Honestly I don't meet the Yanks all that much regularly. I have a couple friends who I see semi frequently, and they're obviously ok. The Americans here at Hexbear are super cool. Since Covid lockdowns are breaking, I've been seeing more of them randomly. And in the conversations with them, I'm seeing a lot of mean-ish comments along the lines of "haha, you did something I'm not used to".
For example, in the past month, I've gotten called out for:
- asking a guy at a literal commie beer event if he was a "comrade"
- using the metric system
- moving away from a boring conversation topic by asking a person what their job is, without a good convo transition
- saying colonisation changed African countries
- saying conservatives care more about aesthetics
- joking that I pray to Lenin every morning (thank you lib for pointing out that this isn't what socialism is)
Honestly sarcasm is good and fine with friends. Like, if the love is clearly there, then ya tease me a bit. Dunno, but it feels like these people treat conversations as a competitive sport. Oh ya, these people are all massive libs as well.
Americans, as a rule, are almost just dumb assholes. Sounds like the ones you've met have been no exception
I really have met nice ones, so they're not that bad. And the people I'm meeting are educated and progressive, so my expectations is that they'll be ok. And generally they are, just the snarkyness.
I think that most Americans you see traveling around the world will be the Americans who are somewhat wealthy and lib careerists or sexpests. Not a great bunch. Not to say people in the States are much better but I just mean this could be why. I think the normal people are all in the US struggling to pay rent.
Wow, this has to be the first time that I have ever seen anyone attempt to say that Americans without passports are better than those with. It's an original idea, to be sure. Daring, even, when so much evidence is on the other side.
Nah I'm not trying to imply that. I misspoke and should have said "are any better". There are plenty of bad people who don't leave the US. I was just meaning to identify why this specific type of person is the way they are.
All the evidence points the other way: people who have passports are way better than the Americans without. It's one thing that this group of Americans and the rest of the world can agree on.
What evidence? Like I was just speculating but you keep referring to this nebulous evidence but haven't really said anything about it.
You are being a lil sarky yourself right? You almost got me
OK I'm sorry. I didn't mean to start a struggle session.
Uneducated Americans are on the whole better than educated Americans. If you can avert the onset of antisemitism, the Dropout Heart is the sweetest of all American hearts. Plus in that world, aliens and ghosts are fully real, at the same time. Its awesome