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[Adsolution]

Well, everything to do with anything is complicated, but that's a good paragraph-length description, to put it one way.

[MLII]

I honestly don't blame anyone outside of America for looking at it the way they do. That's the vibe a lot of our politicians give off because more often than not the only thing they're interested in is keeping their positions in office and taking advantage of the citizens, not upholding the constitution as they were supposed to when sworn into office, and act like a bunch of children when they don't get their way. The politicians who actually want to do good and improve the people's lives are either too few and far between or their voices are being stifled by greedy, bigoted morons. I know it's more complex than that, but that's seriously how I view our politics here.

yeah i'll have to agree with this i mean they did kind of shut down the government when they couldn't agree on something

american politics is actually a passion of mine and i'll be studying it at college :') i can't say i'm not excited for it considering

that and the interesting girl at new student's day who had no idea who abraham lincoln was and thought democracy and communism meant the same thing

[Adsolution]

That reminds me of my brother's girlfriend's eleven-year-old sister who had never heard of Star Wars or Lord of the Rings.

[MLII]

wow

i mean i'm not exactly caught up on the details of lord of the rings but A i have heard of it and B i know the vague plot

i wonder what rock she was living under

[saerleiya]

EDIT : sorry for the 'wall of doom' post, I hope it's not TOO big.

Awesome share, saer - I would have missed that.

Well, thanks. I don't know why, I've always had the feeling this game wasn't liked too much by the RPC community (no offense, that game can be very disappointing in some aspects).

Still rooting for the moment when they choose to include Veigar in a CGI animation. ~ Veigaarrrr <3

Riot guys haven't done it yet, but they won't be the first ones (they seem to pay too much attention to Katarina, who is actually featured in all their trailers...well at least they put Jax in it. Dat lamppost tho'...). As you can see here, Veigar (and Jax) had already been featured in a cinematic involving CGI animation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNCJQmr5gw. It was apparently created by 5 French CGI artists, loving League of Legends, I don't know for whatever reason...

Introduction/Question

First answer

America is doing a great part of that because, as they have a big country with tons of resources, a big impact worldwide economically and politically speaking since the end of WWII, and such a big interest into the concept of freedom, they don't have the need to rely on somebody else. Even if they ceased any kind of relationship with the rest of the world, they could be fine. So as said Ad', a lot of this is true, because what's the point of trying to fix something if it's still working, because it's not working in another country? The only issue they face is the image they give of themselves, but why would some of them care anyway?

It's also a requirement to have a recycle and compost bin in your home as far as I know.

Does it mean you are using it? I am living in a house in OHIO with an american roommate (for precision, I'm French, and I've been here for 5 months already), and his way of using the trash bin and the recycle bin has been far from 'optimal' up to that point. Plus, he thinks he does know how to cook while it's not the case, and is leaving the kitchen in a terrible state after he used it (not to mention that he sometimes forgets frozen chicken in the sink of my own bathroom). It's not the case for everybody, and maybe I've met a bad sample of what American people are doing with their trash, but it's not because you have things like this at home that you are using them right...

The main thing in your post I agreed with is America taking longer to adapt

As I said before, it's true because msot of them don't see the point of doing so.

all of which are slightly different from one another, each having their own positives and negatives, and I don't think cultural stereotypes are the best way to judge a country, particularly when you ignore the aforementioned positives.

The difference here is that we can exchange points of view way better than american people can, as our cultures and the way our countries evolve are different. Exchange and diversity is what makes things change, most of the time for the better.

Europe is not completely perfect too : politics there are way more complex. A big decision can impact several countries at the same time. And although recycling is better than in the US, only 50% of our paper/glass/etc. is actually recycled (at least in France). But we have less living space. it's normal that people do care about it if they are living right next to a dump...

I guess I'm forgetting a lot of stuff about America, but my point of view about them is that they look bad because what they are doing is working for them even if it does look terrible for the other countries. As long as it is not impacting them, why would they give a damn? A lot of people worldwide are thinking like this, and not only in America. What would you think about North Korea, or even China, which can be compared at many levels to America with the 'I don't care about what other countries think, I have to take care of my own people which are worth 20% of the population of the entire planet'?

[technology4617]

I was speaking from the perspective of others, in case that wasn't clear, as in, what they expect and why the bias exists. As expected though, like you said, 50% of those things still ring very true, which is unfortunately a lot.

Ja, I was moreso talking about how I didn't think a lot of the stereotypes associated with America are particularly fair rather than arguing against your post directly.

Also, @saerleiya, what's customary in America doesn't necessarily reflect the mindset of most people here. For example, the reason most of us still use things like the Imperial system is that it's still customary, not because most Americans don't care about other countries, and I'm sure that if the Imperial system was customary in France, that's what you'd be using. In general, the viewpoints on these sorts of things differ greatly from person to person.

And, as you said, your experience with your roommate isn't necessarily an accurate representation of most Americans, and I can assure you that most people here would deem him to be a complete slob.

Recycling also isn't mandatory in all states. I've been to many places where the garbage-to-recycling bin ratio is probably around 50:1, and that '1' who put them up are the people who actually care enough to do so.

Fuck Texas.

[Shrooblord]

As you can see here, Veigar (and Jax) had already been featured in a cinematic involving CGI animation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QNCJQmr5gw.

I was about to comment with 'Hey didn't they use Rayman 3 music for that?' when I realised I still had one of my tabs playing on YouTube. x) Funny thing is, the music coincided perfectly with the action and intermissions. It's still a nice video though.

[saerleiya]

I was about to comment with 'Hey didn't they use Rayman 3 music for that?' when I realised I still had one of my tabs playing on YouTube. x) Funny thing is, the music coincided perfectly with the action and intermissions.

Indeeeeeeeeed (where's my Fiddlestick? Oh wait, he already pwned Twisted Fate in the previous trailer).

[Bradandez]

Eh, kinda random but I want to be in either a podcast or in a Let's Play.

[Dart]

Want to start a RPC-Cast then? Could do some media news that we all enjoy!

[Bradandez]

Oooh! That's a grand idea!

[Dart]

Could grab the mike in the garage and hook it up to my laptop Monday and see how it works. I suppose Skype would be ideal for a group conversation.

[Bradandez]

Great! I'll pack my stuff!

[saerleiya]

I bought a new laptop which costed me way more than the previous one and is way way more powerful...you know what? the microphone is working better on a 500€ laptop rather than on a $1400 one.

RIP Skype and voice-recording. I need to buy a new microphone. Hey, did someone here bought a good microphone (like, not one worth $10), and which one? Was worth its price? I think I'll need a good one soon, but even if I have found several possibilities, I would like to have another advice...

[Shrooblord]

I bought the Editor's Keys SL300 mic a couple of years ago and so far, no complaints whatsoever.

[saerleiya]

Thanks for the help, Shroobie :3. I don't know if I should buy a micro that good/expensive though. What are you using it for, just to know?

Some people are recommending me the Blue Snowball, which seems to be good for its price ($70 if I remember correctly). I mean, I won't make acoustic covers and sing with my micro, so I don't think I need a top-notch quality. I want at least the sound it takes to be clear and without unwanted noise. I can't even Skype with the thingy I have...

[DandyGuy]

Anyways I have a question to all of you (people who don't live and are not from America.) What, if any is your opinion on America and its Foreign Police's. I was told Most countries tend not to like America for many reasons and that lots of people in Europe are very political and tend to look more favorably on people from Canada than America. I don't mean for this to get "very" political (ironic since that's what im asking for) but I am interested to here your opinion since most of you I assume don't live or are not from America might have an opinion on it. (I suppose the regions I am directly speaking to would be the United kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, and Portugal.) (I also apologize for any spelling mistakes its been a 1 day since I visited Dreamland and I am very tired.)

In most cases, Europeans looking less favourably upon people from America happens for the exact reason you think it would: People typically view America as being loud, obnoxious, controlling, ignorant, and egotistical. Why is that? They're constantly interfering with other countries and making stupid decisions, wasting resources (unlike most other first-world countries, recycling is almost nonexistent - they're also 15 trillion dollars in debt, allowing their country to grind itself into the ground), they have this want to control everything going on in the world (SOPA, Net Neutrality, highly unsophisticated and discriminatory drug laws compared to many European countries, etc), are completely afraid of change (one of the only first-world countries that have refused to switch over to the Metric system), misleading and exploiting their citizens. This reflects onto its citizens who have been born and raised there directly: Schools rarely teach anything not solely related to America causing Americans to generally be more culturally ignorant than other populations, their almost complete lack of recycling means that everything is thrown in the garbage - they'll just toss paper in the trash in other countries too as they don't know any better (this is an example, it relates to other areas of conservation as well; wastefulness/carelessness), and since they only know the Imperial system, that automatically creates a brick wall when trying to communicate any kind of measurement (as opposed to other countries which use Metric, but generally give you a good gist of how Imperial works). It all relates to them being a global superpower - they don't feel the need to educate their citizens about anything outside of America, because America is the centre. Whereas most other first-world countries still have to educate their citizens about America, because America is the superpower.

Of course, this is all archetypical, spread out around the country, it's a 'vibe'. These are simply a list of reasons anyone could put together as to why Europeans might roll their eyes at an American - they expect to have to put up with someone who's likely to be at least one of the following: More wasteful, Less culturally educated, spoiled, and so on. Can these things be true of someone from another country as well? Certainly, but people know where to expect it from most.

I know you were asking for something more directly political, but when it comes down to the individual, it isn't very 'technical', since individuals don't affect the way their politics function. All of that reflects their foreign anyway: It's intrusive, outdated, messy, false and exploitative.

This was probably the best answer I didn't know I was searching for. I suppose stereotypes do existed for a reason and most Americas are Dumb. (I really do blame the schools though. Even the Private Schools have the same problems as Public Schools in terms of drug problems, racists, and not knowing anything about anything and being more concerned what is posted on Twitter and Facebook.) I guess I always wanted to believe there was some where better in the world than America (Not a utopia) but somewhere where people have some idea whats going on and doesn't just follow people like sheep. Or get there information and satire jokes from a top comment section of a Yahoo article.

[technology4617]

I suppose stereotypes do existed for a reason and most Americas are Dumb. (I really do blame the schools though. Even the Private Schools have the same problems as Public Schools in terms of drug problems, racists, and not knowing anything about anything and being more concerned what is posted on Twitter and Facebook.) I guess I always wanted to believe there was some where better in the world than America (Not a utopia) but somewhere where people have some idea whats going on and doesn't just follow people like sheep.

"Even though this was mentioned nowhere in Adsolution's post, I'll still bring up this nonexistent point just cuz."

[DandyGuy]

I suppose stereotypes do existed for a reason and most Americas are Dumb. (I really do blame the schools though. Even the Private Schools have the same problems as Public Schools in terms of drug problems, racists, and not knowing anything about anything and being more concerned what is posted on Twitter and Facebook.) I guess I always wanted to believe there was some where better in the world than America (Not a utopia) but somewhere where people have some idea whats going on and doesn't just follow people like sheep.

"Even though this was mentioned nowhere in Adsolution's post, I'll still bring up this nonexistent point just cuz."

Ad said " People typically view America as being loud, obnoxious, controlling, ignorant, and egotistical." Aside from that im fully aware I was speaking about something indirectly related to what the rest he said.

[Shrooblord]

Thanks for the help, Shroobie :3. I don't know if I should buy a micro that good/expensive though. What are you using it for, just to know?

Everything! I've used it for tutorial videos in the past, I use it for my Skype, I use it to sing my songs into. And for singing, it truly is a beast. I'm having more trouble finding the right acoustics in the room itself than fighting with the artefacts a microphone will generate when recording.