America sucks

**TJ Cline** · 10-16-2006, 04:00 PM

No. 10 is tipping.

No. 9 is that Americans are cocky and arrogant.

No. 8 Our lack of a proper presidential candidate fills the

No. 7 is that there are too many rural people that are overrepresented and

No. 6 is that Americans work too hard and do not know how to relax. Now, let's continue the fun.

No. 5: America has good prices for nearly everything, but goods and services are usually of low quality. Think of the great number Americans who receive a free "cell phone" for signing up for a mobile plan. But, then the "phone" doesn't receive service everywhere it is supposed to or you drop the thing once and it doesn't work anymore. Is it really a cell phone then? No, it's just a piece of junk from Korea that's an illusion of a cell phone. But hey, at least you got it for free.

Europe may be expensive, but most goods and services are of much better quality. Garbage Kyocera "cell phones" from Korea can't penetrate European markets because the people demand and expect quality. Even McDonald's tastes better in Holland. And in most cases, the Dutch cashiers speak better English! Now that fact, which I have found from my own experiences, proves how America can be "disgustingly disagreeable or offensive," and therefore sucks.

The No. 4 reason why America sucks is that the United States is environmentally unfriendly. The rest of the rich world looks toward the future with the Kyoto treaty and gasoline taxes to become more sustainable. However, President George W. Bush, along with most Americans, refuses to change. Everyone is terrified of having to pay more for energy and gasoline. I could continue, but most people know about this problem, including how it results in America's addiction to foreign oil.
No. 3 - in the United States, sex is unmentionable and any amount of nudity is taboo. We all remember the Janet Jackson ordeal at last year's Super Bowl. Our fanatical attitude toward sex and nudity is precisely why she did it. She knew it would get her a lot of publicity. I'm not saying we should all be able to walk around naked, but come on, we've all seen a naked breast before. It's no big deal.

Continuing on the subject of sex, the fact that children need sexual education classes in fourth grade proves that sex is unmentionable in America for most people. Even parents cannot mention anything about the subject and need the school to teach their kids about the birds and the bees instead. It's quite offensive.

Let me tell you a story about the urinal that changed my life. It helped me further realize America's disagreeable attitude toward sex. Walking the crowded streets of Holland during Carnival two weeks ago, I came across a four-sided urinal in the middle of the street. Guys could just walk up, pee in one of the quadrants and just walk on. It was an efficient, beautiful thing that would never be allowed in the United States.

Much of America's attitude toward sex is due to No. 2 - America is too religious and is controlled by the rabid, Evangelical Christians of the south. Everyone knows this fact from the last election, so let me point out some examples of how Europe is much different on the matter of religion.

Though Europe is scattered with thousands of huge churches and other religious icons, it is a very secular region. Europeans know that religion has caused nothing but problems in the past, so they have found other uses for their beautiful churches.

The cathedrals of Italy and other parts of Europe are huge tourist attractions. In Cuijk, Holland where my family lives, the local hooligans, my cousin and I use the church stoop as a spot to hang out, drink beer and partake in other more elicit activities because it is conveniently located next to our favorite pub. It also has a nice nook for concealing yourself while urinating.

n the city of Utrecht, where I am currently staying, one of the cathedrals was turned into an apartment building! Maybe doing the same on the UConn campus could help alleviate the housing shortage. Oh wait, never mind, that would never happen in the United States because spending money on more churches takes priority.

And finally, drum roll please. The No. 1 reason why America sucks - the most disgustingly disagreeable and offensive feature to the American way of life - is that the drinking age is 21.

This stupid law rips the social fabric of our nation into halves. On one side are those who are 21 along with those who are willing to risk using a fake ID. On the other side of the divide are the majority of college students who are under 21. At UConn, this group of students is forced, yes, forced, to risk their lives by walking down dark roads or trails to get a drink at a party.

In Europe, a drink at the pub follows nearly every college event or club meeting because the drinking age is only 16. Three days of orientation activities at the university is boring, right? Not when everyday ends with a relaxing drink and a chance to get to know your fellow students. Think how much of a better orientation UConn could have if a little drinking were allowed at the end of the day.

I'm not saying the drinking age should be 16. The age of 18 is more reasonable in America so nearly all college students can go to the pub, thus dissipating the social divide.

Well folks, that's the end of the list. I hope you all, like me, have thought about how we can make America a better place by first learning how it sucks.

**DOMS** · 10-16-2006, 04:02 PM

I think one of the best things about the US is that we don't give a shit about other's opinions.

**fUnc17** · 10-16-2006, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

I think one of the best things about the US is that we don't give a shit about other's opinions.

agreed!

**Witchblade** · 10-16-2006, 04:07 PM

Hup, Holland, hup!

**lnvanry** · 10-16-2006, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

I think one of the best things about the US is that we don't give a shit about other's opinions.

post of the week

**The Monkey Man** · 10-16-2006, 05:17 PM

You forgot #0.5 reason...

We refuse to learn the Metric system! -

**bigss75** · 10-16-2006, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by The Monkey Man

You forgot #0.5 reason...
We refuse to learn the Metric system! -

That would make things alot easier.

Another thing that make America crappy is the citzens who dont post sources for their articles

http://www.dailycampus.com/media/sto...ailycampus.com

**BigDyl** · 10-16-2006, 05:45 PM

True Story, the daily show did a comparison of education levels of students from different countries and how they compare. The United States was tied with like Romania was like #47 or something, ROFL.

Flame away, lawl.

**DOMS** · 10-16-2006, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by bigss75

Another thing that make America crappy is the citzens who dont post sources for their articles

Really? I would have gone with "Mexicans."

**DOMS** · 10-16-2006, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by BigDyl

True Story, the daily show did a comparison of education levels of students from different countries and how they compare. The United States was tied with like Romania was like #47 or something, ROFL.

Flame away, lawl.

Take the children of illegals out of the picture (and the illegals themselves) and things get much better. Take the minorities out of the equation and we rise close to the top.

**BigDyl** · 10-16-2006, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

Take the children of illegals out of the picture (and the illegals themselves) and things get much better. Take the minorities out of the equation and we rise close to the top.

**god hand** · 10-16-2006, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

Take the children of illegals out of the picture (and the illegals themselves) and things get much better. Take the minorities out of the equation and we rise close to the top.

Asians>>>>every race

**The Monkey Man** · 10-16-2006, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by god hand

Asians>>>>every race

Oh, I get it!...

This is a sarcastic comment about the driving abilities of Asians.

**god hand** · 10-16-2006, 05:58 PM

Your average asian is smarter than your average white, black, and mexican.

**BigDyl** · 10-16-2006, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by god hand

Your average asian is smarter than your average white, black, and mexican.

You're racist against yourself son.

**Nate K** · 10-16-2006, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

No. 10 is tipping.

No. 9 is that Americans are cocky and arrogant.

No. 8 Our lack of a proper presidential candidate fills the

No. 7 is that there are too many rural people that are overrepresented and

No. 6 is that Americans work too hard and do not know how to relax. Now, let's continue the fun.

No. 5: America has good prices for nearly everything, but goods and services are usually of low quality. Think of the great number Americans who receive a free "cell phone" for signing up for a mobile plan. But, then the "phone" doesn't receive service everywhere it is supposed to or you drop the thing once and it doesn't work anymore. Is it really a cell phone then? No, it's just a piece of junk from Korea that's an illusion of a cell phone. But hey, at least you got it for free.

Europe may be expensive, but most goods and services are of much better quality. Garbage Kyocera "cell phones" from Korea can't penetrate European markets because the people demand and expect quality. Even McDonald's tastes better in Holland. And in most cases, the Dutch cashiers speak better English! Now that fact, which I have found from my own experiences, proves how America can be "disgustingly disagreeable or offensive," and therefore sucks.

The No. 4 reason why America sucks is that the United States is environmentally unfriendly. The rest of the rich world looks toward the future with the Kyoto treaty and gasoline taxes to become more sustainable. However, President George W. Bush, along with most Americans, refuses to change. Everyone is terrified of having to pay more for energy and gasoline. I could continue, but most people know about this problem, including how it results in America's addiction to foreign oil.
No. 3 - in the United States, sex is unmentionable and any amount of nudity is taboo. We all remember the Janet Jackson ordeal at last year's Super Bowl. Our fanatical attitude toward sex and nudity is precisely why she did it. She knew it would get her a lot of publicity. I'm not saying we should all be able to walk around naked, but come on, we've all seen a naked breast before. It's no big deal.

Continuing on the subject of sex, the fact that children need sexual education classes in fourth grade proves that sex is unmentionable in America for most people. Even parents cannot mention anything about the subject and need the school to teach their kids about the birds and the bees instead. It's quite offensive.

Let me tell you a story about the urinal that changed my life. It helped me further realize America's disagreeable attitude toward sex. Walking the crowded streets of Holland during Carnival two weeks ago, I came across a four-sided urinal in the middle of the street. Guys could just walk up, pee in one of the quadrants and just walk on. It was an efficient, beautiful thing that would never be allowed in the United States.

Much of America's attitude toward sex is due to No. 2 - America is too religious and is controlled by the rabid, Evangelical Christians of the south. Everyone knows this fact from the last election, so let me point out some examples of how Europe is much different on the matter of religion.

Though Europe is scattered with thousands of huge churches and other religious icons, it is a very secular region. Europeans know that religion has caused nothing but problems in the past, so they have found other uses for their beautiful churches.

The cathedrals of Italy and other parts of Europe are huge tourist attractions. In Cuijk, Holland where my family lives, the local hooligans, my cousin and I use the church stoop as a spot to hang out, drink beer and partake in other more elicit activities because it is conveniently located next to our favorite pub. It also has a nice nook for concealing yourself while urinating.

n the city of Utrecht, where I am currently staying, one of the cathedrals was turned into an apartment building! Maybe doing the same on the UConn campus could help alleviate the housing shortage. Oh wait, never mind, that would never happen in the United States because spending money on more churches takes priority.

And finally, drum roll please. The No. 1 reason why America sucks - the most disgustingly disagreeable and offensive feature to the American way of life - is that the drinking age is 21.

This stupid law rips the social fabric of our nation into halves. On one side are those who are 21 along with those who are willing to risk using a fake ID. On the other side of the divide are the majority of college students who are under 21. At UConn, this group of students is forced, yes, forced, to risk their lives by walking down dark roads or trails to get a drink at a party.

In Europe, a drink at the pub follows nearly every college event or club meeting because the drinking age is only 16. Three days of orientation activities at the university is boring, right? Not when everyday ends with a relaxing drink and a chance to get to know your fellow students. Think how much of a better orientation UConn could have if a little drinking were allowed at the end of the day.

I'm not saying the drinking age should be 16. The age of 18 is more reasonable in America so nearly all college students can go to the pub, thus dissipating the social divide.

Well folks, that's the end of the list. I hope you all, like me, have thought about how we can make America a better place by first learning how it sucks.

**god hand** · 10-16-2006, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by BigDyl

You're racist against yourself son.

I'm not your son you cocksmokin prick

**viet_jon** · 10-16-2006, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by god hand

Your average asian is smarter than your average white, black, and mexican.

True Story!!! I have proof.

**viet_jon** · 10-16-2006, 06:21 PM

Is it racism if it's true?

white people love white bread?
chinese people have tiny eyes?
blacks either sell, or smoke crack?

most of this is true, so there's nothing wrong with saying it is. As long as there's no harm intended, and purely for laughs, i'm totally not against racism.

**mike456** · 10-16-2006, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by viet_jon

Is it racism if it's true?

white people love white bread?
chinese people have tiny eyes?
blacks either sell, or smoke crack?

most of this is true, so there's nothing wrong with saying it is. As long as there's no harm intended, and purely for laughs, i'm totally not against racism.

RACIST!

**god hand** · 10-16-2006, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by viet_jon

Is it racism if it's true?

white people love white bread?
chinese people have tiny eyes?
blacks either sell, or smoke crack?

most of this is true, so there's nothing wrong with saying it is. As long as there's no harm intended, and purely for laughs, i'm totally not against racism.

Dude I've never met one black person that sold or smoked crack

**DOMS** · 10-16-2006, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by god hand

Dude I've never met one black person that sold or smoked crack

So, you only hang out at the cemetery, huh?

**god hand** · 10-16-2006, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

So, you only hang out at the cemetery, huh?

Only been once

**BigDyl** · 10-16-2006, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by god hand

I'm not your son you cocksmokin prick

Look son, you need to go to college and get some knowledge... SON!

**viet_jon** · 10-16-2006, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by BigDyl

Look son, you need to go to college and get some knowledge... SON!

one in a while you get to hear BD rap.

**god hand** · 10-16-2006, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by BigDyl

Look son, you need to go to college and get some knowledge... SON!

U need to let your balsl drop

**Tatyana** · 10-16-2006, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by DOMS

I think one of the best things about the US is that we don't give a shit about other's opinions.

I hate to break the new to you, but this is probably the most disagreeable thing about your fair land.

I would consider a lot of the other things as 'teething problems' in a huge multi cultural, multi lingual, multi racial experiment.

The super heavy religious thing is a bit frightening though.

I am surprised that I would agree with Foreman about anything though.

I lived in Amsterdam for three years, het Nederlands is an interesting country.

Foreman, have you heard of the book "the Undutchables'. It would be an interesting read for you.

The Dutch love visitors, however, it is a bit different if you live there awhile.

Overall though, despite the absolute GORGEOUS landscape of the US and some of the really interesting things that do come from the US, I would never want to live there.

Ik ben een vreemd meisje en kleine land

Dooie!

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**BigPapaPump68** · 10-16-2006, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Tatyana

I hate to break the new to you, but this is probably the most disagreeable thing about your fair land.

I would consider a lot of the other things as 'teething problems' in a huge multi cultural, multi lingual, multi racial experiment.

The super heavy religious thing is a bit frightening though.

I am surprised that I would agree with Foreman about anything though.

I lived in Amsterdam for three years, het Nederlands is an interesting country.

Foreman, have you heard of the book "the Undutchables'. It would be an interesting read for you.

The Dutch love visitors, however, it is a bit different if you live there awhile.

Overall though, despite the absolute GORGEOUS landscape of the US and some of the really interesting things that do come from the US, I would never want to live there.

Ik ben een vreemd meisje en kleine land

Dooie!

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T

Why wouldn't you want to live in the U.S.

**DOMS** · 10-16-2006, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Tatyana

I hate to break the new to you, but this is probably the most disagreeable thing about your fair land.

Your opinion and my opinion on this matter mesh well. You have an opinion and I don't care. Works great, no?

There is nothing the US could do, short of giving all that we have to everyone else (including our land), that would make everyone else truly happy. So, since that's never going to happen, we don't care what others think.

**Tatyana** · 10-16-2006, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by BigPapaPump68

Why wouldn't you want to live in the U.S.

The focus is rugged individualism, serious lack of community.

So many Americans are lovely people, just such a new country.

Also

1. No national health care

2. No decent social system

3. Segregation of the races

4. The political system that allows each state to 'over-ride' the central government, therefore no cohesive or 'fair' play for every state

5. Lack of influence from other countries/global knowledge

6. Rampant religious right

7. Nudity in entertainment is BAD, violence is ok though

8. Huge divide between the rich and poor that is increasing every day

9. HUGE military industrial complex

10. The battle of the sexes seems to be more prevalent in the US despite a greater equality for women

11. Hollywood makes do many rubbish films. This money could be used to make some decent art

I have some fantastic friends from America, hearts of gold, really good people, so many are, however, so many of these lovely folk are often so distrusting due to the number of 'fibs' the government has told them, it does make them a bit paranoid

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