pssssst.... this christmas

I've got to spread the word! :ahhh:

I dont want to know anything about that game until a few months before release...the agony of the OB wait was a killer.

(Throws aside modesty) My threads often are hot topics, just look at my last one about feminine men. I'm just glad that it gives people something to talk about

Ill have to dig that one up and have a look.If I shave every day im accused of having a feminine face...like theres something wrong with girls faces!

On an IrishMAN there is.

Anyone know where I can find England's Etiquette Guideline for the 2012 Olympics? All that the search engines keep giving me is the same damn news article.

I think because they're Caucasian it makes it okay. It seems like any other stereotype either files as racist or sixist, though I'd agree most of them are.


Ummm, maybe that they can all sing high like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EyI4p0yjDQ? forward to 2:25 unless you're familiar with Sigur Ros, then, you know what I mean.

Hate to break it to you, but most Californians feel the same way about Texas (save for Austin, which is very Cali-like ).

Because the English are evil... :bolt:



What? I've lived here all my life and I can tell you it most certainly is not nice.

Then how come so many Californian's are moving here?

I lived in Anson for a year and it was so bad it made me move back to Yuba City and if you'd ever lived here you'd know how awful that is.

It's Anson. It has 2500 people. Of course it's gonna svck. Did you ever think about going to Abilene? Pretty nice city.

Worked in Abilene with my cousin which is why I went down there. But it svcked and he died so I left.

Pray tell, why'd it svck?

It was hot it was dirty it was boring and everyone there seemed to think they were better than me because they're from Texas and because I don't say "y'all."

Same reason Texans moved here for decades - work.

Of course it's hot. It's Texas. Heck, I'm still not comfortable with summers around here.

Boring? Eh, that's pretty subjective. It depends on what you like. Abilene has a lot of cool events, like rodeos, Artwalk, live music.

Dirty, eh? That's odd....Abilene is actually pretty clean. At least cleaner than Austin. And certainly Houston.....Houston svcks....

Better than you, eh? Well....Texans ARE inherently superior to all other creatures....I think it's the air we breathe. Unless you're in Houston....

Yeah, I don't like Houston much.


People goes where the jobs are. Texas didn't get hit as hard by the depression has the other states. Our property tax is a bit high for my tastes, but it's still alright.

California, on the otherhand, is falling apart at the seams. 'Course, so are the coasts in general.

We're having a rough patch, no doubt. It'll eventually rebound and California will always be prettier and have better weather.

FYI, lotta Coloradans are also not fond of Texans for the same reason. And Californians. It's weird, because it happened twenty years ago :blink:


Of all the stereotypes, I've seen the "redneck" label embraced more than any other. I think Jeff Foxworthy had more to do with that than any kind of conscious acceptance of the term (like the gay community's reclaiming the term "queer").

And I've found this interesting: of all the people I've met over the years, Southerners tend to be the ones who express more enthusiasm and pride about which part of the country they're from. Texans especially -- my dad's side is from East Texas, and the few years I lived down there, I was VERY aware that everyone around me was Texan. It's just a different attitude that I haven't seen as much from the residents of other states :shrug:


I like Bette Midler's take on it the best: just dress up like Poland and let him invade you


Because some stereotypes are really negative, and most people ignore the part about them not encompassing all the members of a group. Mexicans aren't all lazy or in the US illegally. Muslims (or anyone from the Middle East) aren't all terrorists. Stereotypes like that don't just cause hurt feelings, they can actually http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2669454/Muslim-wrongly-accused-of-being-a-terrorist-wins-compensation.html.

Twenty years ago when AIDS was still the scariest thing around, I knew some gay people who had problems because others thought gay=AIDS. One friend was a sous chef in a very nice restaurant, and when word got out that he was gay, he was fired because a customer had complained about not wanting to get AIDS. I didn't witness that exchange, but did see it firsthand on another occasion :facepalm:


Yes, the Denver is in the Colorado :laugh: In all fairness, I have to google Ontario to remember where it is And you might find this interesting: a friend of mine in Denver spent some time in Montreal a few years ago, and said the two cities are very similar.



Nope, fat and stupid Americans still holds true. We fry everything we can, for cryin out loud! And you'd be surprised how many Americans think Hawaii and Alaska are different countries :rolleyes:


I like Irish accents too, and the whole Celtic heritage. So rich and historic, and that accent...*shiver*

I agree that Americans can be partial to the Irish because so many of us are descendents of Irish immigrants, but St. Patrick's Day is also one of the most popular holidays -- which, in itself, is a horrible stereotype. We have no idea who St. Patrick was, we just wear green and get drunk <_<

And Cinco De Mayo is pretty much like that, but instead of dressing in green, it is wear a sombrero.

True :rolleyes:

Because the Irish are too drunk to make a fuss about it.

You can trace Southern Pride all the way back to, and before, independence. It's pretty reasonable that those feelings would still persist.



Were any charges pressed for that?



Hardly. I see what seems to be too many trim and fit people around now-a-days. But that just might be a Texan, thing, I suppose

And there has been a huge resurgence in a demand for organic fruits and vegetables. And a lot of fastfood places are closing down because people don't go to them anymore.



That I slightly agree with. I tutored some freshman in geography and history in my senior year, and one girl didn't even know where Italy was. And some kids couldn't find England. "What is the United Kingdom? It's where England is supposed to be!" "Is that whole island England?"

Que facepalm by me.



It also helps that Celtic myths are actually coherent and make sense across the board.


That pretty much the only point of St. Patrick's day now-a-days, unless you're a hardcoe Catholic.

I honestly don't remember. The second incident, I was just a bystander and never heard anything afterwards, mainly because I'd also stopped going there. But with the guy I knew, we weren't that close (he was really more of an acquaintance), but I think he did try to take legal action against the restaurant...but like I said, I really can't remember much after that. Seems like the place was shut down, so he may have had some influence with that -- he was definitely the kinda guy who would've spoken out however, even though at the time it would've been a major uphill battle.