The Cellar - An American Place?

[Sundae]

No.
I'm really not saying that. I think you are taking what I have said and taking the next step - it's honestly not one I am taking, or am interested in taking.

This was my original post:

If you're going to denigrate every single "developed" country for their lifestyle, at least acknowledge them. If your issue is only with Americans then you might find a better audience on a US-only forum. This forum is US-based, but thanks to UT and the intelligence and experience of the American Dwelars it is a welcome home to a small but vocal "foreign" contingent, whose views are appreciated if not always accepted.

Bottom line - do your homework rather then posting a set piece. This is a community, not a soapbox.

I've even kept in the typo.

In this case Coberst was specifically criticising Americans, and I was actually trying to make the point (obviously very poorly) that in fact he was making points about the whole of the Western world, but giving American specific reasons for his conclusions. Which made no sense when his criticisms could be applied to any number of countries who do not have a common history with the US. I felt he was addressing the board as if it was composed solely of Americans, and that's certainly not true.

However, this lead to me explaining that if you post on a board where general terms like the Government, the military, the schools, the sports industry, tv channels, advertising etc etc ALL mean The American Government, the American military etc and not the ones you (I) am familiar with and know how they work, then you do adjust your mindset slightly. It is barely noticeable after a while, but sometimes a thread will surprise you (football being an obvious example).

I don't want to feel different, to feel apart. I react to the people here - not their nationality. But if you took all the locations away then I would still be making the same adjustments. It's not a bad thing. I don't mind. I'm not complaining. I think I'm done.

I've tried to put my point logically. I've kept coming back because I felt I was being identified as something I'm not and my views were being twisted. But we won't agree, so really I'll just let my posts show that I'm not small minded or trying to pull anything apart. If they don't then that's my bad and I'll live with it.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

I think you are taking what I have said and taking the next step - it's honestly not one I am taking, or am interested in taking.

That's exactly what I'm doing, because that's what I do. I'm sorry if I dragged you along the tangent I couldn't resist following.

It is interesting to see your original post:

This forum is US-based, but thanks to UT and the intelligence and experience of the American Dwelars it is a welcome home to a small but vocal "foreign" contingent, whose views are appreciated if not always accepted.

I don't categorize, in my mind, "foreign" posters into a "contingent." That's exactly the opposite of what I think the internet is for.

But to show you that I understand your point, let me propose this analogy: Being a non-American on a predominantly American disscussion forum might feel something like being a non-Christian in America. And God knows I've done my fair share of beating that subject to death.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Flint

But to show you that I understand your point, let me propose this analogy: Being a non-American on a predominantly American disscussion forum might feel something like being a non-Christian in America. And God knows I've done my fair share of beating that subject to death.

Thank you.
And btw I feel the same (albeit to a to a lesser degree, despite having a state religion) in the UK.