Returning to the USA for Xmas...Advice for Americans... - Page 4

kenberman · #1 12-21-2005, 05:21 PM

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If you are so ashamed of your heritage you can always surrender your passport to the US embassy in Thailand and apply for Thai (or any other country that wants you) citizenship.

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he's not ashamed of his heritage, he's ashamed at how many (probably middle class) Americans live.

he's probably right.

I disagree about the part re: makeup, but he's right on re: exercise and processed food. re: the taste issue, meh, that's unimportant.

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Sure.

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Something has to be done about the way you talk. Southern, Midwestern and Northeastern accents are very hard to handle. If a foriegner gets stuck in an airplane next to a family from Boston or Nebraska or Alabama he is likley to hijack the plane, killing himself and everyone abroad.

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ok, I agree, that accent part was dumb too.

Blarg · #2 12-21-2005, 05:34 PM

You're right that Americans are fat blobs and it's only getting rapidly worse.

You're also right about the almost bizarre lack of spices in American food. If you're not eating barbecue, there's almost no spice at all, unless you count salt and pepper. Salt we got. Oh boy do we got salt.

The taste of the average joe is extremely degraded and comes down to largely salt and sugar. These are the basic tastes we're genetically keyed for, so there's nothing unnatural about it. But it's boring as hell and can overwhelm all other tastes into the same ole gray ole nothing.

KaneKungFu123 · #3 12-21-2005, 05:38 PM

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You're right that Americans are fat blobs and it's only getting rapidly worse.

You're also right about the almost bizarre lack of spices in American food. If you're not eating barbecue, there's almost no spice at all, unless you count salt and pepper. Salt we got. Oh boy do we got salt.

The taste of the average joe is extremely degraded and comes down to largely salt and sugar. These are the basic tastes we're genetically keyed for, so there's nothing unnatural about it. But it's boring as hell and can overwhelm all other tastes into the same ole gray ole nothing.

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Bingo, Blarg. Bizarre, being the best way to describe it.

mmbt0ne · #4 12-21-2005, 05:53 PM

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You're also right about the almost bizarre lack of spices in American food. If you're not eating barbecue, there's almost no spice at all, unless you count salt and pepper.

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I'll take you and KKF to New Orleans some time to eat with my friends.

#5 12-21-2005, 04:56 PM

Why should we change? For a dirty little know it all []? Americans like being fat and lazy, and we [censored] love ketchup! In fact, I'd love to cover you in it and eat you whole. Just a little snack before dinner.

#6 12-21-2005, 04:59 PM

Must have been a great flight...

lapoker17 · #7 12-21-2005, 05:00 PM

BTW KKF, this is easily your least original 2p2 post ever. I usually look forward to them.

#8 12-21-2005, 05:01 PM

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BTW KKF, this is easily your least original 2p2 post ever. I usually look forward to them.

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Yes, I think I saw this epsiode of 20/20 also.

Prevaricator · #9 12-21-2005, 05:10 PM

awesome.

bobman0330 · #10 12-21-2005, 05:13 PM

Not since Tocqueville has there been such an astute critic of American society. What's really amazing is that he conveys so much insight without ever saying anything that's not a cliche (Americans are fat, Walmart/McDonalds, Americans are ignorant of other cultures, Americans drink too much soda, I don't like Southern accents, Americans are fat.) Keep up the good work...