What does "We're the culture that cried wolf" mean when referring to America? Do you think it fits our culture
489423
in a childhood fairytale,there was a boy who cried wolf.he'd go out and yell "wolf" to get the attention of the villagers. one day after he called out too many times with need of help, there was a wolf. He shouted out as before"wolf", this time no body came. \n i guess they'd heard it shouted when there wasn't a need toomany times, they didn't understand when the boy was in trouble.\n  your question was how does it apply to the u.s.,no?\nhere's some wolf cries\nsarrs  panademic\nkorea nuclear arms\niraq weapons of mass destruction\niran neculear build up\nbird flu\ngerman measles\nnew strain of chicken pox\nhiv/aids\ni didn't say these situations were not important events to concider. i'm just trying to remind you all, we live in a World wide community. It's not up to our country to go around like bullies or hmo's of the earth. If we allow the e.u. to delegate the authority given to it, maybe we wouldn't have to question quite as much as to where we had to stand. then we could take care of our own.
503771
"There is much talk about 'jingoism'. If by 'jingoism' they mean a policy in pursuance of which Americans will with resolution and common sense insist upon our rights being respected by foreign powers, then we are 'jingoes'." -Theodore Roosevelt.\nI agree with Roosevelt on this one...sorry.
1176230
This is what happens when we start using slang and abbreviations.\n\nThe word American should be used as the words Asian, African or European, referring to the geographic area not the country. However in the real world it has become the abbreviation for citizens of the 'United States of America'.\n\nYou will very seldom hear some one say, "He is North American". They will say either Canadian, American or Mexican.\n\nThere are three Americas: North America, Central America and South America.\n\nTo confuse thing more if a person uses the term "Latin American" they can be from North, Central or South America.\n\nAs to Haitians, being American... that would depend on the politics of the day.  Since the Caribbean Islands are between North and South American the could be considered to be part of the Americas. However since the word "American" refers to someone from the U.S. you will never hear a person living in Haiti call themselves an American.\n\nNow to muddy the waters a bit more... Many Haitians do migrate to the U.S., once here many do become American... by their choice.
1142645
On that issue, yes.\n\nWhat it means to be an American after the bill passes:\n\nThat it is our duty as citizens to give up a portion of what we work for to support the immigrant welfare state;\n\nThat it is now the American way to compete for jobs against those that have no chance of working had they not been here;\n\nTo teach our children that since America's border's were legislated open and free, that's why there is so much want and need with no way to address with overpopulation of doubling ourselves every 60 years or less;\n\nThat our leaders are not just out leaders, they are the leaders of the free world;  That it is our American duty to pay for and give everyone else a chance at the American dream before we can attempt it;\n\nThat there future will have no such thing as depression type future, as the more and more people in America, the more jobs there are, look at China;\n\nThat we must respect our heritage above others and not make them feel unwelcome;\n\nThat America isn't for Americans, it is for everyone from every country, there is no such thing as an American Citizen;\n\nThat we may not emulate the laws of our neighbor Mexico nor protect our border there without their express written permission or that would be racist, God made Mexico strong so none of us may even dream about getting jobs there;\n\nThat there is no 'one' America, we are a fracture of groups that are not assimilated toward any common goals, like French Canada;\n\nThat America wanted peace with the world, so she gave the world the only thing she has, America itself;\n\nThat, in a democracy, the majority rules, and if states should want to go their own way, that is their right by populaton of vote;\n\nThat we must rejoice and praise our leaders for making America strong, integrated, and a force to the world an an example that all must throw open her borders, China, Russia, the Middle East, Canada, the UK, all of Europe, we make this happen by setting the examples ourselves;\n\nThat there are many languages that you must learn to speak depending on how far and wide you must have to go to look for a job;\n\nThat to prove the final act of love for the world, America must abandon English to show how serious she is to be anyone else;\n\nAnd, above all to our children, that it is illegal to defend you country to tryanny and the will of other nations, for America does not have any citizens to call her own, we are citizens of the world, and let events take their course in nature without changing them againt social evolution, as America does not set the course of her future, the will of all around her shall.
1068822
Who is "you guys", you mean Americans?  If so, it's cause we are a different culture, so accept it, we are all different!  Would it be any fun if we were all the same?  Plus, we're Americans and we do what we want to cause we think we're free....  But that's another story to talk about!!!
390435
No. America cannot be easily defeated in a war. But if you are talking about retaining America like it was, that is not reality either. The world is changing. The concept of strict borders and ethnicities in a country is not valid any more. It is time to accept that America is a melting pot of many global cultures. Acceptance for other cultures such as Latin and South American, Chinese and Indian cultures is the need of the hour. But the nation would still be America. The ideals would be American. People of other cultures would adapt to the American values.
1183142
No not really. I think they want everyone to be a clone of them!\n\nBecause of English, many native Americans are losing their language and their culture.\n\nA culture is a very important part of ones self and very few have a culture only of America.\n\nI think they see it more as a political slap at the 363 other languages spoken in America.\n\nFunny that not long ago German missed by one vote to become the official language of the US!
702379
no way, it's not disrespectful at all. america is all about different backgrounds and ethnicities coming together to live in one country - that's why we're called a melting pot! so i say, kimono away! hey that rhymed...
234144
That sentence is incomplete, which makes me hard to translate. The best I can do would be "The way Americans scold seems  ________________________ to Japanese." \nI can't judge what comes in the blank since the sentence you provided is incomplete, but it should be something like "the way americans scold(at children? am not sure) seems too harsh to Japanese (if you scold like that way, ....continues...) "
233716
What does U.S. stand for? UNITED States. Diversity has it's roots in division and divisiveness. What was once a "melting pot" where people from all over the world came to be part of something great is now a shattered dream with fragments clashing rather than melding together. Diversity is killing America and leaving behind a broken dream and a lost hope. If we don't get rid of the "-" American philosophy we will have gotten rid of America. To me, calling yourself a ___-American is like a married woman calling herself ___-Whatever(Rodham-Clinton for instance). It simply means that the bets are hedged and the old name is still too important to fully adopt the new. Be proud of who you are and where you came from yes, but be prouder of who you became and where you are now.
192597
Ah, every one love a confrontiation!  I just got done answering a question about why the world will never have world peace and I wish i could tag this to the last responsse.\n\nYou Brits are witty, but a "bone of a wolf" would and could never be used to properly till the soil here in the Americans.  Possibly a Bison.\n\nNice try though!\n\nHappy hateful hunting and may "long live the queen"
353873
Because we, as Americans, are generally a bunch of self-centered jerks.  I should know.  I'm one of them.  We don't tend to think in global terms.  A popular saying here for anyone who doesn't want to get involved in something is "You can't see it from MY house."  What does that tell you?
1036553
It somewhat has the earmarks of the Mai Lai massacre. You have provided a good analogy of it. It is a break down of what is morals and what America should stand for. We have become them.
613821
nope, we are arogant assholes with little care for any other culture than our own.  we mock anything that we dont understand, and will bomb you if you disagree.\n\nplus, we beat their arses in the revolution.
94824
patzky99 wrote:\n\ni had read an earlier answer about how we use descriptions of animals' behavior to apply to humans. i'll check back and see if i can find it...\n\nwell of course i can't now. if i recall the gist of it was that we lump some of our 'worst' behaviors along with animals... so you get a 'wolf whistle', or a person or a movie is a 'real dog', or someone is 'crazy like a fox'. some positive behaviors can be ascribed too, 'proud as a peacock' or 'busy as a bee'. perhaps these phrases are just an extension of the days when we assigned human characteristics to the animal world.\n\nwho was that guy who was 'acting like a loon'?  thanks for the 2nd chance :)
1081325
Being from the USA, I can only guess that it's along the same lines as what a Mexican feels when a Citizen of the USA refers to the USA by either term: "United States" or "America."\n\nTechnically, wouldn't the term "America" refer to all of both North America and South America, and to all of the territory claimed by the nations thereof?\n\nThere is no "Arctica," because there is no arctic continent: only the antarctic continent "Antarctica exists as a polar continent.
862183
Some people say that since there is a Central, South, and North America, people in the US aren't the only Americans. It is annoying because we have been called Americans forever, and I don't know why this word is popping up now.