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Originally Posted by dr. Gonzo
Again those pics huh? Looks like this Prague event got you really hooked that you keep using them.
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Those pics are very much relevant to the general attitude here, you're getting emotional before even putting one point on the table.
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Originally Posted by dr. Gonzo
Maybe it's this very attitude that makes people dislike Americans? Maybe it's the worldwide 'I'm-the-boss-here-and-you-losers-shut-it-and-do-as-I-say' position?
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I bet 95 pct. of Europeans don't know who is Cheney or Rumsfeld, that just about explains their overall competence to judge something such as "national security interests"
Not saying that this wasn't one of the biggest mess ups in the foreign policy of United States in history, but what does the average Joe (or call him Werner or I don't know how) know.
It's media that paint everything black or even more black.
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And excuse me, you may call Europeans ignorant, and I'm sure many of them deserve it, but at least they are basically aware about USA. Ask your average American about European countries, or countries from any other region. With so many people there living like the rest of the world simply does not exist, is it really that surprising they are not always getting the warmest welcome? This thing is reciprocal, I'm sure.
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How many Euro guys will be able to name the states of USA? this is the same.
If course I can laugh at guys who mess Budapest with Bucurest, but why should I?
I would surely not be able to say capitals or local history of certain US states, unless I would need to know them as I would want to visit those places.
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Who annoyed you so much you are ready to label so many people as prejudiced, ignorant, whatever? I always felt that in a cultured, educated environment these things barely exist, and I never met anyone 'prejudiced' against Americans, or any other nation whatsoever. Where do you find these guys anyway?  |
Well, the best if you would ever have a chance to come round here, that will explain more than me.
Or all it takes is to open some of the local media, there's nothing relevant, only bullshit, and everyone eats it up.