GibsonGirl
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Wow, blueeyedgirl, do you really think that was necessary? This thread isn't meant to belittle other nations.
GibsonGirl said:Wow, blueeyedgirl, do you really think that was necessary? This thread isn't meant to belittle other nations.
carrieluvv said:
judging by your post count it doesnt look like your a real blast to hang out with
you should try getting your ass out of the chair once in a while
Angela Harlem said:I'm not American. In Australia every house is different, or at least we have a wide range of housing types and designs. All have laundries. Doesn't matter if it's a townhouse (and even most flats too) or a 6 bedroom 3 storey architect designed job, it will have a dedicated laundry.
I wondered if it was a space issue, but even that doesn't make sense. There's lots of crowded cities and places all over the world and some of us build landries and some dont.
carrieluvv said:^ i dont think anyone would have any problems NOT including you ...you seem like such a snob
judging by your post count it doesnt look like your a real blast to hang out with
you should try getting your ass out of the chair once in a while
Originally posted by GibsonGirl
Wow, blueeyedgirl, do you really think that was necessary? This thread isn't meant to belittle other nations
anitram said:I have never heard of or been to another country which treats its tourists with such contempt as France.
From the obnoxious "NO English" signs in ticket windows, to the absolute unhelpfulness of people on the street, it's unreal. You go to spend money there and they'd like to spit all over you. What a terrible image to present to the world!
Angela Harlem said:Anyway...One thing I dont get about poms/Euros...why are your washing machines and dryers in your kitchen? It would lead me to think youse dont have a laundry? I cant get my head around washing clothes in a kitchen. And where are your clotheslines? It seems no one has them!
I demand to know where you hang your clothes and why you use a kitchen. A laundry doesn't take up much room!
Angela Harlem said:no worries LJT and kat! i dont mind the laundry. it's the only housework which doesnt bug me. i find it relaxing hanging washing out and love the smell of clean clothes. though this could change if we have more kids.
indra said:
Well, what she said was true, so I'm a US citizen and not bothered by her comments at all. I was more bothered by the comment she responded to in the first place.
Angela Harlem said:
what did BEG say which is so offensive? You guys (not personally) DID overreact to janet's boosie flashing I haven't read back much of this thread but criticising Janet and your voting doesn't warrant this, surely.
Anyway...One thing I dont get about poms/Euros...why are your washing machines and dryers in your kitchen? It would lead me to think youse dont have a laundry? I cant get my head around washing clothes in a kitchen. And where are your clotheslines? It seems no one has them!
I demand to know where you hang your clothes and why you use a kitchen. A laundry doesn't take up much room!
indra said:
What the fuck was that about? That was incredibly nasty. But it fits the ugly American stereotype, and that has to come from somewhere.
Well, what she said was true, so I'm a US citizen and not bothered by her comments at all. I was more bothered by the comment she responded to in the first place.
blueeyedgirl said:
Hey don't include me in that. Your version of freedom and democracy where less than half of the voting public actually vote and where American politics is held hostage by the religious lobby (of whichever religion)?
I also wouldn't believe all the Bush propanganda being fed to the American public.
For goodness's sake, the US is the country where everyone got into a snit because Janet Jackson exposed HER BREAST. Nowhere else in the world would that have been such a furore. We laughed about that in Australia, and the American over-reaction.
Irvine511 said:
why do you all think you know so much about us, when really, our culture is as complex as any other?
indra said:
What the fuck was that about? That was incredibly nasty. But it fits the ugly American stereotype, and that has to come from somewhere.
Angela Harlem said:
Anyway...One thing I dont get about poms/Euros...why are your washing machines and dryers in your kitchen? It would lead me to think youse dont have a laundry? I cant get my head around washing clothes in a kitchen. And where are your clotheslines? It seems no one has them!
I demand to know where you hang your clothes and why you use a kitchen. A laundry doesn't take up much room!
Irvine511 said:wow.
um, okay, can we all agree that this thread was supposed to be fun? and i think the "rest of the world" can be 100% obnoxious when it comes to their American stereotypes, and vice versa is true as well. i always think it's more fun when we can laugh at/with each other, and ourselves, and hopefully we can learn something in the process. heck, one of the best memories i have was being drunk at a pub in Scotland with a Canadian, an Aussie, and a Kiwi as we all bitched and complained about antiquated british plumbing.
i don't think specific political jabs are necessary -- let's keep it to things like, "why do you all smell so bad" and "why are you all so fat?"
you know, the important stuff.