Coffeeshop Etiquette

[Marco]

Actually the only Europeans who dislike Americans are Brits and the French. I mean you've made yourself perfectly clear, over and over and over, how you feel about Americans. To be honest, I don't really care how you feel, you never have anything positive to say. Always looking to pick a fight with someone. Where's the damn ignore button???

Have i said i hate Americans?

Whatever, that was beyond the pale...regardless I have fucked my way through more european women, married the best one and have a very good professional job here so they must not hate me. They also did not hate my father and his mates when they risked their lives in the fields of the ardennes.

I think you hang out with too many washed up leftists, cause the Europeans i know love Americans....

Thank you for saving the world

Obviously you hang round with the right cross section of Europeans to be able to judge....

Obviously everyone loves America, why we even disputing that?

I knew you would fall in the trap, you always do. I said no one hated my dad for having risked his life, i never said we saved europe.

Since every brit makes it clear they are not really european, I suspect i have lived more years in europe (by a large amount) and know more Europeans than you do. i grew up here......

As i said, most people who are not perpetual grad students know the score and do not hate americans...

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

I know you guys tend not to justify what you're saying. But a very well known journal in the area of Geo-politics concluded this from a speech given by a German offical.

...the German foreign policy analyst Josef Joffe, in a smart essay in The National Interest journal titled "Who's Afraid of Mr. Big?" Mr. Joffe argues that one reason no alliance has formed against America yet is because, while resentment of America is rife, particularly among European elites, the attraction of America - its culture, universities, movies, food, clothing and technologies - is just as strong, and today no power in the world can balance it. For every European elitist who resents America for what it is, there are 10 Euro-kids who want what America is. "America is both menace and seducer, both monster and model," says Mr. Joffe.”
Marshallz10 (2001 Jun 16)

BBC news poll

Opinion polls show that half the German population is openly critical of US leadership for a number of reasons

Harris interactive poll, often used to show the shear ignorance towards the views of other countries within America

They hate us because of:

our democracy and freedom" (26%)
"our support for Israel" (22%)
"our values and way of life" (20%), and
"our influence on the economy and lives of Middle Eastern countries" (17%).
our economic and military power (11%).

An opinion is an unjustified fact, facts require evidence. You deal in opinions.

[sam508]

I thought this was a site full of kind like minded people and now i hear that we want to lay in to each other! (if your into that kind of stuff then amsterdam is the wrong place to be) what happened to all the peace and love that is assoiciated with cannabis? I understand how peolple can get defensive about there counrty but no matter where you are from there will always be people who let the team down when abroad. In the Uk we do have a problem with binge drinkers going on holiday in large groups and causing trouble but that is not everyone! Americans will have their own versions same with every bloody country in the world. Its just a shame we all have these groups doing this, and the fact that people are pre judging u on your accent or country of origin. Shame. I understand the locals might be more annoyed with the uk tourist because we are so close (under an hour flight) so they must get more of us invading so there is more chance of the idoits turning up and giving us this bad rep. Why cannot we all just get along and smoke a pipe of peace!! lol This herb we all love is supposed to bring people and nations together not start internet battles!

[Panog]

I'm French and french people doesn't hate american. Some hated US when France chose to don't send troops to Afghanistan and Irak, but that's because TV News were showing american guys spitting on France, pouring french wine into the sewers, ....
But now I think this is over, and french people don't dislike american no more.

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

Since every brit makes it clear they are not really european, I suspect i have lived more years in europe (by a large amount) and know more Europeans than you do. i grew up here......

As i said, most people who are not perpetual grad students know the score and do not hate americans..

Obviously you do, you moved here, so you must know more. I'm glad you bought your superior American views on the situation so we can see it clearly.

Maybe because non-educated people dont think about it. Any proof for that? Or is it a case of i think therefore i am


I'm not a grad student.

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

I thought this was a site full of kind like minded people and now i hear that we want to lay in to each other! (if your into that kind of stuff then amsterdam is the wrong place to be) what happened to all the peace and love that is assoiciated with cannabis? I understand how peolple can get defensive about there counrty but no matter where you are from there will always be people who let the team down when abroad. In the Uk we do have a problem with binge drinkers going on holiday in large groups and causing trouble but that is not everyone! Americans will have their own versions same with every bloody country in the world. Its just a shame we all have these groups doing this, and the fact that people are pre judging u on your accent or country of origin. Shame. I understand the locals might be more annoyed with the uk tourist because we are so close (under an hour flight) so they must get more of us invading so there is more chance of the idoits turning up and giving us this bad rep. Why cannot we all just get along and smoke a pipe of peace!! lol This herb we all love is supposed to bring people and nations together not start internet battles!

Posted before i saw that, you speak sense.

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

I'm French and french people doesn't hate american. Some hated US when France chose to don't send troops to Afghanistan and Irak, but that's because TV News were showing american guys spitting on France, pouring french wine into the sewers, ....
But now I think this is over, and french people don't dislike american no more.

My French teacher at school was a wonderful teacher, something he said to me will always stick in my mind.

' We don't not like the English, but you never know when we're going to start again.'



That was just before the Oral exam.

[DazedandConfusedinOR]

Geez, this was a thread about coffeeshop etiquette. Unbelievable. Well, I guess I got the answers I needed earlier in the post so I'm done. Have at it boys.

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

Geez, this was a thread about coffeeshop etiquette. Unbelievable. Well, I guess I got the answers I needed earlier in the post so I'm done. Have at it boys.

And some people like to talk shit on here because of the anonymity of the Internet. If someone talked shit like that to me in a coffeeshop he'd get laid out on the floor. Has nothing to do with being too sensitive. Have a little respect, that's all.

Mr Innocent?

EDIT : Rule of thumb, if you're doing something wrong in the CS, you'll be able to tell pretty quickly.

[DC]

I love the way some of you guys know what way a whole nation feels towards another.

Dazed, then the chavs 10 mates would lay you out on the floor, they travel in packs. Then all you wankers would get fukt out of the coffeeshop for getting on like complete tits. This might also be why UK tourists as opposed to USA tourists are drunk in the RLD, they can afford to go in a group. Go to Mexico and I'm sure you'll find a similar scene done in the american stylee. By the way, it is a silly question, since when do good manners need explained, ask.

Marco, this is a thread about coffeeshop etiquette and you're goin on about what yer dad did in WWII, lol ffs wise up. Ugly?....lol ffs...wise up again.

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

I love the way some of you guys know what way a whole nation feels towards another.

Dazed, then the chavs 10 mates would lay you out on the floor, they travel in packs. Then all you wankers would get fukt out of the coffeeshop for getting on like complete tits. This might also be why UK tourists as opposed to USA tourists are drunk in the RLD, they can afford to go in a group. Go to Mexico and I'm sure you'll find a similar scene done in the american stylee. By the way, it is a silly question, since when do good manners need explained, ask.

Marco, this is a thread about coffeeshop etiquette and you're goin on about what yer dad did in WWII, lol ffs wise up. Ugly?....lol ffs...wise up again.

DC, you heard the International Rules is back this year?

[DC]

International rules?. Those that did the most in 1945 get first choice of seats in the Grey area?.

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

International rules?. Those that did the most in 1945 get first choice of seats in the Grey area?.

Even better, Aussies and Irish knock the shit out of each other.

[DC]

Is that not called a family dispute?.

[Sir Niall of Essex-sire]

Is that not called a family dispute?.

The ones found guilty vs. those found innocent?