good lord what a bunch of butthurt.

/part of the Irish diaspora
//can prove it

suckerpunch: good lord what a bunch of butthurt.

Yeah. I more or less agree with his main points, but he takes it all way too seriously. He also seems to hang around the wrong people. Awesome, really?

I think they're spot on.

Of course I was born in the Mater,

/smile

Isn't it amusing how foreigners get upset at American styles and customs, yet are the first to point out that we don't understand their styles and customs?

Goddamnit America - I have the opposite complaint for you. You guys smile way too much. It's farking annoying!

Epic butthurt detected.

Ok, the butthurt actually got worse past that point. WAAH there's tax on things and you get it later! Take a few minutes and realize that not every state has the same taxes you incredibly ignorant fark.

There's a few decent, actual complaints in there but goddamn you're a whiny bastard.

Katzenberg: I don't see it that way, Geoff. Let me tell you what I
think we're dealing with here, a potentially positive learning
experience...

Grim Reaper: Shut up! Shut up you American. You always talk, you
Americans, you talk and you talk and say 'Let me tell you
something' and 'I just wanna say this', Well you're dead now,
so shut up.

Katzenberg: Dead?

Grim Reaper: Dead.

Angela: All of us??

Grim Reaper: All of you.

Geoffrey: Now look here. You barge in here, quite uninvited, break
glasses and then announce quite casually that we're all dead.
Well I would remind you that you are a guest in this house
and...

[The Grim Reaper pokes him in the eye.]

Grim Reaper: Be quiet! You Englishmen... You're all so farking
pompous and none of you have got any balls.

Really? You keep saying you can't tell your friends they are fat. You must make good friends fast if you can put this to the test within a couple of weeks.

I guess our Beamish Boy is going to stay home from now on then.

Door. Don't let it hit you on the ass on the way out. I would have put beer in the 'fridge and some sweet tea out for a visitor, but looks like he'd look that in the mouth too...

And when you ask someone "How are you?" the answer will inevitably be "great!" even if they are far from it.

Would you rather hear my laundry list of problems? Because I certainly don't want to hear about yours, and I believe in the Golden Rule. So you're welcome. You're welcome for not having me bore you with the minutiae of my life.

bikerdiva: I stopped reading when he referred to Amsterdam and Paris as "countries."

To be fair, he was educated in Ireland...

Sabyen91: Really? You keep saying you can't tell your friends they are fat. You must make good friends fast if you can put this to the test within a couple of weeks.

Yeah, that was odd. My friends and myself verbally abuse each other all the time.

Oh god, the whining. He whines more than me, and he should be ashamed.

1. Americans are way too sensitive

followed by 3500 words about how Americans bother him.

Did the tag get the weekend off?

GAT_00: Sabyen91: Really? You keep saying you can't tell your friends they are fat. You must make good friends fast if you can put this to the test within a couple of weeks.

Yeah, that was odd. My friends and myself verbally abuse each other all the time.

I am thinking he was going around calling his new found acquaintances fat and was shocked that people got pissed. What the hell is wrong with those sensitive Americans?

GAT_00: Sabyen91: Really? You keep saying you can't tell your friends they are fat. You must make good friends fast if you can put this to the test within a couple of weeks.

Yeah, that was odd. My friends and myself verbally abuse each other all the time.

How many times you engage an immigrant in The Dozens? He's just mad that we failed to discuss how fat his Momma is. Stoopid sensitive Americans...

Not offended. Guy is nitpicky stupid if these are the reasons he doesn't want to live here.

A lot of stuff I agree with: the wanton consumerism, the huge corporate presence over smaller businesses, bad public transport, the unhealthy food culture. But a lot of that stuff such as people smiling too much is silly. If people are friendly that's a nice thing. And people tend to be quite friendly in the U.S. Overall standard of living (wages, health care, child care, environmental laws), however, I think is better on average in most Western European countries than most of the U.S.

I don't get why Americans smile so much. When you show me your teeth, it is an act of intimidation and aggression and it makes me think that you will try to bite me in the jugular.

jaylectricity: And when you ask someone "How are you?" the answer will inevitably be "great!" even if they are far from it.

Would you rather hear my laundry list of problems? Because I certainly don't want to hear about yours, and I believe in the Golden Rule. So you're welcome. You're welcome for not having me bore you with the minutiae of my life.

BORE ME.BORE ME!

coco ebert: A lot of stuff I agree with: the wanton consumerism, the huge corporate presence over smaller businesses, bad public transport, the unhealthy food culture. But a lot of that stuff such as people smiling too much is silly. If people are friendly that's a nice thing. And people tend to be quite friendly in the U.S. Overall standard of living (wages, health care, child care, environmental laws), however, I think is better on average in most Western European countries than most of the U.S.

Also, life in the U.S. is in some ways more exciting. There's more ethnic diversity and the cultural life is great. That kind of stuff is important too. Advantages and disadvantages to both places.

You know, I don't get offended easily, and I certainly wasn't offended by that, because he makes a lot of good points, but Ireland has been a major player in the world for about 15 years, buddy.

Those of us who grew up in New England in the 80s knew plenty of people who did come to the US from abject poverty and hopelessness, because your class system rivaled India's for a while there.

And by "a while" I mean 2 or 3 thousand years.

GAT_00: Ok, the butthurt actually got worse past that point. WAAH there's tax on things and you get it later! Take a few minutes and realize that not every state has the same taxes you incredibly ignorant fark.

There's a few decent, actual complaints in there but goddamn you're a whiny bastard.

That's the thing. There are SO MANY more things to critique about the U.S.- our military-industrial complex, our f*cked up political system, etc. and you focus on the sales tax?

hubiestubert: How many times you engage an immigrant in The Dozens?

Ok, one, what form of English was that?

Two, I've actually picked up a few international friends recently, thanks to a nicely diverse program.

Sabyen91: I am thinking he was going around calling his new found acquaintances fat and was shocked that people got pissed.

That could be it. I mean, people I really consider my friends I've known for a while. I don't meet a random dude and decide he's really a good friend. Those are the ones I abuse, and they abuse back.

12349876: GAT_00: Ok, the butthurt actually got worse past that point. WAAH there's tax on things and you get it later! Take a few minutes and realize that not every state has the same taxes you incredibly ignorant fark.

That shouldn't stop business from posting the after tax price. The concession stand at the ballgame does it. The gas pump does it. A few others do it. I guess it might be a bit hard for mail order places to do it, but physical stores should have no problem.

Step one, look up local sales tax. Step two, do simple math in your head.

TADA.

1. Americans are way too sensitive

Agreed, but at least we're allowed to voice our opinions without threat of jail time for offending people

2. Everything is "awesome"!

English is a highly changeable language. Deal with it.

3. Smiles mean NOTHING

I'm terribly sorry if we're trying to make you feel welcome by smiling. Next time I cross your path, I'll kick you in the balls and spit in your ear.

4. Tipping

Mr. Pink lives.

5. False prices on everything

It's easier (for me, at least) to add up prices in my head when it's generally in numbers closer to a round figure.

6. Cheesy in-your-face marketing

We've figured out how to make money by advertising and ignore advertising at the same time. It's a battle of wills.

7. Wasteful consumerism

I give him this. We waste far too much money on things we don't need.

8. Idiotic American stereotypes of other countries

Ireland is number four in the world in total alcohol consumption per capita. Northern Ireland is part of the UK. The IRA was a problem several years ago. And how are you not stereotyping Americans by making this list anyway?

9. Heritage

The US, more than any other country, is a melting pot of many different cultures. And we're proud of it. Deal.

10. ID checks & stupid drinking laws

Agreed as to the drinking age, but how are they supposed to enforce anything without ID checks? I'm almost 28 and I still get carded almost everywhere I go because I'm easily mistaken for 18 when I'm clean-shaven.

11. Religious Americans

So you're fine with religion, so long as people aren't too religious?

12. Corporations win all the time, not small businesses

In the US, 100 years is a long time. In Europe, 100 miles is a long way. Our country is just a small amount smaller than your entire continent. We're spread out because we like it that way.

13. A country designed for cars, not humans

OMG! You had to walk on grass?!

14. Always in a hurry

I'm sorry we're too busy leading the world's economy to slow things down.

15. Obsession with money

Not everyone is like this

16. Unhealthy portions

True, but I like it this way.

17. Thinking America is the best

We are the best at many things.

Also, this guy got pissed at people being too happy and didn't even go into the South? Well bless his heart.