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[Dannyalcatraz]

"Ugly" Americans

* The phrase 'Mexico' is a stand in term for any Latin American country because many Americans all assume that all of Central and South America (except for those areas colonized by the Commies and Nazis) are basically like Mexico.

Speaking as a well traveled (IOW, not "Ugly") American in Texas who recently overheard someone talking about his sister's maid as "some other kind of Mexican, like a Guatemalan, Brazillian or Columbian," I can certify that as pretty true of Ugly Americans.

Australia would be labeled as "British."

And its capitol is Australia City.

We divide the rest of Europe into "British", "French", and "Nazi." We assume that if you are not British or French then you are a Commie or a Nazi. The other parts of the world are divided into "Terrorist", "Mexico", and "Towel-head" and "Asianese."

I was discussing geopolitics with a friend of mine who is a Canadian by birth, but who recently became an American citizen. At one point, he was going on about this tiny country and that...

I told him, "Hold up, man! You can't do that!"

"What?"

"You can't display that much knowledge of geography- everyone knows Americans don't know much about geography outside of the USA...maybe not even their own state! You just earned your citizenship here- do you want them to revoke it?!?!?"

 

[CleverNickName]

In South America that's evenly divided between "Mexico*", "Commie" and "Nazi." I'm not really sure what we consider Africa.

For the most part, my redneck friends refer to all people and countries of that continent as "African" regardless of their nationality. It's really pathetic.

 

[Aeson]

Don't large parts of middle-America categorize the world in terms of "Us", "Commies" & "Some Europeans who might be nice, possibly, if they agree with us"?

I don't think I run into ignorance like that. One exception. Relique might be right about the Mexican thing. It's not easy for some people of one ethnic group to tell another apart. That's why many Asians are call Chinese even if they're not.

In other news, I lost at Blood Bowl again on Monday.

Told you not to use ratmen.
Sorry to hear that. I hope it goes better next time.

 

[Aeson]

For the most part, my redneck friends refer to all people and countries of that continent as "African" regardless of their nationality. It's really pathetic.

They don't use another word instead? :O

 

[Relique du Madde]

Well, I for one thing most of the problem is the fact that our PUBLIC school system is was built just to give the Teacher Union heads and administrative employees a lucrative salary while insuring that the money that is steepened to them doesn't go towards acquiring and training teachers who actually give a damn about their students or towards buying better books or materials.

 

[Relique du Madde]

It's not easy for some people of one ethnic group to tell another apart. That's why many Asians are call Chinese even if they're not.

Over in California it's Asianese since each city has it's own Asian community (a different ethnicity depending on city), so it's safer just to say Asian if you don't know which Asian community resides in the area.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Lets be perfectly honest- it isn't always easy to tell one's nationality- its not as clear as one's ethnicity.

While it may seem lazy to call someone "Asian", "African", or even "Latino"/"Hispanic", the fact is, unless I know you, I may not be able to tell you're Korean, Nigerian or Puerto Rican, not Vietnamese, Ghanan, or Columbian.

I mean, how easy is it to tell an American from a Canadian just based on visuals? ...barring a prominently displayed Maple Leaf or Assault Rifle, I mean.

Brazilians, though, all have nice butts. Its a dead giveaway.

 

[Blackrat]

So Relique... Do we finns count as nazis or commies? 'Cause afterall, we fought with the nazis against russia in the war, but then again we are neighbours with russia ...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Finns are solidly in the "Some Europeans who might be nice, possibly, if they agree with us" category.

As are any Europeans who are vaguely norse, since we can't tell you apart.

Except Germans of course.

 

[Blackrat]

Finns are solidly in the "Some Europeans who might be nice, possibly, if they agree with us" category.

As are any Europeans who are vaguely norse, since we can't tell you apart.

Except Germans of course.

Including the majestik møøse

A Møøse once bit my sister...

No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse
with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given
her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and
star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo
Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst
Nordfink"...