J.R. said:SipEmBears said:J.R. said:J.R. said:Oldbear83 said:
JR " We ain't real popular around the world. Trust me on that "
The people I know around the world love Americans. Seems you may be hanging with a minority.
You focused on Euros, so that seems to be part of it. But I mentioned earlier I hear good things from my Polish and Welsh acquaintances and colleagues, the Germans are cool as long as you keep your word, and the Italians love us most of the time.
Maybe you are dealing with mostly urban and white-collar types.
let me flesh it out more. Euros, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai. It has definately changed. I'm on the ground with all the folks and the daily and meet more expats daily. Japanese and Korean (larges of the ex-pat community and Thai would never say anything because they are just so respectful. Chinese are loud, obnoxious and if they didn't throw around a bunch of $, they would not be welcomed. On a more important note. got back to Dallas 2 days ago, and damn it's hot as ball. I'd called you a liar if you told me Thailand is much cooer than Dallas.
I. had a chance to think on this. It's not that "they" hate us. It is really that no country trusts him.
maybe it is just who you hang out with over there. When I am there they want a leader like Trump and love the U.S.
you need to travel more these days. I have lived in 4 countries, speak 4 languages and we are NOT trusted any longer. I have also been to 45 countries , so I know difference from the good old days to now. My expat friends are Euros and Thais. Thais would never ever say anything derogatory. They Euros are just confused as who we have turned into. Most of them with all say their home govt is effed up too
JR continues to conflate how people he is personally friends with and their opinion of the current Administration, with the general public opinion of Americans across the globe.
I will simply say again that I have also traveled to a number of countries and worked overseas, and my experience is very different from his. Obviously, it's no stunner that one's friends and colleagues will generally share similar opinions on broad topics, but when someone asserts an opinion as the general or even unanimous one, it's appropriate to push back and point to bias and personal subjectivity.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier