This weekend, our country celebrates 250 years. The days ahead will be filled with family gatherings, fireworks, picnics, and bar-b-que — and soccer matches — from “sea to shining sea.” Watching the reactions of World Cup fans to American hospitality, culture, and cuisine the past few weeks has been heart-warming. Visitors from around the world have experienced an America that few ever see — and one that many Americans have forgotten ever existed.