Americans - idiots?

by **super Mario 009** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:27 pm

Americans - idiots?

YES, but so is the rest of the world.

by **radiojake** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:06 pm

bryguy wrote:half the people in america are idiots (the people in california and that area) and a third are dumb (the people down in the new orleans area) and the rest are smart

So which half or third do you fall in?

by **Tyr** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:16 pm

sure glad every just decided to make sweeping generalizations about a group of people. it warms the cockles of my heart when i hear idiots debating other idiots over how best to describe a nation of 300 million people with 1 single word

by **Titanic** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:29 pm

Tyr wrote:sure glad every just decided to make sweeping generalizations about a group of people. it warms the cockles of my heart when i hear idiots debating other idiots over how best to describe a nation of 300 million people with 1 single word

No, were just saying that USA has a huge proportion of people who are just so dumb, so ignorant and dont know anything beyond their own borders. Of course these people exist everywhere, and USA has clever people, but the proportion is USA seems to be much larger then elsewhere.

by **The Weird One** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:32 pm

bryguy wrote:half the people in america are idiots (the people in california and that area) and a third are dumb (the people down in the new orleans area) and the rest are smart

dumb, my dear boy, doesn't even begin to describe us here in South Louisiana. It's true, I've experienced for the past 15 years of my life, the stupidity here. and it is just sad.

by **Nobunaga** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:32 pm

... Heard on the radio today that the largest concentration of geniuses (is that the plural form for genius?) .. is in the UK.

... Is it the water?

...

by **Frigidus** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:33 pm

Titanic wrote:
Tyr wrote:sure glad every just decided to make sweeping generalizations about a group of people. it warms the cockles of my heart when i hear idiots debating other idiots over how best to describe a nation of 300 million people with 1 single word

No, were just saying that USA has a huge proportion of people who are just so dumb, so ignorant and dont know anything beyond their own borders. Of course these people exist everywhere, and USA has clever people, but the proportion is USA seems to be much larger then elsewhere.

I think that it's not so much the proportion as the outstandingly high level of stupidity. There's can't-read-very-well stupid and embarrasses-their-entire-country stupid.

by **The Weird One** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:38 pm

and we've mastered both (along with about 24 other varieties) :wink:

by **Jehan** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:59 pm

ive heard of Queenslanders who didn't know europe was connected to asia, and ive got an incredibly smart friend doing mechatronic engineering who keeps forgetting which one is east and which one is west, he also thought Madagascar is off the coast of south america. i dont think any conclusions can be drawn.

by **Iz Man** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:29 pm

Nobunaga wrote:... Heard on the radio today that the largest concentration of geniuses (is that the plural form for genius?) .. is in the UK.

... Is it the water?

...

well we know what's NOT in the water...........

Fluoride.

by **jay_a2j** on Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:32 pm

unriggable wrote:No, no, no, no, no, no!

Fucking idiots.

No joke, that was painful to watch.

She does better here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fQKNvPn3V-8&NR=1

by **Iliad** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:05 am

unriggable wrote:That second vid has such a good comment:

"Americans have a dream, the American Dream
They are all looking for it -- this American Dream
I am British. We do not have a dream in Britain. There is no British Dream
You want to know why...because we are AWAKE

God Bless America."

by **Titanic** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:24 am

Iz Man wrote:
Nobunaga wrote:... Heard on the radio today that the largest concentration of geniuses (is that the plural form for genius?) .. is in the UK.

... Is it the water?

...

well we know what's NOT in the water...........

Fluoride.

We do have flouride in our drinking water actually.

Nobunga, never heard of that, but good to know. I would have guessed a Scandinavian country, but good to know its the UK.

by **Iz Man** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:27 am

Titanic wrote:
Iz Man wrote:
Nobunaga wrote:... Heard on the radio today that the largest concentration of geniuses (is that the plural form for genius?) .. is in the UK.

... Is it the water?

...

well we know what's NOT in the water...........

Fluoride.

We do have flouride in our drinking water actually.

Then maybe you can get one of your "many geniuses" to advocate brushing your teeth with it.....

by **mr. incrediball** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:46 am

Nobunaga wrote:... Americans are, generally speaking of course, pretty stupid when compared to say... Indians, Chinese, ... (can't speak much on Europe).

... American education sucks. Talented kids suffer for the sake of a socialist hippy style "we are all equal" philosophy that sees them bored to death most of the time.

... Asia's a rat-race. The smart ones succeed, the stupid ones try to get smarter before they end up slaves of the successful.

...

i'd love to grow up in a country that didn't have that...

by **The1exile** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:02 pm

Nobunaga wrote:... Heard on the radio today that the largest concentration of geniuses (is that the plural form for genius?) .. is in the UK.

You want genii.

And I know, the bastards keep outdoing me in class.

by **Anarkistsdream** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:04 pm

I'm American... And I am only half-idiot...

I find many of us are half-breeds in this country.

by **The1exile** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:04 pm

unriggable wrote:That second vid has such a good comment:

"Americans have a dream, the American Dream
They are all looking for it -- this American Dream
I am British. We do not have a dream in Britain. There is no British Dream
You want to know why...because we are AWAKE

God Bless America."

That is roughly paraphrased a quote from Al Murray's Giving it Both Barrels,I believe. He's hilarious.

by **DAZMCFC** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:19 pm

Iz Man wrote:
Titanic wrote:
Iz Man wrote:
Nobunaga wrote:... Heard on the radio today that the largest concentration of geniuses (is that the plural form for genius?) .. is in the UK.

... Is it the water?

...

well we know what's NOT in the water...........

Fluoride.

We do have flouride in our drinking water actually.

Then maybe you can get one of your "many geniuses" to advocate brushing your teeth with it.....

well i use toothpaste and not just water. :roll:

by **Guiscard** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:25 pm

DAZMCFC wrote:
Iz Man wrote:
Titanic wrote:
Iz Man wrote:
Nobunaga wrote:... Heard on the radio today that the largest concentration of geniuses (is that the plural form for genius?) .. is in the UK.

... Is it the water?

...

well we know what's NOT in the water...........

Fluoride.

We do have flouride in our drinking water actually.

Then maybe you can get one of your "many geniuses" to advocate brushing your teeth with it.....

well i use toothpaste and not just water.

Some of us even use mouthwash, and a select minority even floss!

If you've ever tried to get on the list for an NHS dentist you'll know how important dental hygiene is to us Brits.

by **Iz Man** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:33 pm

Guiscard wrote:Some of us even use mouthwash, and a select minority even floss!

If you've ever tried to get on the list for an NHS dentist you'll know how important dental hygiene is to us Brits.

You could always just pull your own teeth..... :shock:

But we wouldn't want this thread to spiral into a "socialized health care" debate now, would we? :wink:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... eth115.xml

by **Guiscard** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:34 pm

Iz Man wrote:
Guiscard wrote:Some of us even use mouthwash, and a select minority even floss!

If you've ever tried to get on the list for an NHS dentist you'll know how important dental hygiene is to us Brits.

You could always just pull your own teeth.....
But we wouldn't want this thread to spiral into a "socialized health care" debate now, would we?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... eth115.xml

Exactly.

by **Tyr** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:39 pm

Titanic wrote:
Tyr wrote:sure glad every just decided to make sweeping generalizations about a group of people. it warms the cockles of my heart when i hear idiots debating other idiots over how best to describe a nation of 300 million people with 1 single word

No, were just saying that USA has a huge proportion of people who are just so dumb, so ignorant and dont know anything beyond their own borders. Of course these people exist everywhere, and USA has clever people, but the proportion is USA seems to be much larger then elsewhere.

no they dont its just a stereotype like english with bad teeth french surrendering alot and other stupid stereotypes it has no basis its just something people decided to make fun of us for

by **Guiscard** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:40 pm

Tyr wrote:
Titanic wrote:
Tyr wrote:sure glad every just decided to make sweeping generalizations about a group of people. it warms the cockles of my heart when i hear idiots debating other idiots over how best to describe a nation of 300 million people with 1 single word

No, were just saying that USA has a huge proportion of people who are just so dumb, so ignorant and dont know anything beyond their own borders. Of course these people exist everywhere, and USA has clever people, but the proportion is USA seems to be much larger then elsewhere.

no they dont its just a stereotype like english with bad teeth french surrendering alot and other stupid stereotypes it has no basis its just something people decided to make fun of us for

Keep telling yourself that... and I'll keep telling myself we've got good teeth...

by **Tyr** on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:43 pm

assuming all americans are stupid is like assuming blacks are inferior or all mexicans dont speak english just stupid. have yoiu ever heard the syaing when you point the finger at someone else theres 3 pointing back at you

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