Quote from: Zachary The FirstI have a compromise:  perhaps we can all unite to rip on Ghana for a while.  What the hell have they done for us lately?  That, or let's slam Nunavat.  Just where the hell do they get off having some measure of self-government?!  Give Nunavut back to the Narwhals!

Easter Island, man. How dare they display those Monoliths of Mass Tourism right in front of everyone!

And, as a measure towards reconciliation, I, as a representative for all Americans, would like to apologize for MTV and the films of Woody Allen.

Quote from: JongWKEaster Island, man. How dare they display those Monoliths of Mass Tourism right in front of everyone!

You're getting the hang of this, I see.  Here's one:

Mongolia!  "Buffer state", eh?  Sure...let 'em alone for awhile, and the next thing you know, 500,000 horsemen are rampaging across Central Asia!  There's blood on your hands, Minister Temujin!

OK. I'm off my soapbox now, and am committed to getting along with everyone...so I to offer the following in reconciliation to my European/Australian/Asian/Whateverthehellian fellow RPGSITErs:

1) A formal statement of acknowledgement of full responsibility for the horror inflicted upon the world in the form of (a) 1980's era Hair Metal (b) Paris Hilton.

2) An offer to extend the American Sofa of Hospitality to any foreign nationals who might visiting and wish to enjoy its sundry comforts.

Nuff said.

Quote from: mattormeg1980's era Hair Metal

I REGRET NOTHING!!!!!

Quote from: BalbinusDude, I'm Scottish

  ...and it tears me up inside!

  I only mentionned it because during the summer you couldn't switch on the TV without running into another story of an Englishman in Scotland having his house burned down or some such rubbish.

Quote from: Mr. Analytical...and it tears me up inside!

  I only mentionned it because during the summer you couldn't switch on the TV without running into another story of an Englishman in Scotland having his house burned down or some such rubbish.

So what, you object to people having hobbies now?  The nights are long in Scotland, people need something to do.

That said, I think the manner of the news reporting of those incidents distorts how common they are and arguably increases their occurrence by making Neds* think they can get on tv if they wreck some English guy's stuff.

That said, those cretins are the sort of people who were they English would join the BNP.  I have nothing but contempt for them.

Ned is the Scottish word for Chav by the way.

Quote from: Mr. Analyticall. Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel and the Scotsman.

zzzzz...huh? What? I must've fallen asleep there. Oh, yeah. Patriotism...blah blah...

Quote from: BalbinusSo what, you object to people having hobbies now?  The nights are long in Scotland, people need something to do.

  Fair enough.  I'm all for native customs.  This is before the dancing about in drag right?  If it wasn't for the fact that nobody in the world actually knows how to play the bagpipes, the rest of the world would have worked out a long time ago that those pipers are actually playing "I will survive" and "Dancing Queen".

  Seriously, I know that the media was massively over-representing those events.  Plus during the World Cup you can't turn on the TV without being assaulted by coverage of the England Team.  I was following the football and was absolutely fed up with seeing English flags everywhere.

Quote from: Zachary The FirstAnd, as a measure towards reconciliation, I, as a representative for all Americans, would like to apologize for MTV and the films of Woody Allen.

I would also like to apologize for the following:

Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, W, Ronny Reagan, the SJG forums and most especially the user called Paladin who constantly derides other countries while preaching American supremacy. (He also makes refferences to people's mothers and attacks users who've been banned and can't fight back, marking him as a douche and a coward, so please try to ignore him.)

Quote from: mattormegI've tried to be civil about this - I really have - except for pointing out Australia's vehemently racist past (shouldn't have done this) - and all I'm asking is for a place to come where I feel as welcome as the rest of you.

There's nothing wrong with pointing out Australia's racist past. Nor would there be anything wrong with pointing out its racist present, either. However, then you'd have to deal with people pointing out the USA's racist past and present, too. The USA is a very confused place. The person who wrote their founding words, "all men are created equal" held slaves. At the time the USA liberated Europe from Nazism, it was itself a racist state, with its own apartheid, called "segregation." It makes national heroes of butchers like Custer.

They key thing, though, it that the USA tends to throw its weight around, invading other countries, etc. Amazingly, that pisses people off

Quote from: mattormegThe hypocricy of some of you is astounding: I don't see a lot of posts ripping into China (big resource drain, abhorrent civil rights record, big player in insurrections and violence around the world), or any of the countries that seem to export nothing but violence and misogyny, or hell - your own countries: seeming like you all claim to be Citizens of the World, I'd expect for you to want to offer criticism about the countries where you currently reside (surely, they're not perfect, no?), instead, it's America, America, America.

If you hop on over to Tangency Open subforum on rpg.net, you'll see a lot of criticism from me towards my own country of Australia, and only secondarily to the rest of the world. Here, I've not criticised Australia, but I've not ragged on the USA, either, except in this thread where you asked for it.

But in the end, most people of the world are not offended by another country unless it comes and bothers them. If China invaded (say) Vietnam, with the pretext of searching out WMD and terrorists, I think you'd find a lot of criticism of China, too. But they don't bother anyone outside their own borders much. In the 1920s when the USA only hassled its own citizens, and the UK was stomping around the Middle East, there was a lot of criticism of the UK, too.

Basically, it's the price you pay for being top dog. The other dogs will growl at you. So either toughen up and take it, or step down and let someone else be top.

Quote from: mattormegFuck, I don't even offer a Pro-American opinion. Why? Because that isn't the reason I come here. Again, for the love of whatever the hell you hold sacred, please try to tone it down just a lil' bit.

You could always stay out of the off-topic forum... I've not seen any pro- or anti-any country threads in the roleplaying sections of the site.

Quote from: Dominus NoxI would also like to apologize for the following:

... the SJG forums and most especially the user called Paladin who constantly derides other countries while preaching American supremacy. (He also makes refferences to people's mothers and attacks users who've been banned and can't fight back, marking him as a douche and a coward, so please try to ignore him.)

Yes but he's not a gamer.

Non-gamers hanging around on gaming sites are always a bit fucked in the head and post strange stuff. No gamer should worry about them. They're just friction in the machine.

QuoteIt makes national heroes of butchers like Custer.

Just a nitpick, but I can't say as I've ever heard Custer referred to as a hero.  I've seen more mockery in my lifetime than anything.

Quote from: Mr. AnalyticalFair enough.  I'm all for native customs.  This is before the dancing about in drag right?  If it wasn't for the fact that nobody in the world actually knows how to play the bagpipes, the rest of the world would have worked out a long time ago that those pipers are actually playing "I will survive" and "Dancing Queen".

Great, I'm moving in just a few hours, and now my brain is wondering exactly what that might sounds like and if there are recordings of bagpipe versions of pop songs floating around the net... :eyecrazy:

@Mattormeg: There is a Johnny Horton song about the British in New Orleans, isn`t there?