Our Imperialist Nation

One of my Japanese friends asked me the yesterday, "How many states are there in the United States?"

"50."

"Really? I thought you guys had gotten more since the last flag was created."

"Ummm... no. We're not really in the business of obtaining new states as I understand it."

"Oh... I thought the U.S.A. was always getting new states."

Good to see that we're projecting a good image in other parts of the world. Hmmmmm.