View Single Post
Old 04-14-2005, 09:09 PM   #7
MrMaelstrom
 
MrMaelstrom's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Posts: 1,608
And to really stick a bug up everyone else here...


You know you're American when:

...You feel that your kind of people aren't being listened to enough in Washington.

...You wouldn't expect both inflation and unemployment to be very high (say, over 15%) at the same time.

...You don't care very much what family someone comes from.

...The normal thing, when a couple dies, is for their estate to be divided equally between their children.

...You think of opera and ballet as rather elite entertainments. It's likely you don't see that many plays, either.

...Christmas is in the winter. Unless you're Jewish, you spend it with your family, give presents, and put up a tree.

...You may think the church is too powerful, or the state is; but you are used to not having a state church and don't think that it would be a good idea.

...You'd be hard pressed to name the capitals or the leaders of all the nations of Europe.

...You aren't familiar with Mafalda, Lucky Luke, Corto Maltese, Milo Manara, Guido Crepax, Gotlib, or Moebius.

...You've left a message at the beep.

...Taxis are generally operated by foreigners, who are often deplorably ignorant about the city.

...You are distrustful of welfare and unemployment payments-- you think people should earn a living and not take handouts. But you would not be in favor of eliminating Social Security and Medicare.

...If you want to be a doctor, you need to get a bachelor's first.

...There sure are a lot of lawyers.

...You call football "soccer" and call Grid Iron "football".

...You call your national sports championship "The World Series", although most of the world has no clue as to how it's played, nor cares much for it (unlike "soccer").



Feeling bitchy today? Get in line!
__________________
Undead again...
MrMaelstrom is offline   Reply With Quote