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    Quote Originally Posted by Nurzat View Post
    it depends on what kind of Americans, America being so awfully socially stratified.

    my idea of upper-middle class Muricans (of any ethnic background) is:
    - perfect teeth
    - fit
    - shower a lot
    - ueberpoliticallycorrect hypocrites
    - corporate job
    - jogging
    - affluent suburbs
    - consume a lot, issue a lot of waste
    - big cars
    - use Xanax
    - over 60 hours a week work
    This is pretty close to some stereotypes here (I omitted those that don't fit common views, for example ppl here don't see Americans as promiscuous or that they divorce a lot but think that their divorce, if it happens, cost a fortune)

    Especially that about obsessive showering, perfect teeth, jogging and suburbs with perfectly cut grass. We got that image from movies and TV shows after all.
    Plus I know Americans have stereotype how certain Europeans have bad teeth (Brits) or bad personal hygiene (French).

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    America is the modern Roman empire, for the american citizen, i personally think he is patriotic, loyal and brave.The news that i have seen on the internet concerning USA problems are obesity and the dead of people by homicide, i wish them good luck for resolving that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stearsolina View Post
    Yeah, I know that, but still find it shocking it is present even in Public parks in cities. Public nudity is taboo in vast majority of Europe, contrary to what you believe.
    We have nudist summer resorts in Croatia, and vast majority of visitors are German tourists.

    Public nudity outside of these closed resorts for foreigners is totally unacceptable here just like in US.
    But still, Europeans are far more open about nudity than Americans are. We are often criticized because children are allowed to see violent films but if there is nudity of any sort, parents will forbade them from seeing it. I kind of see their point where we focus on nudity, but for most Americans, we value decency and privacy . We don't like to parade our no no parts for all to see (unless you're in the lgbtq).

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    What difference? Only the labels differ with Euros now inhabiting EuroCuckistan and Yanks AmeriMaya.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stearsolina View Post
    Croats have the following stereotypes of Americans

    -honest and naive folk who is quite friendly
    -either SJW/woke types or redneck patriotic types
    -perfect (often fake) teeth
    -very sporty and competitive
    -dumb and ignorant in a classical sense, but know how to earn money or start a business (what Europeans at least here, don't)
    -practical
    -quite shallow and lacking depth or attachment to a particular region or place, very mobile
    -hardworking, strong work ethnics, start to work as teens
    -work too much for european standards
    -lacking good taste and class, wear sneakers to work, bad fashion sense
    -either very fit/muscular or obese
    -afraid of agening so looking fake as older (men with fake dyed hair etc)
    -like everything big (cars, meals, house, ideas)
    -optimistic and adventurous, not afraid of change
    -guns and military cult
    -violent (school shootings and serial killers)
    -don't know to drive without automatic
    -still very religious compared to Europe in general, church plays big role in a community
    -money oriented

    I noticed quite a few people who never visited US have common stereotype of genuinely decent but ignorant American compared to more sophisticated but morally bankrupt European.
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    I've never been fat, I'm highly educated, not religious, but I have been violent in the past. I'll own that part.
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    Fat, poorly educated and violent. Add to that weirdly overly religious with some strange church customs that don't exist among European Christians.

    I have had the honor of interacting with some of your servicemen, specifically from the Marine Corps and they are some fine people.

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    Wow you nailed it bud.
    Quote Originally Posted by Nurzat View Post
    it depends on what kind of Americans, America being so awfully socially stratified.

    my idea of upper-middle class Muricans (of any ethnic background) is:
    - perfect teeth
    - fit
    - shower a lot
    - promiscuous sex life
    - ueberpoliticallycorrect hypocrites
    - corporate job
    - jogging
    - affluent suburbs
    - consume a lot, issue a lot of waste
    - big cars
    - divorce a lot
    - men go to 3rd world as sextourists
    - use Xanax
    - over 60 hours a week work
    - live and die unhappy and depressed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Asten View Post
    America is the modern Roman empire, for the american citizen, i personally think he is patriotic, loyal and brave.The news that i have seen on the internet concerning USA problems are obesity and the dead of people by homicide, i wish them good luck for resolving that.

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    I take pride in America's cosmetic dentistry heritage. The world adores our super straight, blinding white teeth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zhulta View Post
    Also i find the law regarding alcohol a bit too hard, considering in europe the legal drinking age is usually 16 or 18.
    That's one of my pet peeves. They can die or kill in a war, but they can't drink a beer in a bar. Our legal drinking age was 18 in the past. States raised the age after drinking laws were tied to highway funds (blackmail).

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