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Originally posted by: Mielr
Umm, unless I got something serious wrong, Canadians also live on the American continent. Technically, you are a citizen of the USA. Yes, people mainly call you Americans, but technically, I could also call a Canadian an American. As you can call me an European.
....and if you'll notice, even though I'm an ignorant American, I managed to write this post without insulting your homeland.
Originally posted by: Vigo
I have no problem if someone corrects my spelling, but he didn´t do that. He simply suggested that I am dumb or something because I used the wrong spelling, and yesterday, I was really upset by this, because I was in a very bad mood. I hope at least you notice that I wrote Asshole, not Assholes .
Concerning insulting countries, well, I´m sorry if you felt that I have insulted you as a person. I didn´t. My whole anger was mainly directed towards him, as I already said, I´m sorry if I offend anyone. Nevertheless, there is at least small truth in everything.
Americans tend to be ignorant of the world around them, and I can partly understand that, because it is a very big and wealthy country. You don´t have to understand the rest of the world. You don´t have to acknoledge international laws. You can anonymously torture people, and no oher nation has the guts to stand up against this. You don´t have to acknowledge international agreements to decrease pollution and stop earth warming. You still have the barbaric death penalty. Power corrupts, and leads to decay. And the frustrating thing is, if you go down, you are going to take us all with you.
I know that by saying "you", I mainly refer to your administration. But then again, who voted for them to be elected TWICE?
Germans for instance, tend to be very downbeating and they like to pity themselves although they live in a rich country, too, and since we are Europeans, we share the same kind of arrogance with other european countries. And yes, we have our own black past. A reason more to consider our opinion on certain things...
You can´t deny that there are cultural differences between nations. We should both celebrate what we share AND what makes us different. If you think pointing out cultural differences are insults, well, I only can say: nobody likes when someone holds a mirror in front of you.
I'm an American (I have no idea if canofhumdingers is or not- he may be Canadian, he may be British or Australian....) but I was one of the Americans on this board who came to your defense and still you decide to assume that the one person who offended you is American while none of your defenders are?
Originally posted by: canofhumdingers
I agree that he probably shouldn't have corrected your spelling, but in turn you decide to insult my country?
Originally posted by: Vigo
...restaurated...
wow...
You know what really "wow" is? Learn to speak 3 different languages like myself. Oh wait, you don´t have to. You are probably American, and will most probably never set foot on another continent besides your own. And if you do, the first thing you will do is heading to the next McDonald´s, avoiding exposure to too much foreign culture mixing up your precious little brain.
I´m sorry if I offend anyone, but ignorant posts like this drive me nuts.Asshole!
Whoa nelly! ...restaurated...
wow...
You know what really "wow" is? Learn to speak 3 different languages like myself. Oh wait, you don´t have to. You are probably American, and will most probably never set foot on another continent besides your own. And if you do, the first thing you will do is heading to the next McDonald´s, avoiding exposure to too much foreign culture mixing up your precious little brain.
I´m sorry if I offend anyone, but ignorant posts like this drive me nuts.Asshole!
I agree that he probably shouldn't have corrected your spelling, but in turn you decide to insult my country?
I have no problem if someone corrects my spelling, but he didn´t do that. He simply suggested that I am dumb or something because I used the wrong spelling, and yesterday, I was really upset by this, because I was in a very bad mood. I hope at least you notice that I wrote Asshole, not Assholes .
Concerning insulting countries, well, I´m sorry if you felt that I have insulted you as a person. I didn´t. My whole anger was mainly directed towards him, as I already said, I´m sorry if I offend anyone. Nevertheless, there is at least small truth in everything.
Americans tend to be ignorant of the world around them, and I can partly understand that, because it is a very big and wealthy country. You don´t have to understand the rest of the world. You don´t have to acknoledge international laws. You can anonymously torture people, and no oher nation has the guts to stand up against this. You don´t have to acknowledge international agreements to decrease pollution and stop earth warming. You still have the barbaric death penalty. Power corrupts, and leads to decay. And the frustrating thing is, if you go down, you are going to take us all with you.
I know that by saying "you", I mainly refer to your administration. But then again, who voted for them to be elected TWICE?
Germans for instance, tend to be very downbeating and they like to pity themselves although they live in a rich country, too, and since we are Europeans, we share the same kind of arrogance with other european countries. And yes, we have our own black past. A reason more to consider our opinion on certain things...
You can´t deny that there are cultural differences between nations. We should both celebrate what we share AND what makes us different. If you think pointing out cultural differences are insults, well, I only can say: nobody likes when someone holds a mirror in front of you.
I'm an American (I have no idea if canofhumdingers is or not- he may be Canadian, he may be British or Australian....) but I was one of the Americans on this board who came to your defense and still you decide to assume that the one person who offended you is American while none of your defenders are?
Umm, unless I got something serious wrong, Canadians also live on the American continent. Technically, you are a citizen of the USA. Yes, people mainly call you Americans, but technically, I could also call a Canadian an American. As you can call me an European.
....and if you'll notice, even though I'm an ignorant American, I managed to write this post without insulting your homeland.
No, you are not an ignorant American. You are a non-ignorant American. See the difference? I never said that all Americans are ignorant. But many of you guys take a lot of things for granted. You are not used to be critized by others. You can´t handle it, because you don´t have to... ...yet.
Again, I´m sorry if I offend anyone personally. Perhaps I´m kind of ignorant, too now. Maybe, there is perhaps more in common than I thought. At least, I am somewhat able to reflect on this.