is wales slowly dissapearing off the gaming map

[QUOTE="SirFatalChaos"][QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

TheDrunkMunk

Didn't we save your arses in WWII?

Classic american stupidity.. I just don't know what to say about that.

And before i joined xbox live i used to think Americans are alright but after meeting the countless american douchebags it's changed my mind. AMericans are usualy the ones starting arguements I cant remember how many times some american **** has joined the game, made fun of me and my friends accent and just styaed there annoying us

F**k americans.. well most of them some are cool but about 85% are dicks

hahaha im sorry to say..as much as i disagree bout ur opinion of us americans....i am one who makes fun of british and australian ppls voices hahahah...im sorry i just cant stop my self i find it funny...not british women tho...i findthat accent on women is down right sexy...and i blame crocodile dundee for the australians....lol

[QUOTE="SirFatalChaos"][QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

TheDrunkMunk

Didn't we save your arses in WWII?

Classic american stupidity.. I just don't know what to say about that.

And before i joined xbox live i used to think Americans are alright but after meeting the countless american douchebags it's changed my mind. AMericans are usualy the ones starting arguements I cant remember how many times some american **** has joined the game, made fun of me and my friends accent and just styaed there annoying us

F**k americans.. well most of them some are cool but about 85% are dicks

About about 70% of that 85% would never say such crap or be such a**e* in real life. You give someobdy a mic and put then someplace where no one knows who they are or can't even see them and most of the people will say things they would normally never say... why? Because nothing bad will happen to them.

See i'm one of those American's that doesn't talk because i would rather not talk to that 85%.

Anyway there are dicks from every country, but i think the majority are in america... why you may ask? Because there are more americans with live than anywhere else.... Who do you think your going to meet most when most of the people are Americans? Now i am just guessing that most people with Xbox Live are Americans (based on the fact that most of the 360s have sold in NA and i doubt more have sold in Canada than in the US).

If 90% of the users on Xbox Live where from the UK, Germany, France, Spain, or some other European country than what country do you think the most dicks would be from...

Also I'm Australian and the Americans I meet aren't kids they're men. I'll be playing with brits and me and my ussie friends will get lone fine but when an American joins they just screw everything up and try to pick fights. I'm not stereotyping sure theres probably alot of good americans out there but the ones I meet on xbox live sure aren't them.TheDrunkMunk

Sorry for the typos it always does it on this website for some reason

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

ENGL1SH_SN1P3R

what he said. I would like to defend myself, seeing as how I'm american, but sadly, that is 100% true.

[QUOTE="Eternal_Lord"]

[QUOTE="craigalan23"]The conversation within this theads interests me.YourChaosIsntMe

Ok dude, good for you.

Wow, you're obnoxious. Just because you only have 45 posts here doesn't mean you haven't logged thousands of hours at a free porn site;) With that kind of attitude, it's possible that you got banned on a previous account.

"I have a life."

"No, I have a life."

"My life is cooler than yours."

"I don't care, I'm cool and aloof."

"Man, you're such a loser, I'm so cool. I have so many friends."

Someone should kick your teeth in.

nice post

[QUOTE="TheDrunkMunk"]Also I'm Australian and the Americans I meet aren't kids they're men. I'll be playing with brits and me and my ussie friends will get lone fine but when an American joins they just screw everything up and try to pick fights. I'm not stereotyping sure theres probably alot of good americans out there but the ones I meet on xbox live sure aren't them.TheDrunkMunk

Sorry for the typos it always does it on this website for some reason

When the majority of Xbox Live users are in the U.S. a higher ratio of A**holes on Live are going to be from the states, I'm sure you can appreciate that.

At the same time, you're not stereotyping. American culture has cultivated a sense of dominance, one which is informed, primarily, by force and intimidation, and through nationalism. Nationalism is a disease all of our countries have had to address in the past century, especially the U.S. and England. The American media have (and some, such as Fox News, continue to) play up foreign discontent with U.S. foreign policy in an attempt to bolster support for the GOP and Republican candidate(s), thereby influencing millions of men and women to feel resentful towards many of our allies and friends in Europe for what they perceive as ideological attacks on the U.S. This is a farce, of course. Geo-politics just isn't that simple, is it? This can often translate to Xbox Live. Many Americans get defensive with Europeans, and on Xbox Live such resentment is going to manifest itself as adolescent or sophomoric insults. This conflict is also informed by the consistent stereotyping of Americans in Europe. People that watch Fox News don't speak for the majority of us; Obama did in Berlin. What's more, while this conflict exists between average citizens or individuals, all of our country's respective businessmen and multi-national corporations are related to one another economically or philosophically, and transcend national identity. This would be a good thing, but such companies tend to take out government contracts to develop new military hardware or acquire other manufacturers/holding companies so Americans can buy Stella Artois for 10.99 a 12 pack, not much progress there if you ask me, and the wealthy have never directed general relations between the populations of various countries anyway.

It also comes down to context. In contact with intellectuals, scholars, or generally intelligent people, you won't be confronted with insults anymore than I would in your country. There are some douchebags that would mock you in America, and there are some douchebags that would mock me in England or Wales.

It's a complex topic that would be exceptionally hard to candidly address in a Gamespot forum, but I've tried to touch the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.

I was never fond of the Welsh for some reason. But I have cousins over there, and I'm now dating a girl who is half Welsh, and she is lovely. So now I'm ok with the Welsh.

[QUOTE="TheDrunkMunk"][QUOTE="SirFatalChaos"][QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

HaDoKeN_NaTe

Didn't we save your arses in WWII?

Classic american stupidity.. I just don't know what to say about that.

And before i joined xbox live i used to think Americans are alright but after meeting the countless american douchebags it's changed my mind. AMericans are usualy the ones starting arguements I cant remember how many times some american **** has joined the game, made fun of me and my friends accent and just styaed there annoying us

F**k americans.. well most of them some are cool but about 85% are dicks

hahaha im sorry to say..as much as i disagree bout ur opinion of us americans....i am one who makes fun of british and australian ppls voices hahahah...im sorry i just cant stop my self i find it funny...not british women tho...i findthat accent on women is down right sexy...and i blame crocodile dundee for the australians....lol

People need to make fun of your accent until you get the point. "Down right sexy."

I have a feeling you have a twaaaang, ahyuck hyuck. How about you simply stop doing it? Hard? Remember, arrogance was only acceptable when our currency was the most powerful in the world. Now it's time to start being nice to others. A novel idea!

The nicest people on XBL are the Scottish. Especially the drunk ones.karriston

God bless you! :) I agree with the idea that the majority of XBL users that annoy me are American simply because there are far more Americans using the service.

In case you haven't guessed I'm from Scotland and I'm constantly hearing of how Americans are ignorant because some believe Scotland and Wales to be parts of England (etc etc) but the fact is that some of these people cannot differentiate between the American states and cities.

Now come on, World hug!

EDIT: corrected grammar

[QUOTE="karriston"] The nicest people on XBL are the Scottish. Especially the drunk ones.Rikuide_Furame

God bless you! :) I agree with the idea that the majority of XBL users that annoy me are American simply because there are far more Americans using the service.

In case you haven't guessed I'm from Scotland and I'm constantly hearing of how Americans are ignorant because some believe Scotland and Wales to be parts of England (etc etc) but the fact is that these some of these people cannot differentiate between the American states and cities.

Now come on, World hug!

I'm all about the world hug.

[QUOTE="patrickhorta87"][QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

Govesticrash187

woah there buddy that is not true. we care about other countries. just not the ones that B*tch about ours..so ha

thank you thank you.its so funny how all the other countries like to bash us for being stupid or ignorant. but wait you buy the games that these ignorant americans make.you bought a console that an american company made.but you still want to say were ignorant so put your guiness down and open your eyes and really see whos ignorant. now i take a bow.

might i add. what has wales done. other than dig up coal.everybody scratch your brains real hard to think what wales does.if anyone can think of something other than coal.enlighten the worldpatrickhorta87

Are we really going to do the whole "my country is better than yours" things?

[QUOTE="patrickhorta87"]might i add. what has wales done. other than dig up coal.everybody scratch your brains real hard to think what wales does.if anyone can think of something other than coal.enlighten the worldRikuide_Furame

Are we really going to do the whole "my country is better than yours" things?

why no sir im not saying that at all wink wink. its funny how everyone likes to talk crap but it just so happens that alot of the stuff the other countries buy is from america. so go ahead and bash our people for being ignorant or stupid or a**holes.but at the end of the day remember your money just went to a game and a console that was made here. so if you want to start something and say were ignorant just remember your little dollar fuels our ignorance.

wow, thanks for calling me ignorant man. It's almost like you are making broad, sweeping generalizations out of ignorance....nah you couldn't be doing that. what am i thinking? i must be thinking that out of my foolish american ignorance. silly me.jazilla

if you were saying that about me.i was saying as they like to generalize so lets just let them think that.i myslef am not ignorant but its funny when i know my facts and they still want to say were ignorant.

[QUOTE="Eternal_Lord"][QUOTE="SirFatalChaos"][QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

craigalan23

Didn't we save your arses in WWII?

Thats all the americans have to say to us "brits" on xbl, im English not British, ive also got another 3 words for you americans that dont give up on the WWII thing and those 3 words are; Pearl Harbour Biatch.

Wow that was pretty messed up. Did anyone state any comment on British defeats? You've just proven that England has people much worse than we do.

fixed the quote. as for the pearl harbor thing, there's only one good response to that, and it ain't civilized. and since I'm not in the mood for getting the hose, i'll have to be content with telling you to go to Hell.

i dont even know where/what is wales2pac_makaveli

man im going to give you a history lesson. wales is a place where people mine for coal, live in poverty and sit in a pub or bar and B*tch about americans all day.there now you know what they and its not that interesting now is it.

I know why you guys complain about American players, but the Americans I play with are cool.

I usually complain to my friends about the Spanish speaking players, because when I talk to them (I'm bilingual) they seem to talk the most trash and most annoy me most. Just my 2cents

[QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

SirFatalChaos

Didn't we save your arses in WWII?

yea if it wasnt for us you guys would be speaking german XD

[QUOTE="patrickhorta87"]might i add. what has wales done. other than dig up coal.everybody scratch your brains real hard to think what wales does.if anyone can think of something other than coal.enlighten the worldRikuide_Furame

Are we really going to do the whole "my country is better than yours" things?

It seems like we are. Sometimes Americans get defensive. Then they use the fact that we perfected consumer culture as validation.

*sigh*

You know you have all just kicked my posts in the balls right? Here I am defending us, and there you go making us look like twa*s.

Maybe this is the reason I've been an Anglophile since adolescence. :|

[QUOTE="Rikuide_Furame"]

[QUOTE="patrickhorta87"]might i add. what has wales done. other than dig up coal.everybody scratch your brains real hard to think what wales does.if anyone can think of something other than coal.enlighten the worldYourChaosIsntMe

Are we really going to do the whole "my country is better than yours" things?

It seems like we are. Sometimes Americans get defensive. Then they use the fact that we perfected consumer culture as validation.

*sigh*

You know you have all just kicked my posts in the balls right? Here I am defending us, and there you go making us look like twa*s.

Maybe this is the reason I've been an Anglophile since adolescence. :|

blah blah blah.dude you make yourself look like that, grow a set. you sit here and play peace keeper.dude you got people bashing americans and then you want to get on your knees please dude. pathetic. maybe you should move to wales

[QUOTE="SirFatalChaos"][QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

CardiacKid07

Didn't we save your arses in WWII?

yea if it wasnt for us you guys would be speaking german XD

Want a real history lesson?

The reason we saved them in WWII is because during and after WWI, we provided various forms of aid and restoration loans, thus indebting Europe to the U.S. When the factors that contributed to WWII began, the English and French didn't have the resources to successfuly respond to the German offensive because we WERE PROFITEERS. What? Were you laboring under the assumption that our involvement in either of the wars was righteous and moral? Yes, praise the great Carnegie, Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan. Because that's what I want representing my culture and my country - wanton emotionless capitalism. The Marshall Plan or ERP was the first U.S. initiative that wasn't calculated exploitation, and this didn't occur until AFTER WWII.

To the douchebag that made a flippant joke about Pearl Harbor: Go fu** yourself. You're just as much of a moron as the Americans that make jokes about how "America saved you." By saying such things, you're making it blatantly obvious that it isn't America that is morally deficient, but the entirety of western civilization. All of our countries exploited, raped, marginalized, enslaved, decimated, and tortured thousands of cultures, populations, nations, states, and tribes throughout the past four centuries. Stop being arrogant and address the real issue: the state of western culture as a whole.

"I'm from the U.K. so I'm obviously intelligent."

Think again. Stop equating nationality with intelligence.

Are you all getting my point? You're ALL incompetent (with a few notable exceptions). Stop being tools.

Actually, after I get my B.A. in the states I intend to enter graduate school in the U.K. I would like to eventually live my professional live in the U.A.E. or India, primarily because of the industry and academic major I am interested in. The markets of the Indian sub-continent and Middle East (as well as Latin America) are ripe for development.

why no sir im not saying that at all wink wink. its funny how everyone likes to talk crap but it just so happens that alot of the stuff the other countries buy is from america. so go ahead and bash our people for being ignorant or stupid or a**holes.but at the end of the day remember your money just went to a game and a console that was made here. so if you want to start something and say were ignorant just remember your little dollar fuels our ignorance.

patrickhorta87

I wasn't "bashing" your people. Millions upon millions of people live in American. I'm not naive enough to believe I can judge them all based the actions of few idiots you find online. In my previous post I was actually standing up for you guys for Gods sake.

I will take offense, however, with your Wales poverty comments. Half of my family are welsh and let me tell you that they do pretty well for themselves. My uncle just sold his place for 3/4 of a million (in pounds) meanwhile my cousin is a lawyer who has had the honour of giving lectures at some of Europes top universities.

[QUOTE="CardiacKid07"][QUOTE="SirFatalChaos"][QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

YourChaosIsntMe

Didn't we save your arses in WWII?

yea if it wasnt for us you guys would be speaking german XD

Want a real history lesson?

The reason we saved them in WWII is because during and after WWI, we provided various forms of aid and restoration loans, thus indebting Europe to the U.S. When the factors that contributed to WWII began, the English and French didn't have the resources to successfuly respond to the German offensive because we WERE PROFITEERS. What? Were you laboring under the assumption that our involvement in either of the wars was righteous and moral? Yes, praise the great Carnegie, Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan. Because that's what I want representing my culture and my country - wanton emotionless capitalism. The Marshall Plan or ERP was the first U.S. initiative that wasn't calculated exploitation, and this didn't occur until AFTER WWII.

To the douchebag that made a flippant joke about Pearl Harbor: Go fu** yourself. You're just as much of a moron as the Americans that make jokes about how "America saved you." By saying such things, you're making it blatantly obvious that it isn't America that is morally deficient, but the entirety of western civilization. All of our countries exploited, raped, marginalized, enslaved, decimated, and tortured thousands of cultures, populations, nations, states, and tribes throughout the past four centuries. Stop being arrogant and address the real issue: the state of western culture as a whole.

"I'm from the U.K. so I'm obviously intelligent."

Think again. Stop equating nationality with intelligence.

Are you all getting my point? You're ALL incompetent (with a few notable exceptions). Stop being tools.

Actually, after I get my B.A. in the states I intend to enter graduate school in the U.K. I would like to eventually live my professional live in the U.A.E. or India, primarily because I am disgusted with the state of North America and Europe, and also because of the industry and academic major I am interested in. The markets of the Indian sub-continent and Middle East are ripe for development.

I take it u dont have a girlfreind then....

I take it u dont have a girlfreind then....

Fr3DmE15t3R

I've actually been with her for 3 years now. Hopefully we can spend our lives together, but if she refuses to leave the U.S. then that may not happen. I suppose we'll discuss that when we get there, you know? That's a couple years away, of course, but I've had my heart set on expatriation since childhood, and I don't think any woman is going to change that. I've always had a thing for Arabic women and anachronistic gender relations anyway, hahaha (I'm just kidding, obviously). Chances are I'll end up settling for Canada with her. :|

So goes love. I'm sure she'll go to England with me for a few years though. She'll need a Master's too, you know.

I hear BS from both sides of England and the U.S, but what I've always wondered is while I'm playing GTA 4 some British guys come in and tell me I'm fat and smell of McDonalds. I've been to London and Oxford and they eat just about the same as an average American(U.S) The UK is a pretty cool place if you want to travel. Many girls told me that my American accent was sexy, and I've heard many sexy British accents....Except many girls say Oi...lol Why can't we just shutup about other countries and play videogames with our fellow Earthlings.

P.S. I have 10 friends on my friendslist from Scottland and they talk just as much **** as we do.(but to the UK mostly lol)

Sincerely Akeel

[QUOTE="2pac_makaveli"]i dont even know where/what is walespatrickhorta87

man im going to give you a history lesson. wales is a place where people mine for coal, live in poverty and sit in a pub or bar and B*tch about americans all day.there now you know what they and its not that interesting now is it.

Son you should check your facts before opening your mouth because you clearly know jack **** about Wales.

The coal industry is a minor industry in Wales these days there are far larger industries employing far more people than the coal industry.

No we don't live in poverty ok poverty in Wales is slightly above the UK average however the majority of people in Wales still live comfortable lives above the poverty line.

This is the best one you have clearly never been in a Welsh pub or bar we don't ***** about Americans because we don't give a **** about America. The country the Welsh like to ***** about most is England and when i say most i mean about 95% which doesn't leave a lot of abuse towards other countries.

welsh are just sadnaruto7777

Bravo another in depth deep and well thought through post u sad jack BAst***

And when i started this forum i'd never intended it to be an arguement but i find it funny that sumbody quoted 7 ppl before giving an opinion lol thanks anyway

P.S. I have 10 friends on my friendslist from Scottland and they talk just as much **** as we do.(but to the UK mostly lol)

Sincerely Akeel

akeelyoutube

Yeah but with us Scots, you can never understand what we are saying as only around 10% of our population actually chooses to speak proper, coherent English.

Also, it's Scotland with one T :p

[QUOTE="ENGL1SH_SN1P3R"]

There is welsh people playing xbox live dont worry about that.

I play with 3 welsh people with one of them being a good online friend of mine. And those 3 welsh people know loads other welsh people so the answer to your question is yes.

Plus americans are ignorant and dont care about any other country but theirs.....

SirFatalChaos

Didn't we save your arses in WWII?

We would've won the war if you had not intervened, so thanks a lot. :)

[QUOTE="karriston"] The nicest people on XBL are the Scottish. Especially the drunk ones.Rikuide_Furame

God bless you! :) I agree with the idea that the majority of XBL users that annoy me are American simply because there are far more Americans using the service.

In case you haven't guessed I'm from Scotland and I'm constantly hearing of how Americans are ignorant because some believe Scotland and Wales to be parts of England (etc etc) but the fact is that some of these people cannot differentiate between the American states and cities.

Now come on, World hug!

EDIT: corrected grammar

Yea we all need a world hug.

Cant we all just get along

Wales is probably more likely to disappear off the World Map than the gaming one ;)

I absolutely agree that every country has douche monkeys that trash talk and stuff but a majority are from England and America. The higher amount of players from those countries has something to do with it but I think the biggest part is their home situation. Too many kids growing up with too much freedom and running wild while their parents are busy trying to give them everything they didnt have. It'd be interesting to see how those arrogant jerks that ruin it for everyone would act if they were in a real war where you dont respawn in 10 seconds and you see some real attrocities.

And as for the clown that was crowing about saving the Brits in WWII... unless you were there with a rifle in hand dude, dont take credit for it. It was a WORLD WAR... without ALL the countries in the alliance like Scotland, New Zealand, Canada, Australia and a ton of others helping out, America wouldn't have done jack.

[QUOTE="naruto7777"]welsh are just sadace-of-spades93

Bravo another in depth deep and well thought through post u sad jack BAst***

And when i started this forum i'd never intended it to be an arguement but i find it funny that sumbody quoted 7 ppl before giving an opinion lol thanks anyway

DUDE... his avatar is Naruto.... THATS just sad! Believe it.

i've noticed while playing xbox live that there are practically no welsh players. its been bugging me for a while and what else bugs me is that a lot of yank players dont even know where wales is!

so if there are any welsh 360 users please shout out and show me ure still alive!

plus add me if u wanna play

loyal welsh gamer :pinky purply

ace-of-spades93

Sidestepping the minefield that this thread has clearly become... I just like to say I'm Welsh and I do play on XboxLive. Some are obviously more welsh than others (welsh gamertags or really overbearing accents) but they are there. It's just that we're severely outnumbered by the 'other nations'... who are generally & considerably more vocal ~ in all subjects.

Anywho... you should check out the Official UK Xbox Forums, it's far easier to hook up with Welsh folk there than here.

Edit: My gamertag is Rogue Soul

I can see a real life war breaking out from this thread.. which is very sad.

[QUOTE="TheDrunkMunk"]

[QUOTE="TheDrunkMunk"]Also I'm Australian and the Americans I meet aren't kids they're men. I'll be playing with brits and me and my ussie friends will get lone fine but when an American joins they just screw everything up and try to pick fights. I'm not stereotyping sure theres probably alot of good americans out there but the ones I meet on xbox live sure aren't them.YourChaosIsntMe

Sorry for the typos it always does it on this website for some reason

When the majority of Xbox Live users are in the U.S. a higher ratio of A**holes on Live are going to be from the states, I'm sure you can appreciate that.

At the same time, you're not stereotyping. American culture has cultivated a sense of dominance, one which is informed, primarily, by force and intimidation, and through nationalism. Nationalism is a disease all of our countries have had to address in the past century, especially the U.S. and England. The American media have (and some, such as Fox News, continue to) play up foreign discontent with U.S. foreign policy in an attempt to bolster support for the GOP and Republican candidate(s), thereby influencing millions of men and women to feel resentful towards many of our allies and friends in Europe for what they perceive as ideological attacks on the U.S. This is a farce, of course. Geo-politics just isn't that simple, is it? This can often translate to Xbox Live. Many Americans get defensive with Europeans, and on Xbox Live such resentment is going to manifest itself as adolescent or sophomoric insults. This conflict is also informed by the consistent stereotyping of Americans in Europe. People that watch Fox News don't speak for the majority of us; Obama did in Berlin. What's more, while this conflict exists between average citizens or individuals, all of our country's respective businessmen and multi-national corporations are related to one another economically or philosophically, and transcend national identity. This would be a good thing, but such companies tend to take out government contracts to develop new military hardware or acquire other manufacturers/holding companies so Americans can buy Stella Artois for 10.99 a 12 pack, not much progress there if you ask me, and the wealthy have never directed general relations between the populations of various countries anyway.

It also comes down to context. In contact with intellectuals, scholars, or generally intelligent people, you won't be confronted with insults anymore than I would in your country. There are some douchebags that would mock you in America, and there are some douchebags that would mock me in England or Wales.

It's a complex topic that would be exceptionally hard to candidly address in a Gamespot forum, but I've tried to touch the tip of the iceberg, so to speak.

I think you're the smartest person on this website, I tip my hat to you good sir.