Europeans, queston for you.

[MCMLXXXII]

About the point we owe them something: the marshall plan was great. We needed to build up our country again. But it's the US that took all of the profit.

[Puupi]

About the point we owe them something: the marshall plan was great. We needed to build up our country again. But it's the US that took all of the profit.

We denied Marshall plan.

[Googolplex]

I am a european, and I generally like americans a lot, and I know there are millions like me. Its just that the haters are more vocal and there is also that "gun thing" that very few people here can understand :-)

[Mehrunes]

Truth is everybody hates numero uno. Playing an American game, on an American forum, while speaking English (you think you're speaking English right now because England?) is only the beginning. Add in the fact that the U.S. GDP is about the same as the entire E.U. Add in the fact that the full force of the U.S. military would create an inter-nesting hell realm on this planet. Add in the fact that the U.S. has nearly 3x the amount of Nobel Prizes as the next closest country...it goes on. Somebody will say something stupid about 13th in education or healthcare or sexual satisfaction blah blah blah. Just note that this week in my job I dealt with: Lebanese Christians, Somalians, Burmese, Mexicans, Saudis, Koreans...The U.S. is truly a melting pot of every creed and nationality, and we maintain that shit better than a lot of E.U. trash with 11m populations and 10.9 million white people.

Lower GDP than the EU. This forum isn't particularly American other than being owned by Curse currently, 15th in Nobel prizes per capita and English is global language thanks to England, yes. They are the ones that had colonies everywhere and spread it across the globe making it the second language for billions. And I like how you just handwave away things US isn't the firstest and bestest evar.

[Shaqur]

Hate USA politicians and some other things.
But when Trump gets elected, I'll love America, he will stop all PC bullshit, and I'm so happy about that, that USA will get back to right track once again!

[Mayhem]

Truth is everybody hates numero uno. Playing an American game, on an American forum, while speaking English (you think you're speaking English right now because England?) is only the beginning. Add in the fact that the U.S. GDP is about the same as the entire E.U. Add in the fact that the full force of the U.S. military would create an inter-nesting hell realm on this planet. Add in the fact that the U.S. has nearly 3x the amount of Nobel Prizes as the next closest country...it goes on. Somebody will say something stupid about 13th in education or healthcare or sexual satisfaction blah blah blah. Just note that this week in my job I dealt with: Lebanese Christians, Somalians, Burmese, Mexicans, Saudis, Koreans...The U.S. is truly a melting pot of every creed and nationality, and we maintain that shit better than a lot of E.U. trash with 11m populations and 10.9 million white people.

It´s a european forum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...tes_per_capita

Here educate yourself.

Always funny to see how americans compare themselves to either countries or regions however it suits them.

[volkanik]

It's the hip thing to do apparently.

[Krille]

It´s a european forum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...tes_per_capita

Here educate yourself.

Always funny to see how americans compare themselves to either countries or regions however it suits them.

Watch American shows. Whenever something awesome happens it's not "This is the best thing in America", but "This is the best thing in the world". Because America = the world. It's this type of arrogance that gets to some. But for the most part, the Americans i've met have been super chill.

[Deleted]

You can only get the best if you have some sort of attitude, and that's immediately what a large portion of people dislike about others ofcourse. I doubt it's the majority in Europe though, far from it, as usual it's the vocal minority which makes you believe that.

One thing which maybe is a tad bit different is that Europeans tend to be more humble than Americans, or seem like it overall. Could also have to do with Americans being vocally very well developed in English compared to the rest of Europe.

[matt4pack]

It's funny how many Europeans say Americans are arrogant when a whole lot of arrogance is demonstrated by Europeans themselves.

I mean America is mocked routinely even by Americans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M but you say anything negative about Europe and it's like a crime? It seems if anything Europeans take themselves to seriously.

Another annoying thing is how Europeans when talking about Europe are only really referring to western europe and scandanavia.

[Krille]

It's funny how many Europeans say Americans are arrogant but a whole lot of arrogance is demonstrated by Europeans themselves.

I mean America is mocked routinely even by Americans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M but you say anything negative about Europe and who gets offended? It seems if anything Europeans take themselves to seriously.

No. It's when you lump us together with each other. Europe is not like the US, we're not one nation where everyone follows the same type of culture. Hell, most of southern europe can't even speak proper english yet.

[Mayhem]

It's funny how many Europeans say Americans are arrogant when a whole lot of arrogance is demonstrated by Europeans themselves.

I mean America is mocked routinely even by Americans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M but you say anything negative about Europe and who gets offended? It seems if anything Europeans take themselves to seriously.

Any examples?

[Deleted]

It's funny how many Europeans say Americans are arrogant when a whole lot of arrogance is demonstrated by Europeans themselves.

I mean America is mocked routinely even by Americans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M but you say anything negative about Europe and who gets offended? It seems if anything Europeans take themselves to seriously.

I don't mind someone saying something negative about europe, as long as it is the truth.

[Nadiru]

No. It's when you lump us together with each other. Europe is not like the US, we're not one nation where everyone follows the same type of culture. Hell, most of southern europe can't even speak proper english yet.

It's conceited to assume the US has a contiguous culture. Boston isn't New York isn't Atlanta isn't San Francisco. If you'd like a wider example, Texas and New York are not even remotely the same.

[potis]

Its mostly ignorance and arrogance.

Talking to an American, is like talking to someone that grew up in a village, hearding sheeps/goats with his father without Television, Internet, Newspaper and the Radio.

Despite the American having all that they are exactly as ignorant about the world as that person which is that because he cant help where he was born and how he grew up/raised.

Thats what baffles me about them, the lack of knowledge of what is actually happening on the planet Earth because they have everything a modern world can have, at pretty much any part in US, yet they are so ignorant which borderlines stupidity for anyone else.

Of course not all are like that, but the majority seems to be.

Its like, they dont even know what happened to their state next to them, and in many cases to the city next to them.

[Mayhem]

It's conceited to assume the US has a contiguous culture. Boston isn't New York isn't Atlanta isn't San Francisco. If you'd like a wider example, Texas and New York are not even remotely the same.

You can´t expect foreigners to see a distinction that you yourself don´t make. Americans don´t chant Texas Texas Texas when a texan does something great, regarldess where from they are.

[Dentelan]

We Germans must not be. We have kind of a history with Nationalism and so every German needs to be ashamed of themselves and people who openly show the flag even during football championships have to be prepared to be criticized.

maybe its easier just to cut your balls off?

[Krille]

It's conceited to assume the US has a contiguous culture. Boston isn't New York isn't Atlanta isn't San Francisco. If you'd like a wider example, Texas and New York are not even remotely the same.

Sure. But you're mostly speaking the same language at least. We can't even communicate with much of Europe because of poor english skills. And you're all Americans. Being a "European" means nothing. We're either Swedish, Spanish etc.

[Deleted]

It's conceited to assume the US has a contiguous culture. Boston isn't New York isn't Atlanta isn't San Francisco. If you'd like a wider example, Texas and New York are not even remotely the same.

You've never been to Europe have you? If you did, it's maybe time to open your ears and eyes while you're there. US and Europe simply can't be compared, every country is so different. And no not like different states in the US. Texas and New York are more alike than Norway, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Croatia. So please stop making yourself look like a fool.

[Evolixe]

It's your stereotypes. Which have many times actually also been confirmed. Most Americans I've ever spoke to have been great people; but I've seen people on this forum that just defy all reason and shout "AMERICA GREATEST COUNTRY WORLD" whenever you criticize them. It's that ignorance that people despise.

Ignorance towards gun laws, ignorance towards any socialistic ideal.. I can go on and on.
The people that shout they'll shoot the people that would come to collect their guns if any law would ever pass to have them removed from the populous.

That. Is what makes me dislike certain "Americans".


For the love of god.. you still have politicians that deny global warming is a thing. And at this point I have to believe at least some of them have reason but still push against lawmaking for it because that gets them more votes and whatnot.
Your political system is broken as fuck.

Now I won't claim ours is perfect, but I seriously believe it functions a whole lot better than yours.