I want an explanation.\nBecause americans.....
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First of all, how do you know that Americans make more spelling mistakes than their British counterparts...do you have a magically nationality tag for everyone you observe in the fora?  Also, if you're going to cast stones, you shouldn't do it in a glass house (your question is grammatically incorrect, which you should know as a Latin student).  "make more spelling mistakes..."\n\nBesides flaws in your logic and empirical method, you should understand that American Standard and British Standard English use different orthographic systems.  In America, one writes color, for example, instead of colour.  \n\nIt is true that there are many poor spellers on the internet.  However, is this related to an inability to spell of is it shorthand that is used in chat rooms, like M8 for mate?  There is an entire lexicon of chat "code: that is used.  All things being equal, there are at least eight times more Americans on the internet than Brits (based on population) so you certainly will see more of them, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are bad spellers.\n\nI might add that the American education system doesn't emphasize rote memorization and doesn't even reward spelling any more.  Many papers are done on computers with software that has spell check, which doesn't facilitate spelling practice.\n\nMay I add also that your prompting..."Because americans..." is begging for insulting comments in context to your question, which is pejorative to begin with (it also assumes every "American" is the same.   By the way, are you referring to Canadians and Mexians and Argentines, too? Because we are all Americans...we just aren't citizens of the United States).  It really interesting to see all the people that profess disliking Americans who nonethelss use Yahoo! (sorry, it is an American service) and somehow think that America became an economic superpower depsite the fact that the country if full of ignorant people (it isn't...Americans are ordinary people who have extraordinary opportunities and use them within a Calvinist cutlure that values success and merit over birth...which is the key to their success).
451293
The point of Americans is to unite the world and make everybody feel better.\n\nThe rest of the world are already uniting against them, and you only have to look at an American, or speak to one to feel morally and intellectually superior.
481692
just ask your fellow american????
291697
I think americans aren't so much as ignorant as they are just  out of touch with the world around them. It happens a lot here, everyone has busy lives, families to support and their own problems; it makes it kind of hard for people to stay up to date about what is going on around them. People focus more on trying to survive then on issues in the country.
634415
Well, I have to say, you're being very stereotypical. It's obvious that you don't like Americans, but don't you think that you're generalizing, just a bit? Most Americans have moved on from being prejudiced. Now, I'm not saying that the whole of America isn't prejudiced, because there are a large number of prejudiced people. But isn't it the same in other countries as well? And how exactly do Americans show off? I don't understand. And perhaps we do sometimes get in business that maybe we shouldn't, such as Iraq, but that shouldn't be a reflection on our country, it's a reflection on the choices of the president. And like the person above me said, there are some tourists who think they're God's gift to mankind, but not everyone is like that. A few people shouldn't be cause to hate a whole country. No person, no country, is perfect.
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I like and respect most Americans.\n\nBut here's some of the reasons that I think some of your fellow countrymen occasionally do your great country no good whatsoever:-\n"Who cares what a foreigner thinks" (see above). If you cared a little bit more "what a foreigner thinks" you might be having slightly less trouble in Iraq right now. The cowboy attitude of thundering into Dodge City and sorting out all the bad guys at gunpoint might work in the movies but in the Real World things are slightly more complex.\n\nArrogance, particularly when dealing with non-Americans and even more particularly when that arrogance is displayed by Americans who seem to know very little about the World outside of the USA. I have seen a question on here asking if we have air conditioning in London - like we still live in the Middle Ages over here in the UK. NEWSFLASH: Americans are not always right about everything; you don't always have the biggest and best, cleverest or quickest - and even if you do, please try to keep your patriotism in check so that everyone else doesn't mistake it for bragging.\n\nYour ridiculous image of "Britishers" all having big ears and bad teeth (about as accurate as our image of Americans as red-necked trailer-trash who marry their sisters and who are too stupid to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time).\n\nThe fact that you say "England" when you mean "United Kingdom" or "Great Britain".\n\nThe rest of the World doesn't like breathing your pollution.\n\nHalf your country seems to be ultra right wing fire-eating bible thumpers and the other half seems to drown in drugs, porn and gun crime... both worry me and I'm not sure which is worse.
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Isn't it amazing that American's can only answer a question like this by saying "...but, we won the war for you!".\n\nHe-Man ; Shut up and eat another cheeseburger, you w*anker.
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Notice you're only getting answers from people who are from the US...?  All but one who stated what another country's opinion is.  Please disregard the rest.  Now, I was stationed in Germany for about 3 years and I can say that the majority of people that I encountered had a pretty good opinion of American's.  I never really got too much of their opinion of America as a whole.  If it is of any consideration, after the war in Iraq started the Germans actually volunteered some of their troops to guard our posts over there.  Just a little enlightenment and something that the people who say "The whole world hates America after the Iraq War" might want to think about.  The biggest thing that I can mention is when we went to Holland for some training:  The Dutch still look at America as liberators.  So, that's just my opinion as some one who has actually been to other countries, not one who just criticizes my own while I'm safe in it.
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You said, "we Americans"!!!  I can't believe it!  Hooray!!!\n\nYou know, judging by what I've seen here at YA, if Americans HAD to read instructions to have a gun, they might have to be just knife nuts.  Or stick and rock nuts.
640375
because americans have a short OH WHATS THAT!
57645
Friend, you have a very narrow view of the world.\nIf it was not for the Americans, you would be speaking German or Japanese at this time.  If you are going to participate in an international forum, get your fact straight first.
191214
People are going to assume, if someone doesn't clarify, that you're talking about the country they are in....obviously... it's not that complicated... and probably a good percentage of us are in America....
358950
Absolutely true! And I'm American, so you need to expand your scope a bit, mate! ;)
653107
I wasnt aware of that , but I am now thanks to you........keep educating me, I am for Americans as much as you are!......Power to the "real" people!!!!
558758
I spent my first 25 years in England and the rest (33) over here and I don't know why they don't like us, but being a Brit from birth I can tell you that they are opinionated and a tough audience so don't take it personal. They have no reason to not like Americans. Could be envy couldn't it?
201498
for one thing,americans are spoiled. it's true.  people come here from other countries and they work harder than most americans because we are complacent.
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Brent, just wot is your effin problem with the americans? You come on here just to p**s em all off!! If your jokes were a little funny you might get a laugh out of em but yr jokes are totally SH**TY!  I have heard better jokes come from a 7yr old. \nAnyway start and check you spelling, shouldn't it read 'now a Yankee'? and not 'No?'  There is a spell check you know, or maybe you're just to ignorant to be bothered to check!\nOH, I get it, your trying your hand at American spellings even though you're takin the p**s out of em.\nWell i really don't know how they put up with you, everyone ought to post a comment on your 360 to let you know how they bloody well feel!!!!!!!  \nBOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!  BOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!