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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by steve c,Aug 27 2005, 04:45 PM
I'm not really sure why you are so bitter with what many of us see as a reality
Are you like this in real life? I don't think so. No coward ever expresses his view anywhere except the Internet.

Your "Huh" is getting old bye the way.

First of all, show me a link that qualifies you as a credible source of any type of intelligent information on the subject instead of throwing out your "huh" or "dolt".

You live here in the U.S. part time and feel you somehow know everything about every car, woman and the average American? Idiot you are!!.

Heheh, generalization. Thats you alright.

Like I said, "your a dick" and that's genuine American slang. Get over yourself and go away. We have enough freeloaders in this country and you're not helping any.

Take your wit to one of these other great countries you claim to have visited and share your great wisdom on them. They might fall for it.

Other than that have fun being the "Ultimate Internet Troll hero" of Westminster Colorado.


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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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I'm not really sure how we got so far off topic, but I have to take issue with the assertion that Americans, overall, are lazy. Having worked with a number of global corporations, I can safely say that Europeans work FAR less than do Americans (and no, they are not more efficient). Hell, the French work a 35 hour workweek, Germans get 8 weeks of vacation every year, and Australians and Scandinavian countries have about 30 different national holidays. Every single time I try to schedule a meeting with clients overseas, there is inevitably someone on "holiday" or simply out of the office.

Basically, I believe that the U.S. leads the world population in BOTH well-educated, driven, hardworking individuals AND lazy, fat, stupid dolts (ahem, UAW, UFT, etc). That's the beauty of a democratic, capitalistic society. . . we get the best (worst?) of both worlds.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by steve c,Aug 27 2005, 05:45 PM
Historically for post graduate degrees you would be correct -- however those days are now over.
That probably has less to do with the quality of education provided, and more to do with the increase in racial profiling and growing anti-immigrant/non-christian sentiment.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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Are you like this in real life? I don't think so. No coward ever expresses his view anywhere except the Internet.
Ask any of my friends and neighbors, if anything in real life I am more blunt.

Other than that have fun being the "Ultimate Internet Troll hero" of Westminster Colorado.
I guess I would enjoy that, if I in fact lived there. I see a trend in your posts; anger and error. Reality does in fact suck, but don't direct your anger at me for making note of it.


Hell, the French work a 35 hour workweek, Germans get 8 weeks of vacation every year, and Australians and Scandinavian countries have about 30 different national holidays. Every single time I try to schedule a meeting with clients overseas, there is inevitably someone on "holiday" or simply out of the office.
The French aside, yes your average European works less and has more holidays. There is a different approach to live over there. Work to live, not live to work. As for effeciencies -- while I tend to lean your way in believing Americans are more effecient a Norweigan friend sent me an article not long ago that indicated the U.S. is now lagging behind some Euro nations in stuff produced per hours worked. Do I believe it? Eh ... hell I don't know but I sure as hell love the Spanish outlook on work and life a lot more than the U.S. one.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TommyDeVito,Aug 25 2005, 05:31 PM
I fight back with my dollars. Fuk that company, won't use them for anything. When they decide to put jobs back into our economy instead of sending them overseas, I'll do business with them again. Until then fuk 'em. Vote with your wallet bro.
stupid american!!!
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by steve c,Aug 27 2005, 07:20 PM
Ask any of my friends and neighbors, if anything in real life I am more blunt.

No, you lie.

You would be walking home home with a limp. That applies to most anywhere except the Internet. You are a coward.


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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by happs22,Aug 27 2005, 06:50 PM
I'm not really sure how we got so far off topic, but I have to take issue with the assertion that Americans, overall, are lazy. Having worked with a number of global corporations, I can safely say that Europeans work FAR less than do Americans (and no, they are not more efficient). Hell, the French work a 35 hour workweek, Germans get 8 weeks of vacation every year, and Australians and Scandinavian countries have about 30 different national holidays. Every single time I try to schedule a meeting with clients overseas, there is inevitably someone on "holiday" or simply out of the office.

Basically, I believe that the U.S. leads the world population in BOTH well-educated, driven, hardworking individuals AND lazy, fat, stupid dolts (ahem, UAW, UFT, etc). That's the beauty of a democratic, capitalistic society. . . we get the best (worst?) of both worlds.
Sorry I may have helped take it off topic. But I wont buy a Dell because of the support.

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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by TwistedS2k,Aug 27 2005, 08:12 PM
stupid american!!!
What was wrong with your own country?
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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No, you lie.

You would be walking home home with a limp. That applies to most anywhere except the Internet. You are a coward.
Again, if anything in real life I am more blunt. I do in fact walk with a limp, but that is the result of a motorcycle accident; not some small dude with a big ego "teaching me a lesson." Dunno, maybe my being bigger than most folks makes it easier for me to shrug off the small dicks of this world.

The only coward I see here is someone who lacks the intelligence to debate at an adult level and resorts to name calling.

Actually, in thinking about it I realize that most of the folks I discuss issues like this with are educated and rational human beings. They don't mind being on the right or wrong side of a debate so long as the process is entertaining.

I suppose I could lower myself to your level and point out what I suspect are the real issues in your life that make you post in such an immature manner -- but honestly I don't care. I choose not to associate with stupid people in real life and I don't have the patience or the desire to attempt to argue with dumb people on the Internet either.
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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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what is wrong with you? That comment was for him. He's an american and I'm calling him a stupid american, not you or anyone else. If you're offended then that's too bad
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