2007-01-29 00:44:25 · 8 answers · asked by ? ? 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1. We think that we are "it".
2. Have you ever in your life seen Jerry Springer?
3. We don't take care of our "own".
4. We are 49th in the world for literacy
5. 20% of Americans think the sun orbits the earth
6. We are ranked 37th in the world for healthy nations
7. Childhood paverty ranks 22nd among developed nations, that's 2nd to last...Mexico is the only one that scores lower
8. The leading cause of death for pregnant women in the US is murder
9. As of 2004, the US imported more food that it exported
10. One in Four Americans believe that using violence is acceptable to get what they want
11. Almost 900,000 children were abused or neglected last year
12. Half of us earn less than $30,000 a year
13. The Census has reported that nearly 36 million people live in poverty
14. 32% of America is owned by the federal government
I really don't think I need to go on do I?
They think we are stupid and I can't say that I blame them.
2007-01-29 02:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by Steff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure I can. I've served in the military in several countries in Europe and Asia. Many Americans go to a foreign country with an attitude that the people there ought to respect them just because they come from America. They don't take the time to learn about the people or the culture, they get drunk, run around shooting their mouths off, being arrogant and disrespectful and generally acting like idiots. When natives of a country see people from the U.S. act like that they start to think that ALL Americans are like that.
In the United States we have our own stereotypes about people from other countries only here we call it racism. Americans noticed that people from Mexico would be lying down in the middle of the day sleeping and not knowing that they have a practice of taking a siesta in order to rest during the hottest hours of the day the rumor went around that Mexicans were "lazy".
2007-01-29 00:56:44 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
My opinion of people varies. i discover residing house schooled young babies to be critically lacking in common information correct to the international. i discover the popular public of youngsters to be attentive to no longer something or little or no approximately secure intercourse practices, or perhaps what can and can't get a female pregnant. Your christian fundamentalists terrify me. those are no longer likely stereotypes, yet are my observations. Your #3 is what I even have chanced directly to be the case. Many people be attentive to lots approximately their very own united states, yet little or no correct to something of the international. yet nicely executed, on increasing your information.
2016-09-28 03:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by gazdecki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just another stereotype, but I'm still trying to see what this has to do with Religion & Spirituality
2007-01-29 01:02:36 · answer #4 · answered by exodus64_1996 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We elected George Bush twice.
2007-01-29 00:48:55 · answer #5 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
A lot of us are really stupid. Come visit sometime. I'll show them to you. I can't hide it or make excuses for them. They just are.
2007-01-29 00:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by Lee Harvey Wallbanger 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because you don't like us.
People make fun of what they're not comfortable with.
The don't like George W.
Ignorance.
Easy target.
2007-01-29 00:49:16 · answer #7 · answered by <><><> 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sure. Envy.
2007-01-29 01:02:08 · answer #8 · answered by Open Heart Searchery 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋