Poll: What do other country think of america
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Eh, I don't really see any difference between Americans and the rest of the world. I find that the people who rag on them for having no concept of global geography (because we all know if the Chasers did a piece on it then it must be true) don't have any concept of global geography themselves.
Well my opinion of america is already stated as the highest option chosen in the pole. I know not all americans are idiots but by golly there are quite a bit who are.
I voted for "ok" since I don't hate americans, but I really don't like em' either.
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I love canadians though.
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I love canadians though.
From my experience, no ones seems to hate us Americans more than other Americans, which is odd when you consider how self-righteous we tend to think other countries think Americans are.
You forget the Chinese, there were about 5 million of them.ImmortalDrifter said:
I should also mention that most of the "America hatred" was due to Bush Jnr. era politics. 3 years into the Obama administration and it has all calmed down a lot.
I had a feeling that I would regret reading this thread. You know some of us don't give two fucks about politics and just want to get on with our lives. No I'm not trying to kiss up to you, I really don't care about politics, mainly because my life under bush and my life under Obama has pretty much been the same. I admire what other countries did in WWII (espically the polish) and I'll be the first to admit that we're spoiled when it comes to war.. BUT! Don't expect me to just nod my head and say "yup everything about America sucks". People say we're too divided, yeah outside of America all politicians say please and thank you, always agree and cuddle under the sun, once you cross the Atlantic it's paradise. I would like to think that the fact that Americans and non Americans can get along just fine on these forums would be a sign that nationality doesn't matter but nooooooooooo, we have to keep coming back to which flag you live under and classify you under that. Would what I say on this website matter if I was British? Polish? Russian? Japanese? The day we put such petty things behind us and look at one another for who we are and what we do instead of which country we live in is the day we move forward as a species. "whew". Sorry about that, you can only have your country and your nationality insulted so many times before you snap. I admit that America is flawed, but point out a country that is perfect. People that get haughty just anger me is all, other countries aren't below America, but they sure as fuck aren't above us.
I think Australia's main problem with America is that our Government does what ever America's tell them to. Personally, I don't like America's World Police attitude and the fact that someone like Rick Santorum can run for president and have support! Really? The country that supposedly fights for freedom could have a guy like that for president? I will say though that you guys have awesome theme parks and rediculously cheap food with large sizes. Plus you have Vegas.
See, I've got a couple of friends who are Republican, and they're nice people I can have a rational conversation with. I don't agree with some of their political views. And they aren't far-right-wing Republicans. They seem to be somewhere near the middle of the spectrum. I will agree that an awful lot of the party seem to be pretty scarily right wing though.Evil Smurf said:
Eh, it can be a bit taxing to hear others' views.erttheking said:
Then again, from my travels most people in other countries have some basic misconceptions. You take a country like, say, France - and try to explain how it's basically the same size as Texas. Yup, one very large European country is about the same size as the second largest US State, and that the United States is about 14x the size of France.
The entire EU is about half the size of the USA. So, for Europeans, talking about the citizens of the United States and how wacky the politics are is basically asking:
"Imagine that the European Union had twice as many countries, and none of them could be removed if their economy turned to shit."
So, yeah, states are closer to countries in Europe - and as far as that metaphor goes, most States have a pretty homogenous population and pretty similar opinions within the states themselves.
In general, individuals and small groups are nice regardless of where they are.
My personal opinion is that the USA should just let (or FORCE) the South to secede. It wanted to 150 years ago, and it's dragging the rest of the country into its pit of despair. The poorest states are in the South, and the most political wackos come from the South. They can have their Theocracy, and the North could have a government that's not deadlocked for 90% of the year.
It doesn't imply arrogance, it's just the easiest abbreviation. I'm Canadian, we're on the North American continent too, but we call people from the U.S.A. Americans, we call the country America, that's just how we think of it, and not in a sense that they're the arrogant masters of the continent - they're just called Americans. It doesn't make them seem superior - I don't think of them that way.Mortai Gravesend said:
OT: As to what I think of America... well, right now, what leaps foremost to my mind is that, as a country, it's politically insane - socially in particular, but also economically - seriously, it scares me to think that some people can honestly hold some of the beliefs being bandied about in such large numbers as to make them viable voting blocs. Obviously this doesn't apply to everyone, and like any place you can find plenty of lovely people. Historically it's a mixed bag - the way it's treated your native population is a far sight worse than Canada, there's the whole slavery thing, but the political example it set was far ahead of its time, and it really broke major ground in developing the modern western liberal democracy and demonstrating its viability. Culturally you tend to drown out other stuff a little, but there's enough good stuff there that it's not a huge deal.
The problem is that then you have a theocracy full of pushy political wackos with lots of guns and no government to restrain them on your border. And depending on how their laws get written, there's very little to stop them going into Manifest Destiny mode and starting a civil war anyways. Not to mention that it's not fair to the people who live there who are would be disenfranchised by the social regulations that would be put in place. Personally, I think aggressive education reform is the best solution. While you're at it, take a vorpal sword to the jabberwocky that is Fox NewsSciMal said:
Some of you are fine.
Some of you are idiots.
Same as most other countries.
I hate the attitude some display towards a lot of things, but there are others who display the opposite attitude.
I've run into both nice Americans who I have no problem with, and some stupid, arrogant and rude Americans, who I have many problems with. From personal experience I run into more of the latter group, and that latter group tends to be worse than, say, a stupid, arrogant and rude British person, but that doesn't necessarily reflect the whole country.
So, out of the options:
-You are different from us. Different culture, different views on things - to claim that you are the same would be to ignore that so no.
-You're ok. Some of you are anyway.
-You're idiots. Some of you are anyway.
-I'd rather not engage in intercourse with a large, solid landmass, and it burning would be a waste of resources. As for the people of the USA, I try to make it a habit not to wish any ill will upon others. Some that I've met from the US really need to get a Darwin award sometime soon however, though others are completely fine.
Some of you are idiots.
Same as most other countries.
I hate the attitude some display towards a lot of things, but there are others who display the opposite attitude.
I've run into both nice Americans who I have no problem with, and some stupid, arrogant and rude Americans, who I have many problems with. From personal experience I run into more of the latter group, and that latter group tends to be worse than, say, a stupid, arrogant and rude British person, but that doesn't necessarily reflect the whole country.
So, out of the options:
-You are different from us. Different culture, different views on things - to claim that you are the same would be to ignore that so no.
-You're ok. Some of you are anyway.
-You're idiots. Some of you are anyway.
-I'd rather not engage in intercourse with a large, solid landmass, and it burning would be a waste of resources. As for the people of the USA, I try to make it a habit not to wish any ill will upon others. Some that I've met from the US really need to get a Darwin award sometime soon however, though others are completely fine.
Americans online = idiots
Americans IRL = Normal People
But this generally extends to everyone but sweds and swiss peoples.
Americans IRL = Normal People
But this generally extends to everyone but sweds and swiss peoples.
Well you're one of the leading superpowers so you're good to have around.
The thing that I think mainly (at least in Scandinavia) people are often thinking is that you guys are pretty ignorant when it comes to other countries. I have heard that you study other countries very little, while I understand that with the size of your own and all the history you'd have to know you study USA a lot. As I said this is stuff I've heard not based on facts.
But there comes a lot of stuff both good and bad out of a country your size, I won't say you're all screwed dickheads who should be shot but I don't have A USA flag either and some things in your country could be changed (like in my country too).
The thing that I think mainly (at least in Scandinavia) people are often thinking is that you guys are pretty ignorant when it comes to other countries. I have heard that you study other countries very little, while I understand that with the size of your own and all the history you'd have to know you study USA a lot. As I said this is stuff I've heard not based on facts.
But there comes a lot of stuff both good and bad out of a country your size, I won't say you're all screwed dickheads who should be shot but I don't have A USA flag either and some things in your country could be changed (like in my country too).
I am stuck between you are ok and you are idiots. The many individuals in the states are all right but both the government, culture (seems quite narcissistic), and a small but vocal and to some extent, powerful group of right wing extreme nationalists. But all nations have a few of those.
Wait, wait. We have what?! I've never heard of that until now... Lets see what Google has to- Oh god. Why. Why would anyone ever want to spread a marshmallow on anything? Only one of my countrymen could dream this up. Who thinks, "You know what the world needs? A way to spread congealed sugar on stuff without having to heat a marshmallow."ToTaL LoLiGe said:
Sorry if this seems melodramatic, but that blows my mind.
As an American, I'm rather disappointed in my home country. As someone who thinks bullies should be vilified, it's hard witnessing the things my government does and understanding where some of the hate that other countries throw our way comes from. That being said, some of the vitriol that gets spewed about my country is just terrible. It baffles me that people will use a ridiculous stereotype to judge every single person in the States.
