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Title: Things Uniquely American Post by: Clive on January 11, 2007, 12:45:52 PM Feel free to copy and add to the list(s).
The Good: Surgical enhancements Complex ice cream flavors That Farrah Fawcett poster The Bad: Speaking English wherever you go (and talking louder when a foreigner doesn't understand you) Mega-stores (WalMart) Men's shorts that come down below the knee the fascination with SUVs and driving them everywhere but offroad Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: Fuzzy on January 11, 2007, 01:16:19 PM Edit: Because I'm an idiot and didn't read Clive's initial post close enough.
The Good: Surgical enhancements Complex ice cream flavors That Farrah Fawcett poster The Bad: Speaking English wherever you go (and talking louder when a foreigner doesn't understand you) Mega-stores (WalMart) Men's shorts that come down below the knee the fascination with SUVs and driving them everywhere but offroad The portion size at most restaurants enough to feed 23 supermodels. The size of most Americans. Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: Uisce Beatha on January 11, 2007, 02:17:41 PM Feel free to copy and add to the list(s). The Good: Surgical enhancements Complex ice cream flavors That Farrah Fawcett poster Micro-breweries The Bad: Speaking English wherever you go (and talking louder when a foreigner doesn't understand you) Mega-stores (WalMart) Men's shorts that come down below the knee the fascination with SUVs and driving them everywhere but offroad The portion size at most restaurants enough to feed 23 supermodels. The size of most Americans. A neurotic aversion to team sports which were not invented here Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: twoiron on January 11, 2007, 02:18:04 PM The Good:
Surgical enhancements Complex ice cream flavors That Farrah Fawcett poster The Moon Walk (both kinds) The Bad: Speaking English wherever you go (and talking louder when a foreigner doesn't understand you) Mega-stores (WalMart) Men's shorts that come down below the knee the fascination with SUVs and driving them everywhere but offroad The portion size at most restaurants enough to feed 23 supermodels. The size of most Americans. Rosanne Arnold Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: spacey on January 11, 2007, 02:25:47 PM The Good:
Surgical enhancements Complex ice cream flavors That Farrah Fawcett poster Micro-breweries The Moon Walk (both kinds) The 1967 Pontiac GTO Kentucky Straight Burbon Denny Crane The Bad: Speaking English wherever you go (and talking louder when a foreigner doesn't understand you) Mega-stores (WalMart) Men's shorts that come down below the knee the fascination with SUVs and driving them everywhere but offroad The portion size at most restaurants enough to feed 23 supermodels. The size of most Americans. A neurotic aversion to team sports which were not invented here Rosanne Arnold The confusion of Patriotism with Jingoism Healthcare as a privilege rather than a right Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: Aske on January 11, 2007, 02:26:49 PM teenagers dumping the newborns in the middle school bathroom toilets
Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: stegerman on January 11, 2007, 03:12:42 PM The Good:
Surgical enhancements Complex ice cream flavors That Farrah Fawcett poster Micro-breweries The Moon Walk (both kinds) The 1967 Pontiac GTO Kentucky Straight Burbon Denny Crane Apple The Bad: Speaking English wherever you go (and talking louder when a foreigner doesn't understand you) Mega-stores (WalMart) Men's shorts that come down below the knee the fascination with SUVs and driving them everywhere but offroad The portion size at most restaurants enough to feed 23 supermodels. The size of most Americans. A neurotic aversion to team sports which were not invented here Rosanne Arnold The confusion of Patriotism with Jingoism Healthcare as a privilege rather than a right Lindsey Lohan Microsoft Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: Oldprof on January 11, 2007, 05:49:57 PM Some more good:
Plumbing that actually works most of the time Electricity that actually works most of the time Huge selection of consumer goods in all price ranges Freedom of speech Baked potatoes with sour cream Levi jeans Some more bad: Most American beers Religious hypocrisy and intolerance The tyranny of high school peer pressure Racism (but it's not as bad as it used to be) Blatant consumerism and overconsumption Widespread ignorance of other cultures, languages, and world geography Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: tdcoly on January 11, 2007, 06:05:39 PM Some more good: Plumbing that actually works most of the time Electricity that actually works most of the time Huge selection of consumer goods in all price ranges Freedom of speech Baked potatoes with sour cream Levi jeans Some more bad: Most American beers Religious hypocrisy and intolerance The tyranny of high school peer pressure Racism (but it's not as bad as it used to be) Blatant consumerism and overconsumption Widespread ignorance of other cultures, languages, and world geography Yup and yup. Title: Re: Things Uniquely American Post by: stroh on January 11, 2007, 07:15:01 PM The Good:
Surgical enhancements Complex ice cream flavors That Farrah Fawcett poster Micro-breweries The Moon Walk (both kinds) The 1967 Pontiac GTO Kentucky Straight Burbon Denny Crane Apple Jessica Simpson The Bad: Speaking English wherever you go (and talking louder when a foreigner doesn't understand you) Mega-stores (WalMart) Men's shorts that come down below the knee the fascination with SUVs and driving them everywhere but offroad The portion size at most restaurants enough to feed 23 supermodels. The size of most Americans. A neurotic aversion to team sports which were not invented here Rosanne Arnold The confusion of Patriotism with Jingoism Healthcare as a privilege rather than a right Lindsey Lohan Microsoft Jessica Simpon and I aren't currently "Friends with benefits" |