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Don't you just hate Americans?: THEY SIMPLY CAN'T TAKE ANY KIND OF CRITICISM.

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Friday, May 6, 2005

THEY SIMPLY CAN'T TAKE ANY KIND OF CRITICISM.

I have enjoyed some lively discussions with Americans since starting this blog a few weeks back. But why are so many unable to take criticism? State a fact and they either ignore it, attempt to change the focus of the argument, become abusive or put up so much flak all points are obscured.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Don't you just hate Americans? Everything about them is so utterly crass, so second-rate – from the sloppy way they dress to their junk food and whinging nasal twang. If only they’d leave us alone. But, being Yanks, they won’t, or can't. To a man – even, it seems, to a woman – their sole aim in life is to turn us into Uncle Sams. Sadly, here in the United Kingdom it’s working all too well. Monopoly control of film distribution and cheap TV series ensure American ‘culture’ is everywhere. The result? Massive sales of Levi jeans, MacDonalds burgers, Ford and GM cars, Starbucks coffee, Budweiser beer, Jack Daniel’s whiskey, Dell and Macintosh computers – you name it. And all, in the end, to the detriment of our own native culture. However, for us British it doesn’t have to be this way. From today – appropriately, the eve of Prince Charles' and Camilla Barker-Bowles' historic wedding – let’s strive to make a stand against American encroachment. Let’s, for example: • S

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