Americans are fat.. violent.. lazy idiots

maybe.. but i doubt it.

Ive been living in south america for the past 4 months, and several people Ive met have pretty much held the exact same opinions.

Ive been told that America`s biggest problem is the fact that we have more than one religion, and we`re always killing each other over our religions. In fact, he claimed that this is why Osama bin Laden hates us and wants us dead. (His 2 examples were the KKK and the People`s Temple.) When he brought up the peoples temple, how he said it was `Ive seen pictures of dead bodies everywhere. In youre country people kill themselves over religion, and Osama bin Laden knows this is evil, so he wants you all dead`

I said, `In the sixties? first of all, that was a one time incident that occured 40 years ago and we havnt had anything like in since. And second, the peoples temple wasnt a religion, it was a cult in which the leader was doing illegal things, and when the government came for them, they were told to kill themselves because their children would be taken from them and brainwashed, and they would go to prison`

then I said that the KKK hasnt been a serious problem in a very long time.

and that while America has a lot of problems, this isnt one of them.

He then turned to his wife and said (in spanish, which he didnt know i spoke) `He`s obviously lying, he`s an american. thats what they do.`


point is.. this is actualy a commonly held belief..

 

You can't even pinpoint "America", forget regions, individual states are often essentially minor countries. The only similarities say Vermont and Oklahoma have is they both send 2 senators to DC

 

Just Read The Whole Post, And WOW, I Thought I Was Grumpy First Thing In The

Morning, But, I'm Not A Patch On This Guy....



Cheers Glen.

 

You know when you replace the word American/United States with the word European/Europe it works almost as well, in fact better in some places.

 

I'll make this short, yeah there is plenty wrong with America, but the choice is yours, vote with your brain, or vote with your feet, in other words... I really get pissed when people knock us. Instead of saying we suck, tell us how you suck, and I'll bet it's farm animals, you jerk
Susan has nothing to do with this post, this is Kelley
Veteran of several wars and helps invent this electronic slavery
The rest of this conversation will be kept in our house, unless you wish to pursue it more
WTF

 

Amoureux sounds French , or some one from a socialist country , where they dont have enough food to get fat and lazy. Some where you cant get enough beer to be happy and stay on the couch and kick ass while drunk and on the couch . At least we Americans (people from the USA ) have the chose to get fat and lazy , and drink beer and kick ass . I do agree with you on one point most t.v. made today is not worth watching . desert rat

 

I had no right to say that post of mine
This forum is based on free speech, and although it pissed me off, I had no right to object in the way I did
I apologize and will be hiding in a corner for a bit
Kelley

 

Actually France has a 30 hour work week and the retirement age is 60, if anything they're the lazy ones.

 

So your almost saying, since Americans have plently of food compared to another country its ok to take it all and become a slob.

 

what the fuck are you on about...of course you have a right...we all do...you said it yourself...FREE speech.....:mickey::mickey::mickey::mickey:

 

No Need To Be Ashamed, Right From The Time I Entered Pre-School, And Right

Through Primary And Secondary School, I Spent More Time Standing In The Corner

Of The Classroom Than I Ever Spent At My Desk...

And As You Can Clearly See For Yourself, I Turned Out About As Close To Perfect

As Is Humanly Possible.....



Cheers Glen.

 

If people were taught to responsibly process information then permitting all forms of speech regardless of the hatred would be far less damaging than repressing it. Television and video games are not good sources of that bit of wisdom.

 

I've heard Europeans say our food here is in fact ridiculously cheap, not just at stores but the massive portions $10 at a restaurant will get you. Also corn syrup is in everything and calories for calorie makes people(well technically only studied on mice and other small animals, but given America's waistline we can assume people) gain more weight than normal cane sugar

 

High fructose corn syrup is usually added to a food that already has other forms of sugar high on its list of ingredients- so it's not because any significant molecular difference that is the main issue.- but that folks reading an ingredients list itemizes different sugars but is not familiar with how to spot them may think they are ingesting less sugar.

I would wager that it the ingredients of cheap fast food are an investment in the future of pharmaceutical companies.

 

you are clever and I am stoned...I cant tell if this is a polite jab at me or her or a comment on this thread?:mickey:


the irresponsible process of information may be my biggest downfall in life

 

... it's a polite jab at a few- even myself to some degree. Words are just words until the mind chooses to process them a certain way- it is then and only then that those innocuous words gain the power necessary to be hate.

I was agreeing with what you said essentially- the user (he or she) should have the right not to be curtailed by the lowest common denominator of an audience whose abilities to take offense have been elevated to fine art status.

It is both our downfalls... but practice makes for improvement- gotta remind myself to take a breath and digest what has been expressed before reacting. Sue me I'm human too!

 

missing an F and an O

 

Thanks...

I could use a proofreader...