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[Billy_Dean]

Originally posted by Arm@26 November 2003 - 17:56
B) Good for that study. I can act alot better in cyberspace then alot of people.

You just don't!

[MediaSlayer]

Originally posted by Billy_Dean@26 November 2003 - 06:08
I hope you two are gonna take photos, the two of you together is an oportunity not to be missed. At least PM me one.

As for Yanks; I've met heaps of them travelling, some "stereotypical" some not. There does seem to be an arrogant air about some Americans, much like the English. They are yobbish, nationalistic, and couldn't give a fuck what you think, America is best at everything; as I say, much like the English, some of them anyway

Others are as nice as pie, and blend in with everyone, have the same thoughts and desires, the same ups and downs.... and always "up for it".

One trait I find hard to cope with from a lot of nations, and America is one, is an air of condescension towards countries like Australia, we're treated like little kids who live somewhere "far away" in a cute little country with kangaroos running through the streets. You half expect them to offer you a lolipop!

That must really get under your skin to see them talking as if they were as intelligent as you. I could see how that would bother you.

As for Yanks; I've met heaps of them travelling, some "stereotypical" some not. There does seem to be an arrogant air about some Americans, much like the English. They are yobbish, nationalistic, and couldn't give a fuck what you think, America is best at everything; as I say, much like the English, some of them anyway

Others are as nice as pie, and blend in with everyone, have the same thoughts and desires, the same ups and downs.... and always "up for it".

One trait I find hard to cope with from a lot of nations, and America is one, is an air of condescension towards countries like Australia, we're treated like little kids who live somewhere "far away" in a cute little country with kangaroos running through the streets. You half expect them to offer you a lolipop!

The english people I've met while traveling explained to me something I had been curious about-the accents. That people living only miles away in England would speak differently from each other, because the country is so rich and diverse. The opposite of "common" and "homogenous". Well, America is not quite that diverse. I mentally divide the U.S. into 3.5 "sections". Yes, i meant to say "3.5", because one section is only a "half section". First there is the south, which stretches from the virginas, west to Missouri, then down to Louisiana, and the states encompassed as well. Then there is the midwest, which counts for a "half". It includes the states of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The west stretches from Texas, up north to Nebraska, then even further north and to the west to Montana, then west to Washington state, and the encompassed states as well. All other states belong in the northeast. The northeast is the unfortunate home to the traditonal stereotypical "yanks", complete with accents.

Does America consider itself better than Australia, as a whole, yes. So I don't disagree with BD on that one, it's true. Even though I've never been to his country, I do realize it's not some cute little country with kangaroos running wild everywhere. I realize that many Australians, because of the geographic makeup up the country, live within a certain distance from the ocean. So when I think of Australia, I think of beaches, surfing, ect....

[MagicNakor]

Are you putting Washington state and Texas in the same "area?"

[clocker]

What an interesting mental picture of the US you have MS.

Personally, I would divide the States into three areas: the East coast, the West coast and that amorphous mass in the middle, best labeled-"Here there be monsters"*.


* Except for Colorado of course...that would be labelled-"Here there be skiing and Kobe Bryant".

[MediaSlayer]

Originally posted by MagicNakor@26 November 2003 - 14:03


Are you putting Washington state and Texas in the same "area?"

texas is a problem because if you don't cut states up, you can't easily put it in one of those 3.5 areas without people saying "hey! texas don't belong there". I've been to Texas many times. It's damn huge. Eastern texas could be part of the south. West texas could be part of the west, as it is in my proposal. So it's a matter of size.


@Clocker, you would seriously put people from new mexico in the same category as people from wisconsin? those cheezy midwesterners sometimes even talk with that ever-so-loveable canadian accent. not only that, the attitudes are different. as for colorado, the first time i passed through the front range, i thought i was in paradise. blackhawk city, ect.... i especially liked the cool air coming up from the streams, as a result of the snowmelt. very scenic.

[clocker]

Cheezy midwesterners?

Hey son, I was born in Wisconsin.

[MediaSlayer]

i meant it literally

[clocker]

Originally posted by Billy_Dean@25 November 2003 - 23:08


One trait I find hard to cope with from a lot of nations, and America is one, is an air of condescension towards countries like Australia, we're treated like little kids who live somewhere "far away" in a cute little country with kangaroos running through the streets. You half expect them to offer you a lolipop!

You do realize that to a certain extent this is due to the way your Tourist Board markets Australia to the rest of the world?
Babes in bikinis, that Animal Planet weirdo and "Put another shrimp on the barbie" are the images pushed at us from your own marketing geniuses.

Maybe a quick ring on the phone would straighten them out...

[j2k4]

Originally posted by Arm+26 November 2003 - 04:56--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Arm &#064; 26 November 2003 - 04:56)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by j2k4@25 November 2003 - 16:15
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@25 November 2003 - 10:08
Americans are dumb motherfuckers I agree. I am also 15 years old and an American.

Many studies indicate Americans (especially those in their mid-teens-specifically 15 year-olds) are developmentally challenged with regard to their ability to interact gracefully in cyberspace.

B) Good for that study. I can act alot better in cyberspace then alot of people.[/b][/quote]
Would you, then?

Drop the third-person act, too, if you&#39;re going to spend time in here.

We are (most of us) adults who, if forced to spend time with children, prefer those children exhibit extraordinary talent in the area of acting OUR age.

[clocker]

Originally posted by j2k4@26 November 2003 - 09:17


We are (most of us) adults who, if forced to spend time with children, prefer those children exhibit extraordinary talent in the area of acting OUR age.

Arm, just to clarify...

"Our age"= "near death", which explains the extreme morbidity and tendency to gloom around here.

j2..what "third person act"?