Suppose you're in class, and the guy next to you lights up a cigar... - by Aja
Tumbleweed on 8/4/2006 at 01:56
Quote Posted by furiousgeorge
America used to be a cool place to live because of the freedom. Not too much anymore.
You live in a country that is afraid of using the word
toilet on television.
Lettishead on 8/4/2006 at 03:29
Quote Posted by Tumbleweed
You live in a country that is afraid of using the word
toilet on television.
Where the hell did you get that idea?
kingofthenet on 8/4/2006 at 04:16
Quote Posted by BEAR
I hear knowing things about cigars makes you almost as cool as knowing things about booze, confirm/deny.
Confirmed, but not "quite" as kool as a "white boy" hanging with the brothers...
frozenman on 8/4/2006 at 04:25
My friend used to play a game on the University campus where he would light up a cigarette on his way out of various buildings--i.e. finish eating at the dining hall and then light up at the table and walk out, Libraries, other buildings, etc.
There was really no point to it, but never once did someone confront him about it.
Aja on 8/4/2006 at 04:55
I emailed the prof, and he replied:
Quote:
Yes, it is true.
The observation set is pretty small. I taught this topic in US classes only 5 times (but it was the first response all 5 times.)
RyushiBlade on 8/4/2006 at 04:59
With all this British-American rivalry going on in this thread (;)) I just have to mention my biggest beef with 'Americans.'
To be fair, I really only became 'under attack' once I moved to Missouri. Suddenly everyone is telling me that England is bad, America is better than England, etc. Most of my friends will jump at every opportunity to belittle my country, and it really pisses me off sometimes.
But that's not what I'm getting at. We're studying WWII (again...) in American History. I was more or less outraged when my teacher wrote on the class notes, "After France dropped out of the war, Great Britain had no chance of winning. Their only hope lay in America."
What the hell? Ok, granted, the Germans were doing some serious damage, but that has got to be the worst phrased statement I've heard from my history teachers. It just further promotes the "Oh, we're Big Bad America, we save those who can't save themselves!" ideology. I've never read an English history book, but I just bet there are one or two key points that are different.
All I'm saying is a lot of people need to broaden their cultural horizons. Some people never even leave the state they live in, and make little attempt to understand foreign affairs, whether past or current.
(And why have I studied WWII every year since 5th grade? I know America hasn't been in that many wars, but I'm tired of this crap. I didn't even know why WWI started because of the education system here. Atleast, here in Missouri.)
SD on 8/4/2006 at 05:19
Quote Posted by RyushiBlade
We're studying WWII (again...) in American History. I was more or less outraged when my teacher wrote on the class notes, "After France dropped out of the war, Great Britain had no chance of winning. Their only hope lay in America."
ahahahaha
Unconquered for nine centuries, but our ONLY HOPE was to get help off one of our bastard colonies... riiiiite.
I bet your history teacher is one of these who insists that the Vietnam War was a tie aswell.
Wyclef on 8/4/2006 at 05:43
Quote:
Their only hope lay in <strike>America</strike> the Soviet Union.
fixed
kingofthenet on 8/4/2006 at 07:32
Well America, it seems, has to bail your sorry asses out ever 30-40 yrs, first in World War 1, WW2, Korea...I mean you were toast if it wasn't for us in WW2, you had to come begging to FDR to give you some old shitty battleships, if Hitler wasn't such a Meglomaniac, and think he could take on everybody(Russia) German SS troops, would to this day be checking thier watches to Big Adolf(they wold rename Ben),and goosestepping all over Trafalgers square... it all good, we fucked alot of your ladies...
Scots Taffer on 8/4/2006 at 07:44
LOL DID U RLY?
THANKS FOR SAVING MY ASS. MIGHT AS WELL COME ON OVER TO MY HOUSE AND FUCK MY SISTER!
