tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post4458112580656509876..comments2023-10-24T06:14:20.387-04:00Comments on Mirth and Matter: A German View on Americachris baillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06322730963644337646noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-39619552575222903962021-10-13T05:45:45.730-04:002021-10-13T05:45:45.730-04:00Hello there! Do you know if they make any plugins ...Hello there! Do you know if they make any plugins to safeguard against hackers? I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any suggestions?<a href="https://www.kingsflavour.com/" rel="nofollow"> Sheffield Pizza Takeaway </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888300597703112929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-78460265664379735202018-05-28T03:17:17.542-04:002018-05-28T03:17:17.542-04:00I was recommended this website by my cousin. I’m n...I was recommended this website by my cousin. 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Most Europeans in general and Germans in particular,have come to confuse the acceptance and regurgitation of leftist sophistry as intelligence and Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865409348539447101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-84689098670487299732015-05-26T23:53:14.819-04:002015-05-26T23:53:14.819-04:00I am a well-educated U.S.-American who has lived i...I am a well-educated U.S.-American who has lived in Germany. The comments and questions that I got from people there did not demonstrate superior knowledge, intelligence, or worldliness. They were just as ignorant as anyone's. Not to mention, many Germans who later visited me in the U.S. behaved more like "ugly Americans" than I ever did abroad. The fact that many Germans are so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-38417848070933355802014-06-23T16:01:02.716-04:002014-06-23T16:01:02.716-04:00(Continued)With that said, there are some basic as...(Continued)With that said, there are some basic assumptions that you are dead on about. We are easily manipulated. The majority of our population believes what they are told on T.V. and we don't question things as we should. The media outlets only report on narrow stories (as you had mentioned). We care more about someone in sports making a racist comment than we do about the attack on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-44689531813530350042014-06-23T16:00:19.801-04:002014-06-23T16:00:19.801-04:00(Continued) Finally, I thought the comment on gun ...(Continued) Finally, I thought the comment on gun ownership lacked insight, "That Americans love their weapons is a well known fact throughout the world, and it is also the one thing we cannot help but laughing at. The idea that every person should have the right to defend themselves and their property and is therefore allowed to keep a gun in their house, is nothing but ridiculous." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-43717519473388482102014-06-23T15:59:38.881-04:002014-06-23T15:59:38.881-04:00(Continued) I also thought the comment about educa...(Continued) I also thought the comment about education was interesting, "Like so many other things in the USA, education is really only good if you can afford it. Unfortunately, this leaves many young people behind when it comes to receiving proper education." I think that the German system can be just as limiting. In German schools, high potential students are identified early, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-84070384639111968312014-06-23T15:58:55.253-04:002014-06-23T15:58:55.253-04:00I think all of the opinions mentioned do have some...<br />I think all of the opinions mentioned do have some truth to them. I have lived in Germany now for over a year, and it is interesting to hear your perspective because I am guilty of thinking many of the same things about the people of Germany. With that said, I think there are some points worth addressing. <br /><br />What I found most surprising upon coming here (and a perception I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-6579742498092319262014-02-24T18:47:17.579-05:002014-02-24T18:47:17.579-05:00It's interesting when people equate guns with ...It's interesting when people equate guns with freedom. Personally, I see them as a symbol of danger, threat and opression. I could never ever feel save if everybody was allowed to carry guns as they please. Never mind the danger of accidents (and those do happen frequently, when kids in primary school end up shooting their friends/classmates/siblings, and suddenly everybody is shocked, like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-27840387293937049452013-07-28T20:18:47.840-04:002013-07-28T20:18:47.840-04:00What makes the Boston Marathon incidents few and f...What makes the Boston Marathon incidents few and far between is the serious and extreme reactions. If nobody gave a crap about local bombings people would feel more free to preform them. For example the death rate of officers in Texas are very low for its resident ratio. That is due to the fact that if your are even involved in the killing of a cop. You are given the death penalty. Let alone if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-5028763898819428102013-04-23T11:00:55.032-04:002013-04-23T11:00:55.032-04:00I am an American high school student and I have to...I am an American high school student and I have to agree with this guy. He/She has lots of good points. To be completely honest America needs to get over it's self, we have a vanity issue and need to get over it. One thing I've noticed it that when we come up to a problem like the Boston Marathon Bombings. Yes, that was a very tragic thing to happen, and yes we need to put a stop to all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-9340105464936685582013-03-01T13:37:14.466-05:002013-03-01T13:37:14.466-05:00Germans dug their own grave by not opposing German...Germans dug their own grave by not opposing German migration to US.Abhihttp://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7917111831636670477&postID=4458112580656509876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-15778653633067713702013-02-18T23:54:13.447-05:002013-02-18T23:54:13.447-05:00I think these opinions are totally over-generalizi...I think these opinions are totally over-generalizing... I have never been obese, never really drank alcohol much, and have been extremely curious about other cultures from a young age. Europeans and Americans both have their own advantages, and it's ignorant to say that we are all "extreme".. I know very few obese people, by the way. Don't forget how large this country is, thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-30641610629434450722013-01-29T14:06:47.581-05:002013-01-29T14:06:47.581-05:00Obesity is actually really sexy - that's why A...Obesity is actually really sexy - that's why American women are the best in the world!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-70946333175343745722012-09-04T18:51:11.377-04:002012-09-04T18:51:11.377-04:00That people can't really help being "stup...That people can't really help being "stupid" because you need money to get a good quality education doesn't hold water. We have libraries and internet access. Even if you are homeless you can go there. No excuses.<br /><br />What you do need money for is to prove what you know so you can get degrees certifying that you know it and then get a job.<br /><br />Also a much bigger Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-20352526461767786332012-08-08T04:01:25.761-04:002012-08-08T04:01:25.761-04:00The article is interesting and is pretty much trut...The article is interesting and is pretty much truthful. The reason we don't have the same standards as before is mainly due to black people who run up our entitlement and healthcare costs and the democrats who are spendthrifts, addicted to spending. The only one thing I disagreed with was about valuing American history over World History. Chances are, most Americans won't really be able Night Ridernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-70147010369744001452012-07-12T02:41:21.814-04:002012-07-12T02:41:21.814-04:00That outgoingness is something I love about Americ...That outgoingness is something I love about America. So easy to make friends. Just spark up a conversation with anyone, and people are so willing to help each other. I think that's a good ethic.<br /><br />It's only superficial if you keep going with it in spite of having nothing in common. There's some great people I randomly talked to who are now close friends and I am so happy I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-5999825305523958362012-02-01T13:19:46.367-05:002012-02-01T13:19:46.367-05:00Im an American with deep German heritage. I will n...Im an American with deep German heritage. I will not argue the obesity issue nor the corruption of our government but owning guns is freedom. From criminals and tyrants. Look at your neighbors in Switzerland. Very gun friendly and most own fully automatic weapons which is a privilege not many Americans enjoy. The German government joined the fight in Iraq and works side by side with the US Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-81002954155170771082012-01-21T01:26:03.316-05:002012-01-21T01:26:03.316-05:00I just feel the need to add a note on the obesity ...I just feel the need to add a note on the obesity issue. When you look at statistics concerning "obesity" in America, you need to look at how are standards compare to other nations. I am always getting compliments on my looks. People say I am very slender and attractive, but our standards say that I am over-weight. Pushing obese. Her whole life, my mom was considered under-weight until Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-52284060225700193932011-12-12T17:45:25.186-05:002011-12-12T17:45:25.186-05:00You have to realize though that the US is a big co...You have to realize though that the US is a big country. Much like Europe, each State will have its own culture which fits into the whole of the country culture. Plus within each state there are good and bad areas. All depends where you live.<br /><br />I went to a very good public school. But if I were to travel down the road some, there were schools that were not nearly as good. Like night and roxicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269730084102852170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-20846390064522758332010-11-05T19:38:42.159-04:002010-11-05T19:38:42.159-04:00I find your article interesting. Thanks for postin...I find your article interesting. Thanks for posting it. I have worked as a salesman for two German Companies. Both men came to our country with nothing and attained great wealth. It is very easy to find one's faults. I immitated both Mafred and Dieter so many times over 8 years that I have never laughed so hard in all my life. Germans have no sense of humor and appear to be emotionless,<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-90500589614449279612010-10-11T22:52:04.651-04:002010-10-11T22:52:04.651-04:00bevor ich nach amerika kam, habe ich auch gedacht ...bevor ich nach amerika kam, habe ich auch gedacht dass die amerikaner fast nur fast food essen, was mir von den amerikanern selber bestaetigt wurde, dass sie sehr viel fast food essen. meiner meinung nach stimmt das auch und ich hab selber gemerkt, dass es sehr teuer ist hier gesundes essen zu bekommen. dafuer stimmen aber auch die positiven dinge ueber amerika, da sie meiner meinung nach sogar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-7134646832539345672010-10-08T19:10:45.470-04:002010-10-08T19:10:45.470-04:00In vielen dingen habe ich genauso gedacht, bevor i...In vielen dingen habe ich genauso gedacht, bevor ich hierher kam. zum beispiel, das amerikaner nur junk food essen und alle dick sind...das ist natuerlich nicht bei allen der fall. ausserdem sind mir die amerikaner als sehr offenherzige und freundliche menschen begegnet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-91856516789805047532010-09-02T12:53:13.532-04:002010-09-02T12:53:13.532-04:00I was googling how Germans perceived Americans for...I was googling how Germans perceived Americans for a school assignment and I stumbled upon your page. Your thoughts and the thoughts of your friends have really helped me. I've only ever been to Italy in Europe and it seems like the Italians either hate or love Americans. There is really nothing in between. But thanks for your input and I really cannot disagree with anything you've Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-81168715715483577882008-10-04T11:24:00.000-04:002008-10-04T11:24:00.000-04:00Interesting observations! I think the impressions ...Interesting observations! I think the impressions of many Europeans mirror the "culture wars" that are taking place within the US was well - cosmopolitan, educated people can tend to see the others as fat, stupid, and obsessed with guns. There is also a political component to this: in what areas do you typically see the highest levels of obesity, poor education, and NRA memberships? The red Zach Wallmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721897453982055033noreply@blogger.com