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After China and India, the U.S. is the third most populated country in the world. Which of the
three would you choose? Compared to the rest of the world the United States is a rock star.
Beware of minorities anywhere. They get a lot of media time which creates false impressions.
Cause we try and exploit foreign nations and their resources, push our garbage pop culture (at least over the last 15 years our culture has become garbage), always act like we are better than others and always think we are right
That is why we are disliked... no they are not jealous of us.... maybe in the 1950's through the early 1990's they were but America has fallen far from its past greatness currently that nobody is jealous of us these days
Cause we try and exploit foreign nations and their resources, push our garbage pop culture (at least over the last 15 years our culture has become garbage), always act like we are better than others and always think we are right
That is why we are disliked... no they are not jealous of us.... maybe in the 1950's through the early 1990's they were but America has fallen far from its past greatness currently that nobody is jealous of us these days
"always act like we are better than others and always think we are right"
Not sure how much traveling you do but I haven't found that arrogance is an exclusive American trait. In fact, I would say American's on the whole are probably the *least* arrogant nationality on the planet. No joke.
"always act like we are better than others and always think we are right"
Not sure how much traveling you do but I haven't found that arrogance is an exclusive American trait. In fact, I would say American's on the whole are probably the *least* arrogant nationality on the planet. No joke.
We're talking about the US here, and while it's not an exclusive US trait, it is certainly one of them. Along with being very loud about it.
Least arrogant, no, not by a long shot.
Who else is pushing to destroy the middle east because it can?
We're talking about the US here, and while it's not an exclusive US trait, it is certainly one of them. Along with being very loud about it.
Least arrogant, no, not by a long shot.
Who else is pushing to destroy the middle east because it can?
The corrupt U.S. government.
"I would say" is another way of saying "in my personal experience". One of the strangest yet most common things I've heard abroad was, "In this country we don't have -insert negative problem-". In one such example, it was "look around! No stray pets. They don't exist here!" Wait! What?! That certainly wasn't true. That sort of thing was so common everywhere I went. In Canada it was; "Fighting in hockey only exist because of the NHL's attempt at marketing to American's" and "the oil sands only exist because of your country's vampire sucking thirst for oil." I was just trying to strike up a conversation about hockey and what they were building around the beltline. Sheesh! Could you imagine a television show like "talking to Americans", but about another nationality of course, even being given a time slot? Much less successful? The U.S. definitely has it's share of "ra ra USA" types but ask the typical American to list 100 things wrong with America and they'll give you 101; In my experience, ask that question abroad and you'll get a wall of defensiveness as though you just insulted their mother.
I think you have a deferential and servile attitude toward non-Americans therefore you too readily accept as fact stereotypes leveled against your nationality. Perhaps it's an overzealous attempt at being a world citizen. Generalizing Americans and being contemptuous toward the U.S. doesn't make you less of a tribalist simply because you were born American, does it?
A lot of people move here because they love America.
Muslims hate America because they are taught to.
Maybe some people should try eating something with a little less texture than twigs. Maybe grass.
Most Muslims I've met abroad don't hate America. The Egyptians I met really like us. The Central Asians in Krygyzstan and Kazahkstan like us too. America is big and broad. I think there is something to like (and hate) for everyone. Even Fidel Castro is a fan of certain things about America. He's a big Lincoln buff from what I gather... and he likes baseball.
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