The smiling thing is totally a cultural thing though.
I have a Russian friend, she smiles now, but I was talking with her and it was one of the weirder things that she had to adjust to was people smiling at her on the street.
And of course expecting her to smile.
So yeah, we're a strangely friendly bunch in at least the US/America's Hat
Swiss girl asked me yesterday about how all her coworkers/bosses at her internship tell her how great her work is and how well she's doing, and that she knows she's doing pointless busywork
Is America just always nice? She's like I'm not used to these compliments, it feels like everyone is lying
Is she gorgeous
Would I interact with someone less than gorgeous
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zepherinRussian warship, go fuck yourselfRegistered Userregular
How dangerous being a cop is is also wildly overstated.
Being a construction worker is about as dangerous.
Depends on the type of construction worker, but often times being a construction worker is dangerous because of human stupidity, where being a cop is dangerous because of malice aforethought.
The most dangerous jobs are dangerous because you are working in isolated places far from help (logging / fishing), jobs where there is a fall risk (roofing) or you're working with dangerous equipment (construction worker / farmer).
The more of those factors the more dangerous the job.
This is true, however from a construction side machismo, rushing and stupidity cause a lot of those fall injuries. I've been doing construction projects for 4 years now, and I've never seen a person seriously injured from a fall when they were wearing proper fall protection. I have seen a dumb ass opening up a drum of paint stripper (flammable) with a blowtorch burn the shit out of himself...I shit you not, this is my best guy.
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I wonder if Americans got really self-conscious following the 2000s where we were all getting dumped on for being obnoxious so we've tried to compensate for it.
compensated by... being louder and more obnoxious?
i thought the irish love america
america
not americans so much
Allegedly a voice of reason.
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I wonder if Americans got really self-conscious following the 2000s where we were all getting dumped on for being obnoxious so we've tried to compensate for it.
compensated by... being louder and more obnoxious?
i thought the irish love america
No, the Irish just love leaving Ireland and living here instead
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I wonder if Americans got really self-conscious following the 2000s where we were all getting dumped on for being obnoxious so we've tried to compensate for it.
We've been getting dumped on for being obnoxious a lot longer than just the last decade and a half.
Yeah, but the 2000s was when we actually started hearing/paying attention to it.
I feel like you're just making this up
Pretty sure Americans knew that Europeans thought of us as arrogant and obnoxious for decades and decades at least.
My dad has stories from his time in France in the late 50s / early 60s.
This is not new.
edit: and americans think the same about lots of other foreign peoples! Nationalism is fun!
I actually think its mostly French who don't like US tourists above and beyond normal tourist disdain.
The smiling thing is totally a cultural thing though.
I have a Russian friend, she smiles now, but I was talking with her and it was one of the weirder things that she had to adjust to was people smiling at her on the street.
And of course expecting her to smile.
So yeah, we're a strangely friendly bunch in at least the US/America's Hat
Swiss girl asked me yesterday about how all her coworkers/bosses at her internship tell her how great her work is and how well she's doing, and that she knows she's doing pointless busywork
Is America just always nice? She's like I'm not used to these compliments, it feels like everyone is lying
Is she gorgeous
Would I interact with someone less than gorgeous
(I mean why else would I talk to all you bros uguu)
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
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ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered Userregular
I wonder if Americans got really self-conscious following the 2000s where we were all getting dumped on for being obnoxious so we've tried to compensate for it.
We've been getting dumped on for being obnoxious a lot longer than just the last decade and a half.
Yeah, but the 2000s was when we actually started hearing/paying attention to it.
I feel like you're just making this up
Pretty sure Americans knew that Europeans thought of us as arrogant and obnoxious for decades and decades at least.
My dad has stories from his time in France in the late 50s / early 60s.
This is not new.
edit: and americans think the same about lots of other foreign peoples! Nationalism is fun!
I actually think its mostly French who don't like US tourists above and beyond normal tourist disdain.
Italians too, from my experiences in the early to mid 90s.
Germans also, though their reasons are admittedly different.
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Let's play Mario Kart or something...
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I wonder if Americans got really self-conscious following the 2000s where we were all getting dumped on for being obnoxious so we've tried to compensate for it.
We've been getting dumped on for being obnoxious a lot longer than just the last decade and a half.
Yeah, but the 2000s was when we actually started hearing/paying attention to it.
I feel like you're just making this up
Pretty sure Americans knew that Europeans thought of us as arrogant and obnoxious for decades and decades at least.
My dad has stories from his time in France in the late 50s / early 60s.
This is not new.
edit: and americans think the same about lots of other foreign peoples! Nationalism is fun!
I actually think its mostly French who don't like US tourists above and beyond normal tourist disdain.
not unique to US tourists
Paris Syndrome for instance
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I wonder if Americans got really self-conscious following the 2000s where we were all getting dumped on for being obnoxious so we've tried to compensate for it.
We've been getting dumped on for being obnoxious a lot longer than just the last decade and a half.
Yeah, but the 2000s was when we actually started hearing/paying attention to it.
I feel like you're just making this up
Pretty sure Americans knew that Europeans thought of us as arrogant and obnoxious for decades and decades at least.
My dad has stories from his time in France in the late 50s / early 60s.
This is not new.
edit: and americans think the same about lots of other foreign peoples! Nationalism is fun!
I actually think its mostly French who don't like US tourists above and beyond normal tourist disdain.
not unique to US tourists
Paris Syndrome for instance
Alright yeah but
I mean who actually likes tourists from Asian countries?
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At least tourists in Boston stick to areas I don't give a shit about, they aren't in my way on the freedom trail
NYC must be awful
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BeNarwhalThe Work Left UnfinishedRegistered Userregular
tourists everywhere are awful but i think it's probably best to get over it. i've lived primarily in philly, nyc, and just outside tel aviv- tourists galore. they're out of their element, they're excited- they're also frazzled, worried about their itinerary and their finances. something snapped in my brain after the one millionth tourist faux pas i encountered and i've started to find them semi-endearing and funny.
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Does anyone else find it odd when people Like their own Facebook posts?
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Would I interact with someone less than gorgeous
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
america
not americans so much
No, the Irish just love leaving Ireland and living here instead
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
I actually think its mostly French who don't like US tourists above and beyond normal tourist disdain.
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
it is awful
Once you get used to the taste, there really isn't anything better to drink than black coffee. It all tastes the same to me now.
Although I'll occasionally make a pot at night and use some of the premixed Kahlua White Russians as a creamer.
The Japanese.
They are all about us.
He was angry at you for not smiling.
You ruined his day.
(I mean why else would I talk to all you bros uguu)
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
i would just like to say that when I was in dublin i was lovely and polite and only mostly drunk
Italians too, from my experiences in the early to mid 90s.
Germans also, though their reasons are admittedly different.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
not unique to US tourists
Paris Syndrome for instance
drunk is great
being loud and obnoxious and in the way and downright cliched is just awful
In Cambridge I mostly hate groups of Spanish and French school kids
Don't be so hard on your people
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
Alright yeah but
I mean who actually likes tourists from Asian countries?
NYC must be awful
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
I hope he was as angry about it as he sounded
That would be an awesome person to run into
10/10 wicked sick bro applying ice to the burned area
All the gold was shaken out of those pockets a long time ago.
dat req for free work doe
Just sort of vaguely crashing through each other on your way to the other end of the bar is pretty typical
But it also involves a LOT of apologizing
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
i've seen like, 3-4 people post about it already
it's p shameless
*gives coffee alarmed glance*
:winky:
showed her the old dog trick, eh?
:winky:
You kids and your social medias
I want to do it all the time.