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[The Gipkik]

[Seoulio]

Okay I am not talking about self centered goods.

When you bankrupt an economy that would be bad
If you kill a sweet old lady on purpose that would be bad
if you have sex with a baby thats bad

Please dont tell me that there are no such things as good or bad, unless you are mentally retarded or insane there are some universal goods and bad. I am NOT Talking about the subjective ones.

[The Gipkik]

[Smee]

I've heard plenty about the US from Korean students and co-teachers who spent a week in LA's Koreatown, if they've even visited at all.

Then again, I've met and listened to plenty of expats in South Korea who act like this:

http://dokdoisours.blogspot.com/2010/07/after-three-months-in-korea-canadian.html

[rollo]

Love to be lectured by Canadians about America. Especiallly ones who have gained their knowledge through Hollywood or watching t.v. They delight me . the idea that there are people on earth this stupid who can still walk and feed themselves just amazes me. But so it goes. I understand that you Think you understand the U.S. and you get angry when Americans tell you you dont really have any idea about what you are talking about. It is so much fun to bait you . It gives me amusement . The seals well they were there first!

[Seoulio]

[Underwaterbob]

I love how Americans rail against the seal hunt in Canada. As a wise friend of mine once stated: "A model in Hollywood bats her eyelashes, and ten thousand impoverished Newfies lose their jobs."

[rollo]

Hopefully seal hunting will die out on its own. From what I have seen most newfies are teaching english in Asia.My favorite Canadian ,Charlton a newfie, took a three month trip through the United states after he graduated from college. he told me that he was totally surprised by the people and the wide variations in culture. He really liked the u.s. but he was a very positive likeable person. I have traveled to Canada numerous times, lived witha a very nice woman from Vancouver, have read books about Canada, listened to Canadian radio, met many many Canadians and I would feel like an idiot to say that i understand Canada. I am just dumbfounded at people who read an internet article on a subject or see a silly movie and think they have gained real knowledge of a topic. The U.s. is not always easy to like even for Ameicans , it is rough, with lots of crazies, it has so many waves variations textures to it. Its a big mess. Cangratualations to those who can read a book or watch a t.v. show or learn some statistics and think they have a great knowledge about it. Most of us in the States havent a clue. Now Romania I know more about it than any Romanian alive.

[mc_jc]

[rabidcake]

[Seoulio]

And thats pretty much a universal constant. Some people know more than others, you dont have to be an American or live in America to understand America. YOU don't have to be an American to know more about America than the average American. And often times an outsider can more objectively view America.

And if we happen to have this knowledge or awareness many Americans will shoot us down because our knowledge comes from "TV" or "films" forgetting the fact that there are also these things called books that many of us read. ( and that MOSt of an Americans awareness comes from these same 3 sources)

Course if the people criticising us are the same ones who gave George BUsh a Second term, I am fairly confident I don't need to live in America to be intelligent about it when there are many who live there and are not.

[rabidcake]

[Seoulio]

[itaewonguy]

[Young FRANKenstein]