Reason to like americans?
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Ethical standards common to the Barbarism of the Dark Ages.
Look into the Chinese stats. They're much lower than Brit or American. As well, they are (admittedly so by the Chinese press) not a fair sampling. Remember the vast majority of the population is poor and access to many of these areas is difficult at best.
I can and I do. They were not hot. Elizabeth Hurley, though...
You are correct about the stats, and my fears over the main cause is the same as Cummings.....
Why do wealthy Chinese parents let their kids eat anything they want? Because, in general, they let their kids do anything they want. I don't think it's any big secret that many Chinese parents let their kids suffer the 'little emperor' treatment. I've worked at an English school that mainly caters to wealthy students and the parents honestly don't care about anything except marks at school. Otherwise their kid can do whatever they want. That's the chief problem with trying to discipline these children. Threaten to call their mother and they don't care, the mother won't even be angry at them. I've had male students beat the crap out of female students and their parents just laugh and say the equivalent of "oh, you!" when informed.
The problem is not 'Americanization' or any other shallow explanation. Many factors are contributing in ways directly related to wealth. Believe me; the 9 year old scarfing down two big macs is not doing it because he idolizes America. And when big macs are out of his reach he's eating the greasiest, most fattening chinese food available. It's just a general trend here.
Of course the Chinese are eager to blame it on imported American tastes. According to conventional Chinese wisdom Chinese food (mostly served in bowls of grease with fried vegetables - thus losing most of the health benefits of vegetables - and loads of MSG) is by far the most healthy; American and Japanese (simply because the conventional Chinese outlook is that Japanese are generally stupid and bad) are the most unhealthy. To many people here, the issue is simply that black and white.
The problem is not 'Americanization' or any other shallow explanation. Many factors are contributing in ways directly related to wealth. Believe me; the 9 year old scarfing down two big macs is not doing it because he idolizes America. And when big macs are out of his reach he's eating the greasiest, most fattening chinese food available. It's just a general trend here.
Of course the Chinese are eager to blame it on imported American tastes. According to conventional Chinese wisdom Chinese food (mostly served in bowls of grease with fried vegetables - thus losing most of the health benefits of vegetables - and loads of MSG) is by far the most healthy; American and Japanese (simply because the conventional Chinese outlook is that Japanese are generally stupid and bad) are the most unhealthy. To many people here, the issue is simply that black and white.
Hey yall,
I've only been living here in my "passport country" for the past three and a half years, and I'm beginning to wonder if I've got some kind of innate dislike of typical Americans that have only known life in this country. I mean, at least in the Midwest, between a very geocentric mindset and a general culture that just has a kind of fake feel to it, I'm in need of reminders of why I should find my countrymen pleasant to be around. Well, not like I'm in dire need or anything, but it came to me as a neat question to put up here, I'm kind of curious how Americans and everyone else will respond.
With your attitude, you would be miserable wherever you lived. You don't deserve your seat on the bus, so kindly give it up so someone more deserving can take it and thrive on the opportunity.
A few of us "Americans" on this forum are living a life everyday that some of you can only imagine. You are a constant source of humor and entertainment for us, so please continue to wallow in your own crapulence.
As Mr. G pointed out in his unique way, we have too much joy and abundance of opportunity to care or be concerned what others think of our ways. That's the difference.
Then you know that there was talk of conditional surrender for 6 months prior to the bombs.....?
I don't think obesity is a wealthy problem more of a poverty problem (in the UK at least)fast food is cheap with no nutrition...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/05/health/main591325.shtml
http://www.naturalnews.com/003576.html
http://www.sirc.org/articles/poverty_and_obesity.shtml
And as a professional chef who worked for the Japanese in paris I find Japanese cuisine some of the most healthiest on the planet....?
I also have some considerable knowledge on Imperial cuisine.
The main problem of eating healthy in the UK is simply cost....healthy food cost's on average 25-50% more than unhealthy foods.......?
LOl...Look up John Rabe 'the Good Nazi' who helped the chinese in nanking....
Another Mr John...
I don't see Japan sending troops to Iraq though...
They did, under pressure from the same Americans who dismantled their military and made them sign an agreement against ANY offensive war. Since Japan has no "military" anymore they sent their civilian SDF (Self Defense Forces) to Iraq. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/dec2003/japa-d16.shtml
Which totally sums up American (il)logic
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Gutted didn't know that
Do you think it was for the same reason as the UK 'they had to' the UK has been occupied by the US since 1945, even though the country was against Iraq war the government operated against the will/best interests of the people.....
I don't know who said it but......
"A government who fears the people is a democracy......
when the people fear the government it is a tyranny..."
I see we are on to the hating part.
I hate americans whom wear Canadian flags(backpack/cap whatever) to get better treatment abroad, then continue to act like arrogant asses.
I hate americans whom wear Canadian flags(backpack/cap whatever) to get better treatment abroad, then continue to act like arrogant asses.