America First

Subject: "America First"

And so there you have it, the clash of the cultures. Don't you get it. One side is shouting we are special, rules are for ordinary mortals "America is First" our President repeatedly tells you so. And on the other side of the proverbial net the Asian default where a lifetimes cultural up bringing showing at all costs personal humility, where the round of hand clasped bowing when meeting someone is part of the ceremonial respect which their Shinto religion teaches the Japanese.

Serena the imperial First Lady of tennis an American Queen was typically aggressive, (who can forget the tantrums of John McEnroe) when questioned by an official. She was astounded that the umpire should suggest that she needed coaching by her coach, not me gov whilst it seems in the aftermath of comments she did in fact receive advice from her coach {although she denies hearing him}. He finger wagging rant, her petulance at not having her regal status acknowledged, her rage embellished by smashing her racquet on the floor (another point deducted) and yet the pundits and ex players from across the pond leapt to her defence blaming the umpire, another, tail wags dog story.
How could he treat "our" girl like that. Billy Jean King went so far as to suggest it was all down to the umpires misogyny, "he would never have treated a man like that. Interestingly the players and pundits on this side of the Atlantic supported the umpire and said he was merely applying the rules but of course, we have become used to following rules (like queues) whilst our cousins make them.
The crowd were out of control. Always partisan to a fault, I suppose the result of so few Americans getting out of their back yard to see how other cultures perform, they barracked and booed and drew comparison with Wimbledon  where scarcely a mouse is heard to squeak.
One felt nothing but sadness for the 20 year old Japanese girl Naomi Osaka who before 'Queen Serena' went into one was playing very, well taking the first set.
As she stood there on the winners rostrum she looked a dejected figure, close to tears receiving her first big trophy and all because this undoubted force of nature, who is used to making her opponents look second rate, powering them off the court clearly can't take the psychological strain of being proved second best every so often.