meditator wrote: My observation of Americans as a whole is that we are obnoxious and lacking in manners, still rather crude cowboys at heart and I sometimes feel embarrassed to be one, but I also know that we are highly creative and have other virtues.
Meditator you're only saying that cowboy thing because of petrossa's tumble weeds. And petrossa, stop manipulating people subconsciously, it's too hannibal lecterish. (I'm joking)
But seriously... I'm trying really hard not to go apeshit on you meditator. After assuming petrossa is a racist over the dutch thing you manage to generalize 300 million americans as obnoxious and lacking manners. That seems a bit obnoxious and rude to me. If you feel embarrassed to be an american perhaps you need to meditate more. But thanks for the token compliment, I'm glad to know that I'm highly creative and have other undefined virtues.