What Makes You American?

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Funny how Americans LOVE to drop that "We saved your arses in world war I and II".

Hmm, both times you only entered because you was attacked. Both times you made money of and boosted your economy through arm sales, selling to both sides. And both fucking times you was either 3 or 4 years late.

You did not save us, stop thinking that. By the time you entered both wars, it was already on the slope to decline. Fucking ignorance.

Thanks for responding to your own post. :biggrin1: saves me the trouble.
 

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As an immigrant, I like customer service, and individualism in America. There are a lot of good things about being Americans. Most people around the world misunderstand about America. People think Americans are arrogant, cocky, rich, sex-craved, gun waving cowboys. And I used to think that America was like a Heaven before I came to the U.S. After I've been living in America for seven years, I've realized that I was dead wrong, and I can understand more of being Americans. Another thing that I like is that most Americans don't care about money. LMAO !!! They go out, have fun, eat at restaurants, buy a lot things that they don't really need, and drive the bad ass SUVs. Yeah baby, money is not a big deal for them. I wish I could spend money like they do.
 

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Yeah, not even a little bit funny.

neither was the post I was responding to. I know it's trendy right now to try and minimize anything and everything done by the colonies but forgive me if I don't buy into your national propaganda.
Anyone who thinks that the allies would have come up with anything better than a stalemate in WW1 or anything better than a loss in WW2 without the help of the Americans is seriously deluded. Of course pulling out a win in either war would have also been impossible without the British, but nobody is stupid enough to try to argue against that point. When Europeans start discussing the USA, suddenly the discussion gets stupid.
 

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I have to agree with this, being in the Customer Serivce industry myself, I have to wonder what you're smoking.

FWIW, I think American customer service has a good reputation among people who visit the States.
You tend to have more sales personnel, for example, in your stores, and they seem to be more eager to be of service.
Our media in Canada often report this and there are lots of letters in our newspapers talking about the superior service south of the border.
(It would be my own report, too.)
 

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Anyone who thinks that the allies would have come up with anything better than a stalemate in WW1 or anything better than a loss in WW2 without the help of the Americans is seriously deluded. Of course pulling out a win in either war would have also been impossible without the British, but nobody is stupid enough to try to argue against that point. When Europeans start discussing the USA, suddenly the discussion gets stupid.

Complete bollocks. I agree you were a reasonable help in WWII (when u were forced to join), but WWI was over by the time you condesended to join us. The UK, France and Russia had done the work, you just stole some glory.
 

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Hmm, both times you only entered because you was attacked. Both times you made money of and boosted your economy through arm sales, selling to both sides. And both fucking times you was either 3 or 4 years late.

You did not save us, stop thinking that. By the time you entered both wars, it was already on the slope to decline. Fucking ignorance.

The Americans were certainly not '3 or 4 years late' in 1941.
And they had been doing a great deal to assist the British prior to their official entry.
And their entry was probably pivotal to the outcome of the war.
NIC is right.
 

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I was not born here, but I was grew up in California. I only became an American citizen after finishing Law School. I never really felt like an American unitl 9/11/2001.
 

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For me, personally, I am Indian (native) and then I am American. The American dream was not a reality for indigenous peoples here until 1924 when we were granted citizenship to a "country" that was our own. Yet, even with this new right, we still were not "citizens" until the Civil Rights era - but enough of that...

When people fabricate and belittle the culture of "America,"I become compeolled to say that we have a vibrant, rich culture. Native peoples have celebrated their culture, their sacred dances, ceremonies, sacred lands, etc. for 15,000 plus years here (part of America!). Artifacts and history proves this. By virtue of this country being where it is, regardless of the political, religious or any other propoganda others might try to impose, America flourishes in many regards as it relates to culture (historical perspective).

There are many things I could add here but many have already been said; as for others - sometimes it is just best NOT to post a reply...
 

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Complete bollocks. I agree you were a reasonable help in WWII (when u were forced to join), but WWI was over by the time you condesended to join us. The UK, France and Russia had done the work, you just stole some glory.

WW1 killed pretty much an entire generation of European men. By the end of the war, Russia was collapsing into civil war, the Austrian Empire was disintegrating, and the UK, France and Germany had all completely lost the will to fight. The US was a minor power at the time, but their entry into the war was essentially like a featherweight jumping into the ring with two heavyweight champions after they had been boxing each other for 60 rounds and could both barely stand up anymore. It definitely made a difference. The war would have still ended without American intervention because Germany's chief ally was imploding, but the treaties drawn up would not have forced Germany into the position of loser. It would have been closer to a stalemate, like I said.
It might be fair to say that we would all potentially be better off had the Americans never got involved in WWI, because the treaties would not have been so one-sided and unfair to Germany and the conditions that led to WWII may have been different. To say the Americans had zero impact is not fair.
 

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What makes me American... I was born here?

I don't know, I don't own a car, I don't live in house, I don't shop at WalMart, I don't watch TV, I care about my enviroment, I'm homosexual, I'm not religious...

I buy stuff, work hard, and use my right to speak my mind.
 

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Complete bollocks. I agree you were a reasonable help in WWII (when u were forced to join), but WWI was over by the time you condesended to join us. The UK, France and Russia had done the work, you just stole some glory.

Actually, the flu epidemic of 1918-19, which originated in the US, probably in Kansas, had more of an impact on the War than the US military did.

Few Americans realize that the US entered WWI just 18 months before the war ended. What's more, since the US had no standing army, most troops were in Europe for less than a year. The average overseas stint while the war was raging, was less than 9 months.

War profiteering was a big money maker for the US.
 

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For me, personally, I am Indian (native) and then I am American. The American dream was not a reality for indigenous peoples here until 1924 when we were granted citizenship to a "country" that was our own. Yet, even with this new right, we still were not "citizens" until the Civil Rights era - but enough of that...

When people fabricate and belittle the culture of "America,"I become compeolled to say that we have a vibrant, rich culture. Native peoples have celebrated their culture, their sacred dances, ceremonies, sacred lands, etc. for 15,000 plus years here (part of America!). Artifacts and history proves this. By virtue of this country being where it is, regardless of the political, religious or any other propoganda others might try to impose, America flourishes in many regards as it relates to culture (historical perspective).

There are many things I could add here but many have already been said; as for others - sometimes it is just best NOT to post a reply...

To echo YAG, and better answer the OP, what makes me uniquely American:
I'm part Cherokee on my mother's side. On my father's side, I have ancestors who came here on the Mayflower. Also on my father's side, I have ancestors who immigrated here as poor German farmers. My family's history embodies several different facets of American history. The cultures of all the people who migrated here and gave birth to a new culture, and eventually to me, is part of my American identity. I have roots in England, Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, and the Cherokee people, as far back as we can trace them.
As for our American culture... well... I listen to jazz and hip-hop and rock and roll, I enjoy products manufactured on assembly lines, I use the internet, I watch American movies and American television, I speak and type in English online because this the most commonly language used in the US, I wear American tennis shoes and American brand clothing, I eat American fast food and drink American cola, I enjoy chocolate, tomatoes, corn... of course, so does everyone else in the world. All those people that have convinced themselves we have no culture, so I'm not sure where they think they've been stealing those things from. So... none of that makes me especially unique in the world. I also enjoy many things from other cultures and countries. That's alright though, I've long considered myself more a citizen of the world than any one nation anyway. I love this area, too, because more than any place else in the country, even New York or LA, you can see the melting pot in effect here. Go to Tyson's Corner mall for instance and ask at random the first 20 people that walk by which country their family is from and you'll probably get 20 different answers. You'll probably even get 4 or 5 different continents. Yet, if they don't consider themselves Americans now... then their children's children certainly will. and they'll all add something new to the mix.

I do drive a muscle car... I guess that's pretty distinctly American.
 

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What makes me American? Well, not my body fat percent! * joke! joke! *

I was born here, but raised in England/Europe/North Africa, so I missed a lot of the culture assimilation when I was growing up. HOWEVER, I was always proud to be American, and my parents were as American as can be.

I noticed some key differences between America and the cultures I grew up with --

-- Generosity (very few misers or penny-pinchers in America)

-- A free spirit attitude toward life and money-- there isn't a whole lot of "that's life" here -- if Americans don't like their lot, they generally seek to change it.

-- A tremendous desire to help other people, which is sometimes a curse.

-- And, best of all, the sense that you can be anything and shoot for the stars. There are no "class" restrictions which are, frankly, rampant in some other cultures, and which are very specifically guarded against in our constitution.

Not to say that other cultures don't have their OWN charms. I was enamored with every country I lived in, and feel a particular kindred with the Brits, mostly cuz I went to school there AND my older sister is a bona fide Brit.
 

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Few Americans realize that the US entered WWI just 18 months before the war ended. What's more, since the US had no standing army, most troops were in Europe for less than a year. The average overseas stint while the war was raging, was less than 9 months.


It may surprise some to know that Canada, with 1/10th the population, had more WWI casualties than the States did.