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09-12-2007, 11:41 PM
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Re: What sorts of things would you consider \'unamerican\'?
australians are unamerican
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#92
09-13-2007, 09:33 AM
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Re: What sorts of things would you consider \'unamerican\'?
- Not being obsessed with sports statistics. In fact, I think that's one of the reasons you guys never have embraced soccer. The sport just doesn't lend itself to statistical analysis and records in the same way as American football, baseball, etc. (Yeah, yeah, it's really because of all the diving and lack of goals, I know.)
- Not having a bumper sticker. Around these parts, the only people that drive around with bumper stickers are religious nutjobs that feel they need to proclaim to the world their love of Jesus and everything Holy. In America everyone seems to have one. Might have something to do with a stronger culture of individuality and personal expression. - Not tipping. The American tipping culture, I believe, is not only a result of the comparatively much lower wages for people working in service industries as compared to Europe, but also something innately American. A need to display largesse? Or maybe what many Europeans consider the "fakeness" of Americans. Americans tend to be polite almost to the point of absurdity. I can see how that would translate to a dynamic where tipping is more common; wanting to show appreciation for a service received is after all a form of politeness.
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#95
09-13-2007, 12:01 PM
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Re: What sorts of things would you consider \'unamerican\'?
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[ QUOTE ] Americans tend to be polite almost to the point of absurdity [/ QUOTE ] rofl [/ QUOTE ] Well, internet forums exempt, I've found it to be the truth. There is the stereotype of the loud, obnoxious American tourist, but in my experience that's a faulty one. Everyone I've met, be that in various casinos or as tourists elsewhere, have always been incredibly polite. Your typical American (again, only in my experience) wants you to feel comfortable so they engage in small-talk and niceties. So much more so than Europeans that I find it hard to believe it's only a matter of sample size.
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#96
09-13-2007, 12:42 PM
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Re: What sorts of things would you consider \'unamerican\'?
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Americans polite almost to the point of absurdity? I suspect selection bias. [/ QUOTE ] You underestimate how abjectly rude Europeans are for the purpose of this comparison. Americans are completely tactless yet very polite. Europeans are rude yet tactful. They are also 92% homosexual.
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#97
09-13-2007, 12:49 PM
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Re: What sorts of things would you consider \'unamerican\'?
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[ QUOTE ] Americans polite almost to the point of absurdity? I suspect selection bias. [/ QUOTE ] You underestimate how abjectly rude Europeans are for the purpose of this comparison. Americans are completely tactless yet very polite. Europeans are rude yet tactful. They are also 92% homosexual. [/ QUOTE ] I LOL'd. And now I'm amused trying to figure out situations where you can be rude but tactful.
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