Top stereotyping there.
Only slightly behind casting the English as effete little pansies hiding behind skirts and whimpering "Mumsy" any time a shadow passes.

Get over yourself, you prejudicial little twit.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 3 May 2011, 19:55, 1 reply)

i can see where you are coming from
But I think "prejudicial twit" is a tad strong. The best man at my wedding was a yank. He just happens to be a really good one.

The first part was just an expression of distaste at the sight of thousands of people taking to the streets to not only celebrate somebody's death but do so by mindlessly chanting the "abbreviated" name of their country over and over and over. If that doesn't make people stop and think then this fucking should (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/kids-celebrating-osama-bin-ladens-death?s=mobile). Anyone here remember wincing at the sight of footage of people celebrating 9/11? But then they were just rag heads. Give them a polo shirt, stars and stripes and then plonk them in times square and everything is hunky dory again?

The second part was just a reference to the last high profile US special forces mission which saw fellow Scot Linda Norgrove kinda killed by the "good" guys. Not by a stray bullet though. By a fucking GRENADE. I can't find my belm emoticon right now but I would be using it if I could.

As for stereo types they serve a purpose. On my last trip to the states I met some truly awesome people. I also met a few pretty tidy looking ladies. Many of whom, upon laying eyes on my kilt clad self would ask if it was true that scotsman wore nothing underneath. Yep, stereotypes rock.
(OTT, Tue 3 May 2011, 21:00, closed)

I'm a Merkin. :(
And I'm ashamed of how some of us have behaved. Anybody else reminded of the Two Minutes' Hate from 1984?

Have you got any spare room over on your side of the pond for a sheepish ex-Merkin to sidle in and try and pretend to be a native?
(TheWonderfulWombat It came to me in a dream., Tue 3 May 2011, 22:52, closed)

no room over here i am afraid.
People like you need to stay there if there is any hope of keeping the other ones in check ;)

Edit: your comment about two minute hate just sank in.

It looked like a disneyfied version I suppose. Lots of smiles and bright colours. A truly fin time for all the family.
(OTT, Wed 4 May 2011, 6:18, closed)