gtmy04 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 [quote name='Gumby']Nothing is ever right for the English. Your average Pom could be on a tropical island sipping on a Margarita being given a massage from a postcard model and still find something to complain about.[/quote] You'd have a right to whinge too if you lived in that miserable climate and you were continually thrashed by the "colonials" at the game you exported to them in the first place (that's cricket to the uninitiated). This thread just seems to always get back to Pom bashing - I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSB Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 [quote name='"evolutionmovement"'] The absolute worst people I've met are British. I hope you meant to say "English" :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPower Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 [quote name='evolutionmovement']I agree that Americans are generally ignorant, but at least when they travel overseas they seem to somewhat respectful. [/quote] I couldn't agree less. My fellow Americans constantly embarrass me outside of the US. That's having dealt with U.S., Dutch, Belgian, Pom, French, Finnish, Aussie, kiwi, S. African, Iran, Indian, Spanish, German, Austrian, Chinese, Korean, and plenty others. Jewish and Chinese are the most difficult in business matters. That's for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 What an interesting thread. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimil Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 hm.... Is all this means that nobody knows anything about NAV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kage Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 The only tourists that routinely match Americans for general rudeness and ignorance is the Germans. Germans at home are friendly and jovial; German tourists are loud, drunk, and exhuberant. American tourists, if one were to paint a generalization, are rude, crass, ignorant, patronizing, and embarrassingly xenophobic about new experiences. It's so pitiful to go to a McDonald's overseas and see it packed full of Americans, when nearby are local restaurants serving local cuisine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 [quote name='kage']The only tourists that routinely match Americans for general rudeness and ignorance is the Germans. Germans at home are friendly and jovial; German tourists are loud, drunk, and exhuberant. American tourists, if one were to paint a generalization, are rude, crass, ignorant, patronizing, and embarrassingly xenophobic about new experiences. It's so pitiful to go to a McDonald's overseas and see it packed full of Americans, when nearby are local restaurants serving local cuisine.[/quote] This is certainly the case in France. We had German plates on our rental car, and when we'd roll into small towns, it wasn't until we parked the car, and my African-looking self got out, that they figured we weren't German, and visibly relaxed. People that I actually thought were Americans, were actually Germans, then I finally figured it out. Nicely-dressed obnoxious people were Germans. Poorly-dressed obnoxious people were Americans. :lol: We just LOVE small-town, rural France. You get great food, prices are great, and the people are verrry friendly. The only down side for most Americans is that you have to speak French, as you rarely run into English speakers out there. Usually, they're ex-pats, British or Irish. Last year, we were in a small town, Lunel, and there was this sudden influx of loud, cutoff-wearing children, shrieking things like "Ooo! Look! Bread!" I know that people are who they are, and they are individuals, but just once, I wish that people would learn the difference between being a visitor and a tourist. Two years ago, we were in Sommiers, touring the town, and came upon this fabulous old church. Just as we were about to get to the doors, they opened, and mourners exited with a coffin, which was placed in the courtyard, directly in front of the doors. My wife and I, naturally, respectfully veered away, deciding to visit later at a more proper time. A group of sunburned folks with fanny packs, wearing Boston t-shirts and speaking loud English, whipped out their cameras and not only photographed the funeral party ("The dead...how quaint."), but strode into the church, even before all the mourners had exited. Outrageous, but not surprising. BTW, here's the place we rented last year, and will rent again this year: [url]http://www.le-guide.com/bijou/[/url] Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolutionmovement Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 You'd eat McDonalds too when you see the 'charming' local resaurants in Luxor sorting bread rolls on cardboard spread out over filthy sidewalks that would make the bathroom in a nasty topless bar a more appealing place to want to eat. Oh, and the best view of the Sphinx and the great pyramids is from the second floor of Pizza Hut - they never show that on TV. Greece and Italy were different stories - only an idiot would eat McDonalds there. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kage Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Kevin, that place looks lovely. Makes me wish I'd studied French instead of Spanish. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Ditto Kev, you are onto a winner there and very resonably priced by US standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kage Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 [quote name='evolutionmovement']You'd eat McDonalds too when you see the 'charming' local resaurants in Luxor sorting bread rolls on cardboard spread out over filthy sidewalks that would make the bathroom in a nasty topless bar a more appealing place to want to eat. Oh, and the best view of the Sphinx and the great pyramids is from the second floor of Pizza Hut - they never show that on TV. Greece and Italy were different stories - only an idiot would eat McDonalds there. Steve[/quote] Ah, squeamishness. Meh. I've lived and eaten all over. Hygiene is relative. And frankly, it's by and large not that relevant. I say that only in reference to how squeamish most Americans are to the level of filth that most people have to deal with their entire lives. I think we're overly paranoid about "germs". I've eaten in disgusting places and been perfectly okay, and eaten at immaculate places and gotten sick as a dog. YMMV Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Exactly why the prevalence of allergy stricken children and adults is on the rise, let the little buggers play in the dirt and eat off the floor, you're doing their immune system a favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evolutionmovement Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Mostly I agree as I routinely eat meat that's sat out for days and a 4 yr old burger I found in the freezer (like shoe leather, but tatsed strangely like McDonalds...) However, turd is where I draw the line - the sidewalk was covered in horseshit. I saw a German 'porn' video like that once and that was enough for me! Once that woman gave a BJ to a fresh log of shit... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Lets please try to keep this clean fellas. We don't need the graphic details here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSB Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Isn't ironic that a post on navigation has got us from pom bashing to hols in france and now scat movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 [quote name='Gumby']Ditto Kev, you are onto a winner there and very resonably priced by US standards.[/quote] Thanks, guys. What's funniest is that we knew we wanted to stay in Pezenas, so that first year, I typed "Pezenas vacation rentals" into Google, and it was the first place that came up. We emailed the owners, and voila. Last year, we were pretty astounded by how nice it was. It really refreshed us at the end of a looong day (Chicago to Paris, Paris to Montpellier). It (and the town of Pezenas...subject of a Tribune Travel story by yours truly) was so nice that for the first time, we're returning to a same spot. The price is right (cheap...really cheap for what you get), and the people are wonderful, though they never could figure out what les Americains, who come from a place where they have EVERYTHING, don't you know, could want with their sleepy little hamlet for two weeks. :lol: Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPower Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 [quote name='Gumby']Exactly why the prevalence of allergy stricken children and adults is on the rise, let the little buggers play in the dirt and eat off the floor, you're doing their immune system a favor.[/quote] That is a little part of it, but a big thing is the decline of breastfeeding babies in the US. I don't think that there is any better preventative medicine for the immune system than that. But sure, getting used to germs helps too. Just look at water in Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimil Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 :o I didn't know that NAV discution can get so :oops: ....... intense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 [quote name='PPower'][quote name='Gumby']Exactly why the prevalence of allergy stricken children and adults is on the rise, let the little buggers play in the dirt and eat off the floor, you're doing their immune system a favor.[/quote] That is a little part of it, but a big thing is the decline of breastfeeding babies in the US. I don't think that there is any better preventative medicine for the immune system than that. But sure, getting used to germs helps too. Just look at water in Mexico.[/quote] I totally agree, problem is a lot of mothers have problems such as cracked and split nipples in the first week or 2 of breastfeeding, if they can endure the pain through this period then it's usually plain sailing for however long they want to breastfeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgWagon Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 ^^^^WHAT is going on here?!? :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPower Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 [quote name='AgWagon']^^^^WHAT is going on here?!? :o[/quote] What's the matter? Not sure if you should be grossed out or turned on talking about boobs and nipples? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgWagon Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 The irony of it is that my wife is about to have our first kid, so I am not unfamiliar with these topics. Still, I had to do a double-take... I am on the right board, right? Oh, and the answer is definitely grossed out. At least in that context. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 :lol: :lol: Where's our darn mods to move this to General/OT? Tide should have added me to the Mods list. I'm on here WAY too much. I'm just sitting in the CATIA lab which I should be working on an assembly, but this is more entertaining. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimil Posted February 27, 2004 Author Share Posted February 27, 2004 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o Just edited topic name... seems more apropriate now... :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Unfortunately. Oh well forums can be interesting from that extent, never know where a conversation may lead you. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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