Ahh the French

[Ben Kenobi]

You asked "how does that make the US different". I answered: it is more adamant and noticeable, because Americans don't get the humility that usually comes with people of less successful countries.

Coming from a frenchman that's hilarious. Also, France isn't imperialist? Talk about a whitewash!

[rah]

Just what defines culture?
The US is considerably more than just Disneyland, McDonalds and Hollywood.
US wine, authors, museums, and artists can hold it's own against any of their FRENCH counterparts.
The french continually make the assumption that since their country is older, it's culture is better. It's just older. They're living on past achievements.

[giblets]

It does not require a lot of subjectivity to discover that French culture, in general, is more refined than US culture. Face it: the world is mostly comprised of idiots, and the US is mostly comprised of blissful idiots with a hint of condescending imperialism. France is mostly comprised of idiots with a hint of condescending intellectualism, which is not quite the same.

You said "better". Not "more refined".

[Hauldren Collider]

Just what defines culture?
The US is considerably more than just Disneyland, McDonalds and Hollywood.

Besides, all of those things are awesome.

[Fake Boris]

Coming from a frenchman that's hilarious. Also, France isn't imperialist? Talk about a whitewash!

France just isn't as powerful or successful right now, which means they are arrogant for different reasons.

[Fake Boris]

Just what defines culture?
The US is considerably more than just Disneyland, McDonalds and Hollywood.
US wine, authors, museums, and artists can hold it's own against any of their FRENCH counterparts.
The french continually make the assumption that since their country is older, it's culture is better. It's just older. They're living on past achievements.

I don't think you know much about French culture. At least not as much as I know about American culture.

French culture is more interesting because it is less diluted, it does not suffer from a populist bias. And its age does help.

[Fake Boris]

You said "better". Not "more refined".

Refinement and quality correlate very well when it comes to culture.

[giblets]

Refinement and quality correlate very well when it comes to culture.

In your opinion. Being snobby is just an attempt to make culture into a status symbol. That doesn't contribute to quality.

[Fake Boris]

You don't have to be snobby to be refined.

[giblets]

You don't have to be snobby to be refined.

I think people are much more likely to bemoan a "populist bias" if they are snobby.

[Fake Boris]

I think people are much more likely to bemoan a "populist bias" if they are snobby.

I also think people are more likely to bemoan intellectual bias if they are populist minded.

Both kinds of biases have issues, but guess which one is worse?

[giblets]

I also think people are more likely to bemoan intellectual bias if they are populist minded.

Both kinds of biases have issues, but guess which one is worse?

Okay, I'm going to guess the "intellectual bias" is objectively worse.

[Lorizael]

I also think people are more likely to bemoan intellectual bias if they are populist minded.

Both kinds of biases have issues, but guess which one is worse?

I'm actually a fan of philosophy, but you're a terrible philosopher.

[Fake Boris]

Hey guys, look at the politics you get in the US.

Are the ideas of politicians closer to too simple, or too complex (at least judging from what they say)?

[molly bloom]

If I know something about statistics, what are the odds that in a class of 30 that everyone will improve from one year to the next?

If you're teaching them history, not great.