World's King

This is a thread for those of you cats that don’t live in the USA.

I want to know what you think is truly American. What are we to the rest of the world? I’m not starting this thread in hopes of a flame war so please refrain from being and ass. You fuck up and go off about how much you hate the US or any other country I WILL REPORT YOU TO A MOD OR ADMIN. I want nice clean discussion.


So, what is truly American… what is only American? What does being an American mean to you?

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obediah

I'm american, but how american.

An american with the name "World's King", and the icon of an apple pie, wants to hear what the world thinks of america.

But only positive things, otherwise "World's King" will tell.

Some come on world, kiss our ass. Points for creativity.

tenchi069

I'm American. My opinion on something that is truly American. We have the right to bitch about anything we want to. It doesn't make us right or wrong, but hey, at least we can and I love this country for it. I may not agree with what you have to say, but i support your right to say it.

billege

<b>obediah</b>,
My interputaion of World's King's statement differs somewhat from your own.

Discussion of such a topic as this is prone to be drifting and easliy turned to the negative. Making sweeping, negative, bashing-type, statements is very easy. Those statements tend to be the epitomy of bigotry, ignorance; among other things.

Rather than asking for an ass licking, I thing the King was asking for a discussion in which I say, for example, "Americans are fat." Then I go on to support my statement with reasons as to why I think that. Perhaps a visit to the US, perhaps US news reports on TV. Reasons, my friend, as opposed to the virulent attitude that spews "Americans are fat pigs."

A thread of US, or other, bashing would be utterly pointless.

America has the unfortunate tendancy to be used as a whipping post, so the disclaimer is necessary.
(For the most part...) When we talk about, say, Australia the discussion goes to cool things we've seen on the news, or a great vacation and all the fun things seen and done during it. When America comes up, invariabley the discussion turns to a cacophany of axes being ground.

Following that, I get utterly sick of the predicable, mob-think displayed on this board.
Then I leave. Then I am unable to share my thoughts with the world, and the world suffers just a little bit for it.
(If you think I'm arrogent to make such a statement, then you should check <b>your</b> self-esteem, or lack thereof. Of the few things in life that matter, human thought is at the top of the list. They all matter.)

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rockzilla

As far as neighbours go, I can't complain about the U.S. Most of what the world sees of America comes from Hollywood and Washington. Which I daresay are the two sleaziest, fakest places in the country. Being the Superpower of the World doesn't help your image either, I'm not saying you should become a bunch of cheese-eating surrender-monkies, but it's a fact of life that being #1 earns you a ton of enemies.

Most of the Americans I've met are pretty cool people, percentage-wise, I've probably met as many stupid Canadians as Americans. You're not all boorish, flag-waving morons, those are just the Americans on TV.

I'll end this somewhat pointless post with a paraphrase of a 'Kids in the Hall' sketch.

(Native shoe-shine boy asks Canadian tourist on tropical island if he'd like his shoes shined)

Native : You American?
Canadian : No, Canadian.
(Native looks puzzled)
Canadian : Like an American, but without a gun.
Native : Ahhhh!

(The sketch ends with the tourist propositioning the shoe shine boy for sex for 20$, but that's not the point of this thread)

obediah

billege,

That's a better interpretation. It still seems like powder keg waiting to blow though. Anything about "Americans" is going to be a stereotype, and offend someone.

It would be interesting to see how we are viewed by other countries, non-biased reporting of public opinions with no discussion on the accuracy of the beliefs only the reasons for their existance.

billege

That's what I'm talking about.
The news weekly "The Week" has a brief section entitled, "How they see US." It covers an issue the US is concered with, from a non-US news source.

Great sense of perspective. Of course, that's why I check BBC news from time to time. The Canadian sites are even more revealing; they like us, but not really. The web really can be useful.

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I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence:
"My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."

cchris

Bumps

Then grinds

I promise to be creative.

With a capital A.

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iden1

Ditto>Tenchi069>American as Apple Pie Baby!

Regziever

1. Overwheight people.. ->Cuz thaz wat you see on all them american shows going here (Rick Lake and all of them).
2. Great sense of humor! ->(Jay Leno! 'nuf said).
3. McDonalds. (Well duh...).
4. Good Porn.. (America seems to have the best lookin babes doing the raunchiest stuff... cool).
5. Religious fanatism. (Reading about the religious rightwing in the US kind of reminds me of the history lessons about the Dark Ages).
6. Hollywood!!! (Ofcourse!)
7. The American Dream (It's a dream but it's a damn fine one!)
8. Success and faliure (Both a verry big part of the american society).
9. Baseball! (Can it be more american??).
10. Football!! (Yes it can!!!).
11. Vietnam (I don't really know why... probarbly all those movies about the war i guess.)
12. Martin Luther King! (A true fighter for the american Dream).
13. Hockey! (The NHL is big where i live too cause we swedish peolpe kind of have the game in our blood).
14. Hip Hop, rap, gangsta whatever.. (In da hood... part of american culture from my POW.)
15. Earthquakes, (but it's kind of japanese as well..)

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Death is even worse,
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ninety09

When I think of Americans, the first thing that that comes to my mind is arrogance. (patriotism as you call it)

World's King

It seem that you are the only one that wants their ass kissed.

So, bend over and take it like a champ.

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CAN_skate

Oh, sometimes I think that too, but I Americans who aren't like that at all.

So don't judge people because of where they are from, or on their haircut, unless they be going on about their haircut.

World's King

Why hasn't anyone posted on this all day?

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phredgreen

because we all hate you, you pie-eating warmonger moneky (as opposed to cheese-eating surrender monkey).

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maxero

being american means having the right to express yourself in a stupid or intelligent manor, depending on what day it is.

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cheerios

being american means having a roof over your head, Jack in the Box in your stomach, and 8 cylenders under your hood. you have lots of sex, few morals, and are corrupt in one way or another.

note: not LITERALLY true, but...

jeenyus

freedom fries.