Why are the English and Americans (US) such whingers?
466155
Piss off you ignorant racist puke. Thanks for the points though , you sniveling little whiner.
1182792
The Brits dont hate you for the war...they are quite emotional about the language 'raping' as they call it and for many other reasons. But its not that bad, is mostly the older generations that have issues. In my university (London, UK) Americans and English are always into one group, they see each other as cousins some might say. \nDont worry, not everyone hates you....the only ones hated are the blind patriots who think that war is great and that there is no place on earth than the US...people hate their ignorance not their origin.\nTake care!
918500
It is so much easier for people to shout at each other than face reality. And as long as they themselves feel alright, they are not inclined to even want to do anything about it.\nI am from Ireland, a country that was crippled by its national debt for decades after a spending spree of one irresponsible gouvernment, and only the EU funds got us finally out of it.\nIt might still be great at the moment, but it will certainly catch up with the US in the long run.
687336
I like your question, I think that the Europeans and the world for that matter hate the American because they see us as big bullies!  We are not bullies but since we are the world super military power we have our hands in all the worlds little quarrels (fights/wars) so we seem to always be involved in some type of world conflict or another.  Look at Iran that wants to remove Israel of the map of the earth....Iran's weapons can't reach us here in the US but the world little nations look at us to do something!  The United Nations is so corrupt that will have meetings in the most luxurious resorts to discuss what to do for years at taxpayers expense and all they keep talking about is where to have the next meting!
694819
My apologies for the above words of my fellow American. I'm sure Europe has it's share of idiots as well.
1114023
The Aussies just call us whinging Poms because they used to get called Pohms - Prisoners of Her Majesty.\nThe whinging bit is just there to annoy us. XD
687065
I take it that you have a problem with the English?
714062
Funnily enough, America has whined over immigration, legal and il- for centuries. First it was the Native Americans (who of course were scarcely "immigrants" but they were treated as such, or worse. Then ex-slaves and descendents thereof, forcibly brought to America, unless they "knew their [subservient] place" and stayed on the plantation; then the Chinese who were brought over because nobody else could physiclally build the railroads; then the Southern Europeans because they were Catholic (or perhaps Orthodox, if from Greece) and they "smelled funny" from eating garlic; then the Jews because -- well, just because. Then the Irish. Then Puerto Ricans, who after all are American citizens. All of these were considered an economic threat, a drain on welfare and charity, a dumbing down of the population -- you name it.\n\nAnd now Latinos. True enough, white Spaniards who speak the same language seem not to be resented. And nobody ever resented my daughter-in-law's late father, a doctor of European stock who came from Argentina, or her mother. Or my daughter-in-law who, to the extent she speaks Spanish (I am told she doesn, but haven't heard her speak it) does so with a Long Island accent.\n\nSo: you are partly right: there is that old bugbear of fear of miscegenation and cultural depletion or pollution. But there is also the recognition that uncontrolled immigration in Marxian and Malthusian manner keeps down the wages of the lower middle class and below. \n\nBut one ought to recognize that the migration is due, in large part, to US economic policy. To NAFTA (and it wasn't to Mexico -- as Ross Perot predicted -- that US jobs went, but to China) because Mexico has to accept duty-free entry of American goods. And to US crop subsidies (that go not to the family farmer, on whose behalf they are defended but to Agribusiness -- who donate heavily to Congressional campaign war chests) that cause subsidized grains to flood Mexico and put local farmers out of business. So their farm hands, laid off, head North to earn money to feed their families.\n\nThat's the story as I see it. But I live in Europe. Here it's African cotton and sugar farmers, impoverished by US and EU crop subsidies, who head North.\n\nBarbarians at the door they say.\n\nWell, previous generations of "barbarians" assimilated well. Whether the new generation will is questionable for two reasons: easy communications with the old country, family reunification and chain migration. And Islam, more than any other culture and religion, hinders assimilation (compare the experience of Christian and Muslim (respectively) Palestinians and Lebanese and Egyptians in Europe and the USA).
42335
Here in England we are highly amused by the strange views and opinions of the people in the USA. We are particularly confused by their desire to worship actors and by their very poor grasp of geography.\nOur monarchs do not rule us; they are 'left over' from our history. We are a parlimentary democracy. Of course nobody thinks royalty are superior, in fact I can fart much better than the Queen can - I just hope she does not read this else I'll be beheaded.\nBy the way, why are americans such bad spellers?
1087318
I agree with you. Americans think that we can boss around every one we please. We have a severe case of nationalism, and arrogance.
1039936
That is the general opinion all over the world at the moment, but the truth of the matter is that Americans are no less educated than any one else in any other country.  I pinpoint the blame on the examples you pointed out as mere cases of general human stupidity.  And unfortunately for most, the stupid people are often the most vocal.  I think it's safe to say that Americans are no less intelligent that any other country's population, as idiocy is a general characteristic of humanity that is non-specific to any group of people.  America's stupids are just more vocal, and Americans are a huge news topic at the moment, so there is this sudden wave of "Look at America".  This causes people to look at what idiots in our country are doing and forget that they have morons in their country as well.  Education in America is fine.  People are just dumb.
940230
keep in mind my friend, that many from other countries log onto the U.S. region of yahoo just to stir up hate. I know this for a fact. People will wine and complain, just know that as Americans we do live in the greatest country there is. God Bless America!!!!
799269
ur an a$$hole, a rude xenophobic a$$hole. WHy the f*ck would anyone thing that anyone who asks a question is a yank if this is the UK and Ireland Answers thing? What the hell is ur problem, and what do u have against Americans? Oh...and what the hell do u mean when u say "Yank" is that supposed to be an insult? I've never even heard anyone use that term in the last century except in "Yankee Doodle". \nOh...and in case ur too stupid to figure it out...im a very pissed off New Yorker right now.
862575
I think it exposes that most americans are jerks. (Yes, calm down, I am an American myself)
821613
perhaps u r talking to the wrong americans.  the ones who get the most offended are probably the ones being laughed at:  the rednecks, the republicans, the couch potatoes.  u make some good  points, but there are plenty of us who can laugh at ourselves.  :)
419939
You are making GROSS generalizations. \n\nDoes the rest of the world have any clue how many Americans are disgusted with our own government's foreign policies?  How many Americans LOATHE our current administration?  How many Americans have expatriated or are in the process of expatriating in disgust?\n\nShut up, sit down, and don't tell me what I do and don't have a clue about.
1009483
We tend to have a habit of not doing so.  Sad, but true.  Makes me angry as an American.