Topic: What do you think about the usa

[Compwhiz128]

Well im very angered at this nation. Reasons are, Its all about money and power, bascily nothing can be made in the USA anymore, most is made in china whitch(sp?) is depressing, We are the fattest nation, We have fastfood resturants, We cant even sue them becuase are friggin congress has made ghetto laws so we cant, We also have a nazi prison camp AKA wal-mart.

I have many more reasons but im to angry to post them

[SizzlinSean]

We're the fattest nation because we choose to be. It's true that there is a McDonalds or a Wendy's on every block, but it's you that makes the choice to eat there, and to eat the amount of food that you do. How can you justify forming a lawsuit against a company for making you food? America is the land of opportunity. People get up everyday to make a living, just like it happens in other countrys. You seem forget that some other countries don't have the privilage of labor unions, child labor laws, minimum wage, and other things that you apparently take for granted. It's not really America's fault that Wal-Mart exists. It's true that Wal-Mart is evil, but the government doesn't own Wal-Mart.

[IZ]

We're the fattest nation because we choose to be. It's true that there is a McDonalds or a Wendy's on every block, but it's you that makes the choice to eat there, and to eat the amount of food that you do. How can you justify forming a lawsuit against a company for making you food? America is the land of opportunity.  It's not really America's fault that Wal-Mart exists. It's true that Wal-Mart is evil, but the government doesn't own Wal-Mart.

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While I do agree self control is needed, people need more education on healthy living too.

There are plenty of oppurtunities for America to stop Wal-Mart, just look at the restrictions on corporations.

[Jackie-Boy]

I think we suck.

[IceFox]

On the fastfood issue. Wtahc Superzise Me. That'll convince you. Convinced me. Didnt have fast fooid for a yaer. Recently had a BK whhopper. It was disgusting!

[Gideon Brown]

I don't much like the US of A. First off, what gives them the right to call themselves "Americans"? For, you see...Canada is in North America, as well as Mexico, Brazil is in South America...and let's not forget Central America.

But more importantly, I do not like the US because of how they treat other countries, namely their neighbour to the North. Americans know nothing, really, about our country, let alone our politics, while we Canadians know pretty much almost as much as you know about your own country, especially your politics. When Bill Clinton's biography came out, our CANADIAN library ordered five copies in English, two large print copies, and at least three in French. I wonder how many American libraries have Jean Chrétien's biography?
Also, the issue with the BSE. America blames it on Canada, when it is scientifically proven that it originated in a farm in....MONTANA. So, why is the Canadian beef industry feeling the impact that should be affecting Americans? Well, because America can't accept being wrong. Ever. Canadians/Britain won the War of 1812, but before they could declare victory, the US offered a peace treaty. Britain, and especially the colony of Canada just LOOOOVE peace!
Americans also love to stereotype Canadians. I was once asked if I owned a fridge, if I had a 'Canadian' accent, and if it ever gets warm over here (for the record it was 98 degress Farenheit today, so YES it gets hot over here). Americans are amazingly naive when it comes to world matters, unless the matter concerns them. The country, as a whole, has a very itchy trigger finger, which scares me as well.
Also, your current president, when interviewed by This Hour Has 22 Minutes (satirical sitcom) and was not told in advance who Rick Mercer actually was, and what he was doing, answered, truthfully that he, and Jean Poutine, our...prime minister, were good friends. Well, dear Georgie...if you truly were good friends with dear Jean, you'd know his last name is Chrétien.


*breathes* I have more to say, but I think I've had enough of trashing our neighbour to the South. I'm going to go back to being a nice, amiable Canadian who invites you to try REAL maple syrup, even though I personally hate it. Oh, and milk comes in a bag tooo!!

[Eva:Gina]

i think that individually, there are plenty of fantastic americans. its just the bad ones are always the ones that stick.
as a whole, america embodies the fat, stupid, ignorant blind self-worship that the rest of hte world sees. and tho the rest of the world will have people ike that, america has lots. dunno why.

even the religion (yeah, sorry about this, its jsut one sentance) is pompus. "WE are religious, arent WE clever" instead of caring about hte faith in general.

i know im sterotyping, but i cant go round america and meet all of you face to face.
most of you guys are from the usa, and the majority of you are really cool.
its jsut hte "im open minded, untill you say somthing that i dont like" thing that gets me. just cos you say your respectfull, doesnt mean that you are.
(i dont know who "you" is, just, umm, people, i spose)
where i am, to cal someone americanised is a huge insult.
it means processed factory knock offs with no individuality.

[GrEeNdAyFrEaK]

I think the USA is one of the greatest countries in the world in terms of opportunity, but the overwhelming number of people that take things for granted cloud it up. For you all complaining about the country I want you to go live in almost any other country in the world and see how many restrictions they have there. We have so much freedom in this country it's not even funny and those of you that disagree are either too stuck up to realize it or you just take way too many things for granted (talking about people that live in the country, of course)

[Compwhiz128]

We're the fattest nation because we choose to be. It's true that there is a McDonalds or a Wendy's on every block, but it's you that makes the choice to eat there, and to eat the amount of food that you do. How can you justify forming a lawsuit against a company for making you food? America is the land of opportunity. People get up everyday to make a living, just like it happens in other countrys. You seem forget that some other countries don't have the privilage of labor unions, child labor laws, minimum wage, and other things that you apparently take for granted. It's not really America's fault that Wal-Mart exists. It's true that Wal-Mart is evil, but the government doesn't own Wal-Mart.

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Well on the movie super size me these girls who ate mcdonalds got fat and they wanted to sue mcdonalds but they couldnt prove how it got them fat and at the end they said congress also made it so you cant sue a fast food resturant for making you fat.

We choose to be the fattest nation? well that also means were the dumbest nation we should know that obessity(sp?) causes health problems.

This nation is eventally not gonna be the land of oppurtunity(dtms?) most of the companys wanna be richer so they will move overseas and produce cheap junk in china and pay their employees 15c an day  :cry:

[GrEeNdAyFrEaK]

Well on the movie super size me these girls who ate mcdonalds got fat and they wanted to sue mcdonalds but they couldnt prove how it got them fat and at the end they said congress also made it so you cant sue a fast food resturant for making you fat.

We choose to be the fattest nation? well that also means were the dumbest nation we should know that obessity(sp?) causes health problems.

This nation is eventally not gonna be the land of oppurtunity(dtms?) most of the companys wanna be richer so they will move overseas and produce cheap junk in china and pay their employees 15c an day  :cry:

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I know how it got them fat, it got them fat because McDonalds serves a lot of fatty foods and the girls choice to eat it. If you're going to say McDonalds should stop serving this food because it makes people unhealthy then start making a better argument for cigarettes and alcohol as well. We're the fattest nation because the majority of our people have access to unhealthy foods quite often and most of us don't care that we're becoming unhealthy. I do, myself, but I don't constantly worry about it.
This country will be a land of opportunity for many years to come because if it gets as drastic as you're thinking then the workers over there will begin demanding money and the whole moving process will become pointless.
You really take too much stuff for granted.

[Eva:Gina]

I think the USA is one of the greatest countries in the world in terms of opportunity, but the overwhelming number of people that take things for granted cloud it up. For you all complaining about the country I want you to go live in almost any other country in the world and see how many restrictions they have there. We have so much freedom in this country it's not even funny and those of you that disagree are either too stuck up to realize it or you just take way too many things for granted (talking about people that live in the country, of course)

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your freedoms are getting restriced tho, with all the religion based government reforms coming through. i DO NOT wanna start another religion/abortion debate.
but it is happening.

australia nad nz have just as much opportuiny and freedom. more maybe cos we are so small.
tho yeah, i would definatly rather live in usa htan inda or somthing, womans rights wise.

the thing i get from americans, is that there is always this need to validate, and jsutify yourselves.
tho, now that i think of my uni usa mate, maybe thats not strictly true.
i dunno, its hard to talk about a country, cos its made up of people. the only standard are the laws and stuff, which we talk enough about already

[Hannahbal]

I don't mind the country, just the people that live in it.

[Jackie-Boy]

Hannah's right. It's not the environment, it's the environment... people. If I were president, everyone would take baths, and if they didn't guess what? You'd be hung. Or crucified. Or both. Smelly Americans.

[Hannahbal]

This is a song by the Descendents that pretty much sums up my feelings towards America.

"'Merican"

We flipped our finger to the king of england
Stole our country from the indians
With god on our side and guns in our hands
We took it for our own
A nation dedicated to liberty
Justice and equality
Does it look that way to you?
It doesn't look that way to me
The sickest joke I know

[Chorus]
Listen up man, I'll tell you who I am
Just another stupid american
You don't wanna listen
You don't wanna understand
So finish up your drink and go home

I come from the land of Ben Franklin
Twain and Poe and Walt Whitman
Otis Redding, Ellington,
The country that I love
But it's a land of the slaves and the ku klux klan
Haymarket riot and the great depression
Joe McCarthy, Vietnam
The sickest joke I know

[Chorus]

I'm proud and ashamed
Every fourth of july
You got to know the truth
Before you say that you got pride

Now the cops got tanks 'cause the kids got guns
Shrinks pushin' pills on everyone
Cancer from the ocean, cancer from the sun
Straight to Hell we go

[Chorus 2x]

[Sheldon J. Plankton]

YES! I'M NOT THE ONLY DESCENDENTS FAN ON THIS FORUM!

Anyway, these days I dislike America. We have become very naive and stupid.

[Thomas]

The USA's environment and entertainment is wonderful...sma ewith many of it's people.
The USA's government and laws are stupid, plus the education in the USA is very appauling.

The USA in my opinion would get a 7/10 from me.

[Elizabeth Rose]

America has become far too immoral for my liking of late, but I still think that it's the best place in the world to live. There is more prosperity and more opportunity here than anywhere else. Unfortunately most Americans take this for granted. We are spoon fed and spoiled.

[Dragon Of Grief]

One thing I like about America is all the freedom we are given. We have a lot of rights that most other countries could only DREAM about. We are allowed to speak out against our government... try that is Mexico, or China and they shoot you right on the spot.

One thing I dislike about America is we drain other cultures... seriously. Have you ever seen a Mexican walkign down the street these days? They can't speak Spanish anymore, they eat American foods, they practice American cultures. We just have no culture. We are a parasite... sucking the culture out of people and brainwashing them with the sedentary culture of America... perhaps we have it TOO good.

[Eva:Gina]

^^ exactly!! very, very well put mr dragon.
and its not an individual person thing, tho some would try :biggrin:
its just what happens when a culture has been born in the way yours was.
you were founded on independance, and tho alot of it is great, there are some huge drawbacks.

[Jackie-Boy]

The Internet is proof that America is a colder version of h3ll.

[Dragon Of Grief]

How so? I don't quite understand.

[Lightkeeper]

Yes, I'm from America and only a child at that, but I see that almost everyone here has a misguided veiw of what, "America or Americans are."

 Most of you who were in this argument were not born from America, so you have no idea what the American people are. I'll even prove it to you with your replys.

 ElizabethRose and Greendyfreak. You say that Americans take things for granted.
Taking things for granted is HUMAN NATURE and that quality is not found in one certain race, it's in all of us!

 Gideon Brown, you say that Americans Sterotype. It sounds to me like you're the sterotype. Just cause I'm an American I have a big lable stamped on my head? You know what you can't say,"All" Americans are like that, because undoubtly, you never encountered me.

You say that Americans ask if it get's warm over there. Doesn't that mean that they're asking you something about your country? That means that they are learning about your country and taking their time to learn a little about it.

 Also concerning BSE(Bivone Spongiform Encephalitis, otherwise perfered to as Mad Cow Disease) A couple of Scientists blammed Canada, they happened to be American. I, however, didn't believe it for a second. Does that mean that I'm a sterotype?

 Korax666, yeah so what if we have a big coperation like Wal-Mart? Other, if not all, countrys have some too. Oh help us we have Wal-Mart we're sooo evil!<sarcasm> About the fat, thing. It's not bad being fat, it's being obese that you have to watch out for.

 Guys don't hate America because of some ignorant people. Every country has bad people. There are a ton of terroists in Iraq, but does that mean I lable the all the people there a bunch of terroists? No way. I don't sterotype and you guys shouldn't either. This is why the world's a terrible place.

 I'm ashamed and recoiled by all of you here. America is great, all countries are great. They'll all become even greater if people would stop sterotyping one another. We're all created equal, we have to work equal, we have to respect each other equal.

 Also this is the last time I'll be posting. Think about what I said above, because that's your only chance of escaping a dark and violent future.

 

 

 

[Eva:Gina]

dude, we were not applying anything we said to eacha nd every american.
we were discussinf how hte world veiws america, and its not a very nice veiw.

you made some good points, but none of us were saying "what is an attribute that is shared by every american"

america is hated by what he american peple let hte american government do.

[Squiddy]

I personally despise U.S.

Everytime I go down there it is just so different(in a bad way). I much perfer it up here in Canada.

[Elizabeth Rose]

ElizabethRose and Greendyfreak. You say that Americans take things for granted.
Taking things for granted is HUMAN NATURE and that quality is not found in one certain race, it's in all of us!

And that makes it good?

[Compwhiz128]

Dude we are the #1 obeese nation

[GrEeNdAyFrEaK]

Dude we are the #1 obeese nation

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Okay... so you're saying that having a lot of obese people living here makes it a bad place? I need more than that if you're gonna argue a point.

[Roger]

Dude we are the #1 obeese nation

Would you rather us be the #1 nation as far as people dying of starvation?

[Rocko]

The U.S. is great in someways, like how we have allot of freedoms. But Americas also bad how the envormental laws are not very good. We also seem to make some lousy products, like large SUV's no one needs a 12 Miles to the gallon vehicle that tows 9000 pounds seats 8 people, and has 35 Sq feet of storage, behind the 3rd seat, to drive to work by themselves. This may be an extreme examble but it's also an examble how in America everything has to be bigger.

[partiallynothing]

I am an American, and I have some gripes about my own country, namely the current administration, but as a whole, I think America is an excellent place to live.

George Bush has some very controversial views, and I disagree with the majority of them.  For instance, unlike Bush, I think gay marriage is completely fine and should not be banned.  Those in a relationship, whether it is both a man and a women, two men, or two women, should all be able to share the connection and benefits that marriage provides.  I also am not explicitly against abortion.  I believe that it is a choice that should be left up to the women and the circumstances.  For instance, if someone is raped and impregnated, they should have the option to remove themselves of the burden of a child.  I also do not agree with Bush’s reasons for the war.  It does not seem necessary to American security; it is not justified.

I find McDonalds to be a great place to stop once in a while for a quick meal, but I try not to make it a habit.  Why; because I understand the disadvantages of constantly eating fast food.  One thing that very much annoys me about America is the constant lawsuits over pointless items.  People should not be able to sue McDonalds for becoming obese, that is completely their fault.  Along the same tangent, people should not be able to sue Dunkin Donuts for selling hot coffee; did they expect the coffee to be cold?

Now, as a generalization, I can see how TV, movies, and other forms of media could have displayed America as a greedy, fat, lazy group of people, but unless you have come to America and traveled around, you have no basis for your opinion.  I do not want dim-witted actresses as the American icon.  I want people to see the shores of North Carolina and the cities like Boston and the gorgeous and friendly people of Florida.  If American opinion is based on what is seen in Beverly Hills, the views will be superficial and unreal.

America is a wonderful land of opportunity for people of all social groups, classes, religions, races, sexes, etc.  Sure, there are still come corporations that will chose the male over the female for position of CEO only based on sex, but America still allows for extreme freedoms, and corporations like that have become less and less over time.  The American idea is for anyone to be able to come here and speak freely, act freely and reach for their dreams.

Am I saying everyone in America is perfect?  Nope.  I am quite aware of the large number of people who take advantage of the system, those who do not respect and acknowledge their freedoms, etc, but they should not be the stereotype.

Whenever I think that America is a country falling down the tubes I think about everything that is great about this nation and the ability for everyone to go into a voting booth and change our administration.  Right now I just cannot wait for the next one; Bush, good riddance.

[Eva:Gina]

Dude we are the #1 obeese nation

Would you rather us be the #1 nation as far as people dying of starvation?

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world wide, more people die from obesity and related problems than starvation.
the largest contributer?? usa

its pathetic "oh no, we are sying of too much!!!"
what is so wrong with people that we can be sying form indulgence and there are still so many starving??