pathetic now".
And maybe she seems to give him the attention he craves, but that's because he's "socially relevant". He's the British guy she can impress her friends with. But, "Oh, she's dancing enthralling, I guess I gotta wait my turn".
All us naive yankophiles want the romantic transatlantic relationship that 90s films pretended is possible (see Notting Hill, The Holiday, Serendipity). In reality, she's just a girl - American or not, she has all the imperfections of a human being.
Just because she's American doesn't mean she's right for you. If she is right, she will genuinely care about you as a person, and not just use you as a social accessory, a shoulder to cry on, or both.
The lesson is: see who she is underneath her cultural norms, before you fall in love with America instead of the girl.