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I live in the U.S. and I often wonder what people from other countries think... Do you guys dislike Americans? Did you have a bad experience with one?

I haven't met many, but the few I did were nice enough people.

It would be pretty harsh to just say all Americans are bad

jacek wrote:It would be pretty harsh to just say all Americans are bad

Sure would... heh

I hear they're all fat and stupid rednecks, but I doubt that's true on everyone....

That would be stereotyping... I don't do that.

I have met one American guy in person. Awesome guy (and no, he wasn't fat with a huge beard)

EcazS wrote:I hear they're all fat and stupid rednecks, but I doubt that's true on everyone....

Ha well... they do exist, but only in the south.... well at least the rednecks anyway... stupid people are everywhere...

Tino wrote:That would be stereotyping...

Herp derp.

unemployment wrote:

EcazS wrote:I hear they're all fat and stupid rednecks, but I doubt that's true on everyone....

Ha well... they do exist, but only in the south.... well at least the rednecks anyway... stupid people are everywhere...

Gotta say that's a pretty common American attitude; one which gives the rest of us a bad view of you. I live in Canada, so I experience interaction with America frequently. The sterotype of fat, stupid, rednecks is pretty innaccurate.

I can say from my experience that they always seem in a rush and it appears rude. Holding a door for someone after you seems like a foreign concept, and saying thank you to a waitress shocked her. I would say this was just them being a jerky attitude but I personally think everyone just is in a bigger rush; when on a personal level it's less like this.

This being said, I have issues with the country as a whole, not the people occupying it; but this is true for all countries.

Dylan wrote:

unemployment wrote:

EcazS wrote:I hear they're all fat and stupid rednecks, but I doubt that's true on everyone....

Ha well... they do exist, but only in the south.... well at least the rednecks anyway... stupid people are everywhere...

Gotta say that's a pretty common American attitude; one which gives the rest of us a bad view of you. I live in Canada, so I experience interaction with America frequently. The sterotype of fat, stupid, rednecks is pretty innaccurate.

I can say from my experience that they always seem in a rush and it appears rude. Holding a door for someone after you seems like a foreign concept, and saying thank you to a waitress shocked her. I would say this was just them being a jerky attitude but I personally think everyone just is in a bigger rush; when on a personal level it's less like this.

This being said, I have issues with the country as a whole, not the people occupying it; but this is true for all countries.

Yes, most Americans are in a constant rush. We tend to work too much, but we are incredibly capitalistic so that is probably the reason why.

unemployment wrote: We tend to work too much,

Move to Sweden, 8 hours per week. Sweeeet

EcazS wrote:

unemployment wrote: We tend to work too much,

Move to Sweden, 8 hours per week. Sweeeet

I do hope you mean per day, or I've been so screwed over.

It's just so much fun to laugh about americans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

Temor wrote: I do hope you mean per day, or I've been so screwed over.

I mean week.

libeco wrote:It's just so much fun to laugh about americans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

"wait, were we even in the Vietnam war"

"Armstrong walked on the moon, but I think it was a Russian I'm not sure"

"The what ?"

*sigh*

To be fair, I did not know some of the things he was asking

"What state does KFC come from?"
"Dunno"
"What does it stand for"
"Kentucky Fried Chicken"

*facepalm*

Lmao, I was going to add into my post Americans generally know a lot more about their country than other places as well.

There was a segment *goes to see if he can find it*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seYUbVa7L7w

(and many other similar clips)

These are particularly funny for me, as I am Canadian

Dumb american?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjS6fkTe10

unemployment wrote:Dumb american?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjS6fkTe10

How, did he manage to do that !?

jacek wrote:

unemployment wrote:Dumb american?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjS6fkTe10

How, did he manage to do that !?

Because people from the south are dumb

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13507728

Did you see the German BMW take the hill without a problem? What a safe car that presidential limo is, can't even get over a small bump...

see how thick the door is though?! GEEZUS