Where can I get my brains washed

[TheZilla 0]

I found many an ignorant Brit while living there.

You are going to have a hell of a time living in America.

You will find ignorant people everywhere - even in the white house

>>You are going to have a hell of a time living in America <<<

Sounds like another threat - I know I will have a great time with all your cheapo currency haha !

see what I mean about the underlying simmering violence ? it's runs through so many replies - you are all there with your hot pokers just aching to get at me for saying that GENERALLY Americans are not receptive to the slightest flaw in their country being pointed out...

That is all I am saying and all I have said - and it raises you all to such fury !

Collective paranoia or what

Are you reading the replies? Methinks you are picking and choosing. There's a bigger picture here.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I suspect this is all a windup that you guys need not take so seriously.

It's like VJ summer of '05 all over again!

[Fandango 1,439]

I found many an ignorant Brit while living there.

You are going to have a hell of a time living in America.

You will find ignorant people everywhere - even in the white house

>>You are going to have a hell of a time living in America <<<

Sounds like another threat - I know I will have a great time with all your cheapo currency haha !

see what I mean about the underlying simmering violence ? it's runs through so many replies - you are all there with your hot pokers just aching to get at me for saying that GENERALLY Americans are not receptive to the slightest flaw in their country being pointed out...

That is all I am saying and all I have said - and it raises you all to such fury !

Collective paranoia or what

Your nickname is so fitting right now cos upon reading this latest gem I thought to myself 'Say what?!?'

There are so many Americans who have no problem pointing out flaw in our country. Do you own a television/read the paper/keep up on current events online?

The problem, once again, is your attitude and taking 1 + 1 and making 5.

P.S. I know this is a wind up but I simply cannot stand here and let ignorance like this proliferate. Even if it is veiled in the 'safety net' of 'oh I'm winding you up'

[TheZilla 0]

I suspect this is all a windup that you guys need not take so seriously.

It's like VJ summer of '05 all over again!

What is taking it too seriously? [<BTW, that's totally an honest question, no sarcasm I promise ]I don't know about anyone else, but I'm enjoying the debate and input while having some delightful coffee and editing my blogs in between, hehe.

I wonder if the OP thinks I'm loading my shotgun? hehehehehe

[homesick_american 1]

I suspect this is all a windup that you guys need not take so seriously.

It's like VJ summer of '05 all over again!

What is taking it too seriously? [<BTW, that's totally an honest question, no sarcasm I promise ]I don't know about anyone else, but I'm enjoying the debate and input while having some delightful coffee and editing my blogs in between, hehe.

I wonder if the OP thinks I'm loading my shotgun? hehehehehe

I accused him of winding us up a few pages ago.

I've put him on ignore now. Takes two to wind up...one to wind, one to be wound.

[Captain Oates 911]

We all should step back and admire the OP for the skill he has which enables him to sidestep any decent argument and instead resort to insulting someone who doesnt agree with him, awe inspiring.

If that's 'intelligence' I'm glad to be a doorman.

Dear Mr Oath - you insulted me first by likening me to your friend who was a 'effing idiot' - that is not a reasoned argument as you claim and so I had a pop back at you by asking why you chose idiots for friends ? If I am an idiot then perhaps we could be friends ?

alan

[Fandango 1,439]

I suspect this is all a windup that you guys need not take so seriously.

It's like VJ summer of '05 all over again!

What is taking it too seriously? [<BTW, that's totally an honest question, no sarcasm I promise ]I don't know about anyone else, but I'm enjoying the debate and input while having some delightful coffee and editing my blogs in between, hehe.

I wonder if the OP thinks I'm loading my shotgun? hehehehehe

I accused him of winding us up a few pages ago.

I've put him on ignore now. Takes two to wind up...one to wind, one to be wound.

Well I'd take him of ignore and revel in the ridiculousness that is going on because every word out of his mouth is a vidication of sorts for you...proof of why you dislike living there IF this is the type of person that surrounds you there.

[Oath 0]

We all should step back and admire the OP for the skill he has which enables him to sidestep any decent argument and instead resort to insulting someone who doesnt agree with him, awe inspiring.

If that's 'intelligence' I'm glad to be a doorman.

Dear Mr Oath - you insulted me first by likening me to your friend who was a 'effing idiot' - that is not a reasoned argument as you claim and so I had a pop back at you by asking why you chose idiots for friends ? If I am an idiot then perhaps we could be friends ?

alan

I did?

Wrong.

[Mary Lou 681]

I found many an ignorant Brit while living there.

You are going to have a hell of a time living in America.

You will find ignorant people everywhere - even in the white house

>>You are going to have a hell of a time living in America <<<

Sounds like another threat - I know I will have a great time with all your cheapo currency haha !

see what I mean about the underlying simmering violence ? it's runs through so many replies - you are all there with your hot pokers just aching to get at me for saying that GENERALLY Americans are not receptive to the slightest flaw in their country being pointed out...

That is all I am saying and all I have said - and it raises you all to such fury !

Collective paranoia or what

Your nickname is so fitting right now cos upon reading this latest gem I thought to myself 'Say what?!?'

There are so many Americans who have no problem pointing out flaw in our country. Do you own a television/read the paper/keep up on current events online?

The problem, once again, is your attitude and taking 1 + 1 and making 5.

P.S. I know this is a wind up but I simply cannot stand here and let ignorance like this proliferate. Even if it is veiled in the 'safety net' of 'oh I'm winding you up'

[JenT 0]

I've completely lost track of the FACTS in this thread....

[Fandango 1,439]

I clearly saw he was winding people up last night in the 'Mexican' thread. This today? I think this is what he honestly feels...and he's voicing it all the while keeping the wind up possibility as a 'HAHAH SUCKERS!' tool that he'll whip out later in attempt to 'show us' all how superior he is.

Plus, I'm enjoying this!

[tmma 467]

[selectively blind. I agree that there is a lot of aggro against the US here- many americans in London claim to be canadians. It wasn't always so- most of it is the self-shame of the Brits turned outwards - that the US made us do something we should have been strong enough to say 'no' to.

I cringe when we go in a pub, because every time someone is ragging on america - and i feel embarrassed for Carolyn. Perhaps it's this universal condemnation that has given the US a siege mentally where everyone sticks together and stands by to repel the outside world....

I have read this entire thread...Honestly, a " culture shock" is to be expected.

Anyway-the phrase underlined struck me the hardest in this entire thread. You feel " embarrassed for her"? Are you sure you are not projecting something here? Are you sure that you are not the one embarrassed to be there with her, given YOUR obvious disdain for America and Americans ( of which is based on your opinion of afew hicks living in the nether regions of America)?

Before you label me as a " circling American". You should know that I moved from America at 6 months old to live in the UK. I am the ONLY American in my family. I left the UK when I was 20-and I have loyalty to both countries. I am dual national in every sense of the word. I still consider England a" home" to me.

Edited May 21, 2007 by tmma

[TheZilla 0]

I clearly saw he was winding people up last night in the 'Mexican' thread. This today? I think this is what he honestly feels...and he's voicing it all the while keeping the wind up possibility as a 'HAHAH SUCKERS!' tool that he'll whip out later in attempt to 'show us' all how superior he is.

Plus, I'm enjoying this!

Me too! I don't know, the way I see it is that there's always a chance a guy like this is ACTUALLY open to debate rather than winding people up. It doesn't look like he is, but everyone else has said interesting, thought provoking stuff so who's the loser really? It's an interesting topic, even if the person who orginally brought it all up isn't really contributing thoughtfully after all.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I clearly saw he was winding people up last night in the 'Mexican' thread. This today? I think this is what he honestly feels...and he's voicing it all the while keeping the wind up possibility as a 'HAHAH SUCKERS!' tool that he'll whip out later in attempt to 'show us' all how superior he is.

Plus, I'm enjoying this!

This is the best entertainment I could imagine to spice up my day at the office!

(I'm staying well clear of it though. Hey, I'm a coward! )

[Dr_LHA 3]

Dear Mr Oath - you insulted me first by likening me to your friend who was a 'effing idiot'

Actually I think that was me.