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American mentality

Jay Pentatonic

.I just saw an interview with Landon Donovon & when he was asked about a U.S. goal being disallowed, he said something like,

"you can either moan about not getting something you want or you can just get on with it."

I've always admired the American mentality, it's such a "can do" & positive thing to have.
So I was wondering, on the other side of the pond, why are us Irish (& the Brits) so negative & moan so much more (look at us with all this France lark).
And it's not just in sport, seems to be in every aspect of life.

Anyway, I'm gonna stop going on about this now, & just get on with it!!!

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Killer Pigeon

Typical American family;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXZjkW3TqTk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO6G6_hndbk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFMs2w9Qexg

InTheTrees

parker kent wrote: »

Doesn't change that they are just as capable of moaning as anybody else.

Just not as much.

Nothing will get them moaning more than an injustice perpetrated on an american (or worse America) by a gasp Foreigner.

But then they moan in a constructive way. For instance, rather than just bitching about the referee from mali, i've heard numerous calls for an invasion of Mali. Now thats proactive. Lol.

Prof.Badass

The stereotypical highly-aspirational American attitude is a double edged sword imo.
While it's great to dream and really try hard for what you want, I can't help but feel that one side effect of this emphasis on hard work and aspiration is that American workers allow themselves to be taken for a ride moreso than the more realistic/pessimistic Irish workers.

FruitLover

Jay1989 wrote: »

I've always admired the American mentality, it's such a "can sue"

Fixored.

df1985

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Typical American family;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXZjkW3TqTk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO6G6_hndbk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFMs2w9Qexg

serial killer in the making! lunatic!

Chorcai

PandyAndy wrote: »

Do you want FREEDOM fries with that?

FYP

ScumLord

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Also some weeks ago Sarkzoy made fun of Irish Gov displeasure with the whole affair, and dismissed Brian Cowen's attempts as spurious and not a political matter. .

Well I'd kind of agree with him, it's not a political issue.

The Americans seem to value the rights of the individual more so than we would in Europe but that's a bit "every man for himself" they've done allot for the individual over the course of their country and I thought they had little community spirit but I've also heard volunteering is very popular especially in smaller community's.

The vast areas their community's cover can't be all that good for community spirit though.

Overall they must have been doing something right to become the most powerful country in the world I just think they've been going to far as of late.

Wazdakka

Jay1989 wrote: »

.
I've always admired the American mentality

AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa

Wait.... Your serious?

20goto10

They have to be really careful about what they say over there or someone might sue them.

Fighting Irish

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Disagree, the French got through, and what then? Shameful performances on and off the field, and culminating in the arrogant refusal by Domenach to shake the hand of his South African counterpart at the end of a humiliating and eliminating defeat.

Also some weeks ago Sarkzoy made fun of Irish Gov displeasure with the whole affair, and dismissed Brian Cowen's attempts as spurious and not a political matter. This week Mr Sarkozy (on an ignominious backfoot) is politically engaging to sort out a humiliating disaster caused by France FA etc!

The Americans do have a very positive can do attitude but also contrasts starkly with how they can swiftly and sometimes harshly deal with dissent eg Rolling Stone's interview with the US General.

you disgagree and then argue a diff point :rolleyes:

AnonoBoy

The refs have been pretty hard on the US.

Take it to State guys!

Take. It. To. State.

AnonoBoy

Wazdakka wrote: »

Wait.... Your serious?

Wait his serious what?

Truley

ScumLord wrote: »

Overall they must have been doing something right to become the most powerful country in the world I just think they've been going to far as of late.

It seems to me they have been doing alot of wrong to become the most powerful country in the world

AnonoBoy

Truley wrote: »

It seems to me they have been doing alot of wrong to become the most powerful country in the world

I know....All those unnecessary remakes of fine European movies.

Ugh. Just ugh! :mad:

Howard the Duck

Azure_sky wrote: »

The Americans have the Protestant work ethic, we have a victim complex.

American's don't moan enough! It shouldn't be the case that a lot of them have to work two jobs get hardly any holidays and can't get proper health insurance.
But they are told by their lazy corrupt politicians that it's "The American way" to work two jobs.

They need to use the "can do" attitude to improve their labour laws.

As for the football team.. they are plodding along with their self belief but Ghana will correct that. They are a very mediocre team.

Manic Moran

My name is URL wrote: »

You've got to grab life by the horns.. and shoot it 7 times in the face with a legally held firearm

I'm not sure quite how far apart life's horns are, but if they're anything like a bull's or a cow's, you need both hands to hold the two horns, leaving you no hands free to wield a firearm..

Of course, you could always grab life by just one horn, but that could be a bit dangerous as it could then swing around with the other horn.

NTM

AnonoBoy

Howard the Duck wrote: »

American's don't moan enough!

I have an ex-girlfriend from Texas who *ahem* blows that theory clean out of the water let me tell you!

Sonnenblumen

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I have an ex-girlfriend from Texas who *ahem* blows that theory clean out of the water let me tell you!

Hard to satisfy those girls from Texas !

Howard the Duck

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I have an ex-girlfriend from Texas who *ahem* blows that theory clean out of the water let me tell you!

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Hard to satisfy those girls from Texas !

Or else she was being over satisfied ... if there is such a thing

Overheal

Manic Moran wrote: »

I'm not sure quite how far apart life's horns are, but if they're anything like a bull's or a cow's, you need both hands to hold the two horns, leaving you no hands free to wield a firearm..

Of course, you could always grab life by just one horn, but that could be a bit dangerous as it could then swing around with the other horn.

NTM

http://www.deviantart.com/download/107097619/Machine_gun_mouth_by_SD_Designs.jpg

bonerm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcWNsS6wEps

Overheal

that guy is a legend, he had a few commercials that poke fun about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zhiGY19hyc

"I dont get to dispute it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86_lLQQT3zw

AnonoBoy

Just watching McEnroe there - I think John C. Reilly would do a great impersonation of him going ape-sh*t.

InTheTrees

This is like being back in the 1980's...

:cool:

Paparazzo

So OP, you admire a player who's such a whuss his nickname is Landycakes?

ScumLord

Manic Moran wrote: »

I'm not sure quite how far apart life's horns are, but if they're anything like a bull's or a cow's, you need both hands to hold the two horns, leaving you no hands free to wield a firearm..

Of course, you could always grab life by just one horn, but that could be a bit dangerous as it could then swing around with the other horn.

NTM

Overheal wrote: »

http://www.deviantart.com/download/107097619/Machine_gun_mouth_by_SD_Designs.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jts0xxg7P8I

Sprouts

Hope the U.S go on now and do even better against Ghana and onwards, they wont fear anyone. Anyone who keeps battling in a game for 90 mins to get a result, they're not dirty or cheating like some teams. They have a good mentality if you ask me.

Yakult

We use our voice, Americans use their guns.

Augmerson

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I agree, the irish made a show of themselves when france got through and ireland didn't

And people thinking that an irish player wouldn't do the same thing to help their team win, lol

Irish player wouldn't have gotten away with it. There would have been a replay.

R.D. aka MR.D

I think that there is a LOT wrong with people from the U.S.A’s mentality and mentally.

But the way that they deal with failure in others is definitely something Irish people could learn from. We all worry so much about doing something because ‘what will others think of me’? Because unfortunately in Ireland people will tell you exactly that.. Asked or not.

"You’re a failure. I told you so. Now crawl into a hole while I sit around talking about you being a failure and how I knew it all along. "

10 years later you emerge from the hole….

"Your trying some else. eh? Well I’ll start on at you about what happened last time, I mean I’ve done nothing myself in the last 10 years but here’s my opinion……."