debdodd

Yes I was directing my comments to you, don't attempt to drag others into your post by saying it was directed at non americans ... it was you .... do you find it amusing to say that americans that travel more in Europe have had some sense beat into them? then you have the audacity to say how could anyone think to misconstrue your words .....well first off pup, I've been around this forum long enough and read enough to know how amercicans are thought of around the world. I have seen first hand how we are perceived .... your high and mighty label .... oh pleeeeeeaaaazzzzzz!!! I could care less if you think I am over reacting, defensive or any other lame adjective that happens to be in your vocabulary .... I notice from your profile that you neglect to say what country you are from so I can only assume you are a) in hiding because you have pissed someone off or b) you don't want to divulge your country so that no one can prejudge you .... whatever dude. You've talked to a few tourists or a couple of students and you think you know americans, know the people ... give me a break, do you really think the everday american has the money to travel overseas? hardly! The average amercican is lucky if they can take their family to Disney World Seeing Europe isn't a high priority for most .... this country is a young democracy and we make many mistakes .... boy do we make mistakes but Amercicans are not baby eating monsters .. we care about our children,our families, our pets and everything else just like you and your fellow countrymen ... we get good presidents and we get bad ones ... once in a while a totally lousy one gets in office ... do I need to say his name ....The fact of the matter is that should you ever travel the united states you would never, ever, ever be treated as horrible as Americans are treated overseas ... our country is so vast ... you have no idea ... you could go from Maine to California and meet such a diverse population it would amaze you! Where one person visiting the US might be offended by East coast rigidness they might be equally offended by a Southerner's hugging and calling everyone "ya' all come on over for some sweet tea and sit a spell" .... or you might come to the midwest where cookouts, camping and water skiing are the big summer time events .... You could go to the Rockies where they love to snow ski and hike or Louisiana where snakes are in the trees and alligators in the water ... hell go to Florida and you'll be in the retirement capital of the world.Name calling you say ???? Ha, Ha very funny ... you've met our talked to what less than 50 Americans and that makes you knowledgeable about the other millions? What most American think about those "across the pond" is that you hate us and condemn us without knowing us ... you judge the people by it's leaders and their foreign policy.

You say you've been through so much in your life and boo hoo ... join the crowd pup, there are plenty of us out here who haven't been born with a silver spoon in our mouths and have struggled in life ... you have no monopoly on misery and it's company.

I maintain that many of you "across the pond" will defend plenty of others in the world but love to lump Americans into one big basket of miscreants .... so before you think I am overly sensitive or misinterpreting your words, reread what you wrote and see in it's not just a wee bit on the condescending side .... plus pup, you come off as passive - aggressive in your verbiage .... Oh and BTW ... you're not that funny so don't quit your day job either that or the hmor was lost in translation ... LOL

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