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Related: About this forumBehind the scenes of King Charles State Visit to the White House.
Behind the scenes of King Charles State Visit to the White House.
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State Visit day today. Always a busy one.
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PenguinSix is an apolitical guy in a political town who likes to walk a lot. He has hiked over 17,000 miles (27,000kms) in the past six years and is still walking today. He is an American expat who spent the last decade in Hong Kong with his family and is now back in Washington DC, continuing his daily ritual of taking very long hikes around the city catching the sights and sounds of the city while live streaming to share with others. History, culture, life as an expat (with reverse culture shock), and the pitiful Chinese food in Washington DC are regular topics of discussion. Feel free to follow him on other social media accounts such as:
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penguinsix
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penguinsix
2K Likes
15,227 Views
Apr 28 2026
State Visit day today. Always a busy one.
Show not Tell
PenguinSix is an apolitical guy in a political town who likes to walk a lot. He has hiked over 17,000 miles (27,000kms) in the past six years and is still walking today. He is an American expat who spent the last decade in Hong Kong with his family and is now back in Washington DC, continuing his daily ritual of taking very long hikes around the city catching the sights and sounds of the city while live streaming to share with others. History, culture, life as an expat (with reverse culture shock), and the pitiful Chinese food in Washington DC are regular topics of discussion. Feel free to follow him on other social media accounts such as:
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Behind the scenes of King Charles State Visit to the White House. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
15 hrs ago
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msongs
(74,010 posts)1. all that pomp and silly play acting is a huge waste of money
IbogaProject
(6,010 posts)4. Not if it stimulates the economy by paying people
But it is bad to support celebrating inherited wealth.
cachukis
(4,040 posts)2. Thanks.
tymfinity46
(8 posts)3. Thanks!
really nice to view this kind of thing without a lot of blathering commentary