Geography fail!

[Kubador]

Does anyone else see the irony of this discussion?

[Captain Pyjama Shark]

No.

[LIGHTNING [NL]]

Originally Posted by Captain Pyjama Shark

No.

That's because you're an "ignorant European who can't get over himself."

We're all ignorant Europeans. And Archi knows, he's seen the way all of us talk about America on the internet. He doesn't insult us ignorant Europeans, what gives us the right to insult the place where he lives?

[[130.Pz]W.Fuchs]

Originally Posted by LIGHTNING [NL]

That's because you're an "ignorant European who can't get over himself."

We're all ignorant Europeans. And Archi knows, he's seen the way all of us talk about America on the internet. He doesn't insult us ignorant Europeans, what gives us the right to insult the place where he lives?

A joke and an insult is not the same, it's how you see it yourself.
Archi sees everything against the US as a insult, while I think that image was a joke and not a insult.

[Archimonde0_0]

No, its both, It was meant as a joke, and turns out being offensive. Lightning is very funny...truly, he is.

[Kev4000]

Originally Posted by Moose12

It's true with a lot of Americans. They're retarded. 33% knew where iraq was.

I kinda hate it when people bring up these statistics. If you ask all 6 billion people on the planet, I'm pretty sure less then 20% will know where Iraq is.

Originally Posted by Kubador

I don't get why do they even get all so grumpy when someones makes a joke bout US of A (a harmless one of coz). Heck, I wouldn't mind hearing a joke about my country or Europe, in fact I would be interested since it shows me what kind of stereotypes other people have.

Here I'll help you out. We got a lot of stereotypes for Polish here in Norway since we've got a lot of immigrants, and people looking for work. The most famous stereotype is that the Polish come to pick strawberries in Norway for the summer, earning more money in a couple months then in one year in Poland. And they smuggle various drugs and black market liquor to Norway. You can actually see a difference between the Polish and the ethnic Norwegians aswell.

Oh, and can't forget the Polish hitchhikers, can't forget them!

[Kubador]

Originally Posted by Kev4000

Here I'll help you out. We got a lot of stereotypes for Polish here in Norway since we've got a lot of immigrants, and people looking for work. The most famous stereotype is that the Polish come to pick strawberries in Norway for the summer, earning more money in a couple months then in one year in Poland. And they smuggle various drugs and black market liquor to Norway. You can actually see a difference between the Polish and the ethnic Norwegians aswell.

Oh, and can't forget the Polish hitchhikers, can't forget them!

Yeah, those are the stereotypes I know quite well. I don't find them offensive couse I know there are some Polish that actually do that.

Btw, good to know you're from norway.

[Sir Apple]

The main point is; Americans and Europeans will never see eye to eye. We are different people, for a reason. If we all saw eye to eye then we wouldn't be different people. If everyone in the world saw eye to eye there would be no wars, murders, divorces and so on.

I simply get annoyed, as do other Americans, when certain Europeans on this forum randomly make "jokes" about the U.S. And then get offended when we dare speak up!

[Meadow]

Originally Posted by Sire_Apple

I simply get annoyed, as do other Americans, when certain Europeans on this forum randomly make "jokes" about the U.S. And then get offended when we dare speak up!

And you have every right to get annoyed. However, to respond with exactly the same type of blanket statements against Europeans is hypocritical and simply makes you look as bad as those you are offended by.

Put it this way - can you not see that 'I don't find that very funny, were you trying to be offensive?' is better than 'Fucking Euros, so elitist, all the same etc'?

[Sir Apple]

Well I meant "Fucking Euros" sorta as a joke as well. But its also obvious that I was annoyed. I really had no strong intention of creating some massive debate.

Its not that I hate Europeans, obviously.