Registered: Nov 2002
Location: NY & Sydney&Frankfurt
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Originally posted by Domesticated
This has got nothing to do with my sense of patriotism (which is rather large), and everything to do with Americans embodying everything that's wrong with the world today, as well as perhaps a touch of anger at the insidious effect your television and world influence are having on such a vast proportion of the common denominator in this country.
I never understand when I meet Australians like this. I just don't get it. Not every Australian is like this, but I have met a few like you and I really don't get it. The stereotypes are really annoying and at times it is like there is some sort of inferiority complex. I'm American and sick of being blamed for the world's problems. /vent over.
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Apr-04-2009 08:57
Omega_Blue
likes cake.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: milwaukee
quote:
Originally posted by Domesticated
This has got nothing to do with my sense of patriotism (which is rather large), and everything to do with Americans embodying everything that's wrong with the world today, as well as perhaps a touch of anger at the insidious effect your television and world influence are having on such a vast proportion of the common denominator in this country.
well, thanks for clearing that up for me. i tell ya, people unfamiliar with paracetamol.. something is wrong with that picture. fuck you uncle sam
Apr-04-2009 08:58
narcism
faithless fangirl
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Let go of my mind
quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
Hey, we elected Kevin from Heaven.
Apr-04-2009 08:58
Alex
Suck a cheetah's dick
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Montreal
None of this changes the fact that I have mother fucking Darth Vader on speed dial.
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Apr-04-2009 08:59
Domesticated
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2007
Location:
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Originally posted by Alex
Anti-American-Governmentism is one thing.
But hating Americans is rather stupid for the most part.
Hicks and rednecks exist everywhere in the world and are equally useless as the American version.
This was mentioned the last time my "I hate Americans" seal broke, and none of you got it last time either. I'm not talking about red-necks, hicks or white-trash; you're right, every country has those in horrible proportions. I'm referring to your country as a whole, even the educated people (education doesn't generally teach decorum)
Ditto to this:
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Originally posted by klingklang77
I never understand when I meet Australians like this. I just don't get it. Not every Australian is like this, but I have met a few like you and I really don't get it. The stereotypes are really annoying and at times it is like there is some sort of inferiority complex. I'm American and sick of being blamed for the world's problems. /vent over.
I'm not talking about the wholeIraq/Gulf/Vietnam/interfering in other countries' affairs thing - I think military intervention is good when required. I'm talking about your awful, career obsessed, fast food guzzling, classless, tasteless, humourless excuse for a society.
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
ive never quite understood the whole loving one's country.
Okay, to be more specific, our culture and the people that live here.
Isn't that why most people hate Americans? Because they are so fat?
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Apr-04-2009 09:01
djhaziel
Snake Charmer
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: San Francisco
quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
no. its common usage in Oz.
then this should be added to bas' list
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Apr-04-2009 09:02
bas
Stronger Lover
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Here I Am Baby
quote:
Originally posted by Domesticated
This was mentioned the last time my "I hate Americans" seal broke, and none of you got it last time either. I'm not talking about red-necks, hicks or white-trash; you're right, every country has those in horrible proportions. I'm referring to your country as a whole, even the educated people (education doesn't generally teach decorum)
Well it's a good thing you're from a country that has absolutely no stake in the rest of the world whatsoever, so your opinion is pretty much useless
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Apr-04-2009 09:03
Alex
Suck a cheetah's dick
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Montreal
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Originally posted by bas
Well it's a good thing you're from a country that has absolutely no stake in the rest of the world whatsoever, so your opinion is pretty much useless
I honestly think it is an inferiority complex that most other White countries have to the USA.
We all think we'd do a better job of being head honcho of the world, but the reality is that if we had all that power we'd be really fat and ignorant too.
Comes with being the best really.
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Apr-04-2009 09:06
Darkarbiter
Psysnob
Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Melbourne
Re: Does Australia suck?
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Originally posted by bas
- They call the US "America"...and Victor doesn't like that
American's call themselves Americans.
AFAIK it's mainly south americans that get pissed about that.
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Originally posted by Domesticated
-que is from French (or maybe Old English?). Either form is acceptable in Australian English, as with "connection" and "connexion".
I've never seen anyone spell it connexion ??
We also call "felt tipped pens" textas here btw (similar to calling tissues kleenex)