America - The Freest Country?

[Strike For The South]

Not to mention, only Americans are so self-obsessed they can't see both sides of a triangle.


@Frags:
- I must insist on the use of the cédille in 'Françaises'.

- You are correct that the French share at least one peculiarity with the Americans. One that is to no small degree responsible for their mutual image abroad as 'arrogantly self-obsessed'. Namely, that both do not travel abroad much, and may hence be somewhat lacking in understanding and appreciating foreign cultures.

Seventy percent of Frenchmen did not travel to a foreing country last year. While this is not a shocking percentage for, and possibly to, Americans or Australians, it is in stark contrast to most other West European countries, especially North Europe.
The French go skiing in the French Alps. Sunbathing on the Southcoast. To visit a foreign and distant land, they go to Brittany. (Bretagne, the French region, not the Great Island) To see Germany, Strasbourg suffices.

The French holiday abroad no more than a Spaniard goes sunbathing in Greece. What for anyway? Some people are born lucky. Others have to get on a plane for it. A lifetime doesn't suffice to discover all the wonders of France, so why waste it on visiting foreign countries whose inhabitants work all year long just to be able to flee their countries and spend two weeks in France?

Birmingham, Ruhrgebiet, Rotterdam? What am I supposed to do there anyway?


- Did you ask the shockingly ignorant Françaises whether allemand was spoken in Allemagne? Or whether German was spoken in Germany?
I just don't see the first happening with a doctor and an architect. Possibly the latter.
Or maybe they were already at the stage were they answered 'no' to all your questions.

'Care for a drink?'
Non!
Will you please sleep with me?
Non!
Do you know that the Germans speak German?
Non!

See this is how Americans feel. We have everything and we're much politer. The only thing Europe has on us is old stuff. You know who also has more old stuff then me? My Nana and as you can tell by the health care threads me and her are having a tiff.

[Husar]

We have everything and we're much politer.

You see, the problem with that is even if it's true, it might just mean you lie more often(which is pretty weird considering you're also more religious).

[Strike For The South]

You see, the problem with that is even if it's true, it might just mean you lie more often(which is pretty weird considering you're also more religious).

No, it just means we habor less hate then you. Evidence: Who started both WWs? Germany. Who ended both WWs? AMERICA.

Ironclad

[Gregoshi]

No, it just means we habor less hate then you. Evidence: Who started both WWs? Germany. Who ended both WWs? AMERICA.

Ironclad

INCOMING!!!!

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

No, it just means we habor less hate then you. Evidence: Who started both WWs? Germany. Who ended both WWs? AMERICA.

Ironclad

I'll give you a three out of four, and a bonus for four out of five on the conclusion.

[HoreTore]

No, it just means we habor less hate then you. Evidence: Who started both WWs? Germany. Who ended both WWs? AMERICA.

Ironclad

Uhm.......

Back to school for you, SFTS

[Fragony]

The only thing Europe has on us is old stuff.

America isn't that old, America is owned by the Dutch, didn't you know? Kinda losing it to the Chinese but we can bankrupt you with the snap of a finger

[Jolt]

[Luso-Dutch colonial rivalry]The only thing the Dutch owned was Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Indonesia. >__>[/Luso-Dutch colonial rivalry]

The former-most was also owned by Portugal and Britain.

[miotas]

They could have had australia, but it wasn't good enough for them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpBY...ature=related# Unless that was all a charade...

[Brenus]

“No, it just means we habor less hate then you. Evidence: Who started both WWs? Germany. Who ended both WWs? AMERICA. “

This doesn’t speak well for your system of education.
Read: Sarajevo, Gavrilo Princip, about WW1.
About the end, well, read all the campaign, and where exactly and when, the US forces were engaged...

About WW2 the Germans did started it. But just for fun have a look of where the Red Army was in June 1944, and examine the D-Day in Normandy with the Russian massive offensive at the same period. You will find it interesting.

[HoreTore]

About WW2 the Germans did started it. But just for fun have a look of where the Red Army was in June 1944, and examine the D-Day in Normandy with the Russian massive offensive at the same period. You will find it interesting.

IMO, the spy who told Stalin that the Japanese was planning to attack the US instead of Siberia won us WW2...

[Strike For The South]

“No, it just means we habor less hate then you. Evidence: Who started both WWs? Germany. Who ended both WWs? AMERICA. “

This doesn’t speak well for your system of education.
Read: Sarajevo, Gavrilo Princip, about WW1.
About the end, well, read all the campaign, and where exactly and when, the US forces were engaged...

About WW2 the Germans did started it. But just for fun have a look of where the Red Army was in June 1944, and examine the D-Day in Normandy with the Russian massive offensive at the same period. You will find it interesting.

Princip? Sounds like a pansy Frenchman. Figures, they always need us to clean up there messes.

The 20th century was about two things. America defending the rest of the wrold from Germany and America defending the rest of the wrold from the USSR.

Boom.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Princip? Sounds like a pansy Frenchman. Figures, they always need us to clean up there messes.

The 20th century was about two things. America defending the rest of the wrold from Germany and America defending the rest of the wrold from the USSR.

Boom.

Agreed. And the 21st century will be about two things as well, America defending the rest of the world from Iraq, and America defending the rest of the world from Iran.

The first one is almost finished

[Brenus]

“Princip? Sounds like a pansy Frenchman. Figures, they always need us to clean up there messes.
The 20th century was about two things. America defending the rest of the wrold from Germany and America defending the rest of the wrold from the USSR.
Boom.”
I wish our class of History would have been as simple…
Mine said WW1 USA try to stay out at all cost but have no choice because attack of boat and Zimmerman telegram, WW2 USA try to stay out at all cost but have no choice because attack of Pearl Harbour.

[Tellos Athenaios]

In the case of Rotterdam I suggest marking targets and hope the Germans still have it in them. Instructions will follow.

That must mean you are from Amsterdam.

America isn't that old, America is owned by the Dutch, didn't you know? Kinda losing it to the Chinese but we can bankrupt you with the snap of a finger

[Luso-Dutch colonial rivalry]The only thing the Dutch owned was Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Indonesia. >__>[/Luso-Dutch colonial rivalry]

The former-most was also owned by Portugal and Britain.

No he's talking about being financially wrapped so closely around each other it may get uncomfortable...

Although... (according to some Wikipedia article) owing $800+ billion to China and another $700+ billion to Japan may be rather more uncomfortable. That's actually less than 50% of the US' public debt btw.

Which means that the 21st century will either witness the USA pay vast sums of money to 3rd parties or file for bankruptcy. At the rate they're going by 2019 their total debt will be 100% of their GDP...