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Do YOU have substantial evidence to back up your claim on the "rabid antisemitism in Europe"? Because I don't see it.
As he said, keep this kind of inflammatory debate to PMs.
That way, it also means that you are less likely to embarrass yourself through historically ignorant and observationally/epistemically inept remarks like this.
I live in the USA, and am proud of my country, but, as with everything, there are some things that annoy me here. One of the biggest is the fact that we spend the most (by far) for healthcare per capita, yet have many of the worst medical outcomes in the industrialized world. Also, the vast majority of personal bankruptcies are caused by medical expenses. Our national debt is rediculous, partly due to medical costs. Some think the answer is to reduce medical benefits. Obviously, we are doing something wrong in that area. Why can't we look at things other countries do well and implement them in our own society? There have been many instances of other countries using our ideas, so why can't it work the other way?
Another annoyance is the fact that we use our own, outdated measurement system, when nearly everyone else on earth is using the metric system. There is a reason for that. The metric system is far superior, plus it is a global standard. I remember years ago when some of the road signs started including kilometers in addition to miles, and people raised a real stink over it, so we went back to miles only. Now our kids have no concept of how far a kilometer is or how much a kilogram weighs, which is sad.
My wife is from the Philippines, and, while I love Filipino people, there are some common traits that drive me nuts. One is that they are sometimes overly concerned with what other people think of them. This includes people they don't even know. My wife sometimes thinks that people are speaking or thinking badly about her, when that likely isn't the case. Another is jealosy. No matter how nice their vehicle, house, job, spouse, etc. is, they will always find someone with a nicer one and obsess over it. My wife does that all the time. She will find someone with a really nice SUV posted on Facebook, and feel that her SUV is inferior. Or, she will find someone with a higher paying position with a better title and get upset about it. That is even though that person may be having financial, marital, or other problems that she doesn't know about. Nobody's life is perfect. All in all, these are very minor annoyances, and most Filipinos I know are wonderful people.
My pet peeve is that Americans say to others that had tragedy in their lives to get on with their lives as if one can completely erase the past. Of course, people need to move forward but one can't judge when another person is ready to do and one's past is never completely forgotten especially in the case of major loss.
A secondary peeve is that one has full control of their life. One can't control external circumstances. One only can function to the best of their ability according to the cards they have been dealt.
I'm from Brazil, and there are here many pet peeves that annoy me. Perhaps the worst is the fact that the law is not always took seriously and the corruption is somewhat tolerated by people in general. The things don't work as they should work, and if someone commits something wrong, a bribery to the surveyors or even the policemen solves the problem. And in the politics, there are many cases of deputies, senators or even mayors of some cities and towns who are involved with scandals, and they always get elected again.
My wife is from the Philippines, and, while I love Filipino people, there are some common traits that drive me nuts. One is that they are sometimes overly concerned with what other people think of them. This includes people they don't even know. My wife sometimes thinks that people are speaking or thinking badly about her, when that likely isn't the case. Another is jealosy. No matter how nice their vehicle, house, job, spouse, etc. is, they will always find someone with a nicer one and obsess over it. My wife does that all the time. She will find someone with a really nice SUV posted on Facebook, and feel that her SUV is inferior. Or, she will find someone with a higher paying position with a better title and get upset about it. That is even though that person may be having financial, marital, or other problems that she doesn't know about. Nobody's life is perfect. All in all, these are very minor annoyances, and most Filipinos I know are wonderful people.
that trait is present to most people, whether white or black or Asian etc
My pet peeve is that Americans say to others that had tragedy in their lives to get on with their lives as if one can completely erase the past. Of course, people need to move forward but one can't judge when another person is ready to do and one's past is never completely forgotten especially in the case of major loss.
A secondary peeve is that one has full control of their life. One can't control external circumstances. One only can function to the best of their ability according to the cards they have been dealt.
But we can choose our *response* to the dealt hand, hence the "get on with it" suggestion. Americans do tend to prize self-reliance and strength of character.
But we can choose our *response* to the dealt hand,[/b] hence the "get on with it" suggestion. Americans do tend to prize self-reliance and strength of character.
The average normal human is defined by "us". See a church, in every country they draw jesus as whatever race they themselves are.
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