You're so American!

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, Thomas KH said:

Proudly German and will always be. Would never trade my Reisepass for that blue, eagle-crested thing. Not even if it came with financial and tax incentives.

Yeah but hearing your language raises my blood pressure.

Edited January 14, 2023 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

27 minutes ago, Emdog said:

I'm a born and bred "American" (I prefer to say "USA" as there are many other countries in "the Americas".... Brasil, Canada, etc) and as an American, I find your statement obnoxious and typical of many "Americans"

BTW we don't have the best schools, in the universe or even just earth. And what sort of scientific training did you take to deduce that US has best schools in universe? Typical unfounded hubris. Let's hope you were just trying to be humorous and don't actually believe that nonsense.

The US leads the world in elite universities such as Stanford but overall yes the education is rather <deleted> for the  masses.

Edited January 14, 2023 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

I think that for most people the most common tell and complaint is the LOUDNESS! I've been guilty of this myself. My excuse is ear damage from that time I went to a Dead Kennedy's concert at Mabuhey Gardens.

[it is what it is]

3 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

While many Americans seem obsessed with Britain/Britishness. (Another trait????)

na, obsessed with being irish. met and traveled with an all american guy, surname vogel, clearly germanic, however never stopped banging on that he was irish. apart from that he was a decent guy..

[Phoenix Rising]

25 minutes ago, Keep Right said:

That certainly is a quandary, being American and having a senile, old globalist, socialist, communist sympathizer for President. It certainly is an oxymoron, and I understand why so many Americans are having trouble identifying with their sex and just who they are.

Maybe you should google "oxymoron" so that you're able to use it correctly and that way avoid posting something that slaps egg on your face. ????

[Jingthing]

50 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Yeah but hearing your language raises my blood pressure.

To wit.

 

 

[KhunLA]

2.  All movies are Americans

... target audience in USA alone, 300+ million, make sense now.

 

3.  All music is American

... British invasion, covering USA blues songwriters ... hmm

 

4.  Best schools, America

... far from it, though a few do shine, as in most 1st world countries.

 

5.  Strongest Military

... untested, thankfully

... and yet, can't seem to win a conflict, since 1783, and only with the help of the French, indirectly.  OK, Japan/WWII with a bit of help from some friends.

 

6.  Best Athletes (Top 1%, Olympics, etc......usually American).

... not even close.  Olympics don't count, as selective, and some paid professionals.

 

7.  Most expensive everything

... and yet, most things sell for less in USA, except healthcare.

 

8.   Lives in a place that's massive, can see mountains, beaches, whatever......all in America

... NO argument, it is massive, why most Yanks don't waste their time traveling out of the Americas.  Why bother

 

9.  100 million people apply to live there every year

... again true, seems top spot people want to go.  That Land of Opportunity, and can't argue that.  Very true, if apply yourself.

 

10.  The ONLY country that can save Ukraine

... defense contractors make money, don't save anyone

 

11.  The ONLY country that can solve world hunger

... that's obviously failed, and the UN should be ashamed of itself, long with every G20 country.

 

12.  The ONLY country that every other country listens to, worships, and is afraid of.

... you can't fix stupid ????

[Taboo2]

I say I am from California and I am not an <deleted> Blue woke Cali person.  The reason is that whenever I say San Francisco or Silicon Valley, most Thais have no clue, but they all remember California from the song that used to be played 24/7, before the "Zombie" song took over.

 

 

[Taboo2]

4 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

Every American is now Googling Q,E.D.  

Sorry dude, but I am an American and learnt this from my Chemistry Professor, Dr. Goldwhite back in 1979.

 

Also, most professors in colleges used that term after finishing a long and complex proof.  I used after spending an hour solving a f&&&&g differential equation....55555

[Taboo2]

2 hours ago, Phoenix Rising said:

1.  Americans listen to the Brits CRY all day about Germany, so we bail out their weak country and own them financially.

Yes, Brexit was moronic. You owning the Brits. I'm sure they beg to differ.

 

2.  All movies are Americans

No, they're not. Ever heard of Bollywood? BTW, are you actually bragging about Hollywood?? I thought you MAGA guys hated that??

 

3. All music is American

No, it's not. Ever heard of ABBA, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, Adele etc etc etc etc?

 

4.  Best schools, America

Some of the best schools, certainly not all of them.

 

5. Strongest Military

True, yet the only developed nation unable to offer universal healthcare to its citizens.

 

6. Best Athletes (Top 1%, Olympics, etc......usually American).

That's just rubbish.

 

7.  Most expensive everything

Again, rubbish. BTW, I don't get it. Is that a good thing??

 

8. Lives in a place that's massive, can see mountains, beaches, whatever......all in America

WOW. Mountains, beaches and whatever, all in one place - unique!!

 

9.  100 million people apply to live there every year

Good for you, you should let them all in.

 

10.  The ONLY country that can save Ukraine

Well done. Going from a criminal president who tried to blackmail Ukraine to one that's actually willing to help is a great step forward!

 

11.  The ONLY country that can solve world hunger

Rubbish. I must say you post a lot of factually incorrect statements. Is it ignorance?

 

12.  The ONLY country that every other country listens to, worships, and is afraid of.

Listens to? Yes. Worship and fear? Not so much. For instance when trump was president the "worship" of the US was limited to the few non-US MAGA crowd. A very small number.

You actually find time to respond that dude??????  Serious???  

[BananaStrong]

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

The US leads the world in elite universities such as Stanford but overall yes the education is rather <deleted> for the  masses.

Top 10 Business Schools in the world……the best is from America, and 70% of the top 10 

 

The masses?    Let them make a lousy $40,000 a year dreaming about making $40,000 a day.  Only in America is there such potential.  ONLY.   $50,000 to $500,000……only in America.   Stock market, dollar super strong, real estate, big money if you have a brain and the will.  
 

the masses don’t need education…..they will protect me!    
 

we will buy everything, entertain everyone, and America gives more to the world’s poor than every other country combined.

 

If you are America and not happy, renunciate!!  We don’t need you!

 

signed,

 

an American living in your head rent-free.  
 

God Bless America.     Lol. 

[Phoenix Rising]

3 minutes ago, Taboo2 said:

You actually find time to respond that dude??????  Serious???  

Slow day, football doesn't start until 1930 hrs tonite. Go City!!!!

[BananaStrong]

Google 

Apple

YouTube

wikipedia

facebook

instagram.

and 1 million more.

 

what country?   Hint:  Not Burma!  

 

[ozimoron]

34 minutes ago, BananaStrong said:

Top 10 Business Schools in the world……the best is from America, and 70% of the top 10 

 

The masses?    Let them make a lousy $40,000 a year dreaming about making $40,000 a day.  Only in America is there such potential.  ONLY.   $50,000 to $500,000……only in America.   Stock market, dollar super strong, real estate, big money if you have a brain and the will.  
 

the masses don’t need education…..they will protect me!    
 

we will buy everything, entertain everyone, and America gives more to the world’s poor than every other country combined.

 

If you are America and not happy, renunciate!!  We don’t need you!

 

signed,

 

an American living in your head rent-free.  
 

God Bless America.     Lol. 

Americans have the best universities and hospitals but most poor Americans can't access them. The average educational and health outcomes are far below peer nations.

[Captain Monday]

 

Health care

• Thailand: I thought I had a piece of glass in my foot so I shuffle  to the most famous intl hospital in Bangkok with no apointment saw an actual Doctor quickly and the total charge was 650 baht. US: Insurance company initial response is to partially deny my claim.  If it happened in the US I would pay minimum $75 or $100  co-poy and insurance would be billed a huge amount. One time I needed three stitches it was over $1000 almost twenty years ago

 

[samuttodd]

The rights are not from the Constitution.   They are from God.

[cjinchiangrai]

24 minutes ago, samuttodd said:

The rights are not from the Constitution.   They are from God.

Please read Thomas Paine and get back to us on that.

[NorthernRyland]

10 hours ago, Jingthing said:

I hear this all the time. Non-Americans asking Americans abroad where they are from and they answer with the state. It's so cringe.

 

No that's called American culture. Many states are larger than countries and so we naturally identify with the state over the country. This just scratches the surface of regional cultures, accents and ethnicities.

 

It's like when a British person  says they're from London (or a Londoner) as they're not ethnically English and thus don't identify with the country at large. Totally normal and not cringe at all.

[cjinchiangrai]

5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

What does it matter where you are from when you really cannot remember it anymore?

 

Wherever you once were, and wherever you might happen to be now....

 

 

You do know that Neil Young is Canadian, right?

[CharlieH]

Troll posts and responses to them removed.

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, samuttodd said:

The rights are not from the Constitution.   They are from God.

There's another thing about The US. One of the most God fearing western nation on the planet, right up there with Spain, Portugal and Greece and far more so than its peers. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importance_of_religion_by_country

[LaosLover]

8 hours ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

A thing about Americans is they clearly see themselves more at the centre of the universe and believe in their specialness  

100% true. Pscychologists call it main character syndrome.  Def worth a google.

 

And then the rest of the world makes it worse by being so obsessed about us. Australians know the names of small district congresspeople and follow their careers. I can't name a single Australian politician.

 

Something foreign breaking through to us has to be at the level of Prince Harry. And then it's like for 4 days. We are Madonna; the rest to the world is the Madonna fan club. You could all ignore us back out of spite, but since we can't even find your country on a globe, our ignoring of you is pretty air tight and implacable.

 

As to JingTing's objection to giving a state to the 'where you from?' question. If I say the states, they ask, 'where?'. And then I say where, So now I just lead off with the where.

 

Sadly, the days of American-dissing are all but gone. A few years ago, a Canadian woman at the Writer's Bar, was complaining about fat Americans. "You don't look like you missed too many meals either", I offered up cheerfully. We need more such intercultural slanging. I lived in England and enjoyed the pub teasing culture, but most Americans can't shovel it back.

[LaosLover]

Another thing I love is ax-to-grind know-nothings claiming to know about super-Complex America.

 

One time at a bus station, I was drink a Diet Coke in the morning,  because I cannot abide coffee with Coffeemate in it. "Soooo American", said an amateur anthropologist.

 

Meanwhile, 90% of Americans think a full English breakfast means a larger omelette. Hopefully including an English muffin*

 

My all-time fave bit of Yank-cluelessness was when a Norwegian asked me if it was still possible to watch black inmates play the blues in prison. "Like Leadbelly?", I asked incredulously. "Exactly", he replied. 

 

Fact to have fun with: Few Americans can discern a posh accent from Johnny Vegas. Simon Cowell's groundbreakingly classless accent is responsible -but again, we just don't care.

 

Simon did a good thing in replacing foppish Hugh Grant as the English person we can even bother to force ourselves to remember

 

*What do they call an English muffin in England? They call it an English muffin. Thank  Boston inventor John English for that

Edited January 14, 2023 by LaosLover

[Jerno]

13 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Speaking Spanish as most Americans can.

 

Saying you're American, is as ignorant as stating you are European.  If asked, I say Prachuap.

Speaking American, not English.

[thaibeachlovers]

13 hours ago, BananaStrong said:

Over 50 years, NEVER met ONE.  Not ONE.   NOT EVEN ONE.

 

I'd love to tell you I met one.

 

nope.  never did.   

I met many when I was in Antarctica being not far from their base. Nicest people I ever met personally.

[KhunLA]

29 minutes ago, Jerno said:

Speaking American, not English.

Over 500 million people speaking Spanish in the Americas.   Less than 400 million speak English / American, as first language.

[Captain Monday]

7 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

You do know that Neil Young is Canadian, right?

Neil Young has resided in the US since the 60s. His US citizenship application was delayed due to cannabis use issues. Something that now seems quite ridiculous now does it not?

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/01/23/neil-young-officially-u-s-citizen-after-use-marijuana-delay/4559169002/

Edited January 14, 2023 by Captain Monday

[chacha boom]

11 hours ago, Keep Right said:

That certainly is a quandary, being American and having a senile, old globalist, socialist, communist sympathizer for President. It certainly is an oxymoron, and I understand why so many Americans are having trouble identifying with their sex and just who they are.

Another thing muricans know nothing of, is what socialism/communism is.

[VBF]

16 hours ago, In the jungle said:

Saying London, England or Paris, France as opposed to just London and Paris.

Yes Yes Yes!!!!   One of my pet hates!  ????

Just like when Americans might say Los Angeles, California instead of just Los Angeles!

I did go to school, you know!!

[Keep Right]

11 hours ago, Phoenix Rising said:

Maybe you should google "oxymoron" so that you're able to use it correctly and that way avoid posting something that slaps egg on your face. ????

"Oxymoron

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that juxtaposes concepts with opposing meanings within a word or phrase that creates an ostensible self-contradiction. An oxymoron can be used as a rhetorical device to illustrate a rhetorical point or to reveal a paradox.Wikipedia"

 

Obviously, you are looking through socialist colored glasses. The paradox is American verses the socialist, communist sympathizer Biden.