When you read this forum and posts made by folks from the UK's commonwealth territories, how do you regard their comments?
Most of them are envious of Americans and thus tend to spurt out total nonsense. I do look for these people in the humor section when I have time to read just how foolish they have become.
Depends. I don't even read Awryly any longer. I realize with Gret Britain's amazing lack of any problems whatsoever the malcontencts are forced to vent somewhere else. Other than one nut, I haven't read much objectionable from the Pacific region. It's mostly Europe which is doing so darned well.
I am an American living in Canada. What I am finding is that some Canadians take the worst news to cross the border and make it the status quo. What they fail to understand is that for the most part, only big news crosses over the International boundary. So they hear of a woman dieing in a hospital ER waiting room after waiting 11 hours to be seen and think that is stereotypical of ALL America... and it is not. It is the shocking story that makes International news... not the norm... not even close to it. And we American do the same when we hear horror stories from across the border... or pond... Some of the misconceptions can be false positive... like the Canadian Healthcare System... don't even get me started on that can of worms.
That type of glib , immature comment somehow sums up the loathing we have for key parts of the American character and psyche . I can only hope the Poster was joking when he hoped that , " Most of them are envious" . Because , if not , then delusion has reached total denial . How many times do you need to be told that there is almost nothing of consequence that could conceivably make a Western European jealous ? You have nothing to put on the table except affable hospitality providing nothing serious is discussed . We have reached the stage -- and I am constantly doing it myself -- where we view Americans in condescending and patronising ways .Regrettable and wrong . It has got way past the stage where we think you are silly and young and have got temporarily confused and muddled . We now think that collectively you are a danger to others and the planet .Dislike has moved to something approaching disgust . And if you don't care , you should , because you have got the biggest shock in History waiting for you and quite soon you will be desperate for friends .
Maybe you should consider how unseriously the world takes American opinion anymore..? When Obama was in Indonesia he spoke of building ties and criticising human rights in China... Must have thought we don't see the American torture and killings in Indonesia...
Foreign governments should own and control the USA, people who actually live in the US, should not only not be able to vote, but should not be allowed to take part in the political process
It depends on the comment. If the comment is ignorant, I will usually try to educate the person writing the comment. If they again respond with a comment ignorant of the differences between our cultures, then I will do my best to ignore them. On the contrary, if their comment is insightful, then I will respond appopriately.
Gee, I wonder if the French really care about my opinion. I wonder if the Germans really care about my opinion. I know President Obama doesn't care about my opinion but I'm going to vote anyway. I've been living in Mexico for 14 years and I am absolutely astounded at the experts on Mexico who vent their "opinions" endlessly and have absolutely nothing but emotion on which to base those "opinions." Opinions are like bodily orifices, everyone has one...or two...depending on the orifice.
If you haven't heard any complaints about America from the Pacific Region then that would be because you're not listening... The largest power in the Pacific Region is China, and even Obama told the Australian parliament that China offers peace and prosperity... He offered us "security and stability"... Translation- security= the ever present threat of war, backing for American torture in Papua... Stability= the debilitating drag of American debt stifling the development of the region...
I wish the international community could get a 'street view' of the U.S., or perhaps the perspective of someone who lives here. For instance, myself (not to brag). I have don't very well since graduating from university last May (2011). I now have 1 full-time job utilizing my degree (history), as well as a part time job, a true dream job, as an audio engineer at one of America's most historic music halls. I don't consider myself an exception. All my friends are succeeding just as well. My family and community are prospering. I've never seen the America grow around me so quickly and for the better. It's quite resounding. I'm privileged to be in a position where I can succeed in a country rife STILL with opportunity. If internationals want to criticize the US for its government, go for it. Most of us couldn't care less. But I always get a giggle from what they say Especially that guy from New Zealand who apparently is the top expert on American life and current events.
I don't care as much about where someone is from as I do the reasoning of their argument. If they make a valid point, I don't care if they're from the UK, America, or Zimbabwe -- it remains a valid point either way. If they use a crappy argument, then it also remains crappy regardless of where they're from.
