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Originally posted by evil_bastard Here in Britain, we take the piss out of ourselves all the time. Noone is frightened to admit our rail service is amongst the shittest in the first world, as is our health service, that our Prime Minister is an arsehole, that our deputy PM has a face like a bulldog, or that we still bang on about how we won the world cup 36 bloody years ago, or anything else. In fact our News channels constantly take the piss. Noone really gets worked up about it though.

ANGUS DEAYTON SHAGS PROZZI & SNORTS COKE & THEN GOES ON TV
There, a famous tv figure married infact, shagged a prozzi & snorting coke and went on tv! thats shameful to our country we laff about it! if ur heads wernt so up ur arse and we're the best attitude, u would gain alot more respect from people.

And whats wrong with our train service? i dunno what ur talking about

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Originally posted by sbriggs I am an american living in the U.S.A. and right now especially after mr. bush became president I have a certain hatred inside myself towards my country. First of all this is not the land of the free, but I am sure it is more free then many countries, but alot of americans brag about something that they don't even have "freedom." Second of all the Mr. Bush is probably the closest to evil you can get, still trying keep this country running by oil even though it may take destorying are one of are great wild life refuges in Alaska (that is sick)! also I think that bush is abusing his power severly! Look at what we have done to afganistan, just for a few select members of a certain group, it we even got those select taliban or bin laden terroism would probably only grow. I am disgusted when I walk down the street or here in class what my other fellow americans think, "lets nuke every country but The Us, and maybe canada, cause the canadians are our friends" class time to be continued

WELL SAID!!

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Originally posted by Coup ANGUS DEAYTON SHAGS PROZZI & SNORTS COKE & THEN GOES ON TV There, a famous tv figure married infact, shagged a prozzi & snorting coke and went on tv! thats shameful to our country we laff about it! if ur heads wernt so up ur arse and we're the best attitude, u would gain alot more respect from people. And whats wrong with our train service? i dunno what ur talking about

yeh its great, it never was late by 5 minute and made me miss my coach back to darlington at the weekend so i was stuck in chestefield with no money for another dya and had to get my mum to bail me out by ordering a ticket to be picked up. nothing wrong at all!

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I'm so incredibly proud of the fact Europe has the BEST DJS IN THE FUCKEN WORLD WE RULE NOBODY MESSES WIV EUROPE YOU F*CK OFF U STUPID blablabla


When's the next shuttle to the moon? Maybe I'll like it up there

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Here is an awesome example of our capacity to take the piss out of ourselves:

THE SHITTISH ISLES:

http://www.viz.co.uk/archive/shittish/largemap.htm

Newcastle has rat-boy, and Middlesborough is just a cloud of smoke. They've got the hanging monkey for Hartlepool, and Wales has a sheepshagger. Every single stereotype is covered here

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Originally posted by evil_bastard Here is an awesome example of our capacity to take the piss out of ourselves: THE SHITTISH ISLES: http://www.viz.co.uk/archive/shittish/largemap.htm Newcastle has rat-boy, and Middlesborough is just a cloud of smoke. They've got the hanging monkey for Hartlepool, and Wales has a sheepshagger. Every single stereotype is covered here

hehe alex thats fucking class, im putting the ballon in my sig now

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>>> Download my mix here <<< (Electro, Techno & Psy-Trance)

I am an American. Born here, raised here, yadda yadda yadda. Maybe I'm the minority here, (here being America) but I actually think that the US is headed downhill. I'm not saying that its not a good place to live; I like my rights of free speech, and free trips to the salad bar

This country is great at passing the buck. Blaming someone else for your own mistake. Hell, its happened to me twice already today (I'm at work). Most Americans are too narrow-minded (or maybe short-sighted) to see that the cause of all of the woes is not from outside sources. But its much easier to blame someone else, than to take responsibility for your actions.

Are we lazy? Probably. Does that make us bad people? Probably not. I don't even understand why Tiesto14 got all mad at coops joke anyway. I thought it was funny.

But those are just my random thoughts. If they make sense, someone let me know. I'm just typing before my boss walks back to his cubicle, which is next to mine.


BTW
I don't get that map joke, but I guess its cuz I'm not from Britain
LOL

Peace

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@ renegade:
Good post !
It is indeed the "tone that makes the music" (I strongly hope my tranlsation of that german phrase can be understood?). It says more or less, that in most of the cases it's not WHAT u say but HOW u say it. Saying "I think the unbalanced US polics in the middle east might provoce some anger" is on thing but saying "they dont need to wonder if all arabs hate them, when the support Israeli aggression" is another thing... They way the critic articulates reflects his motives and intentions of criticism. Does he merely want to "bash" or give productive and honest suggestions ?

One more thing about why America is nowadays the most powerfull and richest country in the world..I think it also has to do with their multiculuralism. Melting pots like NY or LA create great ides. The exchange of sifferent cultures and mentalities is mutually enriching and very productive. The way how the USA seek for sutdents from all over the world is the key for their success. Super brains from all over the world can after all develop nice things

Europe's critisim is still very often hipocrytical. On the one hand we benfit from the USA (politcally economically and so on) on the other hand we condemn the acts undertaken by the USA to grant us this kid of life. Maybe that has to do with the different mentalities. I think Americans are more idealistic, they seek for constant improvement, while we Ewuropeans lean back and discuss each other to death.

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Originally posted by Vitryss Since the September 11th attacks, I've actually begun feeling even more anti-american. Probably because of the way Bush handled it all... America ALWAYS gets what it wants and isn't afraid to pull "rank" to do so. It is the only super-power in the world and can to what it wants. The sad thing is that too often it does excatly so, with no respect to other countries.

you are MORE anti-American because of the way Bush handled it????.....would u rather of Bush just sat back and watched as these terrorists bomb all they want and kill whoever they want....thats absurd...no leader would...

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Originally posted by Vitryss I mean, you Americans must realise that the significantly large portion of muslims in the middle-east dislike you for a reason? They aren't all just stupid fucks who do so..

so beause the ahte us for there reasons that gives them the right to fly planes into are office buildings and leave over 4,000 children without parents??

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I'll just say this...

"Four Canadians have been killed and eight injured in a friendly fire accident in Afghanistan. A U.S. jet bombed the troops during a training mission south of Kandahar"

...when that happened it was barely mentioned on CNN or other American major news networks. Now, imagine if the reverse happened? That thing would be analyzed by the media for weeks with every expert called in to say their $0.02

If you have satellite and can grab European news feeds you'll have a better idea of what's going on in the world than if you stick to the stuff that gets broadcast on North American TV.

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Originally posted by Orbax And America gives more aid than any other country in the world. When tsnunami strikes Japan we are there, when earthquakes shatter villages in south america, we send aid. We lifted up Europe by its sorry broken ass after the world wars and "forgot" billions in debts owed to us, and we continue to give. We are the greatest, least respected nation on earth.

SO TRUE.....we get bashed and hated regardless of all the good we do for people in need....

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Bring back 1994 NYC clubbing nights, cus the sh*t today is filled with junk parties and DJs that play sh*t House.....Zabiela, Sander, or Howells and all the rest suck and couldnt throw a night like it was in the early 90s in NYC!!!...Screw Twilo - give me Limelight circa 1993!!!