You Americans are weird...

[Aiden Rennure]

I was called a "country bumpkin" today... First of all, I've lived in remote coastal towns all my life, where your only two job options are fishing or logging (which I exlpained beforehand to this person). Secondly, I am not a 'bumpkin'... I will never be a 'bumpkin'

And for the last time, they are 'runners' not 'tennis shoes'!

:)

[Leeloo Mina]

Hm.. I think I'll keep calling them tennis shoes ^_^

[The Deliverator]

Poor little guy. Bet a pizza'd calm your nerves!

[Aiden Rennure]

I don't like pizza and I have a thing with the guys at pizza hut... They're just... Yeah...

[Sejah Haversh]

Pal, when you're in the US, be prepared for some weird stuff.

And Hippopottomonstroseesquipedliaphobia would technically be the fear of very large horses in rivers that speak in long or lengthy words.

[Marcus Telcontar]

Or the fear of kissing overweight Mother in Laws

[Dark Lord Dyzm]

Don't Like Pizza??? Pizza is the SOUL food of the States! And you must remember, each state is technically a seperate country, which has tied itself into a Union. So you get different people from state to state. Us West Coast people are far more advanced then any East Sider. OOOO! I shiney Penny!!!

[Morgan Evanar]

Us West Coast people are far more advanced then any East Sider.

Proof, please?

[Sanis Prent]

My experience with west coast people implies otherwise :)

And the funny bit is...I'm from ALABAMA. I laugh at every stereotype my state attracts, because I'm always at the top of my game when I'm the underdog >D

[Sith Ahnk]

But you drink, watch a lot of football and love to barbeque

My work here is done Sanis

[Dark Lord Dyzm]

Proof, please?

Movies, Software, Planes, Surf, Music, Nintendo/Sony of America, Microsoft, Volcano's, Real Mountains, Rain Forest, Desert etc. etc.

And the Pacific Ocean. You are only Cool if you can visit the Pacific ocean on a weekend.

[Leeloo Mina]

:cry

I've only seen the ocean once...wait.. make that twice, but only swam in it once.

[Marcus Telcontar]

Movies - 90% crap

Software - 95 % crap

Planes - Cool agreed

Surf - Hate surf

Music - 95% crap

Nintendo/Sony of America - Passable

Microsoft - You have to be kidding. THAT'S GOOD?!?!?

Volcano's - I dont know about you, but I sure as hell aint living 1000 km with a volcano

Real Mountains - Fair call

Rain Forest - Fair call

Desert - That's a good thing????

[Sejah Haversh]

Dyzm, be a bit more tactful.

After all, they have New York, Washingto D.C. The Smithsonian, the National Geographic headquarters. Hewlett Packard, Intel, Gateway, and most all the US car manufacturers. Not to mention Maine lobster.

Jsut because something is based somewhere, doesn't mean it's influence isn't able to be spread. If Nintendo were only to produce goods for this area, then they would be a failure. Besides, they're based out of Japan, so, don't go preaching that a lot fo what they do is decided here.

And Marcus, yes, the desert is a good thing.

[Dante]

well, i live in a little town in north-east England,
got none of the above, cept its kinda hard to move around without seeing the sea. admittidley its the north sea, so its a bit cold to swim in in winter, but in summer its just fine.

[Ryla Relvinian]

Hey, we west-coasters are cool! We get to wear comfy socks with our sandals into the dead of winter. We also get more seasons than the average location. For example, we get "Rainy," "Not very rainy," "Light Showers," "Hail," "The Mountain is Out Today" and of course "Traffic Maintenance." Oh the thrilling joys of Orygun.

[Leeloo Mina]

I havent met anyone from the west coast yet... and the east coast guys were pretty cool. ^_^;

[imported_Lance Stormrider]

bumpkin! :lol

[imported_Eve]

Marcus, question:
Does generalizing or stereotyping makes one sound completely unintelligent and uncultured?

Another question:
Are you an American-hater?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

[Helenias Evenstar]

Culture? Marcus? The closest he knows about culture is yoghurt. He's a total yob. Strangely enough, I dont see anything that attacks or says hates America. I would agree with some of those assesments and I love Colorado to bits. That's where I lived for some years.

Why? Has he been shooting scared cows and chopping down tall poppies again?

But it does bring up a point.... Even if I have spend some time in the USA and in other places, I would take Cronulla in Sydeny any day. Beaches, great surfing, clean air.... a nice unit and surfing at dawn. Jog at dusk and maybe even a twilight swim.

* Sigh *

I have not been for a decent surf for too long

[Wei Wu Wei]

But I likie mt non-west coast thingy atmosphere.

[Aiden Rennure]

I tried surfing once, in Hawaii.

Of course the first thing the dude teaching me said was "If you see something swimming below you, don't fall off."

Kind of ruined the whole experience.

[Marcus Telcontar]

Why? Has he been shooting scared cows and chopping down tall poppies again?

:: Takes out gun and chain saw ::

Nope....... yet.

:evil

Generalisation - Australia is a bloody dry, hot place filled with crocodiles, kangaroos, koalas, Bogons and beer swillers and the scum is on the East Coast

It's quite correct.

Stereotype - Aussie males are yoobos who appreciate beer more than water, swear, are direct, sarcastic, caustic and are generally great mates to have

Again, true.

Nah, I dont hate Yanks. I do however hate 90% of the music, 95% of the movies, 95% of the software and Microsoft. I'd also wonder why anyone would live near a volcano and that goes for anywhere around the world, And I hate any beach, even Aussie ones. And deserts? No way. Live too close to one already.

[Katina Van-Derveld]

Just what on earth is a "Yoobo"?

[Sanis Prent]

As far as planes and the like go, Dyzm...most of the component work is done right here in Alabama. Huntsville is an aerospace mecca...thats pretty much all it exists for, is to house NASA, Lockheed-Martin, Redstone Arsenal, and a couple of dozen other aerospace and military contract firms :)

In space travel, there are only 4 real locations of interest. Huntsville, Houston, Canaveral, and Edwards.

Yeah, the shuttle lands in California. So what :)

[Morgan Evanar]

And it takes off from just 4 hours north of me?
Dyzm:
You fail, sir. Aerospace firms also exist on the east coast. Sure, the Apalachains are a bit long in the tooth, but anything above 5000 FT is deffinately a mountain. Also: we have better fishing.

Music and movies come from everywhere. Especially music. You hardly have a monopoly on that. You don't have Broadway, either.

Regardless, I like most of the people over there, except some people with extreme ego issues. *cough*

[Marcus Telcontar]

Yobo = Uncouth and uncultured, undereducated and rowdy person from the poorer suburbs of an Aussie city

[Vega Van-Derveld]

Or from any city in the world for that matter.

[Dark Lord Dyzm]

Also: we have better fishing

didn't take in to account Alaska? Did ya? That is West Coast!

Yes, movies are filmed all over the world, but When I say movies, I mean Hollywood produced. Which is majority. When I say music, I mean the record companines, when I say Airplanes I mean Boeing (Which was started in Seattle), Microsoft does suck, but then, most of the world uses it. Volcano's are just damn cool. You got hurricanes, we got Lahar's and lava flow. Except ours happens every 10,000 or so years, and not every other year/month.

Australia Scares me, I still want to visit, but having the largest concentration of deadly animals in the world freaks me out.

Last tid bit of Info. Washingon is powered by H2o, you will find no Coal, Oil, Or Nuke Plants in operation here. (There is a old Nukie half-way between Olympia and Portland, but it has been deactivated for the last 20 years.) All this makes it much cleaner then most east coast states.

[Sorreessa Tarrineezi]

Originally posted by Ryla Relvinian
Hey, we west-coasters are cool! We get to wear comfy socks with our sandals into the dead of winter. We also get more seasons than the average location. For example, we get "Rainy," "Not very rainy," "Light Showers," "Hail," "The Mountain is Out Today" and of course "Traffic Maintenance." Oh the thrilling joys of Orygun.

:lol

[Sejah Haversh]

But, Dyzm, we do tend to have our share of oil spills, and other fun ecological disasters. And you're fogetting the TONS of Biohazard and nuclear waste that is buried in Eastern Washington.

And, trust me, the East coast and midlands have MUCH better sport fishing. Much better.

Sure, we can catch in volume, but, how often do you hear people around ehre talkign abotu fly fishing? Not very often. Don't make us out to be wonderful, Dyzm, I actually prefer the kind of people I met in the East. People around here tend to be rather selfish, and tech-happy. Not to mention that Seattle has the nation's third worst traffic, and LA has the worst. I think second is NYC.

[Sanis Prent]

Yes :) Sport fishing in the gulf = rad

[Taylor Millard]

And nothing like surfing in the Gulf of Mexico.

That was fun, fun fun. :)

[Sanis Prent]

Eh...I think west coast surfing is better. But I'm not into that. More into just plain body surfing....its cheaper and fun :)

[Sejah Haversh]

Surf Hawaii. Oh yeah.

Well, I'd like to, someday...

[JediBoricua]

While you bicker I will enjoy my Caribbean 80 deegres all year long...

I have swimmed in the Pacific, on summer, and it is cold as hell! I have swimmed in the US East Coast, at summer, and it is cold as hell! (Dante said Hell was frozen, so it can be cold!). I will not trade my white sand and 70 degree water, once again, all year long!

[Marcus Telcontar]

Australia Scares me, I still want to visit, but having the largest concentration of deadly animals in the world freaks me out

Never mind the animals... it's the BEER thats really dangerous. Still, nice place all up.

Despite the fact I caught a Sydney Funnel Web spider on the front lawn. Oh, it's only the second most lethal spider int he world....

[Sejah Haversh]

Did you teach it to do any tricks after you caught it?

[Marcus Telcontar]

I taught it how to be a pancake

[Admiral Lebron]

Heh. I was attacked by a squirrel once so I shot it with my paint ball gun.


:|

Okay it was 30 feet away but it looked mean.

:\

Okay it was 30 feet away and eating with its back to me.

:(


We need high powered assault rifles to combat todays super creatures like the Flying squirrel and Vampire bat. :D

[Wei Wu Wei]

that's a tough trick to learn. That was some spider.

[Leeloo Mina]

Originally posted by Marcus Q'Dunn
Never mind the animals... it's the BEER thats really dangerous.

When I read that, only one thing came to mind.. a comercial.

"Fosters. Australian for beer."

[Marcus Telcontar]

That's a lie. Fosters is Australian for concentrated cat pee

[Leeloo Mina]

:lol

Do they show those commercials there?

[Admiral Lebron]

Really?

[Wei Wu Wei]

sounds good to me either way. Beer, pee, same thing.

[Sanis Prent]

Thou art a peon!

[Admiral Lebron]

Quiet you person of legal age!

[Wei Wu Wei]

Who, me? I'm 18, I can;t drink yet. Oh well, I have heard from MOST people that beer is an ill tasting drink. ::shrugs::

Just saying what I heard.

[Marcus Telcontar]

Do they show those commercials there?


Oh hell no. Although my favorite ad is a picture of a Can of Fosters and the quote "Real Aussies play footy WITHOUT helmets"

At the least, we drink at the least VB. That's Victoria Bitter.

[Sanis Prent]

Bitters are a good choice...though only if they're ESB, from my experience. Might as well go with a pale, or an india pale IMO.

[Dark Lord Dyzm]

Transformers! Robots in Disguise!

"Do you yield Megatron!?!"

"I Yield only for now... Only for Now..."

[JediBoricua]

Foter's is a really bad tasting beer, really bad...I think Marcus once told me that is the reason why they export, aussies wont drink it.

My favorite one is Corona though, hat's off for the Mexicans!

[Diego Van Derveld]

:thumbdown

Its not bad, but there are better "lime lagers" out there. Cervesa's Tropical Pilsner, and Red Stripe come to mind :)

[Kirrto McKavity]

only 18? ahh.... american. you guys cant drink until your 21 can you?
well, a toast to you all
[raises shot glass of whiskey and downs it]

[Pilot Akito]

Yes only 21 and older users may drink the beverage that warms our... uh.. NEVERMIND [DELETE]

But I think that Boston's Own Samuel Adams is the better beer.
I compile that this beer allows us to relax from our coding mishaps and other Minor ILL ER Little Items That End programs.


LESS FILLING!!

[Sene Unty]

Miami has the rudest drivers in America.....that has to be something right?!?!?!

[Diego Van Derveld]

Sam Adams Ale is decent, but the best they make that I have been able to sample is their Cherry Hefeweizen, which is one of the most unique brews out there.

[Taylor Millard]

The best (imo) American Beer is Sam Adams. British Beers are the best though.

[Lady Vader]

I don't drink beer. But I'll probably have some (in moderation) when I'm pregnant. *Blank faces all around.* No, I'm serious. Beer helps in the production of milk! Something to do with the barley...

*Skips off happily back into her own little deranged world.*

[Wei Wu Wei]

So, LV, when you getting pregnant?

[Diego Van Derveld]

:headbash @ Wei...

[Kelt Simoson]

:rolleyes

[Daiquiri Van-Derveld]

Could be something new they ( doctors) have discovered but Ive never heard of beer helping milk production and I nursed two at a time.

You dont want to drink while youre pregnant. Breast milk doesnt come in for a couple days after the baby is born.

I always heard have a small glass of wine in the evenings. It will help relax you and the baby.

[Wei Wu Wei]

Ow, Diego. That hurts.

[Helenias Evenstar]

Could be worse. You could have been panned

[Diego Van Derveld]

<img src=http://www.bama.ua.edu/~hicks020/pics/anbira.gif> @ Wei...

...its worse.

[Wei Wu Wei]

Hey, now. The hammer was enough. I'm sorry if what I said was rude.

[Sovereign Officer]

Did you know, ye Amerikan many, that in many Great European Countries, the age of consent is birth? One must only be able to drink and one can. That is because, and say this without a trace of arrogance, the general maturty and responsibility of the European gentry and commoners supercede that of the colonials.

nd Baronjaeger is very good.

And despite my opinions on the Soviet Government, Vodka is not to be beaten.

[Morgan Evanar]

consent is birth?

You must really have a teen pregnacy problem. BAD DUM DUM CHING. Sorry, that was terrible.

[Telan Desaria]

Ha Ha.

*eyes cyber Luger...

[Lilaena De'Ville]

:lol

LV I was wondering why you were planning on producing milk before the baby was born. Drinking while pregnant is BAD! In fact, you have to watch what you eat afterwards as well, as your baby may not like what you're putting into its food and will get a sad tummy. :( No hot peppers while breast feeding!

:lol

[Severen Morkonis]

*pulls out another mouse and waves it infront of LD O_o*

[Lilaena De'Ville]

:eek EEEK *runs away*

[Seerrasseei Tsseerra]

*steals mouse and eats it*