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breatheasone -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 4:49:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ I completely understand what JB's referring to. It's the attitudes of most of the American population in that if you're not from America then you're not worth knowing, your opinion isn't worth shit and why should they be remotely bothered? I appreciate this isn't the case with every American out there. Hell, some I even consider my friends but the vast majority of the yanks I've seen online over the years are so discriminate against others that it's ridiculous. I was flamed years ago in IRC because I'd spelled colour properly which resulted in screen after screen of people quoting "US English" at me. FFS, the world does not start and end with America, so why does the attitudes and opinions of the inhabitants? Geez.... i'm just sooo embarrassed. And SO very sorry you were treated that way.[:(]

Kalista07 -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 4:50:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ I completely understand what JB's referring to. It's the attitudes of most of the American population in that if you're not from America then you're not worth knowing, your opinion isn't worth shit and why should they be remotely bothered? FourQ..... On one hand i can intellectually understand where this comes from maybe......... i'm not even sure though. i just don't comprehend the arrogance involved that necessitates this kind of attitude. Seriously, i don't intellectually or emotionally understand how or why some people feel they are better than other people. Do you all know suffer from people with arrogance in Your country? {Asked with all seriousness and honesty} Kali

NorthernGent -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:00:23 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kittinSol quote: ORIGINAL: NorthernGent Can you blame us for getting a bit uptight when you start getting uppity on our island? I can tell you one thing: the colonies ain't what they used to be [8D] . Do they still point at you, then the large pan of boiling water, and then rub their stomachs when you step off the boat at New York?

FourQ -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:03:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: breatheasone Geez.... i'm just sooo embarrassed. And SO very sorry you were treated that way.[:(] No need to apologise... it wasn't you... was it? [;)]

kittinSol -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:09:01 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ No need to apologise... it wasn't you... was it? [;)] Bingo, FourQ. "Brian: Look, you've got it all wrong! You don't need to follow me, you don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves! You're all individuals! The Crowd (in unison): Yes! We're all individuals! Brian: You're all different! The Crowd (in unison): Yes, we are all different! Man in Crowd: I'm not... The Crowd: Shhh!"

FourQ -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:09:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kalista07 Do you all know suffer from people with arrogance in Your country? {Asked with all seriousness and honesty} Kali Over here it's kind of complex. The Londoners are the closest I can compare to the American attitudes I've seen in that most Londoners I've known can't say with any conviction what's outside of the M25. The thing is, living in the North East of England attitudes are very different up here. Sure, if you visit you might have your head jumped on for looking at someone the wrong way but there's no real clique here, there's no air of superiority, no "ignore the yank" akin to the "ignore the limey" that I've come across so often. It just seems as though 99% of Americans give the rest a bad name.

kittinSol -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:11:31 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ It just seems as though 99% of Americans give the rest a bad name. More like fifty fifty, really.

beargonewild -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:11:44 PM)
Kali....I don't believe that Pirate was being cryptic, it's more of him just speaking in the manner which many denizens from the UK speak. It is a given that the people of that region have their own syntax and context in which they speak, must in the way that us Canadians have our own unique way of stating things which is different from many areas of the US.

Kalista07 -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:11:48 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ It just seems as though 99% of Americans give the rest a bad name. Truer words have never been spoken..... Perhaps FourQ, you live in a place of heaven. Kali

Kalista07 -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:14:10 PM)
i' m sorry Bear...... i wasn't intentionally calling The Pirate cryptic.... It was my way of prefacing my rant or what have you... I've been told sooo many times that i'm too direct and tooo forward...i forgot where i was...and that Ya'll are used to me like this. :P Kali

FourQ -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:15:41 PM)
ROFL! Hardly hun. This place is an old mining area. People had to work hard to exist and it's still visible in the people and places hereabouts. It's not easy living here, but then everywhere has it's difficulties.

Kalista07 -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:22:07 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ This place is an old mining area. People had to work hard to exist i wonder if perhaps this is the crux of the issue FourQ... i wonder if people who have never had to really work for things just automatically assume everyone else is less than them? Kali

FourQ -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:30:04 PM)
While I don't dispute that, I'm curious to explain the attitudes of those who have had to work but still have the same attitudes. It seems to be something inherent to America irrespective of location or class.

kittinSol -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:36:09 PM)
My experience tells me that many nations think of themselves as better than all others. It's just that some are louder at it than others. America is very, very loud - all nations suck.

Phoenixpower -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:55:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ ROFL! Hardly hun. This place is an old mining area. People had to work hard to exist and it's still visible in the people and places hereabouts. It's not easy living here, but then everywhere has it's difficulties. Indeed its not easy over here,i can confirm that as a spoilt german. I have high respect about everyone who stays voluntarily here and its certainly not heaven!!!

breatheasone -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 5:56:50 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: FourQ quote: ORIGINAL: breatheasone Geez.... i'm just sooo embarrassed. And SO very sorry you were treated that way.[:(] No need to apologise... it wasn't you... was it? [;)] Oh yes... i'm just saying it IS embarrassing...just like if you were at a restuarant with family and someone acted like an ass ...you might be embarrassed?......Thats kinda how i feel....

Phoenixpower -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 6:07:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: beargonewild quote: ORIGINAL: Phoenixpower quote: ORIGINAL: breatheasone So some Americans were mean to this guy cause he is from another country?...Well thats not nice!.... and i am sorry that happened. You can rest ASSURED not all Americans are mean like that. Normally I would ask suspiciously: Are they not??? But due to my current involvement with Mr. Adorable I agree, that some americans are nice...difficult to understand at times, but nice...(at least as long as I don't dare to snap at them or to show attitude...then somehow they turn bossy...but heck that happens to me all the time in UK, so thats not new to me to be seen as the bad one...) UGH...is that what I have to look forward to from the cub? Sure hope not for his sake! LMAO you are warned bear ;o)

Phoenixpower -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 6:12:37 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: NorthernGent quote: ORIGINAL: Phoenixpower but heck that happens to me all the time in UK, so thats not new to me to be seen as the bad one...) In the interests of balance, the last time I was in Berlin I spent the best part of an hour listening to the hotel owner ranting about how the English monarchy, every other monarchy, the English people and every other people, but the English people in particular, are in fact German; and he was adamant that Germany owns the world. I've condensed the hour into a sentence, naturally, but I only asked the mad fucker for directions to the nearest tube station. Can you blame us for getting a bit uptight when you start getting uppity on our island? I agree,i would go mad at him as well,as british citizens are definitely not german...that i learned for sure over here :o)

beargonewild -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 6:50:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kalista07 i' m sorry Bear...... i wasn't intentionally calling The Pirate cryptic.... It was my way of prefacing my rant or what have you... I've been told sooo many times that i'm too direct and tooo forward...i forgot where i was...and that Ya'll are used to me like this. :P Kali No need to be sorry Kali as you were just being open and honest with your opinions so all is good : ). So whatever you do, don't stop being direct and forward....it's one of the things I so like about you!

Kalista07 -> RE: Positive Experience ... Negative Backlash (5/6/2009 6:55:00 PM)
[sm=hearts.gif][sm=hearts.gif][sm=hearts.gif] awww, Bear....i do so love You....You rock..... Kali

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