[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=scarlet>EmpressOfTheUniverse wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I hate the way Americans treat People who are from Latin America or Native American....or any one with a bit of culture!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]
And this hate comes, presumably, from your extensive travels and experience in the United States and your personal interactions with the citizens therein?
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Bohardy: Although I have no authority whatsoever to do so, I proclaim you Queenzone's own modern-day Alexis de Tocqueville. Cheers!
Yeah, Bohardy. Your post is really good. It might put things in perspective.
Those posts shouting: "I heard from..." and "she said, he said" are interesting because they illustrate how we people draw conclusions with very few facts. Sometimes it can be very fatal.
Mayniac316; you started this thread. Are you happy with what you're reading so far?
Those posts shouting: "I heard from..." and "she said, he said" are interesting because they illustrate how we people draw conclusions with very few facts. Sometimes it can be very fatal.
Mayniac316; you started this thread. Are you happy with what you're reading so far?
No
I think most "negative" comments are not about the people of the USA, it's mostly about the policy of the American government. Americans are really very tolerant and friendly. I only once visited for about 4 weeks and I have had very similar experiences as Bohardy. However, having grown up in Germany, where the USA has always been described as heaven on earth, there was a certain disillusion in some respect. For example they did have the glittering sky scrapers and huge bulidings but the power lines were above ground and the first thunderstorm switched off the power in all the glittering buildings. Since I was in Florida which is a hurricane country, I was very surprised about that. In other ways I was amazed like a child about the way how Americans make life easy and convenient.
I think the it's the vastness and the pioneer spirit that makes the biggest difference between the USA and - for example - Europe. My country is about as big (small) as New Jersey but 80 million people live here and it's very similar in other European countries. We have to live with our resources, we cannot build a wood hut and when it collapses we build another one - like I saw in Florida where whole neighbourhoods were not rebuilt after a hurricane but simply left to rot away. Americans are generous and open minded because the country is so big and they are used to eat up the resources and not to conserve them while in Europe we are very concerned about the environment because everything is so much smaller and we have to share if we want to survive. While Europe always lost the most courageous people to emigration, Americans are the children of exactly these people who had the stamina to leave their countries to build a better life for their kids.
Since I was a guest in a friends house when I was in the USA I had many good conversations with people there and I have to say they are just as critical about their own country as we are about ours and I never met a flag waving patriot telling me that America is God's country or something like that.
I think the it's the vastness and the pioneer spirit that makes the biggest difference between the USA and - for example - Europe. My country is about as big (small) as New Jersey but 80 million people live here and it's very similar in other European countries. We have to live with our resources, we cannot build a wood hut and when it collapses we build another one - like I saw in Florida where whole neighbourhoods were not rebuilt after a hurricane but simply left to rot away. Americans are generous and open minded because the country is so big and they are used to eat up the resources and not to conserve them while in Europe we are very concerned about the environment because everything is so much smaller and we have to share if we want to survive. While Europe always lost the most courageous people to emigration, Americans are the children of exactly these people who had the stamina to leave their countries to build a better life for their kids.
Since I was a guest in a friends house when I was in the USA I had many good conversations with people there and I have to say they are just as critical about their own country as we are about ours and I never met a flag waving patriot telling me that America is God's country or something like that.
I went to Florida about five years ago and it was magical. I'm going back next year. I had a great time. Don't know what the rest of the US is like though.
But my new adopted city is London! I fell in love with it when I went over a couple of weeks ago.
But my new adopted city is London! I fell in love with it when I went over a couple of weeks ago.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Crazy LittleThing wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=scarlet>EmpressOfTheUniverse wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I hate the way Americans treat People who are from Latin America or Native American....or any one with a bit of culture!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]
And this hate comes, presumably, from your extensive travels and experience in the United States and your personal interactions with the citizens therein?[/QUOTE]
yes but when i was in the states and i told them i was irish they expected me to be a red-headed drunk....
And this hate comes, presumably, from your extensive travels and experience in the United States and your personal interactions with the citizens therein?[/QUOTE]
yes but when i was in the states and i told them i was irish they expected me to be a red-headed drunk....
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]ChinesedogTorture wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr.Jingles wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]ChinesedogTorture wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]<font color=scarlet>EmpressOfTheUniverse wrote: [/QUOTENAME]I hate the way Americans treat People who are from Latin America or Native American....or any one with a bit of culture!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]
I know!! Once, my teacher went to the US, and she told people she was Brazilian. This one guy actually asked if people walked around naked and lived in forests. He was serious, too. Plus they were showing everyone how to fold an American flag. They asked her, "How do you fold YOUR flag?"
"We don't fold our flag, actually."
She said they just stared at her as if her country was uncivilized.
I hate prejudice like that. :-([/QUOTE]
Why doesn't that surprise me when even the President of the United States has no clue that there's black people in Brazil, too.[/QUOTE]
Bush's stupidity has prooven us it has no bounds.[/QUOTE]
Bush is as smart as an 3 year old on steriods.....
I know!! Once, my teacher went to the US, and she told people she was Brazilian. This one guy actually asked if people walked around naked and lived in forests. He was serious, too. Plus they were showing everyone how to fold an American flag. They asked her, "How do you fold YOUR flag?"
"We don't fold our flag, actually."
She said they just stared at her as if her country was uncivilized.
I hate prejudice like that. :-([/QUOTE]
Why doesn't that surprise me when even the President of the United States has no clue that there's black people in Brazil, too.[/QUOTE]
Bush's stupidity has prooven us it has no bounds.[/QUOTE]
Bush is as smart as an 3 year old on steriods.....
I´ve never been to Americ.. But if Im lucky I´ll study there some of next year, and some of the year after.. I would perfer London, But it was eather America or nothing.. But im still exited *shivers* :)
YV wrote:
"Since I was a guest in a friends house when I was in the USA I had many good conversations with people there and I have to say they are just as critical about their own country as we are about ours and I never met a flag waving patriot telling me that America is God's country or something like that."
You'd find some people like that in some of the Southern, bible belt states. There are some people in those areas, not all, some that think America can do no wrong and we are God's gift to the planet. However, the majority of Americans are pretty realistic.
Bohardy, I'm so glad you had a great experience here. I hope I can travel the world and experience what you have!!
MatiasMay, can you go play over at QOL for a couple days? I've got a bad headache and I can't deal with you today. Your posts will fit in nicely over there.
"Since I was a guest in a friends house when I was in the USA I had many good conversations with people there and I have to say they are just as critical about their own country as we are about ours and I never met a flag waving patriot telling me that America is God's country or something like that."
You'd find some people like that in some of the Southern, bible belt states. There are some people in those areas, not all, some that think America can do no wrong and we are God's gift to the planet. However, the majority of Americans are pretty realistic.
Bohardy, I'm so glad you had a great experience here. I hope I can travel the world and experience what you have!!
MatiasMay, can you go play over at QOL for a couple days? I've got a bad headache and I can't deal with you today. Your posts will fit in nicely over there.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]the_hero wrote: [/QUOTENAME]My parents went too the Minneapolis area and maybe it's not the most spectacular part of America.. [/QUOTE]
I lived in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area for a year and don't think that is the best example of city or country life in the US. The most touristy thing is the Mall of America. Personally, I think Minnesota and all it's surrounding states are too damn cold and snowy to even be inhabitable by humans..;-)
I lived in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area for a year and don't think that is the best example of city or country life in the US. The most touristy thing is the Mall of America. Personally, I think Minnesota and all it's surrounding states are too damn cold and snowy to even be inhabitable by humans..;-)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lisser wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]YV wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Since I was a guest in a friends house when I was in the USA I had many good conversations with people there and I have to say they are just as critical about their own country as we are about ours and I never met a flag waving patriot telling me that America is God's country or something like that.[/QUOTE]
You'd find some people like that in some of the Southern, bible belt states. There are some people in those areas, not all, some that think America can do no wrong and we are God's gift to the planet. However, the majority of Americans are pretty realistic.[/QUOTE]
YV should've come up to SC. She could've got a real taste of patriotism and redneckism..;-)
Since I was a guest in a friends house when I was in the USA I had many good conversations with people there and I have to say they are just as critical about their own country as we are about ours and I never met a flag waving patriot telling me that America is God's country or something like that.[/QUOTE]
You'd find some people like that in some of the Southern, bible belt states. There are some people in those areas, not all, some that think America can do no wrong and we are God's gift to the planet. However, the majority of Americans are pretty realistic.[/QUOTE]
YV should've come up to SC. She could've got a real taste of patriotism and redneckism..;-)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Erin wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Lisser wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]YV wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Since I was a guest in a friends house when I was in the USA I had many good conversations with people there and I have to say they are just as critical about their own country as we are about ours and I never met a flag waving patriot telling me that America is God's country or something like that.[/QUOTE]
You'd find some people like that in some of the Southern, bible belt states. There are some people in those areas, not all, some that think America can do no wrong and we are God's gift to the planet. However, the majority of Americans are pretty realistic.[/QUOTE]
YV should've come up to SC. She could've got a real taste of patriotism and redneckism..;-)[/QUOTE]
Don't sugguest that! We don't need any more of that message getting sent out! It's coming out too much as it is with the conservative christians running the white house....
Since I was a guest in a friends house when I was in the USA I had many good conversations with people there and I have to say they are just as critical about their own country as we are about ours and I never met a flag waving patriot telling me that America is God's country or something like that.[/QUOTE]
You'd find some people like that in some of the Southern, bible belt states. There are some people in those areas, not all, some that think America can do no wrong and we are God's gift to the planet. However, the majority of Americans are pretty realistic.[/QUOTE]
YV should've come up to SC. She could've got a real taste of patriotism and redneckism..;-)[/QUOTE]
Don't sugguest that! We don't need any more of that message getting sent out! It's coming out too much as it is with the conservative christians running the white house....
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]CMU HistoryGirl wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Erin wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
YV should've come up to SC. She could've got a real taste of patriotism and redneckism..;-)[/QUOTE]
Don't sugguest that! We don't need any more of that message getting sent out! It's coming out too much as it is with the conservative christians running the white house....[/QUOTE]
T'was a joke. We aren't all conservative Christians down here, ya know...just a good 80-90%..:-P
YV should've come up to SC. She could've got a real taste of patriotism and redneckism..;-)[/QUOTE]
Don't sugguest that! We don't need any more of that message getting sent out! It's coming out too much as it is with the conservative christians running the white house....[/QUOTE]
T'was a joke. We aren't all conservative Christians down here, ya know...just a good 80-90%..:-P
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Erin wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]CMU HistoryGirl wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Erin wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
YV should've come up to SC. She could've got a real taste of patriotism and redneckism..;-)[/QUOTE]
Don't sugguest that! We don't need any more of that message getting sent out! It's coming out too much as it is with the conservative christians running the white house....[/QUOTE]
T'was a joke. We aren't all conservative Christians down here, ya know...just a good 80-90%..:-P[/QUOTE]
I know. I should have noted that I was laughing as I wrote that. :-)
Sorry
YV should've come up to SC. She could've got a real taste of patriotism and redneckism..;-)[/QUOTE]
Don't sugguest that! We don't need any more of that message getting sent out! It's coming out too much as it is with the conservative christians running the white house....[/QUOTE]
T'was a joke. We aren't all conservative Christians down here, ya know...just a good 80-90%..:-P[/QUOTE]
I know. I should have noted that I was laughing as I wrote that. :-)
Sorry