How do Americans view Europeans? - Page 17

WhoIam · #**161** 10-22-2007, 04:37 AM

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The one thing I don't understand about this thread is all the people saying Americans feel politically superior to Europe.

[/ QUOTE ] Our educational system repeatedly hammers into us that our system is the greatest in the world, our system of checks and balances is without parallel, the founding fathers were the smartest men who ever lived and possessed huge amounts of foresight that propelled us into the position we now enjoy, etc.

One Outer · #**162** 10-22-2007, 04:46 AM

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The one thing I don't understand about this thread is all the people saying Americans feel politically superior to Europe.

[/ QUOTE ] Our educational system repeatedly hammers into us that our system is the greatest in the world, our system of checks and balances is without parallel, the founding fathers were the smartest men who ever lived and possessed huge amounts of foresight that propelled us into the position we now enjoy, etc.

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Good point. Given that, I still can't really ever remember feeling superior to Europe. Other places sure, but I remember growing up thinking that Europeans were a lot like us.

Dudd · #**163** 10-22-2007, 06:52 AM

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hoyasnaxa,

tell us about Belgians.

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I'll field this one. Waffles and chocolate.

glorfindel · #**164** 10-22-2007, 06:59 AM

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The other 90% of Americans don't know where or what Europe is.

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WhoIam · #**165** 10-22-2007, 07:00 AM

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hoyasnaxa,

tell us about Belgians.

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I'll field this one. Waffles and chocolate.

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Don't forget monks who are hammered 24/7

matt85 · #**166** 10-22-2007, 08:05 AM

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i have no beef with europeans. i suppose they do the same things i do...get drunk, root for their sports teams, get drunk, etc.

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haha this is great and so true.

Soulman · #**167** 10-22-2007, 08:21 AM

For the record Bedreviter portrays Norway in an unnecessarily negative way. If I were to guess, you're pretty far to the right on the political scale. It's a tradition for Norwegian conservatives to bemoan the state of the press and leftist society, usually in a completely exaggerated way.

Try to be a tad more realistic in your portrayals please, and don't present your opinions as fact; it just looks stupid.

corsakh · #**168** 10-22-2007, 08:35 AM

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The other 90% of Americans don't know where or what Europe is.

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You must be real dumb to think so man, everyone knows this.
http://map.msn.com/(kly3q5zfka2lvl553jca...c+United+States

wtfsvi · #**169** 10-22-2007, 08:42 AM

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For the record Bedreviter portrays Norway in an unnecessarily negative way. If I were to guess, you're pretty far to the right on the political scale. It's a tradition for Norwegian conservatives to bemoan the state of the press and leftist society, usually in a completely exaggerated way.

Try to be a tad more realistic in your portrayals please, and don't present your opinions as fact; it just looks stupid.

[/ QUOTE ] I think there are two more Norwegians on 2+2. I'll pm them so they don't miss the party [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

I agree with this post to some degree. Bedreviter makes Norwegian press sound a lot worse than it is.

AlexM · #**170** 10-22-2007, 09:23 AM

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And I'll add one more time to the sentiment that the States really are different and separate, more so than it may appear from the outside.

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I don't think anyone is disputing this, but comparing it to European countries is pretty ridiculous imo

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Given the increasing authority of the EU government, I don't think it is so ridiculous.

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The EU is what the US was 200 years ago, but the EU will get to where the US is now a lot faster, since they don't have the individualist spirit that the US had for its first 100 years and still has lingering. 50-100 years.