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Ah dont get worked up about something stupid like that. If you are a hard worker and have worked for what you got then good for you. I dont think he ment as much offense as the text shows though to be fair.
Philadelphia is not really that well-known outside of the US, probably for the reason you mentioned. When I hear the word Philadelphia I think of cheese before I think of a city, lol (it's a cheese brand here). Las Vegas is famous for the casinos so I think that's why people are more aware of it.
The Chinese city of Chongqing has almost 30 million inhabitants but how many of you are able to point it out on a map?
I can.
To be fair the actual urban area is 6-7 million. Largest city in China still Shanghai with 23 mill followed by Beijing..
A culture that allowed you to be a hippy- then an aging hippy can not be that bad..Yes people ignore reality (ignorance) - and yes there is arrogance...find me one culture on the planet that does not contain ignorance and arrogance. They don't exist. The name AMERICA might cause those abroad feelings of loathing..and surprisingly there are people within the confines of the boarder of America that loath and bite the hand that feeds them..America is like having parents that are not perfect...and some thankless children may bark at their parents with "I hate you" . BUT they are your parents..and your family- and family first- right or wrong.
The arrogance factor is minor. Most Americans do not suffer from blind pride- The ones that do are usually the loudest and do not represent the average.
Now when you talk about American culture..in truth there is none...The nation is such as mishmash of cultures that a singular has trouble arising from the melting pot..culturally- America is a mess..kind of like real bad stew made by an arrogant daughter who can not cook and you do not have the heart to tell her the truth.
not that ive ever encountered much american arrogance but i perfer the american form of brash , possitive confident arrogance than the european cold , emotionless and cynical kind
That is exactly the same as me. I was asked was I a shepard more then once because they thought that most people in Ireland were shepards. I was asked did we have cars or were we on horses. I was asked was Ireland connected to France and Africa. I was asked was I German because the guy thought that thats what you call Irish people becuase he never heard of the term Irish. I was asked was Ireland owned by England. I also got into a lot of arguments on Paddy's Day because Americans told me I was saying it wrong and that it was St Patty's Day when its Paddy's Day. Its not all Americans but there is a lot of them.
well you can hardly blame americans for not fully understanding foreign colloquialisms , paddys day is an informal slang name for st patricks day , paddy is not a name which americans are familiar with , patty is a girls name in america , paddy is not any kind of name over there , hence the understandable confusion
not that ive ever encountered much american arrogance but i perfer the american form of brash , possitive confident arrogance than the european cold , emotionless and cynical kind
I don't know... I grew up on the Len Deighton novels and my idol was Bernard Samson and his cool, emotionless, cynical sarcasm. This has always been my image of the cool European.
Someone said we dont care about our children as much as you. Whats all that about.
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Lol i remember that and i thought that was pretty ignorant. but we mostly have a positive outlook on europeans to tell you the truth
Ugh, again with the misinterpretations! I said that Europeans are less doting and protective of their children on average than Americans, which is a fact! It is not at all ignorant, what I said. You, john, made your own conclusion from that statement and ran with it.
By this.............................................. ..................^^^^^, I mean that American children get much less freedom from a young age than the same child would in Europe, regardless of the crime or other factors.
And, Bob, it wasn't ignorant, you just misunderstood it.
I call bs.
I don't like the US culture at all.
That means exactly what?
It only means that I don't like the US culture.
I especially don't like the arrogance, USA = No. 1.
As Oleg said, the culture that you cling to that surrounds you and made you a hippy came from the U.S., so...
I mean, growing up in one of the most prosperous economic times that the nation has ever seen, with a higher standard of living than ever before, and hippies shun such success? Always was an odd one for me.
For the most part, arrogance is NOT common in the U.S. I'm sure people can come up with better examples of countries that exhibit arrogance.
Ugh, again with the misinterpretations! I said that Europeans are less doting and protective of their children on average than Americans, which is a fact! It is not at all ignorant, what I said. You, john, made your own conclusion from that statement and ran with it.
By this.............................................. ..................^^^^^, I mean that American children get much less freedom from a young age than the same child would in Europe, regardless of the crime or other factors.
And, Bob, it wasn't ignorant, you just misunderstood it.
Just like it's a "fact" that we let our kids drink alcohol at the age of 6, lol. Congratulations, you made my list of "stupid sh*t Americans say"
Just like it's a "fact" that we let our kids drink alcohol at the age of 6, lol. Congratulations, you made my list of "stupid sh*t Americans say"
That was my generalization, Linda. I'm glad you are at least open enough about this to ridicule me. It means my statement has some impact. I know that there is MUCH more liberty in that manner in Europe than in America, not that that is a bad thing.
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Always was an odd one for me.