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Title: The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 17, 2003, 07:03:37 AM
Here's a great one.  

The World thinks Americans are all a bunch of overweight, fat hillbillies that sit around on their couches in the trailerparks of America, and do whatever the president tells them to.  

The world also, generally has a view that the democrats among us are more intelligent, and conservatives are more archaic and not as enlightened.

I don't understand this mentality.  How arrogant is it of someone from Canada, or France, or whatever, to act like we're all a bunch of dumbasses being led around on a string, when in reality; we've became the world's greatest superpower, while ALSO being one of the world's newest countries (230 years old).  We lead the world in so many fields it isn't even funny, and have went from running around in loincloths hunting buffalo to owning the most powerful military, pioneering liberty, and basically running the world, in 230 years.


How can you be so arrogant, that you think we're all a bunch of fools? Open your eyes.  We're obviously not that fucking stupid, we run shit.  We didn't get PUT there, we PUT ourselves there.  

I just find it interesting that everybody knocks us, but we're the best at practically EVERYTHING.  How the fuck do you get off saying we're all stupid? LOL.  The entire congress, house of reps, supreme court, and the presidency, as well as a majority of the governerships is ran by conservatives who the world thinks are antiquated and can't be in touch with reality, but IN reality, we've survived the largest terrorist attack on our soil, we've fought and won 2 wars decisively on what was deemed the harshest geography in the world, we've passed bills furthering health care benefits for every senior citizen in america (which no other president could get passed), we've lowered taxes, and we've spiked the economy to 20 year highs in some levels, such as manufacturing and home building.  


All by a bunch of cavemen imbeciles the world sees as idiots.


Here's a hint: If you want to attack us, you might want to at least acknowledge that your average U.S. citizen is pretty intelligent.  As are most people in most countries, I'm not bragging, I'm just saying; why the arrogance in saying that the U.S. is ran by idiots? LOL LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE... IN 2 Years!
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Smoke on December 17, 2003, 07:04:26 AM
Not the whole world, homie.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 17, 2003, 07:06:33 AM
I'm not saying anybody should kiss our ass, I'm just saying at least give us the common decency to admit that we're the same as you.  


(Italians not included, LOL I know yall are alright).  I'm really not even talking about any specific country, or anything, I'm just talking about specific individuals, who imagine themselves intelligent, but they're making a HUGE mistake to just pigeon hole every american or every conservative as a caveman.  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Smoke on December 17, 2003, 08:04:01 AM
I'm not talking about Italy. I mean not the whole world think you are stupids. If Lakers win 3 straight titles, be sure somebody (all the non-Lakers) will hate on them. For stupid reasons! They buy games, Kobe is a rapist, other teams are better, they lucky bastards, etc..! It's the same with Manchester UTD in UK, Juventus in Italy, U.S.A. Dream Team on Basketball... if you win/are the best, you have half of the people who accept it, and half of the people who doesnt accept it.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Z the laidback Virus on December 17, 2003, 09:14:39 AM
^^I don't think Trauma means sports in all of this.

The guy might be irritating but that doesn't mean you have to discuss something really different in his own thread.

And yes,Americans are pigeonholed. But what can you expect when most of you just don't care about anything if it isn't related to America? Most of you just don't know shit about the world outside America.

That isn't to say people in other countries (like over here in the Netherlands) can't be dumb as fuck,for example people over here will go on vacation to Isla Marguerita (in Venezuela) and think they're going to somewhere in Spain. ::) They just don't search information about the place they'll visit wich in my eyes is a sign of stupidity or at least terrible ignorance. I'm sure this is the case with people the world over.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Smoke on December 17, 2003, 09:32:56 AM
^^I don't think Trauma means sports in all of this.

I know. I wrote "it's like..". Cause i mean it's ALWAYS like that, in real life, in sports, in politics, at school, everywhere. If there's a winner/power, and other ones who cant touch him/it, half of them will accept it, half of them will attack him even if there're no reasons. I dont think i'm discussing something really different from the thread, am i?
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Z the laidback Virus on December 17, 2003, 10:51:34 AM
You're discussing the principal,nothing wrong with that but I'm sure Trauma only wants to relate this to the US,as everything he says.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: budsmokeronly on December 17, 2003, 11:06:42 AM
I never bothered reading anyone's post, but yes I am American, and yes I agree, overall and in general American's are fucking dumb.  I have had tons of experiences with a ton of different american people.  I have worked many many different service jobs where I deal with hundreds of people a day.  I now own a business which provides services to people.  From dealing with so many people I have come to the conclusion that Americans in general:

A) are Dumb
B) Do not think
C) are Lazy
D) are kind hearted and nice, but dumb
E) have their head shoved way up their ass

I could give thousands of examples, but I'm not going to, because there are a lot of dumb people on this forum too, and I don't need to prove to anyone that americans in general are dumb, because I know myself from personal experience.

Not to say American's are the dumbest people on the earth.  I wouldn't know.  I have never been to any other country except for Mexico.  The whole rest of the world could be very well as dumb as American's, I just don't know that.

ANd I will also say, that for as smart of animals as we are compared to every other animal in the world, we have got to be the dumbest.  Many of the problems of the world today are brought on by humans themselves.  We make the world and our lives much harder than it should be.  One example:  Starvation.  Nobody in this world should be suffering from starvation, yet there are a lot of people who do suffer from it.  It's not like there is any shortage of food at all, its just that people are dumb/selfish/greedy.  Do you know how many restaurant's/grocery stores in America throw away a shitload of food everyday?
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: infinite59 on December 17, 2003, 02:27:14 PM
Every dog has his day.  But yeah, Trauma did make a strong case for America, you can't be stupid and accomplish all the things America has in a short span of time.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Primo on December 17, 2003, 02:40:35 PM
there are dumb people in every country..this is a stupid arguement..
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: smerlus on December 17, 2003, 02:46:49 PM
I never bothered reading anyone's post, but yes I am American, and yes I agree, overall and in general American's are fucking dumb.  I have had tons of experiences with a ton of different american people.  I have worked many many different service jobs where I deal with hundreds of people a day.  I now own a business which provides services to people.  From dealing with so many people I have come to the conclusion that Americans in general:

A) are Dumb
B) Do not think
C) are Lazy
D) are kind hearted and nice, but dumb
E) have their head shoved way up their ass

I could give thousands of examples, but I'm not going to, because there are a lot of dumb people on this forum too, and I don't need to prove to anyone that americans in general are dumb, because I know myself from personal experience.

Not to say American's are the dumbest people on the earth.  I wouldn't know.  I have never been to any other country except for Mexico.  The whole rest of the world could be very well as dumb as American's, I just don't know that.

ANd I will also say, that for as smart of animals as we are compared to every other animal in the world, we have got to be the dumbest.  Many of the problems of the world today are brought on by humans themselves.  We make the world and our lives much harder than it should be.  One example:  Starvation.  Nobody in this world should be suffering from starvation, yet there are a lot of people who do suffer from it.  It's not like there is any shortage of food at all, its just that people are dumb/selfish/greedy.  Do you know how many restaurant's/grocery stores in America throw away a shitload of food everyday?

if i worked with handicapped people all day can i say that everyone in america is sufferening from down syndrome? in any kind of experiment, you need multiple variables to prove your point... so you have a business and people go to you for help...that makes them stupid? tomorrow i want you to apply for NASA and tell me how far you get dealing with these stupid people... or go to home depot and build a house with no help from those stupid people
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on December 17, 2003, 04:29:21 PM
I think American TV-shows like Ricky Lake, Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Bachelor Dad, Dismissed, Jackass, etc. etc. adds quite a lot to the image of Americans as selfobsessed, arrogant, and dumb..

America is the biggest symbol of capitalism, democracy, wealth and freedom (can be argued) in the World today, so if people want something to complain or laugh about, then look to the state(s) where everything is bigger, faster, better, sicker etc., but often dumber and more extreme..

And when the Americans does something right, who's talking louder/more about it, and glorifying it more than the American themselves ??
Obviously this is how to make enemies..


Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: JTSimon on December 17, 2003, 05:29:39 PM
Immigrants made America what it is today...if there were no immigrants you would have another England  ;D White Americans take all credit for what immigrants and foreigners do.

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Americans are all a bunch of overweight, fat hillbillies that sit around on their couches in the trailerparks of America, and do whatever the president tells them to.
Most of them are.




Don't forget African Americans contributions...here are some.

(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/i_elijah_mccoy.jpg)
Elijah McCoy (1843–1929) invented an oil-dripping cup for trains.

Fast Fact: Other inventors tried to copy McCoy's oil-dripping cup. But none of the other cups worked as well as his, so customers started asking for "the real McCoy." That's where the expression comes from.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/invention_mccoy.jpg)


(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/i_louis_latimer.jpg)
Lewis Latimer (1848–1928) invented an important part of the light bulb — the carbon filament.

Fast Fact: Latimer worked in the laboratories of both Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/inventions_latimer.gif)


(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/i_jan_ernst_matzeliger%20.jpg)
Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852–1889) invented a shoemaking machine that increased shoemaking speed by 900%!

Fast Fact: In 1992, the U.S. made a postage stamp in honor of Matzeliger.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/inventions_matzliger.gif)


(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/i_george_carver.jpg)
George Washington Carver (1860–1943) invented peanut butter and 400 plant products!

Fast Fact: Carver was born a slave. He didn't go to college until he was 30.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/invention_carver.jpg)


(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/i_cj_walker.jpg)
Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919) invented a hair-growing lotion.

Fast Fact: Walker grew up poor. But she became the first female African- American millionaire.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/inventions_walker.gif)


(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/i_garret_morgan.jpg)
Garrett Morgan (1877–1963) invented the gas mask.

Fast Fact: Morgan also invented the first traffic signal.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/inventions_morgan.jpg)

Otis Boykin
Otis Boykin (1920–1982) invented the electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers, and the pacemaker.

Fast Fact: Boykin invented 28 different electronic devices.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/invention_boykin.jpg)

(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/i_patricia_bath.jpg)
Dr. Patricia. E. Bath (1949–) invented a method of eye surgery that has helped many blind people to see.

Fast Fact: Dr. Bath has been nominated to the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/invention_bath.jpg)

(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/i_lonnie_johnson.jpg)
Lonnie G. Johnson
Lonnie G. Johnson (1949–) invented the world-famous watergun, the Supersoaker.

Fast Fact: Johnson's company just came out with a new Nerf ball toy gun.
(http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/images/invention_johnson.jpg)





Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 17, 2003, 08:19:04 PM
^ Thanks, you're right, there's a list right there of great AMERICANS who invented shit.  LOL Color has no place in this, they're still American.  


By the way, thought of another one:

In honor of the Wright Brothers, that's right, 100 years ago today, AMERICANS invented the airplane.  Stupid Americans.  Some dumb luck that was.  


Royce: When you assume America is like Ricki Lake or Springer, that just shows your ignorance.  You have no idea what America is like, you just base your opinion on T.V. shows.  

What it comes down to is: Half the world (or whatever, you hear it all the time) think we're a bunch of Dumbasses, but in reality, we are better and first at almost any measurable, positive quality or quotient that you can think of.  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 17, 2003, 11:39:50 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Jacob on December 17, 2003, 11:53:05 PM
man i've been to a lot of different counties in my life


America
Canada
Mexico
England
Italy
Spain


and i can honestly say from my experiences that americans are far from the dumbest people, we're far from the most racist, and we're far from the most arrogant!

the amount of intellect i've experienced is about the same....the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

the most arrogant people i've ever met came from england

the most racist , mexico

Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Jacob on December 17, 2003, 11:57:44 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

man that's a great example.


i remember when i was in canada when my grandma got cancer my step uncle was flacking me all the time "you americans are so full of yourselfs....you should be more like canada where we have free medical care and lower crime rates" all i ever heard him talk about was shit how arrogant americans were and how "superior" canada was to the US.........at the time i was just irritated and pissed that he hastled me like that....but when i think about it , HOW  HYPOCRITICAL AND IRONIC WAS THE SHIT HE WAS SAYING?!
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: [Stoned]Jesus H. Christ[Wheat] on December 18, 2003, 12:13:42 AM
man i've been to a lot of different counties in my life


America
Canada
Mexico
England
Italy
Spain


and i can honestly say from my experiences that americans are far from the dumbest people, we're far from the most racist, and we're far from the most arrogant!

the amount of intellect i've experienced is about the same....the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

the most arrogant people i've ever met came from england

the most racist , mexico



I'd have to agree with you on the rudest people being french canadian
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: mauzip on December 18, 2003, 01:59:05 AM
American people in general:

1) Hardly know anything about things outside America
2) Are ignorant as fuck
3) Are very nice people
4) Live in a great country.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 18, 2003, 02:00:11 AM
American people in general:

1) Hardly know anything about things outside America
2) Are ignorant as fuck
3) Are very nice people
4) Live in a great country.


pretty much proved the point of this thread
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: mauzip on December 18, 2003, 02:06:49 AM
American people in general:

1) Hardly know anything about things outside America
2) Are ignorant as fuck
3) Are very nice people
4) Live in a great country.


pretty much proved the point of this thread

Dutch people: ;D

1) Are ignorant, but by far not as ignorant as Americans. Basically, most people are ignorant. I'm just not one of them, I know that ;)
2) Will cuss you out if you're walking outside and you coincidentally walk against someone; Americans will laugh about it.

But I'd rather live in the US to be honest. I think it's a great country. I'm actually trying to move there in 2 years. First I'm gonna finish college and then I'm gonna try to find a job over there :)
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: budsmokeronly on December 18, 2003, 02:43:09 AM
I never bothered reading anyone's post, but yes I am American, and yes I agree, overall and in general American's are fucking dumb.  I have had tons of experiences with a ton of different american people.  I have worked many many different service jobs where I deal with hundreds of people a day.  I now own a business which provides services to people.  From dealing with so many people I have come to the conclusion that Americans in general:

A) are Dumb
B) Do not think
C) are Lazy
D) are kind hearted and nice, but dumb
E) have their head shoved way up their ass

I could give thousands of examples, but I'm not going to, because there are a lot of dumb people on this forum too, and I don't need to prove to anyone that americans in general are dumb, because I know myself from personal experience.

Not to say American's are the dumbest people on the earth.  I wouldn't know.  I have never been to any other country except for Mexico.  The whole rest of the world could be very well as dumb as American's, I just don't know that.

ANd I will also say, that for as smart of animals as we are compared to every other animal in the world, we have got to be the dumbest.  Many of the problems of the world today are brought on by humans themselves.  We make the world and our lives much harder than it should be.  One example:  Starvation.  Nobody in this world should be suffering from starvation, yet there are a lot of people who do suffer from it.  It's not like there is any shortage of food at all, its just that people are dumb/selfish/greedy.  Do you know how many restaurant's/grocery stores in America throw away a shitload of food everyday?

if i worked with handicapped people all day can i say that everyone in america is sufferening from down syndrome? in any kind of experiment, you need multiple variables to prove your point... so you have a business and people go to you for help...that makes them stupid? tomorrow i want you to apply for NASA and tell me how far you get dealing with these stupid people... or go to home depot and build a house with no help from those stupid people

hey smart guy (are you american?)  I didn't say people are dumb because they come to me for help.  I said I run a business which is in the service sector.  I encounter people all the time.  I have had many service jobs, in which I deal with people all the time.  Never did I say people are dumb for using the service.  I have plenty of variables.  I'm talking about people just not thinking in general and having no common sense.  You obviously don't understand.  How in the hell would you know any experience I have had with another person?  You don't.  My opinion is that in general, Americans are dumb.  You cannot say that is not true, because its my opinion, and I am the one judging the people.  me and you could have a totally different meaning of what a dumb person is.  I have no tolerance whatsoever for dumb people, so it doesn't take much for me to consider them dumb.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Primo on December 18, 2003, 04:24:30 AM
yea it is pretty ignorant to say we dont know anything outside of the us.....why would i care about politics in turkey or what they are doing in angola..I could give a rats ass what they are doing...and geographically i can name all the big countrys over there but i couldnt name all the southwest asian countries that change names every 10 years.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Rizzle on December 18, 2003, 05:01:01 AM
Every dog has his day.  But yeah, Trauma did make a strong case for America, you can't be stupid and accomplish all the things America has in a short span of time.

don't forget tho how big america is and where most origionally came from (europe) and those who unfortunitly we took with us...
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: JTSimon on December 18, 2003, 05:46:02 AM
Americans only know about countries they are invading  ;D

If you ask an American 'List 3 countries and their capitals excluding US/Iraq?'
I bet 95% of Americans couldn't do it.




Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: smerlus on December 18, 2003, 09:09:40 AM
I never bothered reading anyone's post, but yes I am American, and yes I agree, overall and in general American's are fucking dumb.  I have had tons of experiences with a ton of different american people.  I have worked many many different service jobs where I deal with hundreds of people a day.  I now own a business which provides services to people.  From dealing with so many people I have come to the conclusion that Americans in general:

A) are Dumb
B) Do not think
C) are Lazy
D) are kind hearted and nice, but dumb
E) have their head shoved way up their ass

I could give thousands of examples, but I'm not going to, because there are a lot of dumb people on this forum too, and I don't need to prove to anyone that americans in general are dumb, because I know myself from personal experience.

Not to say American's are the dumbest people on the earth.  I wouldn't know.  I have never been to any other country except for Mexico.  The whole rest of the world could be very well as dumb as American's, I just don't know that.

ANd I will also say, that for as smart of animals as we are compared to every other animal in the world, we have got to be the dumbest.  Many of the problems of the world today are brought on by humans themselves.  We make the world and our lives much harder than it should be.  One example:  Starvation.  Nobody in this world should be suffering from starvation, yet there are a lot of people who do suffer from it.  It's not like there is any shortage of food at all, its just that people are dumb/selfish/greedy.  Do you know how many restaurant's/grocery stores in America throw away a shitload of food everyday?

if i worked with handicapped people all day can i say that everyone in america is sufferening from down syndrome? in any kind of experiment, you need multiple variables to prove your point... so you have a business and people go to you for help...that makes them stupid? tomorrow i want you to apply for NASA and tell me how far you get dealing with these stupid people... or go to home depot and build a house with no help from those stupid people

hey smart guy (are you american?)  I didn't say people are dumb because they come to me for help.  I said I run a business which is in the service sector.  I encounter people all the time.  I have had many service jobs, in which I deal with people all the time.  Never did I say people are dumb for using the service.  I have plenty of variables.  I'm talking about people just not thinking in general and having no common sense.  You obviously don't understand.  How in the hell would you know any experience I have had with another person?  You don't.  My opinion is that in general, Americans are dumb.  You cannot say that is not true, because its my opinion, and I am the one judging the people.  me and you could have a totally different meaning of what a dumb person is.  I have no tolerance whatsoever for dumb people, so it doesn't take much for me to consider them dumb.


well i just proved that all people are dumb in thier own ways....there is not one all knowing person in this world and we all are dumb to things we don't care about or deal with on a daily basis...ask me how to fix a car....i don't know shit...ask me how to fix a computer....i'm know what i'm doing

everyone in this world is dumb or ignorant, one way or another
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: budsmokeronly on December 18, 2003, 12:11:12 PM
^^^^^^ agian, I'm not talking about being educated in ways of knowing how to do things such as work on a car, or build a house, or work for nasa.  I'm talking about simple common sense things, and people just not thinking in general.  I didn't want to give any examples, but since you cannot understand here it goes:

I run a moving company.  I do not own a big truck, and so people rent a u haul, or a penske, and then me and my crew do the labor.  In my ad, it specifically says that I do not provide a truck, and that the customer needs to.  So I have this lady that I am moving right.  I talked to her on the phone multiple times, sent her contracts in the mail, and had everything set up.  So the day of the move I get to her house and I don't see any trucks parked anywhere.  She comes out all laughing and she's like "hee hee hee!  I forgot that I needed to get a truck!  Hee hee hee!  I'll go get it right now!"
I charge $40 an hour.  It took her over an hour to go get the truck, and I had to charge her for that because I was supposed to start at a certain time, and it is not my fault she didn't have her shit together.

Gee, who would think they you need a truck to move?

Now that is just one lil example.  I could go on all fuckin day w/ examples like that where people are just not thinking at all or don't have any common sense.

You did not prove that all people are dumb in their own ways.  Not being able to hop right into the NASA program does not mean you are dumb, nor does not knowing how to build a house.  You have to learn those types of things, you have to get educated in that dept.  Being dumb, is when you don't think, when you are not logical, when you don't use any sense.

someone who is driving on the freeway, and the E light is lit up.  They see a sign that says gas, right when their E light comes on, and they also see a sign that says Next Gas Stop: 75 miles.   This person decides not to stop and fill up at the gas station right there, but rather try to get to the one 75 miles away.  That is dumb.

Someone driving a truck, and they get into their driveway, which is a steep hill, and they are going up it.  Halfway up the driveway, something happens to the truck and it breaks down.  So they decide to put it in neutral and push it the rest of the way.  Guess what, your going up a hill.  Guess whats gonna happen to your truck?  That is dumb.

Someone goes into a jewelry store and is looking around and talking to the owner.  All of a sudden they put on a mask, pull out a gun and rob the store.  Guess what?  The owner already got a great look at your face.  That is dumb.

Someone owns a mint condition MIckey Mantle rookie card.  They give it to their 3 year old son.  That is dumb.

Someone pays $50 a month for a gym membership, which goes month by month.  They haven't worked out in the last 4 month, yet they keep paying the membership.  That is dumb.

Someone is mowing their lawn.  As they are mowing, a stick get caught up in the lawn mower.  They try to remove it, without turning off the engine.  That is dumb.

Someone not knowing calculus is not dumb.  Someone not able to perform brain surgury is not dumb.  Someone who cannot build their own car is not dumb.

Someone trying to see if they can survive a jump off the empire state building is dumb.  Someone with no job, who buys $5,000 worth of crap in one day on their credit card is dumb.  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Maestro Minded on December 18, 2003, 12:26:09 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Suga Foot on December 18, 2003, 12:39:31 PM
man i've been to a lot of different counties in my life


America
Canada
Mexico
England
Italy
Spain


and i can honestly say from my experiences that americans are far from the dumbest people, we're far from the most racist, and we're far from the most arrogant!

the amount of intellect i've experienced is about the same....the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

the most arrogant people i've ever met came from england

the most racist , mexico



I'd have to agree with you on the rudest people being french canadian

Oh Hell Yeah!  And the Dumbest people are the Eastern Canadians (neufies ect.).


 I think a lot of people don't like Americans for they're attitudes, like Trauma's, "We're the best at everything".  We're living in a time of the "American Empire".  And like any other empire, it won't last forever.  And that's the god damn truth.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 18, 2003, 12:42:12 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 18, 2003, 12:45:15 PM
Dutch people: ;D

1) Are ignorant, but by far not as ignorant as Americans. Basically, most people are ignorant. I'm just not one of them, I know that ;)

ROFL...dude you are one of the most ignorant people i know

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2) Will cuss you out if you're walking outside and you coincidentally walk against someone; Americans will laugh about it.

thats something to brag about (rolls eyes), i guess we're just too ignorant to know how to cuss people out just because they accidentally brushed against us?

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But I'd rather live in the US to be honest. I think it's a great country. I'm actually trying to move there in 2 years. First I'm gonna finish college and then I'm gonna try to find a job over there :)

its a great country...as long as you dont have to deal with all us ignorant dumbfucks who only know the important countries right?  ::)
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Maestro Minded on December 18, 2003, 01:34:23 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 18, 2003, 01:45:36 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^

10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map (because they are either A) less than 3 years old or B) retarded
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america (why do we give a fuck what the population is? it does absolutely nothing...its a useless peice of info)
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map (33% of america is not all of them)
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map (50% is not true and i can gauruntee that. and like i said above...50 percent is not all of america now is it)
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Lincoln on December 18, 2003, 01:50:56 PM
the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

Just so you know, French Canadians are the most hated by fellow Canadians. Quebec is almost like a different country. They mainly keep to themselves.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 18, 2003, 01:52:54 PM
the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

Just so you know, French Canadians are the most hated by fellow Canadians. Quebec is almost like a different country. They mainly keep to themselves.

lol...thats like hillbillies in america
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Maestro Minded on December 18, 2003, 03:07:55 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^

10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map (because they are either A) less than 3 years old or B) retarded
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america (why do we give a fuck what the population is? it does absolutely nothing...its a useless peice of info)
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map (33% of america is not all of them)
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map (50% is not true and i can gauruntee that. and like i said above...50 percent is not all of america now is it)

come on man... dont act stupid, you know that we're not talking about babies here... so you're basicly saying that 10% of the american youth is retarted... i would prefer to say "stupid", but sure, i guess "retarded" will do...
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"X% of america is not all of them"
i never claimed that ALL americans are stupid
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on December 18, 2003, 04:29:45 PM
Royce: When you assume America is like Ricki Lake or Springer, that just shows your ignorance.  You have no idea what America is like, you just base your opinion on T.V. shows.  



No.
When 75% of Americans on TV are stupid, arrogant, selfobsessed etc., Americans have theirselves to blame.. quality-control on junk-TV would have been a nice move to improve the general impression of American intelligence.

What else than TV, magazines, newspapers, books & internet can you base your general opinion on, about a country you never been in, huh ??

Just look at U.K., they produce a whole lot of TV, but do you find all that garbage/trash shows that U.S. is producing.. ??
No, they have a much higher quality control on what they put the "U.K.-produced" stamp on.


Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 18, 2003, 05:06:03 PM
Royce: When you assume America is like Ricki Lake or Springer, that just shows your ignorance.  You have no idea what America is like, you just base your opinion on T.V. shows.  



No.
When 75% of Americans on TV are stupid, arrogant, selfobsessed etc., Americans have theirselves to blame.. quality-control on junk-TV would have been a nice move to improve the general impression of American intelligence.

What else than TV, magazines, newspapers, books & internet can you base your general opinion on, about a country you never been in, huh ??

Just look at U.K., they produce a whole lot of TV, but do you find all that garbage/trash shows that U.S. is producing.. ??
No, they have a much higher quality control on what they put the "U.K.-produced" stamp on.




dude all that shit on jerry springer and jenny jones and whatnot is fake...its all hired actors lol....a very small part of the population is like that...im not saying no one is because i have known people like that before and they are fucked up...but all of those people are actors hired to do taht shit.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 18, 2003, 05:08:10 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^

10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map (because they are either A) less than 3 years old or B) retarded
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america (why do we give a fuck what the population is? it does absolutely nothing...its a useless peice of info)
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map (33% of america is not all of them)
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map (50% is not true and i can gauruntee that. and like i said above...50 percent is not all of america now is it)

come on man... dont act stupid, you know that we're not talking about babies here... so you're basicly saying that 10% of the american youth is retarted... i would prefer to say "stupid", but sure, i guess "retarded" will do...
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"X% of america is not all of them"
i never claimed that ALL americans are stupid


what i was indirectly stating (and i didnt do a very good job...sorry) was that they cant survey all of america. surveying one place and getting results like that doesnt mean shit...because there are some areas of america where 90% of the population is illiterate or inbred and there are some areas where 90% of the population is genius business like mf's...you can't base all of america on a survey because it would take years to survey all of america and by the time it was done the results would be worthless.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on December 18, 2003, 05:20:38 PM

dude all that shit on jerry springer and jenny jones and whatnot is fake...its all hired actors lol....a very small part of the population is like that...im not saying no one is because i have known people like that before and they are fucked up...but all of those people are actors hired to do taht shit.


Same difference.. people take what they see/hear in for consideration and make up a general impression..
Faking it makes it even worse, in many peoples opinion.

Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 18, 2003, 05:23:23 PM

dude all that shit on jerry springer and jenny jones and whatnot is fake...its all hired actors lol....a very small part of the population is like that...im not saying no one is because i have known people like that before and they are fucked up...but all of those people are actors hired to do taht shit.


Same difference.. people take what they see/hear in for consideration and make up a general impression..
Faking it makes it even worse, in many peoples opinion.



i agree that but thats the media doing all that shit...not america. i have no control over whether or not they hire actors to be illiterate hillbillies. and neither does 99% of america...people take the wrong shit into consideration when they look at america.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on December 18, 2003, 05:29:24 PM
i agree that but thats the media doing all that shit...not america. i have no control over whether or not they hire actors to be illiterate hillbillies. and neither does 99% of america...people take the wrong shit into consideration when they look at america.

Yeah, reminds me off..

The media in America seems to be having WAY TOO MUCH power.
And as we all know, media is very important to the general impression of a country.


Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: budsmokeronly on December 18, 2003, 05:48:44 PM
just the fact that those dumb ass shows like jerry springer have been on tv for awhile shows that americans are dumb.  they wouldn't be on tv, if people didn't watch them.  So if a show like jerry springer lasts for as long as it has, that means there are a lot of people out there who like it.  And you gotta be dumb to like that show, or any show like it.

The fact that Britney spears, nsync, (fill in the blank of just about any mainstream artist that sells a lot) sell so many copies  also shows how dumb americans are.  Have you ever listened to britney spears lyrics?  Has she ever had a message in any of her songs?  Does she have any song with lyrics that have any meaning?

Look how popular all these stupid ass reality tv shows are.  So many fuckin people watch these goddamn dumb ass shows.  Man I have seen a couple of episodes of them, and they are so stupid.  There is like no piont to the shows.  Yet dumb ass americans are fascinated by them.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: [Stoned]Jesus H. Christ[Wheat] on December 18, 2003, 07:19:13 PM
man i've been to a lot of different counties in my life


America
Canada
Mexico
England
Italy
Spain


and i can honestly say from my experiences that americans are far from the dumbest people, we're far from the most racist, and we're far from the most arrogant!

the amount of intellect i've experienced is about the same....the dumbest people though i'd have to say out of that bunch would have to be the french canadians as well as the rudest.

the most arrogant people i've ever met came from england

the most racist , mexico



I'd have to agree with you on the rudest people being french canadian

Oh Hell Yeah!  And the Dumbest people are the Eastern Canadians (neufies ect.).


 I think a lot of people don't like Americans for they're attitudes, like Trauma's, "We're the best at everything".  We're living in a time of the "American Empire".  And like any other empire, it won't last forever.  And that's the god damn truth.

He summed up pretty much alot of canadians views
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Jacob on December 18, 2003, 10:56:03 PM
just the fact that those dumb ass shows like jerry springer have been on tv for awhile shows that americans are dumb.  they wouldn't be on tv, if people didn't watch them.  So if a show like jerry springer lasts for as long as it has, that means there are a lot of people out there who like it.  And you gotta be dumb to like that show, or any show like it.

The fact that Britney spears, nsync, (fill in the blank of just about any mainstream artist that sells a lot) sell so many copies  also shows how dumb americans are.  Have you ever listened to britney spears lyrics?  Has she ever had a message in any of her songs?  Does she have any song with lyrics that have any meaning?

Look how popular all these stupid ass reality tv shows are.  So many fuckin people watch these goddamn dumb ass shows.  Man I have seen a couple of episodes of them, and they are so stupid.  There is like no piont to the shows.  Yet dumb ass americans are fascinated by them.


the rest of the world must be as dumb as americans because most of these shows are derived from europe and/or do just as well in their markets. so blah


the backstreet boys and n'sync and the spice girls were popular in canada and western europe way before they got big in the US. so blah

again most of these reality shows' concepts derive from european ones. the only all american reality shows are probably the real world and cops. and just like the jerry springer and jenny jones thing....they're JSUT as marketable oversees. so blah
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Jacob on December 18, 2003, 10:59:46 PM
i agree with trauma entirely...what makes me laugh (and a little pissed off) is when people from other countries say shit like "americans are ignorant because they dont know anything about the world outside of america"...well here's a good example that always stuck with me...one day i was talking to mauzip about all of this shit...like a year ago. and he was like "americans are ignorant...you dont even know you're geography overseas" and i was like "no, not all of use are like that...most of us do know our geography but its not like we memorize every little place" and he was like "well thats ignorant" and this convo started because of the war so i was like "we know all the places we are at in the war(s) and whatnot"...at that point he was like "yeah but you guys dont know anything other than that" so i said "i bet before you moved to the US you didnt know the geography of all 50 states"...his reply was "no but i knew all the important ones, texas, california, etc..."...i laughed so hard...so we are ignorant for not knowing the geography of a place we've never been to. but the place he lived for a year or more he still didnt realize that every state has just as much importance as another. im not tryin to diss mauzip im just sayin i hear a lot of stupid shit like that. and its rediculous. people have this preconcieved notion that americans are just a bunch of ignorant assholes...and its not true.

and how many provinces in lets say sweden do you know??.. way less than the ammount of states i know in USA.... you cant compare countries with states/provinces

LMAO you just proved my point...if its ok for me to not know that then why is it ok to not know the 50 states? its the same damn concept. saying "I know all the important ones" is ignorant as fuck.

you dont get it...

the world outside america is divided in countries
many americans cant name those countries
you cant compare "americans not knowing other countries" with "europeans not knowing the 50 states of america"
thats my point...
the average "non-american" human know WAY MORE about other countries than the average american, for example:
80% of the american youth have never visited another country (compare that to 30% for european countries)
87% of the american youth cant locate iraq on the map
83% of the american youth cant locate afghanistan on the map

americans dont even know their own country, according to a recent test, made by "National Geographic":
10% of the american youth cant locate their own country on the map
25% of the american youth dont know the population of america
33% of the american youth cant locate the state of new jersey on the map
50% of the american youth cant locate the state of new york on the map


now how can you defend THAT^^


how do I defend that?!


easy
when was I asked to take this test
when were my little cousins in LA asked to take this test
when were half of this board and all of their relatives asked to take this test??

don't base your stupid opinion on statistics or polls that don't comb through a whole country like a census would!


god you are such a gullible tool
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Suga Foot on December 18, 2003, 11:04:18 PM
the backstreet boys and n'sync and the spice girls were popular in canada and western europe way before they got big in the US.

Unfortunatley True  :-\
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: budsmokeronly on December 18, 2003, 11:20:17 PM
just the fact that those dumb ass shows like jerry springer have been on tv for awhile shows that americans are dumb.  they wouldn't be on tv, if people didn't watch them.  So if a show like jerry springer lasts for as long as it has, that means there are a lot of people out there who like it.  And you gotta be dumb to like that show, or any show like it.

The fact that Britney spears, nsync, (fill in the blank of just about any mainstream artist that sells a lot) sell so many copies  also shows how dumb americans are.  Have you ever listened to britney spears lyrics?  Has she ever had a message in any of her songs?  Does she have any song with lyrics that have any meaning?

Look how popular all these stupid ass reality tv shows are.  So many fuckin people watch these goddamn dumb ass shows.  Man I have seen a couple of episodes of them, and they are so stupid.  There is like no piont to the shows.  Yet dumb ass americans are fascinated by them.


the rest of the world must be as dumb as americans because most of these shows are derived from europe and/or do just as well in their markets. so blah


the backstreet boys and n'sync and the spice girls were popular in canada and western europe way before they got big in the US. so blah

again most of these reality shows' concepts derive from european ones. the only all american reality shows are probably the real world and cops. and just like the jerry springer and jenny jones thing....they're JSUT as marketable oversees. so blah

I don't give a fuck where these worthless fuckin things originated from, or where they are popular.  The fact of the matter is, they are dumb fucking shows, and they are very popular here in america.  And imo, you gotta be an idiot to really enjoy all this crap.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 19, 2003, 12:14:50 AM
just the fact that those dumb ass shows like jerry springer have been on tv for awhile shows that americans are dumb.  they wouldn't be on tv, if people didn't watch them.  So if a show like jerry springer lasts for as long as it has, that means there are a lot of people out there who like it.  And you gotta be dumb to like that show, or any show like it.

The fact that Britney spears, nsync, (fill in the blank of just about any mainstream artist that sells a lot) sell so many copies  also shows how dumb americans are.  Have you ever listened to britney spears lyrics?  Has she ever had a message in any of her songs?  Does she have any song with lyrics that have any meaning?

Look how popular all these stupid ass reality tv shows are.  So many fuckin people watch these goddamn dumb ass shows.  Man I have seen a couple of episodes of them, and they are so stupid.  There is like no piont to the shows.  Yet dumb ass americans are fascinated by them.


the rest of the world must be as dumb as americans because most of these shows are derived from europe and/or do just as well in their markets. so blah


the backstreet boys and n'sync and the spice girls were popular in canada and western europe way before they got big in the US. so blah

again most of these reality shows' concepts derive from european ones. the only all american reality shows are probably the real world and cops. and just like the jerry springer and jenny jones thing....they're JSUT as marketable oversees. so blah

I don't give a fuck where these worthless fuckin things originated from, or where they are popular.  The fact of the matter is, they are dumb fucking shows, and they are very popular here in america.  And imo, you gotta be an idiot to really enjoy all this crap.

dude his point was that there were a few other countries enjoying this crap long before america...and half the people that watch that shit are 60+ year old retired people...and that is true...i bet if you asked just about anybody on here what their grandmother watches they would say talk shows and soap operas
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: budsmokeronly on December 19, 2003, 12:28:54 AM
just the fact that those dumb ass shows like jerry springer have been on tv for awhile shows that americans are dumb.  they wouldn't be on tv, if people didn't watch them.  So if a show like jerry springer lasts for as long as it has, that means there are a lot of people out there who like it.  And you gotta be dumb to like that show, or any show like it.

The fact that Britney spears, nsync, (fill in the blank of just about any mainstream artist that sells a lot) sell so many copies  also shows how dumb americans are.  Have you ever listened to britney spears lyrics?  Has she ever had a message in any of her songs?  Does she have any song with lyrics that have any meaning?

Look how popular all these stupid ass reality tv shows are.  So many fuckin people watch these goddamn dumb ass shows.  Man I have seen a couple of episodes of them, and they are so stupid.  There is like no piont to the shows.  Yet dumb ass americans are fascinated by them.


the rest of the world must be as dumb as americans because most of these shows are derived from europe and/or do just as well in their markets. so blah


the backstreet boys and n'sync and the spice girls were popular in canada and western europe way before they got big in the US. so blah

again most of these reality shows' concepts derive from european ones. the only all american reality shows are probably the real world and cops. and just like the jerry springer and jenny jones thing....they're JSUT as marketable oversees. so blah

I don't give a fuck where these worthless fuckin things originated from, or where they are popular.  The fact of the matter is, they are dumb fucking shows, and they are very popular here in america.  And imo, you gotta be an idiot to really enjoy all this crap.

dude his point was that there were a few other countries enjoying this crap long before america...and half the people that watch that shit are 60+ year old retired people...and that is true...i bet if you asked just about anybody on here what their grandmother watches they would say talk shows and soap operas


dude, tv shows don't stay on the air because they are not popular and nobody watches them.  I highly doubt that half the people who watch this crap are old people.  Most old people I known hardly watch any tv at all.  Hell my grandma doesn't even own a tv.  and who cares if there were other countries watching this shit before us?  To me that makes it even worse, because we had to copy someone else to come up with this dumb crap.  I mean, we couldn't even come up with original dumb ass shit on our own?
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 19, 2003, 12:42:04 AM
just the fact that those dumb ass shows like jerry springer have been on tv for awhile shows that americans are dumb.  they wouldn't be on tv, if people didn't watch them.  So if a show like jerry springer lasts for as long as it has, that means there are a lot of people out there who like it.  And you gotta be dumb to like that show, or any show like it.

The fact that Britney spears, nsync, (fill in the blank of just about any mainstream artist that sells a lot) sell so many copies  also shows how dumb americans are.  Have you ever listened to britney spears lyrics?  Has she ever had a message in any of her songs?  Does she have any song with lyrics that have any meaning?

Look how popular all these stupid ass reality tv shows are.  So many fuckin people watch these goddamn dumb ass shows.  Man I have seen a couple of episodes of them, and they are so stupid.  There is like no piont to the shows.  Yet dumb ass americans are fascinated by them.


the rest of the world must be as dumb as americans because most of these shows are derived from europe and/or do just as well in their markets. so blah


the backstreet boys and n'sync and the spice girls were popular in canada and western europe way before they got big in the US. so blah

again most of these reality shows' concepts derive from european ones. the only all american reality shows are probably the real world and cops. and just like the jerry springer and jenny jones thing....they're JSUT as marketable oversees. so blah

I don't give a fuck where these worthless fuckin things originated from, or where they are popular.  The fact of the matter is, they are dumb fucking shows, and they are very popular here in america.  And imo, you gotta be an idiot to really enjoy all this crap.

dude his point was that there were a few other countries enjoying this crap long before america...and half the people that watch that shit are 60+ year old retired people...and that is true...i bet if you asked just about anybody on here what their grandmother watches they would say talk shows and soap operas


dude, tv shows don't stay on the air because they are not popular and nobody watches them.  I highly doubt that half the people who watch this crap are old people.  Most old people I known hardly watch any tv at all.  Hell my grandma doesn't even own a tv.  and who cares if there were other countries watching this shit before us?  To me that makes it even worse, because we had to copy someone else to come up with this dumb crap.  I mean, we couldn't even come up with original dumb ass shit on our own?

well you could take that as us being dumbasses or us being too smart to come up with some stupid shit like that...jerry springer is horrible and most americans know it. but it really is the people who have nothing better to do than watch that shit...wives who sit at home and wait for something to do while everyone is away, retired people, and the dirty hillbilly mf's who can't get a job and live off welfare. nobody else has time to watch that bullshit considering its all on during the day time.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: mauzip on December 19, 2003, 04:08:04 AM
ROFL...dude you are one of the most ignorant people i know

How's that? :-X

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thats something to brag about (rolls eyes), i guess we're just too ignorant to know how to cuss people out just because they accidentally brushed against us?

This had nothing to do with ignorance. I was just saying that most Americans are nicer than Dutch people.

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its a great country...as long as you dont have to deal with all us ignorant dumbfucks who only know the important countries right?  ::)

Why do you say that? Would I say I wanna move back to the USA if I would care that much about the American ignorance?
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 19, 2003, 11:46:38 AM
ROFL...dude you are one of the most ignorant people i know

How's that? :-X


read my previous post about when you said you know the "important states"...you say stupid shit like that all the time man. thats why you are.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Immortal on December 19, 2003, 01:28:22 PM
Well i think mostly the world thinks that america is an evil, smart, powerful country that is dwelling on capitalism and robbing weak nations off their wealth. PEriod. Same goes to Europe. yet at the same time most of the ppl of the world wanna be american cause of the good life even tho they know its wrong.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 19, 2003, 01:35:08 PM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Immortal on December 19, 2003, 01:48:24 PM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  

well its a fucked up system...i could give u many examples of all the big corporates making extraordinary cash and profit from making their products in asia and selling them for more than 100 times the manufacturing cost in america. Example .. GAP, NIKE, .... then u got that company called DEBEERS , they are in diamonds trades...nobody really knows what goes around in the background of their shit,i hear they are into slave trading, importing all the diamonds from african nations and just robbing them. They fukin pay these african dictators so much cash in exchange for diamonds adn they are vampires.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Immortal on December 19, 2003, 01:50:22 PM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  

well it may sound rediculous to a person overshadowed by the media, but its true...its fucking rediculous...fuck christofer columbus

plus america wouldnt be shit if it werent for asia's resourses
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Jacob on December 19, 2003, 09:48:04 PM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  

well its a fucked up system...i could give u many examples of all the big corporates making extraordinary cash and profit from making their products in asia and selling them for more than 100 times the manufacturing cost in america. Example .. GAP, NIKE, .... then u got that company called DEBEERS , they are in diamonds trades...nobody really knows what goes around in the background of their shit,i hear they are into slave trading, importing all the diamonds from african nations and just robbing them. They fukin pay these african dictators so much cash in exchange for diamonds adn they are vampires.


you have no idea what you are talking about

debeers is a cartell.....i'm asumming you have no idea what that is judging from your post. Cartell companies are illegal in the US, the debeers company is not an american company.


but yeah i agree to an extent with your post...i fucking HATE the fact all these companies are sending all these manufacturing jobs oversees to asia, mexico, africa. the only people who benefit from this is the coperation. the quality of the product is lower, the price remains the same so the consumer gets no price break, and the companies exploit lower rates oversees. this fucks over jobs in america! Fuck levi's for closing the last 2 plants just before christmas and sending jobs over to china.....fuck that i'll never where levis.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Immortal on December 20, 2003, 01:14:16 AM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  

well its a fucked up system...i could give u many examples of all the big corporates making extraordinary cash and profit from making their products in asia and selling them for more than 100 times the manufacturing cost in america. Example .. GAP, NIKE, .... then u got that company called DEBEERS , they are in diamonds trades...nobody really knows what goes around in the background of their shit,i hear they are into slave trading, importing all the diamonds from african nations and just robbing them. They fukin pay these african dictators so much cash in exchange for diamonds adn they are vampires.


you have no idea what you are talking about

debeers is a cartell.....i'm asumming you have no idea what that is judging from your post. Cartell companies are illegal in the US, the debeers company is not an american company.


but yeah i agree to an extent with your post...i fucking HATE the fact all these companies are sending all these manufacturing jobs oversees to asia, mexico, africa. the only people who benefit from this is the coperation. the quality of the product is lower, the price remains the same so the consumer gets no price break, and the companies exploit lower rates oversees. this fucks over jobs in america! Fuck levi's for closing the last 2 plants just before christmas and sending jobs over to china.....fuck that i'll never where levis.

yes debeers was meant to be a european company apart from the 2 US companies i mentioned. I thought that was understood automatically. lol i have a good idea of what im talking bout. You just agreed with me.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 20, 2003, 01:36:36 AM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  

well its a fucked up system...i could give u many examples of all the big corporates making extraordinary cash and profit from making their products in asia and selling them for more than 100 times the manufacturing cost in america. Example .. GAP, NIKE, .... then u got that company called DEBEERS , they are in diamonds trades...nobody really knows what goes around in the background of their shit,i hear they are into slave trading, importing all the diamonds from african nations and just robbing them. They fukin pay these african dictators so much cash in exchange for diamonds adn they are vampires.

Looks like Asia needs to get on the ball about taking care of their people instead of letting companies exploit them

Say i'm Nike.  Why the fuck would I keep a plant in the US and pay someone 5.25 an hour plus adhere to all the workers compensation and other stuff we have here when I could make a plant in China and pay a worker ther .75 an hour and no benefits?  What's stopping them?  Is their government doing anything about?  Maybe they should step up to the plate and protect their citizens.

So what if they can make a shoe for a dollar and sell it for $100?  Supply/Demand.  They make it, we want it.  We'll pay $150 for the new LeBron James Nikes that cost 2 bucks to make.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: mauzip on December 20, 2003, 03:06:03 AM
read my previous post about when you said you know the "important states"...you say stupid shit like that all the time man. thats why you are.

yeah whatever... :-X
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 20, 2003, 03:18:59 AM
read my previous post about when you said you know the "important states"...you say stupid shit like that all the time man. thats why you are.

yeah whatever... :-X

he's right, you are fucking stupid.  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Immortal on December 20, 2003, 12:20:51 PM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  

well its a fucked up system...i could give u many examples of all the big corporates making extraordinary cash and profit from making their products in asia and selling them for more than 100 times the manufacturing cost in america. Example .. GAP, NIKE, .... then u got that company called DEBEERS , they are in diamonds trades...nobody really knows what goes around in the background of their shit,i hear they are into slave trading, importing all the diamonds from african nations and just robbing them. They fukin pay these african dictators so much cash in exchange for diamonds adn they are vampires.

Looks like Asia needs to get on the ball about taking care of their people instead of letting companies exploit them

Say i'm Nike.  Why the fuck would I keep a plant in the US and pay someone 5.25 an hour plus adhere to all the workers compensation and other stuff we have here when I could make a plant in China and pay a worker ther .75 an hour and no benefits?  What's stopping them?  Is their government doing anything about?  Maybe they should step up to the plate and protect their citizens.

So what if they can make a shoe for a dollar and sell it for $100?  Supply/Demand.  They make it, we want it.  We'll pay $150 for the new LeBron James Nikes that cost 2 bucks to make.

you are a fucking idiot, enough said. look in your history and how your nation fucked up the system. IT will only take time like many years till  the 3rd world countries all get established, americans were cheaters and robbed these nations. greedy ass fuckheads
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 20, 2003, 01:06:40 PM
read my previous post about when you said you know the "important states"...you say stupid shit like that all the time man. thats why you are.

yeah whatever... :-X

he's right, you are fucking stupid.  

hahahahahahahahahaha

as far as what Citizen-Y said...i agree...supply/demand...it costs like 40 cents to make a cd...but we'll pay 20 bucks for it. i work at radio shack...batteries cost us like 10 cents for a 4 packs and we sell them for 3.29...the fact is no matter how much it costs to make...if you want the item you'll pay the retail price.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 20, 2003, 07:59:04 PM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  

well its a fucked up system...i could give u many examples of all the big corporates making extraordinary cash and profit from making their products in asia and selling them for more than 100 times the manufacturing cost in america. Example .. GAP, NIKE, .... then u got that company called DEBEERS , they are in diamonds trades...nobody really knows what goes around in the background of their shit,i hear they are into slave trading, importing all the diamonds from african nations and just robbing them. They fukin pay these african dictators so much cash in exchange for diamonds adn they are vampires.

Looks like Asia needs to get on the ball about taking care of their people instead of letting companies exploit them

Say i'm Nike.  Why the fuck would I keep a plant in the US and pay someone 5.25 an hour plus adhere to all the workers compensation and other stuff we have here when I could make a plant in China and pay a worker ther .75 an hour and no benefits?  What's stopping them?  Is their government doing anything about?  Maybe they should step up to the plate and protect their citizens.

So what if they can make a shoe for a dollar and sell it for $100?  Supply/Demand.  They make it, we want it.  We'll pay $150 for the new LeBron James Nikes that cost 2 bucks to make.

you are a fucking idiot, enough said. look in your history and how your nation fucked up the system. IT will only take time like many years till  the 3rd world countries all get established, americans were cheaters and robbed these nations. greedy ass fuckheads


How did we fuck up?  Seriously, explain how we fucked up anything.  If our system and our culture is bad than why is it working?  Explain that pic in your avatar.  Michael Jordan has made more money off of basketball and selling underwear, NIKE SHOES THAT WERE MADE IN SWEATSHOPS.

You say you hate all of that but than again you're supporting it in your avatar by posting.  You are the hypocrite.  You will go out of your way to bad mouth Americans but are the first in line when we put out hot music, buy our athletes jerseys.

Our economy is great.  A regulated capitalistic society is the best in the world and we have proved that for the past 200 years.

Communism doesn't work, it stifles free speach, innovation.  A capitalistic society works.

Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: HIPPI on December 22, 2003, 10:56:04 PM
I think people just don't understand capitalism.  To say the U.S. is robbing weak nations is rediculous.  

well its a fucked up system...i could give u many examples of all the big corporates making extraordinary cash and profit from making their products in asia and selling them for more than 100 times the manufacturing cost in america. Example .. GAP, NIKE, .... then u got that company called DEBEERS , they are in diamonds trades...nobody really knows what goes around in the background of their shit,i hear they are into slave trading, importing all the diamonds from african nations and just robbing them. They fukin pay these african dictators so much cash in exchange for diamonds adn they are vampires.

Looks like Asia needs to get on the ball about taking care of their people instead of letting companies exploit them

Say i'm Nike.  Why the fuck would I keep a plant in the US and pay someone 5.25 an hour plus adhere to all the workers compensation and other stuff we have here when I could make a plant in China and pay a worker ther .75 an hour and no benefits?  What's stopping them?  Is their government doing anything about?  Maybe they should step up to the plate and protect their citizens.

So what if they can make a shoe for a dollar and sell it for $100?  Supply/Demand.  They make it, we want it.  We'll pay $150 for the new LeBron James Nikes that cost 2 bucks to make.

you are a fucking idiot, enough said. look in your history and how your nation fucked up the system. IT will only take time like many years till  the 3rd world countries all get established, americans were cheaters and robbed these nations. greedy ass fuckheads


How did we fuck up?  Seriously, explain how we fucked up anything.  If our system and our culture is bad than why is it working?  Explain that pic in your avatar.  Michael Jordan has made more money off of basketball and selling underwear, NIKE SHOES THAT WERE MADE IN SWEATSHOPS.

You say you hate all of that but than again you're supporting it in your avatar by posting.  You are the hypocrite.  You will go out of your way to bad mouth Americans but are the first in line when we put out hot music, buy our athletes jerseys.

Our economy is great.  A regulated capitalistic society is the best in the world and we have proved that for the past 200 years.

Communism doesn't work, it stifles free speach, innovation.  A capitalistic society works.



Ok, capitalism works for us. So why when another country wants to nationalize its own land, does the U.S. government get its panties in a twist and wonder how to fuck that country and its people up? Why can't we give them the chance to make money? Examples: Guatamala, Iraq,etc
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 23, 2003, 06:34:41 AM
In conclusion, America isn't stupid, and I don't give a fuck if you dont' believe that.  We're the greatest nation in the world, LITERALLY (who's better? we own shit), and your opinion of us is irrelevant, it doesn't change the fact of who we actually are, and what we actually stand for.  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: HIPPI on December 23, 2003, 01:48:32 PM
In conclusion, America isn't stupid, and I don't give a fuck if you dont' believe that.  We're the greatest nation in the world, LITERALLY (who's better? we own shit), and your opinion of us is irrelevant, it doesn't change the fact of who we actually are, and what we actually stand for.  

Are Americans stupid? No.
Are more people in America not aware of what REALLY goes on around the world, due to our biased public media? Yes.

On your comment about America being the greatest nation in the world... what exactly is America #1 in?
Education? NO
Healthcare?NO
LIVING STANDARDS? NO
MILITARY? YES

So weapons determine what nation is #1? That's sad if you ask me.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on December 23, 2003, 07:43:03 PM
America isn't stupid, and I don't give a fuck if you dont' believe that.  We're the greatest nation in the world, LITERALLY (who's better? we own shit), and your opinion of us is irrelevant


AND it's this attitude which causes all the America-hate, but you're probably aware of that already.  ;D



Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 23, 2003, 07:51:26 PM


Are Americans stupid? No.
Are more people in America not aware of what REALLY goes on around the world, due to our biased public media? Yes.


LOL Amazingly, you consider yourself more enligtened than the majority of America.  PLEASE.  You're not even intelligent enough to follow a simple discussion, much less outsmart what you consider a biased media.  You're not even open minded enough to follow my side of the argument.  I follow yours, you're just fucking WRONG, lol.  You can't even see what I'm saying most of the time... .but yet you're more enlightened than the rest of America who the media jades.  LOL PLEASE
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 23, 2003, 07:53:02 PM
America isn't stupid, and I don't give a fuck if you dont' believe that.  We're the greatest nation in the world, LITERALLY (who's better? we own shit), and your opinion of us is irrelevant


AND it's this attitude which causes all the America-hate, but you're probably aware of that already.  ;D





No, dumbass, this is a defensive reaction to the hate America receives.  If it perpetuates it, so be it, because there's not a fucking thing any other country can do about it.  Terrorism works, I guess, after 9/11 I'd be stupid to say it doesn't... but if a country attacks us this way, we will bomb them until they're dead.  LOL.  Fuck it, I'm tired of trying to get along with the world, fuck the world if they dont' like me, I love me, and I love my country.  If you or whoever doesn't.... oh well, come take me off the top.  Until then, know your role.  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 23, 2003, 07:54:42 PM
America isn't stupid, and I don't give a fuck if you dont' believe that.  We're the greatest nation in the world, LITERALLY (who's better? we own shit), and your opinion of us is irrelevant


AND it's this attitude which causes all the America-hate, but you're probably aware of that already.  ;D



Hey, my philosophy is what I eat don't make you shit and vice versa.  People seem to want to know how every American thinks about foriegn countries.   If we meet someone on the street that isn't from here, we're usually cool with that person.

Let me give you an example.   About six years ago my neighbor was involved in a nanny program.  Someone from England would come over and stay in her house for a year or two and in exchange for coming over they would be like a nanny to the kids.

That's how I met Stuart.  He was one of the coolest motherfuckers I have ever met.  He told me a lot about Europe and the shit he did and the motherfucker even taught me how to roll a english spliff.  (4 rolling papers, herb, rolling tobacco = :) )

He didn't talk no crazy shit about American imperialism to me it was just a cool atmosphere hanging out with him.  

It's other faggots on this board that push for some America vs The World war.  It's fucking stupid.

Rant ovah.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 23, 2003, 07:56:19 PM
^ Actually, i'm not sure if you're talking about me, lol, but I have no problem with any country in the world.  I could give a fuck less what happens in other countries.  I don't even feel any need to push American superiority, but if people come talking shit... I'll be the first to tell them they're inferior, and need to back the fuck down.  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 23, 2003, 08:08:01 PM
ok seriously...americans are stupid...to a point. we dont pay as much attention to the important shit...most base their mind capacity on sports and women. but the fact is (and some will know where im getting this arguement) americans can retain shit loads of facts. thats the reason that millions of men around the world know the final score of the yankees vs. the mariners game on july 3rd, 1988.

you constantly see trivia shows where people go on and spout off hundereds of facts about sports and movies and music. americans are damn smart...but the facts that are put into our head are different from the facts that are put into foreign heads. our media is so polluted with bullshit that we forget that there is a world outside of that box we call a tv.

but why is everyone blaming americans for this? seriously you can think about that and say "oh yeah its their fault they are all dumb because they choose not to pay attention to the important stuff"...well thats not true...if that were true then the majority of americans wouldnt be like that. its an attention span thing. americans are raised different from say...europeans. europeans are raised to be more into the important things whereas americans grow up with sesame street, southpark, and the O.C. our school system is horribly fucked yes. we are definetely not #1 in education but we get some amazing people coming from our country. the fact is its not fair to blame americans as a whole for something that isnt their fault.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 23, 2003, 08:11:33 PM
^ Actually, the americans you're talking about, I'd say it is their fault, if they sit around and just numbly watch T.V. all day.  I never watch T.V., I probably see 4 hours of T.V. a week, tops.  Probably not even that much.  I also don't pay attention to newspapers and shit, I search out my own news, and I constantly learn new things, that I want to learn about, not what the media tells me to learn about.  Many, Many, Many, Many americans do the same, on a whole, America is a very intelligent and educated society.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on December 23, 2003, 08:11:47 PM

It's other faggots on this board that push for some America vs The World war.  It's fucking stupid.


Yeah, put the average American puts gasolin on the fire..
"AMERICA IS BEST, FUCK WHAT YOU SAY"-attitude isn't gonna convince anybody. (http://forum.hardware.no/html/emoticons/no.gif)
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 23, 2003, 08:12:55 PM
ok seriously...americans are stupid...to a point. we dont pay as much attention to the important shit...most base their mind capacity on sports and women. but the fact is (and some will know where im getting this arguement) americans can retain shit loads of facts. thats the reason that millions of men around the world know the final score of the yankees vs. the mariners game on july 3rd, 1988.

you constantly see trivia shows where people go on and spout off hundereds of facts about sports and movies and music. americans are damn smart...but the facts that are put into our head are different from the facts that are put into foreign heads. our media is so polluted with bullshit that we forget that there is a world outside of that box we call a tv.

but why is everyone blaming americans for this? seriously you can think about that and say "oh yeah its their fault they are all dumb because they choose not to pay attention to the important stuff"...well thats not true...if that were true then the majority of americans wouldnt be like that. its an attention span thing. americans are raised different from say...europeans. europeans are raised to be more into the important things whereas americans grow up with sesame street, southpark, and the O.C. our school system is horribly fucked yes. we are definetely not #1 in education but we get some amazing people coming from our country. the fact is its not fair to blame americans as a whole for something that isnt their fault.

You're on target except on education.  While our highschools are shit our universitys are excellent.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 23, 2003, 08:15:38 PM
^^^ high school is where kids get most of their knowledge. high school is what raises the kids. not the parents, the teachers. high school is where you learn about everything you need to know about to survive the world of adulthood. and yet we fund our university's insanely and our high schools barely get shit. my high school had leaky roofs, shitty teachers, bathrooms with yellow toilets that used to be white, rusty pipes which gave us rusty water, and barely any rooms had heat. and they wonder why i had such a hard time paying attention...i could barely stay alive during class.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 23, 2003, 08:18:17 PM

It's other faggots on this board that push for some America vs The World war.  It's fucking stupid.


Yeah, put the average American puts gasolin on the fire..
"AMERICA IS BEST, FUCK WHAT YOU SAY"-attitude isn't gonna convince anybody. (http://forum.hardware.no/html/emoticons/no.gif)

The average American doesn't want to hear someone saying, "Fuck America!   It's a shit country."  That's the tone that comes out of this place.  

And of course we're going to respond.   The thought is who the fuck are you fucking with?
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 23, 2003, 08:20:42 PM
^^^ high school is where kids get most of their knowledge. high school is what raises the kids. not the parents, the teachers. high school is where you learn about everything you need to know about to survive the world of adulthood. and yet we fund our university's insanely and our high schools barely get shit. my high school had leaky roofs, shitty teachers, bathrooms with yellow toilets that used to be white, rusty pipes which gave us rusty water, and barely any rooms had heat. and they wonder why i had such a hard time paying attention...i could barely stay alive during class.

Thankfully I was raised in Ozone Park where the schools were great b4 the minorities turned it to shit.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Trauma-san on December 23, 2003, 08:23:18 PM

It's other faggots on this board that push for some America vs The World war.  It's fucking stupid.


Yeah, put the average American puts gasolin on the fire..
"AMERICA IS BEST, FUCK WHAT YOU SAY"-attitude isn't gonna convince anybody.

I'm not trying to convince anybody.  When I'm slammed, I slam back.  When have I ever attacked another person's country? I could care less what happens in Norway.  If you came on here and said NORWAY WAS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, I wouldn't say shit.  why? Because it's NATURAL for you to love your country.  Even a dog knows how to be loyal.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 23, 2003, 08:25:14 PM
^^^ see i was raised in a great town, a great state and yet my school was horrible because we had no funding. thats what keeps us from being number one in education. if all high schools were:

heated
well built
well lit
had teachers who enjoyed their job
had much more lenient discipline policies
and had books made in the last 10 years

we could really be in the top. but a lot of our schools have none of those...my history book was from the 70's....my history book was history dammit.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 23, 2003, 08:25:28 PM
 If you came on here and said NORWAY WAS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, I wouldn't say shit.  why? Because it's NATURAL for you to love your country.  Even a dog knows how to be loyal.

I always thought he was from Sweden  :'(
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on December 23, 2003, 08:51:38 PM
Yeah, actually Norway IS the greatest country in the world, but we also learned to be humble, so I won't go into detail..  ;D
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 23, 2003, 08:54:36 PM
Yeah, actually Norway IS the greatest country in the world, but we also learned to be humble, so I won't go into detail..  ;D

Australia is the greatest country.  Crocodile Dundee owns you
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: mauzip on December 24, 2003, 02:16:46 AM
Yeah, actually Norway IS the greatest country in the world, but we also learned to be humble, so I won't go into detail..  ;D

Australia is the greatest country.  Crocodile Dundee owns you

Jome's right actually. Norway has the highest living standard in the world. America isn't even in the top 10 ;)
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: HIPPI on December 24, 2003, 02:20:56 AM
Yeah, actually Norway IS the greatest country in the world, but we also learned to be humble, so I won't go into detail..  ;D

Australia is the greatest country.  Crocodile Dundee owns you

Jome's right actually. Norway has the highest living standard in the world. America isn't even in the top 10 ;)

Living standards? Who the fuck cares? America can kill more people in the shortest amount of time. Top that bitch.

*stops sarcasm*
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 24, 2003, 02:42:26 AM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: HIPPI on December 24, 2003, 02:49:08 AM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.

Things are cheaper here. :)
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 24, 2003, 02:52:07 AM
woo-hoo...lets give all the norwiegans a medal for that!  :-\
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: HIPPI on December 24, 2003, 02:53:06 AM
woo-hoo...lets give all the norwiegans a medal for that!  :-\

When I said things are cheaper here I meant here... the U.S.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 24, 2003, 02:54:43 AM
ok i got 6,783.04 NOK what can I buy?
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: HIPPI on December 24, 2003, 02:57:23 AM
ok i got 6,783.04 NOK what can I buy?

A pack of gum.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 24, 2003, 03:00:13 AM
oh ok i misunderstood...i really dont think thats the only reason people come here though...what was it mauzip said earlier in the thread about wanting to live here someday.

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But I'd rather live in the US to be honest. I think it's a great country. I'm actually trying to move there in 2 years. First I'm gonna finish college and then I'm gonna try to find a job over there
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 24, 2003, 03:06:00 AM
ok i got 6,783.04 NOK what can I buy?

A pack of gum.

FUCk
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Citizen-Y on December 24, 2003, 03:06:29 AM
oh ok i misunderstood...i really dont think thats the only reason people come here though...what was it mauzip said earlier in the thread about wanting to live here someday.

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But I'd rather live in the US to be honest. I think it's a great country. I'm actually trying to move there in 2 years. First I'm gonna finish college and then I'm gonna try to find a job over there

He wants to come here to take a tour of Watts and Compton.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 24, 2003, 03:16:28 AM
why? if he wanted to get gang banged he could go to his family reunion?
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: HIPPI on December 24, 2003, 03:20:32 AM
why? if he wanted to get gang banged he could go to his family reunion?

Hey, why do you have to turn this discussion into a diss towards Trauma?
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 24, 2003, 03:22:15 AM
trauma and mauzip are related? fuck that explains a lot
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: mauzip on December 24, 2003, 04:39:51 AM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.

talking about ignorance^^^
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: |JEM|ILL| on December 24, 2003, 12:35:08 PM
Americans only know about countries they are invading  ;D

If you ask an American 'List 3 countries and their capitals excluding US/Iraq?'
I bet 95% of Americans couldn't do it.

HOLD UP...

Nigeria: Abuja
Mexico: Mexico City (used to be Tenochtitlan but the Aztec's got slaughtered...)
England: London
Japan: Tokyo
....that junk is off the top of the head man...I cold go on if you want, but that right their is one of the most ignorant things I've heard. Where are you from?... Don't know why Yall are gettin on America especially about invading since the fact that we have done the least of that then most countries...I think it's pretty funny that we have EVERY countries back but when we do something that conflicts with their interests in the slightest even if it means liberating 2...count it 2! Opressed countries...yall wanna bitch and moan and act like yall mean some shit... Im sorry but yall need to worry about yalls own problems before you bitch at us for trying to fix our own. ITALIA! NIGERIA! AMERICA!...
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on December 24, 2003, 09:08:05 PM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.


That's the beauty about living here, it's a hidden pearl..  ;D

We only have 4.5 million people here, and as one of the biggest countries in Europe, we have a lot of unused space... more room per citizen..  ;D

Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on December 25, 2003, 12:16:33 AM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.

talking about ignorance^^^

dude thats not ignorant at all you jackass. i've never ever been to norway. thats not as bad as saying you know all the important states when you fucking lived in the US
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Immortal on January 04, 2004, 02:14:10 PM
most of you guys are retards just blinded by violence and aggression...i hope that maybe when u are old then u will see some light...oh retarded young ones
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: I`m Wayne Brady bitch! on January 04, 2004, 11:21:14 PM
I`ve been to many countries , and Norway is def the best ( I also live here , lol ) . It has great livingstandards and the landscape is awesome .
Of course all americans aint dumb , but Americans is portraited as retards through the media .
But it is in fact a bunch of retarded americans in america`s music and television industry  
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: mauzip on January 05, 2004, 08:37:15 AM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.

talking about ignorance^^^

dude thats not ignorant at all you jackass. i've never ever been to norway. thats not as bad as saying you know all the important states when you fucking lived in the US

Mr. Jackass for you.

And yes, it is ignorance. Why? Because if you ask 'if Norway is so much better than America then why do so many people dream about coming here?' you don't even think of the fact that America has a lot more criminals, less space, etc.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on January 05, 2004, 01:33:52 PM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.

talking about ignorance^^^

dude thats not ignorant at all you jackass. i've never ever been to norway. thats not as bad as saying you know all the important states when you fucking lived in the US

Mr. Jackass for you.

And yes, it is ignorance. Why? Because if you ask 'if Norway is so much better than America then why do so many people dream about coming here?' you don't even think of the fact that America has a lot more criminals, less space, etc.


lmao america has plenty of space. it depends on where you go. you're right norway does have less criminals...AND LIKE HALF THE POPULATION.
Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Jome on January 05, 2004, 05:13:51 PM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.

talking about ignorance^^^

dude thats not ignorant at all you jackass. i've never ever been to norway. thats not as bad as saying you know all the important states when you fucking lived in the US

Mr. Jackass for you.

And yes, it is ignorance. Why? Because if you ask 'if Norway is so much better than America then why do so many people dream about coming here?' you don't even think of the fact that America has a lot more criminals, less space, etc.


lmao america has plenty of space. it depends on where you go. you're right norway does have less criminals...AND LIKE HALF THE POPULATION.


America is like 290 million, Norway is 4.5 mill..  ;D

But still, crime is measured in %, and U.S. scores pretty high crimewise..
I heard that 15.000 people get shot to death every year in U.S., and that's not even counting family tragedies, suicides, accidents, etc.. that's pretty sick.

Anyways, Norway is similar to U.S. in many ways, and the same goes for most Western countries in Europe, but U.S. is probably the most talked about country ever in media, and rules the music/entertainment market as well, which adds up to the immigrant rate.

Title: Re:The world thinks Americans are stupid
Post by: Don Breezio on January 05, 2004, 07:06:50 PM
if norway is so much better than america then why do so many people dream about coming here?

educate me on the fine living conditions of the norweigan people.

talking about ignorance^^^

dude thats not ignorant at all you jackass. i've never ever been to norway. thats not as bad as saying you know all the important states when you fucking lived in the US

Mr. Jackass for you.

And yes, it is ignorance. Why? Because if you ask 'if Norway is so much better than America then why do so many people dream about coming here?' you don't even think of the fact that America has a lot more criminals, less space, etc.


lmao america has plenty of space. it depends on where you go. you're right norway does have less criminals...AND LIKE HALF THE POPULATION.


America is like 290 million, Norway is 4.5 mill..  ;D

But still, crime is measured in %, and U.S. scores pretty high crimewise..
I heard that 15.000 people get shot to death every year in U.S., and that's not even counting family tragedies, suicides, accidents, etc.. that's pretty sick.

Anyways, Norway is similar to U.S. in many ways, and the same goes for most Western countries in Europe, but U.S. is probably the most talked about country ever in media, and rules the music/entertainment market as well, which adds up to the immigrant rate.



actually its about 11-12,000 people and that is counting all accounts of death by a gun.