I don't work 60 hours a week and I don't have any college loans from a decade ago. Talk about stupid stereotypes.
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I don't work 60 hours a week and I don't have any college loans from a decade ago. Talk about stupid stereotypes.
shanshan310
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I'm having trouble deciphering if people are being ironic or are actually serious. How depressing.
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Raitosaito
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You don't want any of that. Trust me.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I'm sure Swedish girls were still smoking hot prior to the dissolution of the Kalmar union.
EDIT: Wait, what happened in 1428? The union dissolved in '38!
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ZombieFred
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To have genes in me that are far older before American was created, being British, is a far more honour with me than being an American. This country is the best <3
shadyspace
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Lol college loans, healthcare. I'm rich as shit dude, just like an American should be.
No you can't.
I can travel ANYWHERE with my Croatian passport - okay, some visas may apply, but I can go anywhere I like on the whole Earth.
But you can't travel anywhere you want. You can come to border, I agree, but man, dare to enter. If they let you.
corporate cheerleader
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Don't group us all together just because a couple of Euro countries happen to be lazy.
Totally off-topic (the topic is junk anyway) but to be truthful, Sweden and Norway are a bit boring -_- very nice places to live in though. And that totally makes up for the borefest.
Please Nordic-GAF don't throw stones at me.
oh god this phrase
IrrelevantNotch
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What the fuck does this post mean?
shadyspace
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? America is the richest country in the world.
I love America, truely, honestly, I do. I've been there, loved it. I have every intention of coming back to any part of that country many times in the future, for as long as I'm able to. Hell, I might even try and migrate there after my retirement, that would be nice.
That said, the only thing to dislike about the country is its major superiority complex. It's one thing to be patriotic, it's a whole other thing to be obnoxious and pompous. It's okay to be at least a tiny bit critical of yourselves at times. Also, it wouldn't hurt to understand that their are other countries in the world and they might actually be better then you at times.
For instance, I once dared to offer some critisism on a forum of -what I thought at the time- mostly American friends on the US Goverments handling of the New Orleans ordeal. Needless to say, it was not appreciated, in fact one person went as far as making a lengthy post about how a Dutch person should not meddle in such things and rejected my entire critique based on the fact that we -as a country- knew nothing about water management and how dared I have an opinion on this matter.
Dare I say, had said American checked his patriotism at the door and did his research, he would've known that if there's one thing people come to us for, it's fucking water management, seeing as how more then half our country lies below sea level and all. Unfortunatly I could not rebuff, as said American promptly banned me from the forum for saying bad things about their president.
Now, I'm all for opinions, but nobody is perfect and neither is the US. Every country has flaws and being patriotic doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't allow yourself to be critical of your customs, your views of your country and your views of the world.
Once again, I love the hell out of the US, consider lots of US people my friends and love many american products (media, games, foods, etc.), but if there's one thing to dislike about the US folk, it's their flawed patriotism. Realise you're way is not always the best way and you might even find the world more receptive to your thinking.
That said, the only thing to dislike about the country is its major superiority complex. It's one thing to be patriotic, it's a whole other thing to be obnoxious and pompous. It's okay to be at least a tiny bit critical of yourselves at times. Also, it wouldn't hurt to understand that their are other countries in the world and they might actually be better then you at times.
For instance, I once dared to offer some critisism on a forum of -what I thought at the time- mostly American friends on the US Goverments handling of the New Orleans ordeal. Needless to say, it was not appreciated, in fact one person went as far as making a lengthy post about how a Dutch person should not meddle in such things and rejected my entire critique based on the fact that we -as a country- knew nothing about water management and how dared I have an opinion on this matter.
Dare I say, had said American checked his patriotism at the door and did his research, he would've known that if there's one thing people come to us for, it's fucking water management, seeing as how more then half our country lies below sea level and all. Unfortunatly I could not rebuff, as said American promptly banned me from the forum for saying bad things about their president.
Now, I'm all for opinions, but nobody is perfect and neither is the US. Every country has flaws and being patriotic doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't allow yourself to be critical of your customs, your views of your country and your views of the world.
Once again, I love the hell out of the US, consider lots of US people my friends and love many american products (media, games, foods, etc.), but if there's one thing to dislike about the US folk, it's their flawed patriotism. Realise you're way is not always the best way and you might even find the world more receptive to your thinking.
I feel I've been way to serious going about this post. So in closing... FUCK YEAH! AMERICA!
CALIFORNIA is one of the richest countries in the world.
pretty clear what I meant, man
a ton of people are strugglin with debt over medical fees or college, it's a real issue. The fact that you're rich doesnt make it not-true.
Heck, the fact that you can be rich is what causes it
shadyspace
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I'm pretty sure California could buy like half of Europe.
My parents worked hard, I am reaping the benefits of their hard work, I will work hard and my kids will reap the benefits of my hard work. America: It Worked For Me!
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ZombieFred
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Britain is far older than America and we have more culture and heritage across the world. I should have rephrased that to be more clearer :lol: I wouldn't sacrifice my history and culture if I had a choice between the two.
iNvid02
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he's saying he is dragonborn
First link talks about medical debt, which has nothing to do with what I typed.
The second link shows that students with outstanding loans is still not the norm. According to the link, there are still over 70% of students who are doing fine with their loans. If people are smart, they should be able to manage their loans and educational costs well.
Exactly. I said I could travel anywhere I WANT. Who said I wanted to go to Croatia?
BocoDragon
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California has more people than Canada... its kind of amazing really.
I'll consider that during one of my 28 days annual leave
I've been thinking about how to reply to this for a while now. I don't really know how, except to say that if less than a month free a year is enough to convince you that Anglo-American capitalism is a particularly noxious branch then I wish I could share your happiness.
The loans are getting outragous currently. It is the modern graduates facing this problem more than those graduating a decade ago.
Nah, it's true. We are pretty boring.
I love Stockholm and think it's the most beautiful city in the world, but it's extremely boring if you compare it to a city like Berlin.
I envy the choice, food, television, size/diversity of country, NFL, and military.
However I also like my free healthcare, public transport, and that I can walk places in my country(UK) ie 'City centres and local shops'.
I love American girls too, having gone out with one a couple years back.
However I also like my free healthcare, public transport, and that I can walk places in my country(UK) ie 'City centres and local shops'.
I love American girls too, having gone out with one a couple years back.
30% of students strugglin with college debts is fuckin terrible, man. I mean no disrespect.
It isn't always up to one's work and effort, it's a system where you can get fucked beyond what you can manage. Where the more your parents had the more and better educated you get.
The Anti-Monitor
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Mindless patriotism, one way or the other, is nothing but a source of problems.
That said, I'd hate living in a country with such a gun culture, and where the things I've read over here lately about what goes on in their colleges makes me feel disgusted. Not the best country to be bisexual either.
That said, I'd hate living in a country with such a gun culture, and where the things I've read over here lately about what goes on in their colleges makes me feel disgusted. Not the best country to be bisexual either.
I think things will get better as the economy improves. IMO, the biggest problem facing graduates is finding a job after they graduate from college. We have had almost 3 years of a recession that has really hurt them and this does not help the student loan situation. And like I mentioned above, students need to be smart about their loans and it really is no big deal.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
There are a lot of multi-cultural countries out there... Being made up of different peoples isn't an American exclusive at all.
I'd say 1/12 of the year was perfectly reasonable. That's not including Bank Holidays either, of which there are plenty.
I wasn't offering my feelings on Anglo-American capitalism, I was pointing out that we're not in exactly the same boat when it comes to giving up our free time.
Interesting article on the subject here.
So what you're saying is that you didn't have any influence on your potential to success?
shadyspace
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I work hard in school and get good grades, if that is what you're asking. I'm pretty young to do much more than that.
Haha, well, you should, you don't need visa for Croatia, and hopefully in few years we will not need visa for USA.
But there are amy countries you can't go into with American passport - or at least without damn serious troubles. On the other hand, I need only simple papers or simple visas for going into any country on the whole planet.
That was my point, but nevermind. Welcome to Croatia, you will like it here.
That was my point lol.
I'm only 1 shift away from the average 40 hour British work week. I'd rather have the extra day off than the extra cash.
We have Vermont for that
The poster also ignores the fact it is getting worse as tution keeps rising and the government also has tons less money to give in general. 30 % is still a huge problem.
The American embassy in Zagreb is literally across the road from the airport. Americans don't want to spend any quality time in Croatia at all!
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
The area where America is really uncontested is movie-making.... That is the type of area where Americans can really say "you just can't compete, World"... Also, Silicon Valley.
A lot of the stuff about freedom, democracy, multiculturalism, etc. is not unique to America. They're things that are part of the American myth, but the rest of the world goes "huh? we have that too! Why would you brag about that?"
A lot of the stuff about freedom, democracy, multiculturalism, etc. is not unique to America. They're things that are part of the American myth, but the rest of the world goes "huh? we have that too! Why would you brag about that?"
We like to brag about our porn industry too thank you.
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I also doubt I would want to go to countries that I am not welcomed in. Seems too dangerous for an American. For now though, I would say that there really isn't too many restrictions on travel and I have been able to go to many countries with no problem.BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
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