Every country has problems. Maybe let's shit on those too.
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Most of the other countries with problems don’t have their citizens walking around loudly declaring as a matter of average discourse that they are the “greatest country in the world”.
Ever seen Europeans on the Internet act like the way their country or continent does things is the only correct way, and North America is too stupid to realize it?
We just want you to know
We just want you to know that arrogance isn't strictly an American problem.
It's hard to be humble when you're just so goddamn good
Makes me think back to when we invented America. Good times
Yes, every day.
thing is: US-americans obviously ARE too stupid to realize it.
Have you ever actually met an American
Several and they all sucked, acting like they are the only ones in the space, being loud, obnoxious, and arrogant
Yes all Americans are loud obnoxious and arrogant 🙄
Oh then you have met every American my bad. I should have known your personal experience equals everyone else's and shows what every American is like rather than a shitty group that can be found in any country.
Yes, many Americans act like you describe. However, many other Americans are embarrassed by (and ashamed of) the ones you describe.
I wouldn't even say many.
Sounds like you met Americans with money and time to travel internationally. That’s… not very many of us. I’d posit they’re some of the worst… most financially successful… but the worst.
Have you met a European, Chinese or Russian person on here? Holy shit they (we) are annoying.
Bullshit. I'm European and I'm extremely adorable.
And humble!
And delicious with maple syrup!
I bet!
I AM a European.
I've never heard any German claim that this should be a good country by any means.
"We've kinda got some industry" - "yeah, but china got more"
"We're relatively good at healtcare and social security" - "have you ever even heard about nordic countries?"
"Uh, freedom of religion?" - "france does it better"
"We're claimed to be exact and punctual?" - "No, that's the swiss."
"Beer and Bread?" - "That's more like the polish?"
This is an obvious bad example because German nationalism died with Hitler. Of all European countries, Germany hates itself the most.
Oh, how I wish this to be even remotely true!
so you claim that portuguese run around, claiming theirs is the best country?
How about the austrians? Irish? Scotts? Danish? Polish? Czech? Croats?
Note: I wouldn't ask about Netherlands or nordic countries (because imho IF they'd claim that, then they just might kinda have a good point) or the swiss (they can claim similar, I just wouldn't follow their reasoning in the slightest).
Well, and there's the English too…
But still: what is a good example in your opinion?
Finn here. We're really good with suicides and domestic violence and alcohol abuse
It is remotely true. Waving German flags at soccer games was essentially non-existent. Germans are more likely to identify as European rather than German, compared to other EU nations. If you ask Europeans "is your culture superior" people like Greeks say yes but people like Germans say no.
A good example would be the UK or France .They believe they are top dogs but, by US standards, they are impoverished.
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No, they are not.
Median wealth is way better. and that doesn't even take into account that you can get way better housing/healtcare/whatever for less money.
What are you even talking about?
Huh?
Soccer games are like the only* socially accepted events where you can proudly bring out a german flag without looking like a nationalist. At world championship the whole city is a sea of black-red-gold.
I'm quite surprised.
Tho I'm not a soccer fan and therefore don't know how that looks abroad.
*(hyperbolic; guess if we think more than a few seconds we could find more, nut that's not that important of a point here)