Non-Americans, What is your obsession with our way of doing things?

America's omnipresent in our everyday life, so it's logical we're interested in your way of doing things. It's mostly harmless, genuine curiosity.

Dont get involved, no reason to. But yes anti american threads are common and he took the entire thread out of context. I didnt even say put america down in the OP, I addressed that later.MoonMarvel

Are you done? Did you even read the OP or just the thread title and chose to attack? The only person irritated/offended in here is you.MoonMarvel

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Not that I want to get involved in your argument...but yes...anti American threads are rather common. And that means the US is a focus to enough people from outside the US to merit all the threads....or even occasion post out of place in threads.Ninja-Bear

Well as I said I'm not getting into the argument. Just stating that it happens. And while I have no problem with asking questions...it's the undercurrent in some such questions. Like your bear in the sig by the way....

LJS9502_basic

*sigh* I guess calling me paranoid multiple times doesnt equal attacking/trolling/offending to you. You even accused me of only wanting people whp agree with me in this very post. I asked a simple and you have time and time again tried to make me look like I am a looney wearing a tin foil hat. Seriously, you are making this bigger than it needs to be.MoonMarvel

There is not an obsession. America infulances the world when it comes to TV and Movies. The more people see TV programmes and movies based in Americathen the more random question people have about what they see. When people watched the Borat movie they asked question and wanted to know more about Kazakhstani. They even had a big increase in visitors.

Americans are very vocal about America so you get a lot of people questioning that as well.

When it comes to forum you have to remember that America is the biggest native English speaking country on the net. People know if they ask a question about America then someone will see it and answer it. If you asked a random questions about the EU country Slovenia then it could take much longer for someone to answer or you might not get a answer so it doesn't come up as much.

It is one a one way thing TC... it goes the other way too, if you fail to see that there would be some merit in what you posted (there are some people that dislike certain things in the US, sure).

But you sort of miss the picture when you does not acknowlage that people from the US ask the same kind of questions to Canadians, Europeans, Russians, and so on.

It is simply because everyone have the ability to that they do it, sometimes something baffels them, other times they do not understand the principles, and sometimes it is just for information on the mindset of that part of the world.

I can not really see how that should annoy you TC... If people never asked, or atleast tryied to understand any other nation, the planet would be a bombed out wasteland by now.

Everyone comes from different backgrounds with different upbringings, with different morales, and different points of view.

There is not an obsession. America infulances the world when it comes to TV and Movies. The more people see TV programmes and movies based in Americathen the more random question people have about what they see. When people watched the Borat movie they asked question and wanted to know more about Kazakhstani. They even had a big increase in visitors.

Americans are very vocal about America so you get a lot of people questioning that as well.

When it comes to forum you have to remember that America is the biggest native English speaking country on the net. People know if they ask a question about America then someone will see it and answer it. If you asked a random questions about the EU country Slovenia then it could take much longer for someone to answer or you might not get a answer so it doesn't come up as much.

I think in reality we just love you, but we are afraid to show it. By pestering you about your way of life, we only want to hint at our affection without it being too obvious. :oops:guthwulf_de

[QUOTE="guthwulf_de"]I think in reality we just love you, but we are afraid to show it. By pestering you about your way of life, we only want to hint at our affection without it being too obvious. :oops:LJS9502_basic

So here is my question to you, Why the heck do you people care about what we or anybody else does?MoonMarvel

I wish we switched to a 24 hour clock......X360PS3AMD05

You Americans should be flattered.

You Americans should be flattered.

Lto_thaG

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

You Americans should be flattered.

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

You Americans should be flattered.

Lto_thaG

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Well then flatter away.....I'm listening.:PLJS9502_basic

Basic obvious reason is they love to impose your laws on others. Your media, enough said already and just to nail the coffin I will say DISNEY! Especially old school Disney, I think they are trying to tidy up a bit now.

It's good fun to hate on Americans although we don't (always) mean it. Your country is like a super model with a perfect set of teeth just gagging for some nutter to come up and headbutt you in the face where all the crowd will just burst out laughing.

Evil_Saluki

thank you for your honesty rofl, and I assumed as much as well.

Its not so much jealousy as it is wanting to see an airplane crash and burn, no?

[QUOTE="Evil_Saluki"]

Basic obvious reason is they love to impose your laws on others. Your media, enough said already and just to nail the coffin I will say DISNEY! Especially old school Disney, I think they are trying to tidy up a bit now.

It's good fun to hate on Americans although we don't (always) mean it. Your country is like a super model with a perfect set of teeth just gagging for some nutter to come up and headbutt you in the face where all the crowd will just burst out laughing.

mrbojangles25

thank you for your honesty rofl, and I assumed as much as well.

Its not so much jealousy as it is wanting to see an airplane crash and burn, no?

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]

[QUOTE="Evil_Saluki"]

Basic obvious reason is they love to impose your laws on others. Your media, enough said already and just to nail the coffin I will say DISNEY! Especially old school Disney, I think they are trying to tidy up a bit now.

It's good fun to hate on Americans although we don't (always) mean it. Your country is like a super model with a perfect set of teeth just gagging for some nutter to come up and headbutt you in the face where all the crowd will just burst out laughing.

LJS9502_basic

thank you for your honesty rofl, and I assumed as much as well.

Its not so much jealousy as it is wanting to see an airplane crash and burn, no?

haha yea

I will be honest...I have travelled all over the world, and I just cannot imagine living anywhere but California, or the US, for that matter.

Asking is fine but it can get to a point where it can be annoying. People have different cultures.

Its only fun to poke somebody with a stick if they react, and there are always American's that overreact like the ones in this thread claiming the other nationalities are bullying you with their relentless curiosity. Seriously though over here in the UK we poke fun all the time at everyone, you react you get it worse :P and I notice Australian's and Canadian's seem to be the same while not being quite as defensive as some of you are.

It's hard to not say anything when your country receives almost half of the news coverage here.

Probably because we have alot of behind the times laws and regulations compared to every other 1st world country.

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"][QUOTE="MagikarpSplash"]What's wrong with asking?pete_merlin

America spends a huge amount of time standing on its self perceived moral high ground looking down on the rest of the world, the rest of the world like to know why.