Americans? Opinions?

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:23PM #1

What preconceived ideas do you have about Americans?
Positive?
Negative?
What's the first thing you think of if you know you'll be meeting someone from the US?

Deja Boo · 25-06-2019 08:27PM

*awaits responses with baited breath

*NOT :rolleyes:

jcorr · 25-06-2019 08:27PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

What preconceived ideas do you have about Americans?
Positive?
Negative?
What's the first thing you think of if you know you'll be meeting someone from the US?

They're alright, the ordinary ones. I worked with a few and they were fairly personable.

I don't like the loud ones though, or the federal types who like to bully other countries.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 25-06-2019 08:28PM

What do you think yourself?

odyssey06 · 25-06-2019 08:30PM

Dallas.
I grew up in the 80s.

As individuals they are individual.

Their corporate culture though... yikes.

It is vast and contradicts itself. It is the NRA and National Geographic.

Thelonious Monk · 25-06-2019 08:31PM

Really boring f**kers for the most part but that's a big generalisation. I suppose I met the boring ones because I used to work in software and they'd come to our offices and maybe out for a beer sometime and just bore you to death. All dress the exact same too. Those stupid body warmer things and chinos.
I've also met some of the coolest people ever that are yanks. Plus black Americans are a totally different culture and way less boring.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 25-06-2019 08:33PM

Fat with no sense of humour is a slight generalisation but pretty much sums them up.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:33PM

Mariana Uptight Surf wrote: »

What do you think yourself?

I think I'm friendly and likeable. I love meeting new people and experiencing new adventures.
I'll be traveling to Ireland soon for the first time and wondered if there was a positive or negative association.

Boxing.Fan · 25-06-2019 08:34PM

Naive, dumb.

25-06-2019 08:34PM

Most Americans are like anyone else, perfectly average people getting by as best they can.

jcorr · 25-06-2019 08:34PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

I think I'm friendly and likeable. I love meeting new people and experiencing new adventures.
I'll be traveling to Ireland soon for the first time and wondered if there was a positive or negative association.

You'll be alright.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:35PM

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Fat with no sense of humour is a slight generalisation but pretty much sums them up.

Dang. That's sucks.
I need to stalk all your posts to show you how funny and clever I am. ðŸ˜

odyssey06 · 25-06-2019 08:36PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

I think I'm friendly and likeable. I love meeting new people and experiencing new adventures.
I'll be traveling to Ireland soon for the first time and wondered if there was a positive or negative association.

You should introduce yourself sometimes as Canadian to a new set of people. See if theres a difference. Social experiment.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 25-06-2019 08:38PM

As they live in the greatest open air asylum in the world, there's bound to be a fair share of headers.

Yester · 25-06-2019 08:38PM

They are really good at building barns.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:39PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Angel1971 wrote: »

I think I'm friendly and likeable. I love meeting new people and experiencing new adventures.
I'll be traveling to Ireland soon for the first time and wondered if there was a positive or negative association.

You should introduce yourself sometimes as Canadian to a new set of people. See if theres a difference. Social experiment.

Oh, good idea.
However the problem with that is as soon as I start to speak and the "y'all" and 'fixin' starts flowing, it will be obvious I'm from the south.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:40PM

Yester wrote: »

They are really good at building barns.

Ok... that made me giggle

GRACKEA · 25-06-2019 08:41PM

I associate Americans with being too friendly, borderline intrusive. My experience visiting the US and working on the grounds of a big tourist attraction in Dublin has been that they'll make unnecessary conversation, and have no concept of me not being interested. Also loud.

Thelonious Monk · 25-06-2019 08:41PM

You drive ridiculously big cars, especially pick up trucks, for no apparent reason except to pollute the air and burn as much fuel as possible. Last time I was there nearly every vehicle was a 8 litre enging GMC truck with one dude driving it.

Mad_maxx · 25-06-2019 08:42PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Really boring f**kers for the most part but that's a big generalisation. I suppose I met the boring ones because I used to work in software and they'd come to our offices and maybe out for a beer sometime and just bore you to death. All dress the exact same too. Those stupid body warmer things and chinos.
I've also met some of the coolest people ever that are yanks. Plus black Americans are a totally different culture and way less boring.

Have always found them quite boring too, sisters partner is American and very boring

Cee-Jay-Cee · 25-06-2019 08:43PM

Yester wrote: »

They are really good at building barns.

That’s the Hamish your thinking of, nice people, weird dress sense though.

odyssey06 · 25-06-2019 08:43PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

Oh, good idea.
However the problem with that is as soon as I start to speak and the "y'all" and 'fixin' starts flowing, it will be obvious I'm from the south.

I wonder if you said you were from Alberta or Calgary how many Irish people would cop on you are spoofing...

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:43PM

GRACKEA wrote: »

I associate Americans with being too friendly, borderline intrusive. My experience visiting the US and working on the grounds of a big tourist attraction in Dublin has been that they'll make unnecessary conversation, and have no concept of me not being interested. Also loud.

I'd be willing to bet they just wanted to hear your accent ;-)

For Forks Sake · 25-06-2019 08:43PM

Absolutely no concept of sarcasm.

GRACKEA · 25-06-2019 08:45PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

I'd be willing to bet they just wanted to hear your accent ;-)

Yeah that's really annoying and intrusive.

GRACKEA · 25-06-2019 08:46PM

GRACKEA wrote: »

Yeah that's really annoying and intrusive.

But I suppose the willingness to talk to strangers and engage with other cultures is positive, so don't let my crankiness put you off

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:48PM

GRACKEA wrote: »

GRACKEA wrote: »

Yeah that's really annoying and intrusive.

But I suppose the willingness to talk to strangers and engage with other cultures is positive, so don't let my crankiness put you off

Nah, if you want to be cranky-pants that's your choice.
I like meeting new people. Other cultures are fascinating to me.

Tom Mann Centuria · 25-06-2019 08:48PM

As mixed a bag as any other nationality. Some good, some bad and the rest indifferent. Also thank former servicemen and women way more than any other nationality.

Odhinn · 25-06-2019 08:49PM

Angel1971 wrote: »

What preconceived ideas do you have about Americans?
Positive?
Negative?
What's the first thing you think of if you know you'll be meeting someone from the US?

I hear they eat human flesh with cheese.

mad muffin · 25-06-2019 08:50PM

Americans are eating themselves alive. With the Democrats vs Republicans. Blacks vs whites. Americans vs illegal immigrants.

California, the most liberal state is on life support. Now talks of reparations is dividing the country even more.

Angel1971 · 25-06-2019 08:51PM

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

As mixed a bag as any other nationality. Some good, some bad and the rest indifferent. Also thank former servicemen and women way more than any other nationality.

I think that might be because most service members volunteer to serve. Some countries dont give their citizens a choice.
I'm not sure what Ireland does for its military.

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