Apple Pie every Day and other Misconceptions about America

[Nubclear]

Myth: Americans are very rude to foreigners.
Fact: Only the New Yorkers are.

Myth: America is a nation of fat idiots.
Fact: Only 66+ percent of it is.

[MrFun]

What do you mean ONLY 66%??

[Mr. President]

From Australia:

Everybody is named Hank.

Everybody lives in "the hood".

[MrFun]

I would still like to know where some people get the idea that the United States is not a nation of a huge number of overweight people.

[Kuciwalker]

Same here.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by MrFun
What do you mean ONLY 66%??

I'm trolling. Though i get the idea you are too

[:) Smiley]

Interestingly I hear little said about religion and the USA. Any of you do?

[Kuciwalker]

No.

[DanielXY]

Thats because religious nuts are not special to america ... they are everywhere

[Richelieu]

Home of the free
Land of the brave

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Uber KruX
myth: americans are all fat and stupid.
reality: we're dieting.

Correction: We are all on stupid diets that won't work.

[CerberusIV]

myth: all Americans are mindlessly patriotic

reality: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3184709.stm

[Kuciwalker]

Did you have to show me that?

[Arrian]

myth: all Americans are mindlessly patriotic

reality: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3184709.stm

Ouch. That was below the belt.

-Arrian

[MikeH]

Brilliant.