10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About America

[whathehell]

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

As far as speaking for all non-Americans, I'm not sure you can actually do that, since there are people from a number of different countries here.

That being said, I accept that my statement probably doesn't apply to you.

Here is the paragraph I'd like to discuss:

"I've read similar critiques of Australians written by other Australians (different points are made of course), but I don't go into a rage about it because I can see that much of what's said is true, even if it is uncomfortable. So I don't think there's anything different when it comes to an American pointing out some of that sort of stuff about the US and Americans".

I understand, but my guess is that you probably don't "go into a rage" because it's Australians criticizing OTHER Australians.

That's easy to understand. What I need from you now, is an honest answer to the question: How would you and the majority of

your countrymen feel about criticism from Non-Australians, from Americans, or some other nationality, especially if you knew

they'd likely never set foot your country....That's really the issue, in my view.

You see, there is something I regard as a near universal truth: Like members of a family, citizens of a country are often

quite comfortable fighting and criticizing each other.....What most do NOT like, however, is when "outsiders",

most of whom have never even visited their country, come in and do the same....If this board were limited

to Americans, I'd have far less of a problem with it.




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