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According to a recent Time Magazine article, the concept of the "Ugly American" may be based more on perception than practice.

That's right, Kids...time to rip those Maple Leaf patches off your rucksack & proudly proclaim, like a true American, that "We're #11!! We're #11!!"

What was nice to learn, though, was that while Americans are notoriously unlearned in foreign language, they did rank at the top of the list in attempting to speak the local language.

While this is nice to hear, were the americans really trying to speak the language, or were they just speaking english really slowly

All of the Japanese tourists I've ever seen have been the most polite, most adorable people ever.

Lebanese men are pushy, just so you know.

You're not supposed to put them in your pocket and take them home, you know.

But moooooooooommmmmm! I want one!!!

Does anyone know where the complete survey results can be found (in French or English)?

It really all comes down to money, we're the best tippers so other countries tolerate us. And just like the French we do most of our vacationing in country, so the most obnoxious among us aren't inflicted upon the world at large.

No, the obnoxious among us are inflicted upon the rest of us.

Note: I am a Lebanese man. I know them. I go to church with them. All pushy.

But we forgive them because of manakish b'jibne.

You know every single Lebanese man on earth?

That's right. Keep digging.

Too slow, neener neener

Well, *I'm* a white female and all the white females *I* know like orange sherbert, therefore all white females like orange sherbert. All of them.

And loudly.

edit: I thought it was because of al narghile wa l'kibi ila sofs'af.

Well....I think the tipping thing is different because I'm told that tipping isn't NEARLY as common in other countries as it is in ours.

I was in a toursity bar in Atlantic CIty when a couple of Irish kids on vacation sat next to me. It was their first time in America. When they asked me why I kept paying extra...I explained the custom of tipping.

To which they replied "Jaysus...whay di 'ye tip the feckin' barman fer....ey's a feckin' barman....tha's what ey's s'posta feckin' do"

I live in the UK for three years at an American air base and traveled Europe extensively and found that the Ugly American stereotype is usually only applied when one is acting like an ugly American.

Okay... now let me get this straight. I'm a half Asian male. But I was beaten to a post by coyotemike. Does this mean he can beat all half Asian males to any post they make?

you guys re putting way too much effort into giving a shit about misterlinguist. pretty much evrything he says is verbal doodie.....so it's easier just to discount every word that dribbles off his chin

yes. he has Powers.

That and he loses in arguments with rocks.