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127. I don't know where you lived, or if you were even cognizant during your first 11 years here, but

Thu May 2, 2013, 08:28 AM

May 2013

Texas is still nowhere near "representative" of America as a whole -- Sorry if you haven't

lived outside of it long enough to understand that.

Also, if you feel so superior to the "average American" why do you deign to continue living here?

Does looking down on the rest make you feel like the proverbial big fish in a little pond?

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10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About America [View all] Bonobo May 2013 OP

That's worth reading el_bryanto May 2013 #1

A bit condescending, huh? Kind of like....... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #15

Yes exactly - when we condescend to the rest of the world el_bryanto May 2013 #34

Who's this "we"? whathehell May 2013 #87

Actually my point isn't that we condescend to the rest of the world el_bryanto May 2013 #125

Thanks for explaining that. I'd love to see your question answered because you are correct. whathehell May 2013 #130

Newsflash: Conservative America doesn't = America. Sorry. whathehell May 2013 #86

I want everyone to read this JustAnotherGen May 2013 #2

There's a scene in the movie 'A Good Year' ... Myrina May 2013 #11

Oh JustAnotherGen May 2013 #21

Yes, and it's a visual orgasm. Myrina May 2013 #24

Or if they think you're British. geek tragedy May 2013 #81

Yup...The Brits on the board may not want to read this but they made the "worst tourists" whathehell May 2013 #88

Now if they had an award for tackiest tourists Warpy May 2013 #102

I'm betting there's no distinction between "worst" and "tackiest".That being said, Brits = Worst. whathehell May 2013 #103

I have a friend in Rotterdam who speaks 7 languages. He told me about an IT trip to Germany,... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #114

I'm so very impressed. whathehell May 2013 #120

I was reminded of this: Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #141

A lot of ESL speakers like to practice speaking english. Quantess May 2013 #132

This was right before the internet became so popular too... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #142

Everyone likely has read it. It's old....It's been posted here before. n/t whathehell May 2013 #91

They hate us for our Freedom Fries Bucky May 2013 #3

Nicely done! FiveGoodMen May 2013 #67

Regarding the photo.... Brickbat May 2013 #4

Fascinating photo series cyberswede May 2013 #9

Some of those were really fun. Brickbat May 2013 #28

THIS JaneyVee May 2013 #46

And this... DreamGypsy May 2013 #53

*everyone* wore those style flip flops back then cyberswede May 2013 #60

I have never ever EVER worn flip flops Skittles May 2013 #73

Why would you, with your extensive collection of Crocs? Lasher May 2013 #138

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Skittles May 2013 #149

I could never walk more then five steps before losing one (or both). Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #135

Go to almost any European beach or summer resort. Ikonoklast May 2013 #65

As someone who has lived in both... Pelican May 2013 #92

interesting fishwax May 2013 #41

The article was interesting. Newest Reality May 2013 #5

5/1/2013. I find myself recommending a post from Bonobo. FSogol May 2013 #6

Great article. HughBeaumont May 2013 #7

Not to mention the PITA of needing a passport to get anywhere close to an airport ... Myrina May 2013 #13

Your going to spend half a day at the airports and traveling by air liberal N proud May 2013 #19

Great read cyberswede May 2013 #8

I've lived out of the country. oldandhappy May 2013 #10

+1. I could have sworn I'd read this at some time in the past. Poll_Blind May 2013 #12

Great - I was hoping I'd be goaded into feeling ashamed of myself again. nt Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #14

LOL whathehell May 2013 #107

The article is just okay. Quantess May 2013 #16

Likewise zipplewrath May 2013 #37

#3 Europeans are mostly terrible at American Geography. Quantess May 2013 #51

It goes both ways zipplewrath May 2013 #54

Are you familiar with specific cities & provinces in other countries? Autumn Colors May 2013 #68

Meh. France is the size of some US states. Quantess May 2013 #69

OK, then pretend I said all the administrative regions of Russia (nt) Autumn Colors May 2013 #79

Do you think most people from France would be able to name all the octothorpe May 2013 #144

No, and that's the point I was trying to make :) Autumn Colors May 2013 #145

Thank you....This has been my experience as well. n/t whathehell May 2013 #89

There is a major lack of experiential reference quakerboy May 2013 #99

Stop making sense...DU needs their Five Minutes Self Hate! whathehell May 2013 #106

As a non-American, I don't think what you said about us was really fair... Violet_Crumble May 2013 #136

Good point: Broad brushing is rarely fair. What concerns me is how few care when it's done to us. whathehell May 2013 #137

I have encountered such criticism once or twice at DU... Violet_Crumble May 2013 #150

REC! Demo_Chris May 2013 #17

Inspires me to do more traveling riverbendviewgal May 2013 #18

You are going to love France!!! Janecita May 2013 #47

"We Are Poor At Expressing Gratitude And Affection". Well actually, LeftinOH May 2013 #20

That one was way wrong treestar May 2013 #29

No, that's wrong Violet_Crumble May 2013 #133

Well I found it to be a pattern treestar May 2013 #147

For god's sake, can't people do both? whathehell May 2013 #151

I also disagreed. I think people don't feel the things he wants expressed, not that they don't spooky3 May 2013 #55

This was the one that I thought was wrong... at least where I live OKNancy May 2013 #74

As compared to WHO? whathehell May 2013 #90

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former expat here LittleGirl May 2013 #22

And we brought the disease and plague siligut May 2013 #45

Actually though, it wasn't the "Americans" who slaughtered the Native Americans, smirkymonkey May 2013 #84

true. Thanks for the clarification as you are correct. eom LittleGirl May 2013 #131

Yup...I have made those observations myself nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #23

Nothing new there. I could have told you this 40 years ago. hobbit709 May 2013 #25

That's odd, considering things have a tendency to change over 40 years -- even in America. whathehell May 2013 #104

The average American is even more ignorant of the world today than back then hobbit709 May 2013 #116

The average Euro living in Texas is hardly capable of judging "average" Americans, whathehell May 2013 #121

I've lived in the U.S. since 1959, in TX since 1974 hobbit709 May 2013 #122

I don't know where you lived, or if you were even cognizant during your first 11 years here, but whathehell May 2013 #127

I live here because I am an American citizen by birth. I am also an Austrian citizen by birth. hobbit709 May 2013 #128

Oh...Right. whathehell May 2013 #152

Well, bless your heart. hobbit709 May 2013 #154

And yours too! whathehell May 2013 #155

K&R for a very good read. zeemike May 2013 #26

There is nothing there in statistics to back up what they are saying treestar May 2013 #27

Pretty sure the overweight family represents what the rest of the world imagines Americans look like Quantess May 2013 #30

Or movies stars treestar May 2013 #31

Unfortunately our crappy, embarrasing, TV shows are also exported to many parts of the world, Quantess May 2013 #36

That remark about you not being fat treestar May 2013 #38

No, they are aware of the REALITY that a lot of Americans are overweight or obese. Quantess May 2013 #50

yes, and many sitcoms and action movies spooky3 May 2013 #57

That means there's a market for our crappy, embarrassing tv shows and tells us something whathehell May 2013 #146

Actually, the picture is pretty accurate about what Americans look like outside America. JDPriestly May 2013 #39

Europeans walk more because they tend to live in cities more often and have much less in the way of whathehell May 2013 #108

True. Also, they have better public transportation, in part because they are likely to live JDPriestly May 2013 #110

Not just that, but their cities tend to more thoroughly be walkable than ours AZ Progressive May 2013 #115

It's the relative newness of the cities treestar May 2013 #124

So true. Los Angeles was planned if you can call it that. Let me start again, neighborhoods JDPriestly May 2013 #143

Isn't that a picture of the author of the blog? marshall May 2013 #156

As an aside, the overweight family was visiting Mt. Rushmore in the US, not Europe, Asia, etc. spooky3 May 2013 #56

Personally I think it's kind of insensitive to use their photo for this article. Quantess May 2013 #63

I thought so too. Brickbat May 2013 #126

Yup, and that shows their ignorance. whathehell May 2013 #140

yeah heaven05 May 2013 #33

No, of course not...It's just the same tired bigotry. whathehell May 2013 #105

Yes, I think we all noted the "obese looking family meant to stand for us all". whathehell May 2013 #109

Are you disputing that few people are impressed by or hate Americans? Violet_Crumble May 2013 #134

I have no idea treestar May 2013 #148

thank you heaven05 May 2013 #32

There's a lot of wisdom here. I've always said America is an adolescent country. nolabear May 2013 #35

Maybe I should visit that in-law that moved to Japan Auggie May 2013 #40

Those are some good points. Lasher May 2013 #42

Rich come to make more $$$$$ and Poor because they are suckers HangOnKids May 2013 #72

That is pretty condescending dbackjon May 2013 #75

Of course they do HangOnKids May 2013 #77

Since I have a good job, and have had it for 16 years, not worried about that. dbackjon May 2013 #78

I sense some projection going on here... Pelican May 2013 #95

Many people want to move to many other countries, too. Quantess May 2013 #76

150 Million Adults Worldwide Would Migrate to the U.S. Lasher May 2013 #83

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I agree, devilgrrl, we should be more civil to our invited guests. Lasher May 2013 #100

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As someone who has seen this for myself MrScorpio May 2013 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion May 2013 #44

Excellent read! Yeah, we are a mixed bag. tblue May 2013 #48

Great article. Some things that particularly stood out for me: raccoon May 2013 #49

I think 10 was the only one I really disagreed with. wickerwoman May 2013 #64

No. 11 sounds good to me! Re: comfort and happiness. I am not dissing comfort--not at all. raccoon May 2013 #70

Hits the nail on the head.... AnneD May 2013 #52

Well, that would be nice, but, another crappy thing about the USA Arugula Latte May 2013 #59

Although I am ... AnneD May 2013 #62

Haters gonna hate Redford May 2013 #58

1. Few People Are Impressed By Us; 2. Few People Hate Us ... pampango May 2013 #61

The 11 million people who are prepared to risk the consequences of living here illegally Nye Bevan May 2013 #66

When you are desperate, you'll take anything AZ Progressive May 2013 #71

.. Malone May 2013 #80

My two cents on this... 2naSalit May 2013 #82

Read this! NV Whino May 2013 #85

Lost me on #1 Major Nikon May 2013 #93

One thing you don't know: This has been posted on DU before. Try something new. whathehell May 2013 #94

One day you are going to realise sibelian May 2013 #117

In all seriousness, this is one of the dumbest and most pointless things I've ever read Number23 May 2013 #98

I really enjoyed this -- thanks! gateley May 2013 #101

Snarky, but all true Nanjing to Seoul May 2013 #111

What's funny is how many Americans actually believe EVERYONE IN THE WORLD wants to come here. Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #112

Where in hell do you live? I have to ask, because no one I know actually feels that way. whathehell May 2013 #123

American "exceptionalism" PNW_Dem May 2013 #113

I think he has a point on some of those davidpdx May 2013 #118

as someone who has lived outside the U.S. approximately half their life I thought this article was Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #119

we have lived abroad for 10 years . . . and travel outside of the U.S. annually DrDan May 2013 #129

I've lived in Europe for a time as well and also travel outside the U.S. annually whathehell May 2013 #153

and your point is? c'mon, spell it out. DrDan May 2013 #157

Hostile much?.....Maybe you could tell us the "point" of your post. whathehell May 2013 #160

thanks - you confirmed what I thought was your point DrDan May 2013 #161

Sure.. whathehell May 2013 #162

Author proves his own point 3 Spider Jerusalem May 2013 #158

Us, We, We upsidedownforklift May 2013 #159

10 things this person believes about America n/t Enrique May 2013 #163