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American culture that makes you cringe

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Jimmy asked for it !

Trick or treat for a start, What the fukc happened to Any apples or nuts?

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Shannon757

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M

893bet

Any American movie with fraternity or sorority ****.

What a load of ****e

Harvey Normal

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

1) Tipping

Their tipping culture is obnoxious and 'in your face'.

Simply pay your staff a living minimum wage.

2) Guns. No country is obsessed with guns like the USA. The bears, wolves, Redcoats and Injuns are gone!!!! A private citizen doesn't need a weapon or arsenal.

3) Poor social protection..... maternity leave is almost zero. People having to work two or three jobs to pay the mortgage on an average house.

No 3) is definitely not true. Housing is affordable across many parts of the US. You might be confusing it with Ireland.

Harvey Normal

The real problem with US culture is its hegemony. Not just on the right but in the left (identity politics).

Your Face

Liberating Western Europe - that really pissed me off.

BorneTobyWilde

Annie Apples R Nutz
She was burned at the stake rght/?

Pherekydes

Baby Showers. WTF? Wait until the baby is born, ffs.

And now it too is worming its way in here.

Dick phelan

The arrogance about their country, they seem to think America invented democracy and freedom, i'v heard american's say "where else would you get this kind of freedom" Eh in most of Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ect they seem to think there the most free country in the world, their democratic system is terrible compared to most western countries, it's basically a 2 party state hardly an ideal situation.

2 Their attitude to the military, Being in the army is a job, the soldiers don't deserve to be deified for it, They act like everybody in the military is the greatest person ever, their military commits terrible acts on a regular basis but they won't hear a bad word against them. Their level of nationalism is scary at times no other country could possibly be doing something better then America, their military is the force for absolute good in the world ect.

Dick phelan

Oh forget to say American sports, more ads then playing time and the Superbowl really isn't very important compared to a world cup final, champions league final or even the Clasico dwarf the superbowl in terms of worldwide audience and interest. Nobody outside America gives a ****e about the Superbowl it really isn't "the greatest show on earth" when nobody outside of one country cares about it.

Stigura

The Backwards Man wrote: »

American cars.

Every time they crash they blow up.

Well played, sir! (That's actually pretty damned observant)

Robsweezie

Dudes acting like jerks

Dirty Dingus McGee

mackeire wrote: »

GET IN THE HOLE

MASHED POTATO

Dirty Dingus McGee

Dick phelan wrote: »

The arrogance about their country, they seem to think America invented democracy and freedom, i'v heard american's say "where else would you get this kind of freedom" Eh in most of Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ect they seem to think there the most free country in the world, their democratic system is terrible compared to most western countries, it's basically a 2 party state hardly an ideal situation.

2 Their attitude to the military, Being in the army is a job, the soldiers don't deserve to be deified for it, They act like everybody in the military is the greatest person ever, their military commits terrible acts on a regular basis but they won't hear a bad word against them. Their level of nationalism is scary at times no other country could possibly be doing something better then America, their military is the force for absolute good in the world ect.

That's part of a brainwashing attempt to convince the public to sign up because without them being deified and being seen as so great by the general public why would anyone in there right mind sign up for such a dangerous job.

Dirty Dingus McGee

The 2 times I was in America I loved it , the people are very friendly (in spite of Americans strangely having a reputation for being quite obnoxious).

Zooouma

Their opening ceremonies for any sporting event are full of cringe

Pherekydes

Dick phelan wrote: »

Nobody outside America gives a ****e about the Superbowl it really isn't "the greatest show on earth" when nobody outside of one country cares about it.

Well, that's certainly not true. The NFL has a very big following outside the States.

Dick phelan

Pherekydes wrote: »

Well, that's certainly not true. The NFL has a very big following outside the States.

Compared to real football it doesn't

Zooouma

Pherekydes wrote: »

Well, that's certainly not true. The NFL has a very big following outside the States.

Compare viewing figures of NFL to World Cup it's clear which is bigger

Dirty Dingus McGee

Zooouma wrote: »

Compare viewing figures of NFL to World Cup it's clear which is bigger

Did he say it was as big as the World Cup.

There is a definite interest outside of America in American football.

LirW

Not being able to tell the difference between socialism and communism.

Public healthcare = f-ton of taxes = communism

whut?

AlekSmart

endacl wrote: »

WTF is the deal with all the cultural cringe threads?!? If stuff makes you cringe, don't participate. If it doesn't make the people who participate cringe, what harm?

"Reaching out"....?

[Deleted User]

razorblunt wrote: »

"May I have ..."

Oh the humanity! Manners, can you imagine?

Bigbok

Dick phelan wrote: »

Oh forget to say American sports, more ads then playing time and the Superbowl really isn't very important compared to a world cup final, champions league final or even the Clasico dwarf the superbowl in terms of worldwide audience and interest. Nobody outside America gives a ****e about the Superbowl it really isn't "the greatest show on earth" when nobody outside of one country cares about it.

Exact same can be said about GAA and Hurling

RobertKK

theteal wrote: »

Ah now, that's probably the best thing they do. I'm always astounded at the full stadiums for the high school/college football, basketball etc. When we were going for provincial/national tournaments back in secondary school it would have been quality to have actual interested locals at the games as opposed to a load of teenagers who were just there to get out of a few classes.

My younger brother got a free degree from them because he's quite decent at the soccer ball - not quite as good as his older brother but that's a topic for a different day

Yeah, and their sports programs generate a lot of money.
The University of Texas for example have a stadium that holds over 100,000 people and their Texas Longhorns football team generate profits well over $50 million a year, and the profits go back to the University to be invested in various programs and research.

HensVassal

The notion that if you knuckle down, work hard and buy a house in which to raise a family then you are living the exclusive "American Dream". So some 4th century Greek farmer who toiled and got ahead or some medieval blacksmith who opened a second forgery were living the American dream. Fcuk off with yourself.

And making a big deal out of the most miniscule things. I think I was about 8 and on holiday in Kerry with my mum and dad. I was by myself skimming stones by a lakeshore and some over the top yank in a yellow anorak exclaimed incredulously "wow you skimmed that four times" as if I had just split the atom. Gob****e then proceeded to gather a few more of his rotund entourage to marvel at my out of this world skills. It was embarrassing.

8-10

Dick phelan wrote: »

Compared to real football it doesn't

Why are you comparing it to that? I would suggest it is by far the most globally popular "indigenous" sport. Compare it to any other sport localized to 1 country (Hurling, Aussie Rules, Canadian Football etc etc) and I'd say it's by a wide wide margin the most popular one globally. Terrific sport.

me_right_one

Calling jeeps "SUV's". ****, ****, **** OFF!!!

Bigbok

http://sports-facts.top5.com/the-worlds-top-5-most-watched-sporting-events/

Elliott S

America has produced so much great films, art, books and TV shows that I can forgive the more annoying aspects of its culture. It's a fascinating country too.

I also find it endlessly fascinating how much America and American culture irks so many people!

I think if Americans made the same sweeping generalisations about people of other nations that we do about them, we'd be lambasting them as bigots. It seems to be acceptable to run down America but not vice versa.

riclad

The NFL pays no tax, gets billions off citys to build stadiums ,and various tax credits ,and they pay cheerleaders less than a living wage .
nfl is treated like a religion or a charity in terms of paying taxs and it makes
billions for tv broadcasting rights .
Some american states wont expand obama care for political reasons ,
even though it would save them millions in health care costs .
And they bring in laws to shut down planned parenthhood health clinics that provide free healthcare to people on low income just because 1 per cent of their funds
go to providing abortion services .
The rich get richer ,theres loads of loopholes that enable them to avoid paying
tax, set up a charity or a shell corporation or buy artworks etc
a billionaire said its bad that i pay less tax than my secretary ,
if i want to .
American colleges spend millions on sports teams ,stadiums, it a business ,
but they dont pay the players as its deemed to be a sport like a
charity .American colleges get paid millions for tv sporting rights and
selling merchandise , baseball caps, team shirts etc
The NSA spys on every country that uses the web, germany,france ,
its european allies , the eu parliament ,.
IF you are not born in the us you are viewed as a potential terrorist .
They can palnt malware or spyware on any device or pc along as its outside the us.
american infrastructure is falling apart because congress does not
want to pass any bills on spending apart from buying
billion dollar planes,drones, military contracts .
The spend billions on spying but every week some big american comapny gets hacked .
yahoo got hacked ,millions of email accounts were hacked and then took
their time telling the public about it .
Basic road ,rail,and bridge repairs are not being done .
at some point there will be a serious accident , a bridge falling down .
the ratings are going down for the nfl ,american sports ,
maybe due to people getting tired of mediocre games , too much sport on tv.And various scandals eg players getting injured due to concussion.
Most citys have only comcast or att service , so broadband is more expensive and slower than in ireland or most european countrys .
American healthcare is very expensive cos its mostly done by private
companys and covered by insurance ,
so a few days in hospital could cost you 1000,s of dollars .
someone buys an american company, all of a sudden the price of
a life saving drug goes up by a factor of 10 or more .
The wages are so low in walmart that many people who work their claim
food stamps to survive .
America is falling behind , china is catching up in the area of phones ,
computers and new tech products , they dont have stupid laws on ip or software patents .
Its easier to make a new pc or phone in china than it is in america .