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Post by biggybuggy on Nov 1, 2013 20:02:04 GMT
How do you look at American people, do you think we have an accent? What is your general view on America?
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Post by Topsey on Nov 3, 2013 13:14:21 GMT
Haha, this is actually quite a good thread this one!
Well just like like the majority of Counties in the UK accents have different traits that identify them to their Towns/Cities. Geordies, Scouse, Cockney, Brummy. Then Obviously Welsh, Scottish & Irish People all have very individual accents. So Obviously to anyone even in the UK with our diverse accents. Americans do sound pretty strange! We notice, Texans, New Yorkers etc. It is much the same in America, accents do vary from State to State. it's just your Country is a SHIT load bigger than ours so it's a bit weirder? I guess is the word to take in.
I know a lot of English people & the majority of the world, see what they see on TV. Morbidly Obese, Money Hungry, World Police who step in where they're not wanted. Then we see how people are also incredibly poor & A LOT of people who CAN afford health care are so dead against "Disadvantaged" people getting "Free" Health Care. From what i have gathered What Obama has proposed is much like the UK NHS, Everyone pays taxes & it helps fund a Countrywide Health Service that allows the "Disadvantaged" to get treatment. I have watched videos on Youtube where you see people who have no idea how to word their rantings & literally are racist or just say they don't want poor people in "THEIR" Hospitals that "THEY" pay for. It comes across as VERY selfish & arrogant.
BUT!
I also know from guys i have met through BMX, that there are A LOT of really good people that work hard, have great families & are just generally people i would like to hang out with & ride Bikes haha, I mean there are some guys i have met through BMX that i would happily hang out with outside of BMX & just chill as mates.
In short... Every country has it's arseholes. Every country has it's Heros that get no recognition, every country has good, honest, hard working people who are never really known by many.
To me, you guys are just another Country in the world haha.
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Post by biggybuggy on Nov 3, 2013 16:07:48 GMT
The Obama care thing is going bad. It was a good idea tough. It gave you the opportunity to get cheap health care, but if you didn't get the healthcare, you would be given an extra tax, but that tax was minuscule compared to the others. And with the amount of people that are not going to get healthcare, it would help us get out of our 14 trillion dollars in debt. And most Americans aren't gun happy fat republican slobs. (Not saying that republicans are bad, it's just the stereotype) really it depends on state to state. Our most populated state California is a.good example of our diversity. It has the largest population of illigal Mexican immigrants, the largest population of middle and poverty class blacks, and the largest population of rich whites. The rich white thing is because of Hollywood, and silicone valley, the technology hub of the world. You know your iPhone? It was probably made, and designed, and debuted, in silicone valley, and we have the largest population of snobby white girls that live by the motto "iPhone! Starbucks! Uggs!"
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Post by Topsey on Nov 3, 2013 18:57:52 GMT
Haha! Loving that reply! Yeah, there are some really bad stereotypes of Americans around the world. A LOT of people really do not have a clue that the majority of Americans are just normal, everyday people! Pretty much like well normal every day people from the majority of "Modern Westernized" countries. I really do not want to speak on Arab/Islamic Countries because i have a pretty warped view on them because of my Experiences with a Muslim Family.
I know there is a lot of hate for Americans due to the decisions of the of a select few that even the majority of Americans don't like themselves!!! It's just a warped world & people tend to forget that there is a lot of hate for the majority of countries in the world. You might live in say France, be a really nice person, go out to work 5 days a week, ride your Bike on the days off & live your life but some people around the world will say "Oh yeah he's a spineless Frog, He'll be a total pussy when it comes to standing up for himself or his country" Blah, Blah, Blah....
There is a LOT of hatred in this world, i truly believe that other countries should stay out of each others business!! If they want to have a civil war or genocide let them. It's not our country! Sure it would be horrific to witness etc. BUT... It is NOT our business. I think the only thing Countries need to bother about is trading & doing business with each other. Building up a relationship due to helping each others countries succeed not take over or police the Fucking world!!
But once again haha... That is a stereotype of America, Oh we're the worlds super power! We can step into any countries fights & "Police" it. If we don't like it or it effects our profits in say oil. We WILL step in & show our "Power" & make sure the world knows WE ARE IN CHARGE...
I know i'm sure there are Americans that think/believe like that, I'm sure there are politicians in America that are like that too because things like that DO happen unfortunately! But oh well, I'm going on a lot haha!
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Post by cantbancollin on Nov 3, 2013 19:34:17 GMT
Here's the thing about "Obamacare." Yes, everyone is getting healthcare, which is good. But Obama lied about a lot of what is going on. He claimed if you already had healthcare, you could keep your current plan and your current doctor. Well, what he meant was, if the government buerocracy that is in charge of Obamacare approves of the plan you already have, you can keep it, otherwise you're boned. Or for instance what is happening to my family. We get our health insurance from Los Alamos National Lab, a government run agency. So our healthcare is Obama approved and, according to what he promised, our premiums won't go up. Well, technically this is true, but we are getting a tax every month for 65 buck to help fund the Obamacare pool. So our premium is going up, it's just not listed as such. But the real problem, is that something like 40% of doctors in the U.S. say they aren't going to accept Obamacare health plans, meaning they basically are going to quit, which will give us the same problems that are happening in Canada. We will have a lot of patients, and not nearly enough doctors, causing astronomical wait times for everyone, including people that need surgeries or transplants to survive. I think Obamacare is great on paper, but when put into practice, it isn't going to work.
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Post by Topsey on Nov 3, 2013 21:55:53 GMT
Wow! I didn't realize the Doctors were being such Dick Heads about it!! That is disgusting behavior! I get what you mean about the whole No Premium Hikes but you have to pay Taxes to help. That's a bit of a cheek! But i guess you have to think, that's not just helping you, it's helping that poor old man down the street who's family are all either living so far away from him the yearly visit isn't spent taking him to the Doctors or they are all dead or too old to help & he has no one else & no money to pay for his medicine that will keep him from Dying or getting seriously ill sort of thing ya get me?
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Post by biggybuggy on Nov 3, 2013 22:32:24 GMT
Our founding fathers and their comrades didn't go through a six year war with the largest military in the world to fight in a big white house, they did that for a new government that would work, but the democrats and republicans have ok ideas on both sides, and horrible ideas too. My example is trickle down economy, it doesn't work (republican) Amd the democrats ideas are on a good basis, but blown completely out of proportion. If we could we would get military cover from the uk while we restart it would be great, and just saying to the brits, you government souns retarded when they debate. Really funny watching and American people that dont have a southern drawl or weird new yorker accent consider ourselves as non-accented, like no accent at all.
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Post by Topsey on Nov 3, 2013 23:35:26 GMT
Oh i agree, our government are Fucking RE TARD ED!! They get paid an absolute FORTUNE to sit down & heckle other politicians then stand up & speak a load of lies & shout at each other on the odd occasion. Whilst Soldiers get like 10% of what they get risking their lives every single day for our "Freedom & Safety" Don't even get me started on pensioners!! If you didn't get a work pension or anything like that you have to try & live on less than 5 Grand A YEAR!! Our Government are on about having to make all these cuts to services that are already having to make HUGE cuts to even survive & these CUNTS have 2 or 3 houses, fiddle the expenses scheme to get shit like a designer duck house for their private lake so they don't have to pay out of their own money!! Think pretty much EVERYONE in the UK knows where the Cuts should be made to get extra money for services like the NHS & Armed Forces etc. They are DISGUSTING, CHEATING LIARS!!
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Post by Zach on Nov 7, 2013 17:47:15 GMT
Jon, seen the advert on T.V about the UK Bullshit suppliers? The one that tries (as a prank) to deliver bullshit to parliament as they needed a stock up as they needed more to feed to us brits, because they have ran out of their own bullshit and need to bring it in from elsewhere. That ad is hilarious.
Our government is so shit that they said to everyone if necessary to move into one room to keep warm this winter. 2 DAYS after they said that they claim ALL of their heating bills (FOR BOTH/ALL OF THEIR FUCKING HOUSES) on expenses. LIKE WTF. My family doesn't have central heating and we have 2 log burners to keep warm. It gets to the point in winter where there is ICE on the INSIDE of my window in the mornings and they claim heating on expenses. Makes me want to grab my bike and hit everyone with my pegs!!!
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