Funniest thing is how much we all have in common ,for better or worse .
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Funniest thing is how much we all have in common ,for better or worse .
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It's all right to live in poverty with no medical insurance etc. as long as the opportunity to be rich and famous is at the end of the stick right?Originally Posted by JunkBarMan
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No but in some countries you'll be lucky to feed your children , India or China come to mind .... So your point .
I should of said at least "We" have an opportunity to provide for our family.
Made me think the worst difference between Americans and Canucks is the medical care which is universal for us but not for the US ? Or Day care which is a government subsidy ? Nothing is free we pay in taxes !
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The point is that the richest country in the world is an excellent case in point for inequality fostered by capitalism. You can't deny the extreme dualism which is there.No but in some countries you'll be lucky to feed your children , India or China come to mind .... So your point .
Granted other countries are pretty much the same, however there are things like the medical insurance system for instance which makes America really stand out. How are you as a poor person supposed to work yourself up in the system if you're already dead?
The passage I quoted mostly serve the already rich and powerful, as it detracts from the real social issues.
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After reading this thread I've decided it's not going to get anywhere
Probably cauthe Americanth are all sthtupid
*lithp cauthed due to tongue firmly planted in cheek*
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You've got a place to sit
Milk Sucks,Got Beer?
Nothing is ever going to be handed to anyone, anywhere, and at anytime. In America, you can work for what you want. You want higher status, more money, then you need to work harder to achieve that. I don't believe this to be true about most other countries around the world.
I am neither rich, nor powerful, yet I benefit from the American system.
You should really clarify what you mean by this, before I would want to answer it. Really you sound like a doomsday theorist who sees the end coming and it's going to be bad.
Today is the day.
Use Logic Or STFU!!!
Tbh, I don't think Americans think of the UK that much. However, some people sure do think of America even without the Iraq. The only time I really bring up the UK is in retaliation to some America trash talking or the very rare quip about your own problems or weird laws* (among other countries) that I may read in The Express newspaper. Fucking mind your own country. I am of the firm belief that most times when one has so much to say about another, they are fucking envious to a fault.Thats the proplem with the Drawing Room everthing is Brits againts the Usa . Its tiring don't you think . Why don't we pick on the Swiss who never take sides or the chalk sucking Canadians ?
I had never heard of the dental stereotype until I saw Austin Powers.
The only stereotype I had was that everything by Brits was so gentlemanly and prim and propa and that I thought that the accent sounded very faggety/girly (Lennox Lewis) with high pitched bouncy tone.
No down and dirtyness. Of course when I see movies like Snatch, which is very gritty and dirty, and watch Hatton fight (so much energy I think he's on steroids), I am reminded that you have real men and faggots just like everybody else.
By the picture painted on this forum, one would have thought your country to be Disneyworld. It would seem that ain't the case. The UK's shit stink too....among other things.**
@petey mossberg weestro - I like Canada. It feels like another American state tbh. After first going there I felt weird telling someone I had been outta the country. Our companies should merge and fire all the bad parts (cue American takeover quip).
*you have a law where someone can be fined for giving a pet to someone without making sure they can take care of it....the fine can be $8500. I call it the Goldfish Law. There are instances of Goldfish being used as prizes for kids and some of the flush them down the "loo".
*a woman was arrested under the Terrorism Act for walking on a bike path. Her words, "As if walkers and not cyclists were the only ones likely to plant bombs."
**you also have overt racism in the soccer world...so bad in fact that at different times and venues, when a black player gets the ball, the crowd makes monkey sounds and on occasion has thrown bananas onto the field.
Last edited by Busyman; 10-19-2005 at 01:48 PM.
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Tbh, I don't think Americans think of the UK that much. However, some people sure do think of America even without the Iraq. The only time I really bring up the UK is in retaliation to some America trash talking or the very rare quip about your own problems or weird laws* (among other countries) that I may read in The Express newspaper. Fucking mind your own country. I am of the firm belief that most times when one has so much to say about another, they are fucking envious to a fault.Thats the proplem with the Drawing Room everthing is Brits againts the Usa . Its tiring don't you think . Why don't we pick on the Swiss who never take sides or the chalk sucking Canadians ?
I had never heard of the dental stereotype until I saw Austin Powers.
*you have a law where someone can be fined for giving a pet to someone without making sure they can take care of it....the fine can be $8500. I call it the Goldfish Law. There are instances of Goldfish being used as prizes for kids and some of the flush them down the "loo".
*a woman was arrested under the Terrorism Act for walking on a bike path. Her words, "As if walkers and not cyclists were the only ones likely to plant bombs."
Weird laws...let me see.
In Tuscon Arizona its illegal for women to wear pants.
In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap.
It is a misdemeanor under californian law to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
In Pacific Groove, California, "molesting" butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
It is illegal in california to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
In San Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
In Tenassee Tennessee it is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
Amongst others....
The law is an ass where-ever though.
Incidently. It is now illegal under new animal welfare laws in the UK for goldfish to be used as prizes.
Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant!
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makes sense, goldfish are crap, I'd rather have a bag of chocolate pennies
Last edited by DarthInsinuate; 10-19-2005 at 01:13 PM. Reason: pennies
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Use Logic Or STFU!!!
Amongst others....
You're late we've had a million dumb American law threads. Gotta point? We never say our shit doesn't stink. We're at peace knowing about our shit. We would just like to change it from green to a natural brown color sometimes.
The law is an ass where-ever though.
No shit. There's websites devoted to it.
Incidently. It is now illegal under new animal welfare laws in the UK for goldfish to be used as prizes.
Last edited by Busyman; 10-19-2005 at 01:17 PM.
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