aiw said:
Yes, my apologies. I assume they picked Bud Light because it's the most "American" beer they could find.
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Yes, my apologies. I assume they picked Bud Light because it's the most "American" beer they could find.
Lol why? America is the best. It would be stupid to live somewhere else and settle for less than the best.rome8180 said:
ZackM said:
This is silly. Nobody can visit every country in the world. That said, we have some strong indicators to determine which is best.
The U.S. has the largest GDP in the world. The most advanced military that dominates anything in its path when the politics allow such. NYC is the capital of high finance and houses the true power players of the world. Vegas and LA and Miami are sexy as Hell. Went to the moon. Integral to the development of modern cinema, pornography, cars, flight, the computer, the internet and its applications, etc. The U.S. leads the world in direct foreign investment and brings in more immigrants than anyone else (I think we should be bringing in a lot more, and we fucked up with the Chinese Exclusion Acts and the WW2 quotas). America is the global epicenter of essentially everything and is the world's leader in allowing and advocating for free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and equality for people of all races, genders, and sexual orientations.
Just sit back, relax, crack open a cold Coke or Pepsi (your choice), and watch a classic film like American Pie or Cool Hand Luke. Should get you in the flag-waving spirit.
deepdarkblue said:
Because it's an American classic!
I don't understand the condescension. Of course I know what it's about.
Another classic that gets my red/white/blue blood pumping is Scarface! You can imagine my reaction when I first heard Future's song, "Tony Montana".
Holy shit...........no access to the forum for a day and a half or so, and what have I waded back into?
Maybe you're not actually a troll and you somehow sincerely believe at least half of what you've posted over the last couple of pages. I don't know you personally, so I can't say. What I CAN say is that from my perspective as an immigrant, you remind me of three types of persons I have become familiar with in my lifetime both abroad and since moving here:
1. The foreigners and/or immigrants who speak more from the vantage point of being on the outside looking in and buy into all the positives whilst remaining ignorant or blissfully unaware of everything else, OR
2. The rah-rah-Toby-Keith-flag-waving-keep-the-Confederate-flag-heritage-alive-apple-pie-rock-and-roll-mount-"Don't-Tread-On-Me"-flag-right next-to-the-Stars-and-Stripes-from-pickup crowd that I've had at least two ugly encounters with in recent times who remind me that by and large, they still look at people like me with disdain, OR
3. On the flip side of (2), a young moderate con from a privileged background who dabbles in high society and is guaranteed a path through elite education and eventually a lucrative salary thanks to whom you know.
Maybe you're not actually a troll and you somehow sincerely believe at least half of what you've posted over the last couple of pages. I don't know you personally, so I can't say. What I CAN say is that from my perspective as an immigrant, you remind me of three types of persons I have become familiar with in my lifetime both abroad and since moving here:
1. The foreigners and/or immigrants who speak more from the vantage point of being on the outside looking in and buy into all the positives whilst remaining ignorant or blissfully unaware of everything else, OR
2. The rah-rah-Toby-Keith-flag-waving-keep-the-Confederate-flag-heritage-alive-apple-pie-rock-and-roll-mount-"Don't-Tread-On-Me"-flag-right next-to-the-Stars-and-Stripes-from-pickup crowd that I've had at least two ugly encounters with in recent times who remind me that by and large, they still look at people like me with disdain, OR
3. On the flip side of (2), a young moderate con from a privileged background who dabbles in high society and is guaranteed a path through elite education and eventually a lucrative salary thanks to whom you know.