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Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ
Interesting you post this. I run into this all the time in Europe and the attitudes change dramatically the farther you go East. To be straight forward, it's just plain Envy. I travel a lot in Europe and agree each country has different attitudes towards Americans. What I find interesting/ignorant are the things they (bridge) want to talk about especially in EE.
How this American feels abroad:
I don't know anything about Britney Spears, Metallica, 50 cent, Sex in the City, Prada, or why GWB invaded Iraq. Often I express the American people aren't stupid when it comes to others politics because our culture is a "mind your own" business one. Why get involved/learn your politics because it has ZERO impact on my life and my opinion has ZERO impact on your politics/culture.
The reason Americans don't travel a lot is we have a VERY diverse country and a place called the Western hemisphere that understands what "customer service" is. When you tell us we don't have a culture we think your dumb because strong odds are you have a relative in your family tree that lives in America. Your football is odd to us because when a player gets touched he falls to the ground and acts like he changing a tampon. Ours give each other concussions for 2 hours. The reason we are fat is because we developed the best farming technology and delivery system in the world. Why? because our ancestors were starving when they left/rejected from your country.
I can go on forever, but whats the point?
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I agree with the points above.
Please NOTE I'm talking about post communistic countries here, there are much more cultured countries.
Mind me I would also add - it's not plain envy for someone who probably makes more, probably not.
It's envy to someone who can live on his own, envy for the responsibility for someones own well being, envy to not having to depend on SOMEONE feeding you (being it welfare, the government as your employer, your corporate employer with all those social benefits) etc.
Minding your own business - that's actually another constant thing here.
Everyone is smart as hell and will dispute with you drinking beer about anything for hours, but if you will ask him why doesn't he move his ass and make more money not having to whine about everything - you're immediately labeled that you "bragging" and "fascist" and I don't know what.
Overly smart about everything, but usually absolutely not capable of self reflection, and not used to deal on their own, rather wait that someone will take care of you, even if you were loser, there's welfare taking care of you.