Perception and thoughts about USA

[gpt_kibutz]

Since America is a continent...

Isn't it 2 continents?

(Even "north american" isn't really correct, sincle mexico and canada are part of northamerica also)

there are more than 3 countries in North America...

Why do people think that america is two different continents?
I was thaught in school that it was only one, but separated into 3 regions (north, central and south). I guess that it is the country's own choosing to include itself and others in norh or south america. (In mexico, we think we believe that we belong to the north part, but i've known many people who say that mexico is part of central america).

BTW my apologies to David Woner.

 

[PatrickJameson]

Why do people think that america is two different continents?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas

 

[Forte]

I'm from Canada and I saw practically no difference between here and the US when I went to Nationals, except that they had newer reruns of Friends, so that ruined that particular episode of that particular season for me. I GUESS THAT MEANS THAT THE US IS BAD! But seriously, the distinctions are so minimal that your mindset will influence your opinion the most about the country. Personally, I just think of it as Canada with more people.

Also, when I went to Costa Rica, they DID have a clear distinction between "from America" and "from the US". In Spanish, a person from America (the continent) is Americano, and a person from the US is Estadounidense (Unitedstatesian). Just so you know.

 

[Paul Wagner]

Please David, I'm begging you please don't close this thread I love it so much.

And 2 things.

1A. To all the people saying "I dislike Americans because _____"
90% of those reasons are things we can't control such as laws. And just because you don't like them doesn't mean we should fix them so it makes you just as bad as us except worse because you're so stupid you can't even realize that your argument won't make a difference.

1B. Also to all the people out there saying "I dislike Americans because____." makes you even worse than we are because you say you dislike us for a reason that gets completely contradicted by your own statement. Let me use this perfect example, "I dislike Americans because they are ignorant." Is so ignorant by itself, because you are labeling a whole country after something.

2. The people here are no different from wherever you are, they're all idiots who don't care anything of what you have to do. And also, even if you speak highly of Americans its just useless because your wrong to. And foreigners please don't say most Americans, because 99% of people are the same so there is really hardly any difference between any of us at all. But back to the statement please don't say most because that's just as bad as saying all because I'm a long-haired blue-eyed American boy so don't say all Americans are the same.


And by the way, you just got face-palmed.

 

[mark3]

I think everyone should note that this thread is about perceptions of the USA and Americans, not tell whats wrong with the US and please provide facts.

You can continue your discusion by all means (it's awesome ), but maybe some more people could give their views on the USA.

 

[Lorenzo]

I think everyone should note that this thread is about perceptions of the USA and Americans, not tell whats wrong with the US and please provide facts.

You can continue your discusion by all means (it's awesome ), but maybe some more people could give their views on the USA.

Are you going to show this thread to your AP Government teacher?

 

[soccerking813]

I'm from Canada and I saw practically no difference between here and the US when I went to Nationals.

So you are basing the entire US on what you experienced those few days at a Rubik's cube competition?

 

[krazedkat]

To tell you the truth, we don't hate Americans. We just hate people who are like the people in this broadcast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPRD3P2748A There's a part 2 too...

 

[qqwref]

To tell you the truth, we don't hate Americans. We just hate people who are like the people in this broadcast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPRD3P2748A There's a part 2 too...

Fair enough, but it is not just America that has people like that ;-)

 

[daniel0731ex]

guys, guys...

why so socialist??

 

[krazedkat]

Sure, we have people like that too but I don't think we've ever broadcast **** like that. But whatever. Lets just stop this flame war...
Socialism=good.
Think about it. People in socialist countries have a better standard of life: 10 weeks PAID vacation (Can't remember the country), better wages and less work hours! Its amazing. Slovakia was a socialist country for a while (I'm part Slovak)

 

[StachuK1992]

Sure, we have people like that too but I don't think we've ever broadcast **** like that. But whatever. Lets just stop this flame war...
Socialism=good.
Think about it. People in socialist countries have a better standard of life: 10 weeks PAID vacation (Can't remember the country), better wages and less work hours! Its amazing. Slovakia was a socialist country for a while (I'm part Slovak)

No. Just. no.

 

[qqwref]

Socialism=good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_socialist_countries

I'm sure it rocks to live in Maoist China, North Korea, or Stalinist Russia. Yep. Totally rocks.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

Yes, because out of all the countries in the world, the one we want to emulate is Slovakia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita
That's a great idea, let's throw out our #1 GDP and our #15 GDP per Capita and go from a country where the average person has $43,000 to a country where the average person has $17,000, just like Slovakia!

 

[krazedkat]

Think of Denmark and Norway. Look at their standards of living. Some socialist countries are cotrupt.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

Look at France, Canada, Germany, the UK, Israel, Slovakia, China, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, and almost every other socialized country. Just because something works in a few tiny countries doesn't mean it works in a country with 300,000,000 people.

 

[qqwref]

Think of Denmark and Norway. Look at their standards of living. Some socialist countries are cotrupt.

Denmark "is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government" "with a free market capitalist economy and a large welfare state".

Norway "is a constitutional, hereditary monarchy and parliamentary democracy".

Note that neither of these are listed in the "list of socialist countries" article. I don't think either of these have EVER been officially socialist.

 

[krazedkat]

Look at France, Canada, Germany, the UK, Israel, Slovakia, China, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, and almost every other socialized country. Just because something works in a few tiny countries doesn't mean it works in a country with 300,000,000 people.

a) Canada isn't socialist...
b) France isn't socialist...
c) Both France and Canada are doing great. Currently Saskatchewan is doing better than most states.
d) Germany isn't socialist...
e) Israel isn't socialist...
Nice job at listing most of the countries I have ancestory in:
Canada
Germany
France
Israel
Ireland
USA
Slovakia
Czech Republic
That's not even all the countries I have ancestory from!

 

[Ethan Rosen]

1. If you're going to list Denmark and Norway as socialist, you have to go all the way and start listing other countries with heavy socialist influence in policies.
2. France and Canada may be doing well, bet neither of them have a higher GDP per Capita than the US, so they aren't doing as well as the country you're trying to beat.

 

[krazedkat]

I'm not trying to "beat" the USA. So what if we don't have a higher GDP?