Once again America shows its inability to recognise Scotland... - Page 5

click-ur-heels · 27th June 2008, 10:29 AM

I still find it highly amusing that most of the Americans I know do not consider themselves to have an accent. They would never say "Oh, you have a Scottish accent", they would merely say "you have an accent" as if the American phonetic system is the default for the human race.

Just sayin'

LesMts · 27th June 2008, 10:50 AM

I hate the "Huh huh huh...Americans are stooopid" attitude you get in this country.
Americans are no more stupid as a people than anyone else, least of all the UK.

click-ur-heels · 27th June 2008, 11:05 AM

I wholeheartedly agree with you. There's a whole lot of generalisation goes down. But as with every country on Earth, it has it's fair share of ignorant rascals.

humndislocation · 27th June 2008, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LesMts

I hate the "Huh huh huh...Americans are stooopid" attitude you get in this country.
Americans are no more stupid as a people than anyone else, least of all the UK.

Yeah, that pisses me off too. "AMERICAN ARE FAT AND OR STUPID" is a stupid fucking cliché, and it's already been said billions of times, by billions of other morons. It's not intelligent, insightful, or funny.

Generally, I find it irritating when people feel the need to repeat clichés that have been done to death.

kj · 27th June 2008, 12:15 PM

I don't think this thread has anything to do with calling American's stupid though. But I do think that the clichés have been perpetuated by the media and also by stupid decisions like this. I don't think anyone really believes that Americans are stupid, but if they do, well, they're just stupid.

click-ur-heels · 27th June 2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kj

I don't think this thread has anything to do with calling American's stupid though. But I do think that the clichés have been perpetuated by the media and also by stupid decisions like this. I don't think anyone really believes that Americans are stupid, but if they do, well, they're just stupid.

Here, here.

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kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 13,936 Band: A band of merry men	I don't think this thread has anything to do with calling American's stupid though. But I do think that the clichés have been perpetuated by the media and also by stupid decisions like this. I don't think anyone really believes that Americans are stupid, but if they do, well, they're just stupid. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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27th June 2008, 10:29 AM	#61 (permalink)
click-ur-heels Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glasgow, sometimes Dundee Posts: 140	I still find it highly amusing that most of the Americans I know do not consider themselves to have an accent. They would never say "Oh, you have a Scottish accent", they would merely say "you have an accent" as if the American phonetic system is the default for the human race. Just sayin'

27th June 2008, 10:50 AM	#62 (permalink)
LesMts Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fundee Posts: 756	I hate the "Huh huh huh...Americans are stooopid" attitude you get in this country. Americans are no more stupid as a people than anyone else, least of all the UK.

27th June 2008, 11:05 AM	#63 (permalink)
click-ur-heels Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glasgow, sometimes Dundee Posts: 140	I wholeheartedly agree with you. There's a whole lot of generalisation goes down. But as with every country on Earth, it has it's fair share of ignorant rascals.