bloom america

Chapter 278

Chapter 278 Going Home

December 23rd, tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Just tonight, Catherine and Elsa got on the plane back to New York. She even took a vacation with Lyrella and Kane.

Christmas is even more important than New Year in the eyes of many Westerners. For Catherine, this day is also a very important day. Although she herself has an indifferent attitude towards Christmas, her parents are

She takes this holiday very seriously. Because of this, although Catherine is not interested in the holiday itself, she still thinks this day is a day worth remembering.

"Christmas..."

Looking out the window of the small car, Catherine sighed.

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and the holiday atmosphere is very strong today. Even in a place like the airport, Christmas decorations are still done around it.

Maybe it's because people in Xi'an don't have the consciousness of the future yet, so Catherine hasn't seen that kind of "cute and sexy" Santa Claus. In a sense, Americans today are still a bit "old-fashioned"

.This is probably also related to American culture. The most typical one is American comics. Catherine originally bought some Marvel comics and DC comics because of her "long admiration for famous names", but because of the ugly characters,

...To be honest, Catherine is really hard to watch.

“Americans really take this holiday seriously.”

Elsa looked out the window, and then sighed: "Although I have been here for so long, the United States is indeed a completely different place from the United Kingdom..."

"The United States and the United Kingdom are two completely different places." Catherine said.

"I have always heard that Americans are immigrants from the British. When I first came to the United States, I always thought that Americans would be very similar to the British..."

Elsa seems to be reminiscing about her time in England.

"What's the difference between the UK and the US?"

Catherine also went to the UK to "refuge" for a year, and some of her "fame" was also accumulated at that time. Of course, in the eyes of anti-racists, it is because of this, but in the eyes of racists,

This thing is not a good thing.

When she was in England, Catherine mostly stayed in her aunt Susan's manor and rarely had the opportunity to go out. Because of this, she knew very little about Britain.

"Well... To put it into perspective, the two countries are actually about the same, but the UK seems to be more boring. Relatively speaking, the United States is really a vibrant place. No wonder it can compete head-on with the Soviet Union..."

In old Europe, what people feared most was the Soviet Union. After years of propaganda, the Soviet Union is now a very terrifying existence in the eyes of Western Europeans.

"1984" has become a reflection of people's impression of the Soviet Union - although these people don't quite know that when they read this book, they are actually "slapping" themselves in the face...

The car came out of the airport and gradually drove into the city. The festive atmosphere became more and more intense.

"Let's go to Manhattan first."

Catherine suddenly decided to go to Manhattan first. Catherine suddenly wanted to see what New York City is now.

The car took a detour and headed towards Manhattan. The rush hour had just passed, and although there was no traffic jam, Catherine's car was still driving very slowly on the street.

She looked out the window and saw that New Yorkers were indeed full of vitality. This kind of vitality can only be seen in a booming and positive country. Everyone's face is full of confidence and everyone is full of fighting spirit.

Although the U.S. economy will encounter some setbacks starting in 1969, there is no doubt that this era is the most golden period for the United States.

"America is really a magical place, everyone is so confident." Elsa also sighed with emotion.

"Speaking of liveliness, I will take you to Chinatown during the Spring Festival to ensure it will be even more lively," Catherine said mysteriously.

"Chun Festival? Chinatown?"

"It's Christmas and New Year for the Chinese. They call it 'New Year'."

The Chinese New Year is indeed somewhat similar to Christmas, New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve, Chun Festival and Christmas. It has to be said that sometimes cultures always have subtle similarities.

"I really don't know what Christmas is like in the Soviet Union..." Elsa suddenly thought of the other side of the world, which is on an equal footing with the United States.

"Of course it's the cold streets, the depressed shops, and the people huddled in bedsheets for the winter who are worse than dead..." Catherine's words would seem very strange to another American.

thing, but the word "ridicule" was clearly written all over Catherine's smiling face. She was indeed making fun of the current brainwashing of the people in the United States and even most capitalist countries in the world.

"The Soviet Union was not that bad. Although I don't think there is any difference between capitalism and socialism, but if the Soviet Union was really that bad, how could this country survive until now?"

Elsa tilted her head.

Yes, if it really hadn't happened like this, this country would have turned into a cloud long ago. How could it survive until now?

Catherine suddenly thought of the European and American publicity about the three-year natural disaster in a country in the Far East a few years ago. At first they said 300,000, then it became 3 million, and a few days ago it became 30 million. Catherine knew,

It will become 300 million in the future. She still remembers that someone once counted that if the propaganda of Europe and the United States and other countries were true, 15.7 billion people in a certain country would have died due to various reasons by the 21st century - but in fact at that time

They still have a population of 1.4 billion, which is really "tragic".

"The Statue of Liberty..."

At this time, the Statue of Liberty under the night had gradually appeared in Catherine's mind as the car drove. Tonight, New York was not as lively as usual, but rather quiet.

The car walked around Manhattan and then drove towards the outskirts of the city, and then heard a house in front of it. When I came back last time, the house was a little dilapidated. But this time I came back, the outside had obviously been greatly renovated.

"I'm back"

Catherine said hello.

"Good evening, Kate." Bruce was putting down the coffee cup, and Emma had just come out of the kitchen.

"Long time no see, Kate."

At this time, another voice came from inside.

Catherine and Elsa walked over, and then the people inside also walked out.

"Aunt Susan...oh, good evening. I'm so glad you could come."

Catherine tried her best to appear "normal" and "appropriate".

"lady"

Elsa is obviously much more excited than Catherine.

"Oh, Elsa"

Ms. Susan was also very happy, and then the two hugged each other.

"What a warm farewell..."

Emma had already sat on the sofa at this time, and then watched the program on Angel TV.

The program being broadcast on the TV station at this time is "Survivor". To be more precise, it is a rebroadcast of "Survivor". As for the first broadcast, it has ended at the end of November.

This program was very popular for a time, and because of this, the TV station responded to the audience's call and rebroadcasted the program.

"Look, this is Kate's name." At this time, the TV show has almost ended, and the list of actors and actresses is now being played. At this time, the name "Producer: Katherine Edson" appears.

on the program.

"Kate, this show is really good."

Emma admired sincerely.

"I feel like we are becoming very dangerous...Oh, Kate, if it weren't for the fact that I know you, I would really suspect that the people who produced this show are people with 'nuclear war paranoia.'" Bruce smiled towards Catherine.

At this time, Elsa and Susan were talking, and Catherine smiled. She didn't want to disturb them, so she sat on the sofa beside her and sat with her mother.

"I'm so glad you like my show."

At this time, the next episode has already started - this program is a five-episode series every night, starting on the 21st and ending on the 26th within six days.

The current program is showing that it has reached the middle of the month, and the survivors have already established a foothold in the wilderness.

They found an abandoned factory as a camp, and then used wooden boards to completely seal the windows of the house. Then they blocked the men with barbed wire to block other survivors with malicious intentions.

As of now, the survivors are facing a huge problem - lack of water.

These people are fighting for water, but unfortunately, because the shooting location is in a desert area, it is very difficult to find water.

For this reason, they tried every means to save water. They even collected the niào liquid for distillation and collection of pure water... But the result was that the entire factory smelled of niàosāo. The only scene

When it rains, they also use whatever they can find to hold water.

Although the show has only reached this point, Catherine knows that two people will withdraw from the competition due to dehydration, and the remaining people will find the water source. But after finding the water source, they will encounter the extras -

After a series of "fierce battles", they will be victorious - some survivors with bandit qualities who came from other places - and then at the end of this series, overwhelming American planes will

and tanks came out to save the world...so the survivors were also saved

Although the ending is very "main theme", there is no doubt that this ending is loved.

"Dad, didn't you say you wanted to surprise me?"

Catherine suddenly looked at Bruce.

"Well...this..."

Bruce obviously didn't expect that Catherine would suddenly ask such a question.

"This has to wait until Christmas Day, you know, Kate. This is a Christmas present."

Bruce said seriously.

"Am I going to hang a Christmas stocking on my bed like a little kid?"

Catherine was speechless...she really cared about what this "surprise" was.

"I'd like to see it once."

Bruce smiled.