idk
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I'm starting this inspired by this THREAD and what i wrote in THIS
Every country has its "Image" in the world. So I think a fair/open discussion about "common" prejudices each side has which can be civilly explained by the other side.
This is the most "international" forum where I'm registered in and at the same time the forum with the most "open" and reasonable people that I know (and I mean it!). So it really could be a gain... maybe everybody could learn sth.
Okey, I start:
USA:
Why all that patriotism? Is that "normal" or "sick"? How comes? I've been watching several documentaries about the USA (or some places in it) where the people interviewed claimed that something there was the best in the world. This goes from bean-soup in Texas to cars in Michigan with a lot of things in between. I think thats kind of arrogant but as far as i can judge these people really believed in what they said with all(!) their heart.
How can you be that nation-confident? I really can not understand it... but we are raised to be... somehow ashamed of our identity here. So it's the exact opposite to America. But how comes? WW2 is the reason for us. But for USA?
What do you think about that? Please explain
Don't forget... what do you think about us? What do you associate? No matter where u come from.. Czech, Australia, USA... feel free to tell!
I'm starting this inspired by this THREAD and what i wrote in THIS
Every country has its "Image" in the world. So I think a fair/open discussion about "common" prejudices each side has which can be civilly explained by the other side.
This is the most "international" forum where I'm registered in and at the same time the forum with the most "open" and reasonable people that I know (and I mean it!). So it really could be a gain... maybe everybody could learn sth.
Okey, I start:
USA:
Why all that patriotism? Is that "normal" or "sick"? How comes? I've been watching several documentaries about the USA (or some places in it) where the people interviewed claimed that something there was the best in the world. This goes from bean-soup in Texas to cars in Michigan with a lot of things in between. I think thats kind of arrogant but as far as i can judge these people really believed in what they said with all(!) their heart.
How can you be that nation-confident? I really can not understand it... but we are raised to be... somehow ashamed of our identity here. So it's the exact opposite to America. But how comes? WW2 is the reason for us. But for USA?
What do you think about that? Please explain
Don't forget... what do you think about us? What do you associate? No matter where u come from.. Czech, Australia, USA... feel free to tell!