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Read a very interesting article on the internet about the US
13 years ago
I once had a tape player names Arlo....
And here it is. I actually liked reading about it because it's more of a gut check for the whole of the US. http://postmasculine.com/america
And I shall put my 2 cents in like the author of this article did.
1. I can plainly see why most people outside the US are not impressed by us. I've never been one to flaunt my nationality like other Americans do, and yet I still wonder why they do it. The main reason why I haven't done that is because I never saw the US as the number one country in the world. I saw it as a country trying to make itself better, and also having its own problems. If you're having your own problems, who's to say that other countries are having their own problems? hmm?
2. Now this one I could see why. Again, most people don't care if you're American, British, Chinese, or what have you. And in not caring about that, they also don't hate or love one particular country over the others. I mean yes if you've immigrated from one country to another, you're going to have ties to that other country anyways, but you're not going to say you hate this place or that place if you haven't been there before.
3. Read any high school history book for the US, and then read another one for another country, and you will understand this.
4. This has happened to me too. I've asked other people what they thought about a person and how they should act and it always seemed a bit askew to me. Then when I would try to ask someone out, I wouldn't try to play games with them, I'd be upfront about my feelings, and usually, it would turn out badly. They'd be caught off guard by the leisurely way I said what I said, and think I wasn't serious. I'm a very straightforward person in that instance. Why would I say I was attracted to you if it wasn't true?
5. This is about the most truthful one on here... Go to any average family that works at some place and you're most likely going to find a family that lives comfortable, but not in any kind of extravagance. I live in a neighborhood that's on the lower end of middle-class so we're all like this.
6. This one I had a good idea about anyways. I do watch travel channel, but they only show part of the story. You don't know how much I've just wanted to get out there and see other countries with my own eyes.
7. Oh..... my God yes.... Every time I talk to my dad (Which is a rarity anyways) about another country I want to go see, he gives me a run down of crime rates and terrorist groups. I'm not stupid, and I'm not ignorant. I know there's going to be someone that wants to ruin it all for everyone else.
8. Watch an infomercial or shopping channel..... you'll get what he's talking about....
9. My neighbor's used to eat at McDonald's for dinner. I actually got them to start using the kitchen in their house for more than storing ramen and cereal. They don't eat out too much anymore. Also, yes the US healthcare system is atrocious. I've still had to live with these recurring pains around my appendix now for... going on 2 years and now I can't get on base to see my primary care manager. But they did give me a 3 month supply of Dicyclomine for the pains...... just nothing for the bleeding that sometimes occurs. T_T
10. I've had to move some families out of large houses and into smaller houses before, and the one thing that I've noticed is that they like the house, but they're not happy in it. No matter how big or luxurious it is, it's still not enough for them. There's something else that's bugging them and it's nothing to do with the living arrangements.
And I shall put my 2 cents in like the author of this article did.
1. I can plainly see why most people outside the US are not impressed by us. I've never been one to flaunt my nationality like other Americans do, and yet I still wonder why they do it. The main reason why I haven't done that is because I never saw the US as the number one country in the world. I saw it as a country trying to make itself better, and also having its own problems. If you're having your own problems, who's to say that other countries are having their own problems? hmm?
2. Now this one I could see why. Again, most people don't care if you're American, British, Chinese, or what have you. And in not caring about that, they also don't hate or love one particular country over the others. I mean yes if you've immigrated from one country to another, you're going to have ties to that other country anyways, but you're not going to say you hate this place or that place if you haven't been there before.
3. Read any high school history book for the US, and then read another one for another country, and you will understand this.
4. This has happened to me too. I've asked other people what they thought about a person and how they should act and it always seemed a bit askew to me. Then when I would try to ask someone out, I wouldn't try to play games with them, I'd be upfront about my feelings, and usually, it would turn out badly. They'd be caught off guard by the leisurely way I said what I said, and think I wasn't serious. I'm a very straightforward person in that instance. Why would I say I was attracted to you if it wasn't true?
5. This is about the most truthful one on here... Go to any average family that works at some place and you're most likely going to find a family that lives comfortable, but not in any kind of extravagance. I live in a neighborhood that's on the lower end of middle-class so we're all like this.
6. This one I had a good idea about anyways. I do watch travel channel, but they only show part of the story. You don't know how much I've just wanted to get out there and see other countries with my own eyes.
7. Oh..... my God yes.... Every time I talk to my dad (Which is a rarity anyways) about another country I want to go see, he gives me a run down of crime rates and terrorist groups. I'm not stupid, and I'm not ignorant. I know there's going to be someone that wants to ruin it all for everyone else.
8. Watch an infomercial or shopping channel..... you'll get what he's talking about....
9. My neighbor's used to eat at McDonald's for dinner. I actually got them to start using the kitchen in their house for more than storing ramen and cereal. They don't eat out too much anymore. Also, yes the US healthcare system is atrocious. I've still had to live with these recurring pains around my appendix now for... going on 2 years and now I can't get on base to see my primary care manager. But they did give me a 3 month supply of Dicyclomine for the pains...... just nothing for the bleeding that sometimes occurs. T_T
10. I've had to move some families out of large houses and into smaller houses before, and the one thing that I've noticed is that they like the house, but they're not happy in it. No matter how big or luxurious it is, it's still not enough for them. There's something else that's bugging them and it's nothing to do with the living arrangements.
wanderpup
~wanderpup
hehehe.. saw this on facebook. its awefully true
Batnntheanml
~batnntheanml
OP
Guess where I got it from.
