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Arsenic7 · 08-06-2006, 08:23 PM

As an American I find this thread quite interesting and am glad I can get read these sorts of opinions about my country.

I would just like to point out that, being as populous and as large geographically as we are, Americans differ greatly state to state. Texas alone is larger than most European countries. That said, we're also a modern country so we have lot in common too, thanks to a shared media and well developed national travel services.

As to why we are so bad at geography, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that people in Europe, Asia, and Africa can look within their own country and see the influence other nations have had on their soil throughout history. You have a lot of old and ancient landmarks that say something about other cultures...England is really the only major European player in American history and very few buildings still exist from Americas earliest days, particularly on the populous western coast, which has only been settled since the past 200 years or so.

Oh, and "American Indians" are generally referred to as Native Americans by the politically correct, here.

I myself have only visited europe once, and that was as a teenager on a tour of Spain and France. It was very interesting and exciting but I found my fellow classmates to be very rude, a little over excited about the lack of a minimum drinking age in Spain, and somewhat...empty headed.

One of them passed out on a tour of the Spanish royal pallace due to a nasty hangover...

As for my own troubles...I felt terribly out of touch with fashion and a little uncomfortable with the lack of public restrooms.

08-06-2006, 08:23 PM	#70 (permalink)
Arsenic7 Insane Location: Corvallis, OR.	As an American I find this thread quite interesting and am glad I can get read these sorts of opinions about my country. I would just like to point out that, being as populous and as large geographically as we are, Americans differ greatly state to state. Texas alone is larger than most European countries. That said, we're also a modern country so we have lot in common too, thanks to a shared media and well developed national travel services. As to why we are so bad at geography, I think it has a lot to do with the fact that people in Europe, Asia, and Africa can look within their own country and see the influence other nations have had on their soil throughout history. You have a lot of old and ancient landmarks that say something about other cultures...England is really the only major European player in American history and very few buildings still exist from Americas earliest days, particularly on the populous western coast, which has only been settled since the past 200 years or so. Oh, and "American Indians" are generally referred to as Native Americans by the politically correct, here. I myself have only visited europe once, and that was as a teenager on a tour of Spain and France. It was very interesting and exciting but I found my fellow classmates to be very rude, a little over excited about the lack of a minimum drinking age in Spain, and somewhat...empty headed. One of them passed out on a tour of the Spanish royal pallace due to a nasty hangover... As for my own troubles...I felt terribly out of touch with fashion and a little uncomfortable with the lack of public restrooms. __________________ This is no sig. Last edited by Arsenic7; 08-06-2006 at 08:26 PM..