Are Escapist members anti-American?

[bjj hero]

I'm British and I actually hate my country and love America. I think I might have been some kinda mistake and shoulda been born in America. I've been to NYC, Philadelphia and D.C. and they're just the greatest places in the world! Well, actually Philadelphia was quite a shit hole lol but I can't wait 'til I move to NYC. Americans (at least the ones that I met over there) seem to be much happier than the miserable pricks and football hooligans I'm surrounded with a lot of the time

I enjoyed living in the States but I came home after 2 and a half years. Just out of interest, where are you in the UK?

I live in the west midlands but go to University in Aberystwyth (which does kick ass)
Why did you decide to move back?

There are some grim areas in the west mids. I used to work there being a Stoke lad its down the road.

I came back when we had a death in the family. In the end I got used to having my family around again, got myself a girlfriend and I've only been back on holiday since. I did live in Houston. It was a fun few years.

 

[Brnin8]

I just find it annoying how every now and then I meet one who thinks ceaser salad is "crazy Canadian food".... I'm completely serious, this happened when I was in Florida.
Most Americans are fine normal people just some people like in all countries are quite stupid, I think that for whatever reason their idiots tend to get on the news more than other countries idiots...

 

[Cavouku]

Well my reason for disliking America is the fact that almost every American kid I have met has given me crap for being Canadian. This like "You country did nothing in WW2" "your all french fags" thing like that mak me dislike America. For one we were in WW2 before America because we had to for we are loyal to Britian, and were not all French or Gay. i don't see why Americans dislike canada so much.... we are there most important alies and trade partners, were brothers in arms if you ask me. (I went to Europe on vacation and not a single person insulted me for being Canadian)

Canadians and Belgians, I think, were some of the best fighters in WW2 as it is. I thought the battle of Ortona was amazingly clever. And if you went to The Netherlands, then I wouldn't be two-faced if they asked about WW2 stories. Considering Canada was the primary force in liberating The Netherlands, but then again, never mind that, not every generation is going to be grateful for a different generation, nor should they be obligated to.

But, this is more a reason to dislike the American youth. Still, gotta' start somewhere.

I once talked to a girl in Virginia, this is hilarious; she hated all Muslims, and thought they were evil. No, wait, the Middle East. She thought the entire Middle East was evil. And when I explained how not every Middle Easterner is a terrorist, she asked "If, say, Australia attacked Canada, would you hate them?"

"Let me make it a bit more relatable. If an Australian terrorist group attacked a major trade center in Ontario or something, no I wouldn't hate Australia, and I'd be skeptical on blaming the group itself."

"Whatever."

Was basically the conversation. America, your stereotypical youth does you little justice, I am afraid.

 

[Terramax]

So why all the stereotyping and white-washing of my entire country?

Hey I can't go watch a single Hollywood film without you American's making us Brits out to be power crazy, self-centred, egotistical, posh speaking, ugly morons.

You tell Michael Bay and his friends to stop poking the stereotype finger at us and I'll gladly speak to my countrymen to stop doing the same to you.

 

[Julianking93]

I'm American and I hate America

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

Meh, Americans like to think everyone blames them and it's cool to do so, but they never seem to realise they do it just as much if not more.

 

[Steel Ronin]

It's dificult to root for America when their enemies are armed with harsh language and rocks.And the government is still stupid I guess Obama was the better candidate to present the economic crisis to world because everyone cheered it's like "Hey we are so poor Obama save us by taking every natural resource that we have and destroy our homes".Thay are not improving anything.Obama has done the exact opposite of his promises.They produce 30% of the worlds goods but consume only 5% What a bunch of hogs.And if anyone quotes or responds I don't care.

 

[HyenaThePirate]

So why all the stereotyping and white-washing of my entire country?

Hey I can't go watch a single Hollywood film without you American's making us Brits out to be power crazy, self-centred, egotistical, posh speaking, ugly morons.

You tell Michael Bay and his friends to stop poking the stereotype finger at us and I'll gladly speak to my countrymen to stop doing the same to you.

Um.. have you by chance watched ANYTHING on the BBC for, I dunno.. the last ten seasons or so?
Or for that matter, anything by Russell T Davies in the last decade? Maybe if you guys stopped portraying YOURSELVES as power crazy, self-centered, egotistical, posh speaking, ugly morons, then we'd stop copying you.

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

Now I live in America and I hear all this bashing on us, yet i dont care, I'd join in. i don't fit into any of those steriotypes and the thing is, half of those steriotypes are true for just about everyone in my area.

 

[EisBaron]

Perfect example
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.133262

 

[CrashBang]

I'm British and I actually hate my country and love America. I think I might have been some kinda mistake and shoulda been born in America. I've been to NYC, Philadelphia and D.C. and they're just the greatest places in the world! Well, actually Philadelphia was quite a shit hole lol but I can't wait 'til I move to NYC. Americans (at least the ones that I met over there) seem to be much happier than the miserable pricks and football hooligans I'm surrounded with a lot of the time

I enjoyed living in the States but I came home after 2 and a half years. Just out of interest, where are you in the UK?

I live in the west midlands but go to University in Aberystwyth (which does kick ass)
Why did you decide to move back?

There are some grim areas in the west mids. I used to work there being a Stoke lad its down the road.

I came back when we had a death in the family. In the end I got used to having my family around again, got myself a girlfriend and I've only been back on holiday since. I did live in Houston. It was a fun few years.

Ah well that's fair enough. Houston looks like a great area to live in. I should hopefully be able to move to somewhere on the east coast in about 4 years after I've got my degree, a new car and some cash. Ex girlfriend used to say 'I'd never move out of the UK', well I don't need to worry about that any more lol

 

[Terramax]

Why are you watching American films then? Hell, why are you watching Michael Bay movies? That's your first mistake.

I was using that as an example. That fact that you thought of that as the only reason was your first mistake.

Maybe if you guys stopped portraying YOURSELVES as power crazy, self-centered, egotistical, posh speaking, ugly morons, then we'd stop copying you.

By that same logic, perhaps if American stopped acting like "flag-waving Harley-riding, machine gun-toting all American patriots who won't listen to other people's opinions" then we won't treat you that way.

For your information (both of you) I'm not anti-American at all. My point is Americans are very hypocritical moaning about people making fun of their country. To take films for example (my original point) we have stereotypical Germans, Russians, Englishment and Chinamen being played off negatively all the time and you never seem to have a problem.

As soon as the hate, decades later, turns on them then suddenly they wonder why.

Anyway, this is my last post on this thread.

 

[Supreme Unleaded]

Well my reason for disliking America is the fact that almost every American kid I have met has given me crap for being Canadian. This like "You country did nothing in WW2" "your all french fags" thing like that mak me dislike America. For one we were in WW2 before America because we had to for we are loyal to Britian, and were not all French or Gay. i don't see why Americans dislike canada so much.... we are there most important alies and trade partners, were brothers in arms if you ask me. (I went to Europe on vacation and not a single person insulted me for being Canadian)

I'm with you one hundred percent, i live in america and I always say I'm moving to Canada when possible (not old enough to move yet), and I get bashed for it, as if Canada is a terrible country, when really its a hell of a lot better than America, of course I'm a redneck when no one els is.

But I still think the Canadian Idiot song is funny.

 

[Xelanath]

and drove back the English who tried to claim the land for themselves.

Well, that's an interesting way of twisting history.

 

[JordanMillward_1]

So why all the stereotyping and white-washing of my entire country?

Now in all fairness the stereotype is pretty accurate for a large proportion of the country. It is however a simplification. There are at least four american stereotypes:

1) Cowboy hat, guns, hates gays & mexicans.
2) Backwards baseball cap, trucks, likes his sister.
3) Smelly hippie, Pacific NW commune, hates meat.
4) Urban liberal, hybrids, hates Fox.

There's a lot more but I digress.

Speaking as a yankophile (year studying travelling there, now in a relationship with one) the problem isn't so much 'all of america' its just that certain sections of the population tend generate a fair amount of dislike, even from within the country.

Example, said girlfriend has a healthy dislike of the bible-crazy retards along with a healthy (albeit closer) hatred for the hippie, liberalism-as-a-religion morons. The country has a few too many extremes, the moderate americans I've hung out with are lovely.

That's pretty much my view on it. The few Americans I've met were nice people, but the Americans the rest of the world sees are the stupid gun-nut "you'll pry my gun from me from my cold dead hands", crazy Bible-bashing, gay-hating idiots, rednecks, and hippies, none of which helps in the world's view of the US.

 

[General Ken8]

I'm american, and i really don't care what anyone else says because a lot of the time it's true; we're pretty pathetic