Is this a different country a year later?

The Huntington Beach Independent went to Downtown Huntington Beach

on Main Street and asked the question, “It has been one year since

the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. Is this a different country a year

later?”

“Absolutely. I think that we’re aware of what we did to cause this

to happen, more than ever.”

NICOLE

JOLLIFFE, 20

(with a birthday on 9/11) Long Beach

“I definitely think people care about each other a lot more, at

least where I live. I do think people do care about each other and

stick together.”

MYLIA BRUNER, 20,

Long Beach

“The knee-jerk reaction after the attacks, the National Guardsman

at the airport. It’s going after the horse after it’s gone. It

reminds me of after World War II -- the damage is done, they’re not

going to do it again.”

GREG PECK, 48,

Huntington Beach

“Yes. The people are more aware that there could be any

terrorists, even more aware of their homes, traveling ... it brought

more awareness.”

BAULINA KAY, 32,

Phoenix

“I don’t think it’s much different. I think, I actually say we’re

not any more aware of the world and our place in it, which causes us

further problems.”

CHRIS KAY, 34,

Phoenix

“It’s changed a lot because everybody is not so ... everybody had

their guard down. It has changed in that way, we now have our guard

up.”

TARA KAVENEY, 23,

Las Vegas