Are Americans Offended Too Easily?

[Drekkus]

Originally posted by Roland
From what I observe in academia, americans (and to some extent english) are a lot more blunt, while we "continentals" have elaborate rituals to sugarcoat criticism.

I think the difference lies in everyday contact, in which dutch and german people are pretty blunt and to the point, and in criticism, where americans are more ruthless and to the point.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Roland
From what I observe in academia, americans (and to some extent english) are a lot more blunt, while we "continentals" have elaborate rituals to sugarcoat criticism.

Achtung Rechtsberater,

Your response was both time consuming and inefficient in its content. You will have to do better next time.

Schnell! Bitte!

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Boddington's
Geez man can't you forgive a simple typo!

Why should they do it for you when you don't forgive others' typos?

[Roland]

I'd reply the sugarcoated way, but no Yank would understand the message. So:

Thou art BLAH!

[Roland]

Originally posted by Drekkus


I think the difference lies in everyday contact, in which dutch and german people are pretty blunt and to the point, and in criticism, where americans are more ruthless and to the point.

May be. Thinking about it, there is indeed a difference between private and professional contacts that is different from the difference we have here. And no, you don't have to criticise this convoluted sentence.

[MattHiggs]

to publicly humiliate the class freak, just like back in the elementary school playground where there was always one kid who was everyone's target.

There is a lot of childhood aggression there methinks. Got something to tell us?

[red_jon]

Giancarlo protested a gay club existing in his school. He's a right-wing psycho who will probably one day actually attempt to kill gay people, if he doesn't sort himself out.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Boddington's
You're joking, right? Americans over here complain because customer service is worse than they receive back home. We're prepared to accept.

Why shouldn't we complain about bad service? Just becuase your a nation of sheep doesn't mean that one has to blindly accept poor performance from people they are paying.

[red_jon]

Originally posted by DinoDoc


Why shouldn't we complain about bad service? Just becuase your a nation of sheep doesn't mean that one has to blindly accept poor performance from people they are paying.

Most of the service we recieved in the US was worse, especially in fast food outlets.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by red_jon
Most of the service we recieved in the US was worse, especially in fast food outlets.

Which just goes to prove my previous point if you blindly accepted it.

[red_jon]

Originally posted by DinoDoc


Which just goes to prove my previous point if you blindly accepted it.

Did I say we blindly accepted it?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by red_jon
Did I say we blindly accepted it?

Then why bring up a point that is totally irrelevent to what I said?

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by red_jon
Giancarlo protested a gay club existing in his school. He's a right-wing psycho who will probably one day actually attempt to kill gay people, if he doesn't sort himself out.

Do they allow other sexually oriented "clubs"?


Asher, your constant reference to "old man" bothers me very little.
Hopefully your mouth won't disallow the same for you some day.

[Viper2263]

Americans maybe easily offended, Sept. 11 is a valid reason.

I also think that maybe you can offend the Brits. Anyone recall 1812? It seems to me that Britain got offended, as a one time superpower that had the s*** beat out of them by a handful of their own colonies of peseants and politically exiled people.

[SlowwHand]

Bring up the movie "The Patriot".
Some of the more mouthy Brits really get pissy then.