Why are Americans so stupid.....? Seriously.

[Y_lifter]

We have almost the exact form...

They also assigned people in the different areas to be on a CAT
Crisis Action Team...

Gave out bright yellow hats, whistles, yellow vests, rubber gloves, flashlights and a gay yellow bag to carry it all in...

Dude, If there's a fire, bomb or other bad crap happening, I'm running over the CAT dude if he/she gets in my way...

 

[aurelius]

One of the biggest problems underlying the cause for stupidity in this country is too much information.

But what kind of information? Perhaps one problem is people rely on the tv for news.(everywhere) Also, Americans generally know nothing about their own country´s history or how it came to be so powerful.

 

[Doktor Bollix]

You think Americans are aggressive? Spanish and French guys are infinitely more so.

LOL, Italian men beat either of those, and I think Greeks or Turks might be the worldbeaters.

Americans actually have very good manners mostly. But when they are abroad they never appear to be having a good time and think that things are still like in the 1950's when Americans were rich in comparison to war-stricken Europeans and they could get people's attentions by waving dollars around.

 

[Fonz]

Si eso te sorprende te vas a flipar cuando entierres de que solo leen un libro al año los españoles. (muchas veces ni uno, sugún reveló La Vanguardia)

p.d. eres de españa, no Foz?

Si. Concretamente de Madrid.

Fonz

 

[minion]

Each and every day I meet people in public settings, when I work I meet more. And each and every day I feel that many of the people I meet are completely braindead.... I think it is our culture that is the culprit. We have fast foods, junk foods, each of which after eating provides a nice serotonin numbness and basically fills the body with sludge...than there is televison, the other primary culprit, which is not only the absence of exercise for the brain, but the antonym of it, making it even worse than the equivalent of sitting around all the time for your body. Then there is the MTV pop culture, which basically completely instructs young people how to behave, which is primarily where you get wiggas, n'syncs, and all the rest. My generation is particularly bad. I see kids every day, and most of them have that heavy surfer/potheadish drawl and can't even grasp simple concepts.... '

It's really as if most everyone is under the influence of a light narcotic, and that narcotic is our culture; food, TV, lifestyle.

Sounds like you need a change of scenery. If they behave like cattle treat them like cattle, let them be what they are. Meat for the beast.

 

[Lao Tzu]

http://www.bitterfilms.com/rej04.jpg

someone cut that down so i can put it in my avatar.

Where did all this info come from? the past was worse as communications tools (phone, internet, tv, radio) didn't exist and jobs weren't very mental as much as physical. Most americans have about 12 years of formal education. Many have 14 or 16, some have 20.

Besides, we are the most scientific culture in the history of man, and the one after us will be more so. Some of those fat asses will get M.S. or Ph.D.'s in biotechnology or neurobiology.

And, in all, i'd say i spend about 60 hours a week either playing computer games, wasting time on the internet or watching TV. And i am not excessively stupid because of it.

I don't watch MTV though, or reality tv, or wholesome shows.

I agree though, our culture is idiotic. I used to like rap music, but now i can't ignore how ignorant, selfish & willing to destroy themselves for a few $ most rappers are. It takes the fun out of it.

 

[HappyScrappy]

nord - I tried to resize that pic for you, but you can no longer see what it says (assuming that the avatars are max 100 to a side?? it has been awhile since I bothered, perhaps that has changed...

 

[sermon_of_mockery]

nordstrom I sent you the pic yesterday,did it work?

 

[Norman Bates]

You think Americans are aggressive? Spanish and French guys are infinitely more so.

And i always thought Germans were the personas non grata in Spain. But maybe that´s just Mallorca (pronounced with "l" and not "j" )

 

[Kelso]

Each and every day I meet people in public settings, when I work I meet more. And each and every day I feel that many of the people I meet are completely braindead....

It's definitely TV's fault imho. Just look at all the "Hip-Hoppers". They watch BET and emulate what they see thinking that's what hip-hop is. Bling, violence, being ghetto etc. Ask any of these kids what the 4 elements of hip-hop are and they'll be stumped. Don't even know the basic building blocks of a culture they think they know.