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1. Economist
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   I have spent quite a bit of time with Eurobros during the last year or two and I have consistently encountered the same issue: Europeans visiting America spend all of their time bashing America.

   The irony is that they point out things, fast food as an example, that exist in their own country. They laugh at perceived weaknesses that exist in their own country 10x. And all the while, they harp on our bigoted leader, not realizing the hypocrisy.

   My conclusion is thst the average European is nationalistic to the point ofabsurdity, racist, or both.

   Honestly - ugly American abroad? You're kidding yourselves. Europeans are insufferable when visiting the US. Perhaps an inferiority complex?

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2. Economist
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   You're an idiot. Europeans are pretty vocal about their opinions on every country in the world. In particular their own country and 1000x that for their local government. You are just biased because you only listen to their comments on the US and take that personally. Instead realize that its the european way of joking about s**tty politics.

   Also before you say that europeans love s**tting on your oompa loompa I suggest that you turn on your tv and watch anyone of your night shows that does not run on Fox.

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3. Economist
   f3f2
   

   Truth: America has bad food, poorly educated people, trashy culture, oligarch, corrupt politicians, etc., that the majority of other countries in the world also have. The difference? America has the most expensive healthcare in the world. America has highest incarceration rate in the world. America has highest rate of random people killed by gun and by police. America has highest rate of production of garbage per person. Last but not least, American universities are the most expensive in the world yet produce the largest number of idiots.

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4. Economist
   250f
   

   boooooring

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5. Economist
   1441
   

   Oh, and before you get into that, there are no perfect countries. Every country in the world has good things and bad things.

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6. Economist
   c593
   

   I agree we bash the US a lot. But that is because there are aspect of american society that are incredibly shocking, especially regarding access to healthcare, education, wealth inequalities, the capture of the political system by special interests, etc.., but also the lack of any esthetic efforts in 95% of the places (outside of natural beauty of course).

   A legitimate question for you to ask is: why do you live here then, as you have the choice? One answer is that American universities, for historic and societal reasons are better fund, so pay is much higher in the US academia. Research is also of higher quality. Outdoors are beautiful, and a share of the population is a delight to interact with.

   I see both monetary and research gaps narrowing though, and there will be a point where they will not offset the cost that this country is imposing on my psyche.

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7. Economist
   fc20
   

   Europe is poor.

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8. Economist
   a0b4
   

   This. Euro Bro here. I just wanted to add that I would rather be in the same jail cell with the most hardcore criminal from my country than with the average incarcerated person in the U.S.

   Truth: America has bad food, poorly educated people, trashy culture, oligarch, corrupt politicians, etc., that the majority of other countries in the world also have. The difference? America has the most expensive healthcare in the world. America has highest incarceration rate in the world. America has highest rate of random people killed by gun and by police. America has highest rate of production of garbage per person. Last but not least, American universities are the most expensive in the world yet produce the largest number of idiots.

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9. Economist
   716f
   

   Most of Europe is highly uninteresting. Their achievements are all distant memories, and they have clannish tendencies that baffle Americans who keep receiving them out of pity.

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10. Economist
    834d
    

    One word: Trump

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11. Economist
    bc6b
    

    Lol. All the Europeans are pouty now. Look at them coming the thread that points out how they continually bash America while in America so that they can defending that behavior by continuing to try and bash America. What idiots.

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12. Economist
    bccd
    

    In america everything must be bigger, faster, and cheaper. You live in the middle of a desert with temperatures resembling the Sahara, well, while indoor you must have an AC bringing the temperature down to a Chicago winter, not just to a comfortable level. Why? "Because we can", and probably because not doing so will make you look like an europoor. You are thirsty? No problem, free refills of your giant sized soda, with enough sugar in it to give diabetes to a whole town, and then you wonder why you become fat. Gas is super cheap? Wonderful, let's invent coal rolling. It's not a point of hating america, it's just that sometimes it really seems the parody of itself.

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13. Economist
    bc6b
    

    I agree we bash the US a lot. But that is because there are aspect of american society that are incredibly shocking, especially regarding access to healthcare, education, wealth inequalities, the capture of the political system by special interests, etc.., but also the lack of any esthetic efforts in 95% of the places (outside of natural beauty of course).
    A legitimate question for you to ask is: why do you live here then, as you have the choice? One answer is that American universities, for historic and societal reasons are better fund, so pay is much higher in the US academia. Research is also of higher quality. Outdoors are beautiful, and a share of the population is a delight to interact with.
    I see both monetary and research gaps narrowing though, and there will be a point where they will not offset the cost that this country is imposing on my psyche.

    Everything you mention here also exists in Europe. Also ... there would be no Europe if American blood hand't stained your shorelines and meadows.

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14. Economist
    e75e
    

    I have spent quite a bit of time with Eurobros during the last year or two and I have consistently encountered the same issue: Europeans visiting America spend all of their time bashing America.
    The irony is that they point out things, fast food as an example, that exist in their own country. They laugh at perceived weaknesses that exist in their own country 10x. And all the while, they harp on our bigoted leader, not realizing the hypocrisy.
    My conclusion is thst the average European is nationalistic to the point ofabsurdity, racist, or both.
    Honestly - ugly American abroad? You're kidding yourselves. Europeans are insufferable when visiting the US. Perhaps an inferiority complex?

    this is generally the consensus of people with ur experience. their are three levels of cosmopolitanism among Americans

    1. full provincial. never been abroad and thinks the English and their queen are the height of sophistication.

    2. modicum of worldliness. realize that UK is much poorer and more white trash than US. but still assumes the continent is the height of cultural refinement and humane public policy

    3. well travelled. realizes that the wild-eyed ignorance and close mindedness of Brits are usually equaled and often exceeded by continental euros.

    easy test of this scale..just say "the US is actually the least racist coiuntry in the world." the more implausible that sounds to audience, the closer they ard to level 3

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15. Economist
    bccd
    

    Everything you mention here also exists in Europe. Also ... there would be no Europe if American blood hand't stained your shorelines and meadows.

    On the contrary. there would be no America if the Europeans didn't take it from the natives.
    Europe would exist even without the Americans, just a little bit more germanized.

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16. Economist
    a0ba
    

    In america everything must be bigger, faster, and cheaper. You live in the middle of a desert with temperatures resembling the Sahara, well, while indoor you must have an AC bringing the temperature down to a Chicago winter, not just to a comfortable level. Why? "Because we can", and probably because not doing so will make you look like an europoor. You are thirsty? No problem, free refills of your giant sized soda, with enough sugar in it to give diabetes to a whole town, and then you wonder why you become fat. Gas is super cheap? Wonderful, let's invent coal rolling. It's not a point of hating america, it's just that sometimes it really seems the parody of itself.

    And where are you from? Do these things not also exist all across Europe? Every single European here defending their terrible behavior as continually bashed things that also exist in Europe. Our food sucks? IT CAME FROM EUROPE, RETARDS! Or any other country. And intelligence is distributed equivalently throughout our species. Living on one hunk of rock vs. another doesn't somehow make one group of apes smarter than the other. Jesus. You people...

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17. Economist
    bccd
    

    this is generally the consensus of people with ur experience. their are three levels of cosmopolitanism among Americans
    1. full provincial. never been abroad and thinks the English and their queen are the height of sophistication.
    2. modicum of worldliness. realize that UK is much poorer and more white trash than US. but still assumes the continent is the height of cultural refinement and humane public policy
    3. well travelled. realizes that the wild-eyed ignorance and close mindedness of Brits are usually equaled and often exceeded by continental euros.
    easy test of this scale..just say "the US is actually the least racist coiuntry in the world." the more implausible that sounds to audience, the closer they ard to level 3

    This sounds more the description of an AI that got its knowledge of the world by parsing ejmr.

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18. Economist
    bccd
    

    more like*

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19. Economist
    a0b4
    

    Let's not forget the ridiculous names americans like to give their sport trophies: The World Series, Super Bowl

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20. Economist
    839d
    

    Has anyone else noticed that here in EJMR is one guy posting these threads bashing Europe and (subtly) praising America? You can see that it is same guy by noticing his writing style.

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