Why the Rest of the World Hates U.S.

I doubt it very much if the rest of the world hates america.I mean that would be impossible if every country in the whole world hated us.There is no reason for it.JM

we are all the same
we are all humans on earth
america is just a piece of land...if you hate them then you hate yourself

Originally posted by eggmayo
I mean you change the words... spell them differently... if a new word is invented, sure, its a correct word no matter where its invented.... I just think the words should be the same in all countries that speak the same language.

Mmmm, no, not really...different areas have different words for things. Even through different areas of the US people use different words for the same thing. One thing my friends and I always bring up is "is it soda or pop?" 😂 But anyway, they're just regional dialects. If two populations that speak the same language are seperated, the language will chance in different ways over time. For the same reason people speak with accents.

And I tend to use British and American spelling interchangably 😄 drove my teachers insane because they'd tell me that I misspelled something (like if I wrote 'colour' instead of 'color'😉 and I'd say "no, that's spelled right..." heh!

Originally posted by Jackie Malfoy
I doubt it very much if the rest of the world hates america.I mean that would be impossible if every country in the whole world hated us.There is no reason for it.JM

A lot of other countries DO very much dislike America, though.

No countries don'T hate other countries, some people in the countries, might hate the US, no generalizing here, m'kay

Okay, I'll reword it. A lot of people from other countries dislike the US.

Good, good!

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Originally posted by Silver Stardust
I think part of it is the attitude that many Americans have, the "We're so much better than the rest of the world" thing.

Actually, if you substitute "We've got too much going on in our daily lives to care about the rest of the world" - which is true for about 95% of the people I know - it would be more accurate. Accusations for Americans being apathetic to the majority of the world are accusations I can live with.

BTW, being apathetic is NOT the same thing as being cocky.

The generic reason why, since about ten eyars after the Second World War, people have ever really hated America (whilst not showing anywhere near as much hate to other much worse regimes) remains a combination of jealously and ignorance.

American does a fair few crappy things but so do all countries. But American gets the most flak because it is the most powerful, and this spills over into an endless regurgitation of ignorant claptrap that only demonstrates how contemptible humanity can be.

The rest of the world hate the US because they are basically a new country and are already running things, and are also WAY too patriotic.

The patriot---could the english be portraed ANY worse?

America's overblown jingoism does irritate. But then so does British hooliganism and German neo-facism; you will find most Western countries have areas in that regard for which they are disliked; again, American's power and the jealously of that inflates the criticism that goes towards them.

Originally posted by BackFire
I think there's a number of reasons why people hate us.

1. Cocky - We tend to think that our way is the only way things should be done, and if it isn't our way, it's automatically wrong, even if it works for another country.

2. Our president - George Bush is very hated amongst the world, this is no shocker really. Everyone knows this, so I'll move on.

3. Policing the world - I think this is what bothers most other countries, america putting it's nose everywhere, as if it's some authority in every matter.

Eh, those are the main things I believe.

i think backfire got it spot on...

and for the record its 'aeroplane'

I think Ush got it more spot on...

Originally posted by Ushgarak
The generic reason why, since about ten eyars after the Second World War, people have ever really hated America (whilst not showing anywhere near as much hate to other much worse regimes) remains a combination of jealously and ignorance.

Let me add that the Cold War escalated the disliking of America. And is understandble that the world disprove of the whole Cold War. Plus America supporting Israel is an even higher reason as to why there is such hatred towards Americans in the middle east.

See most people think that the hatred towards Americans began with this whole Saddam and Osama business. And that is not the case. Decades earlier the Middle East were upset that the American Government help the Isralies in the war. The American government in order to win some sympathy help the Afghan rebels fight the Soviets during the invasion of the late 70's early 80's. But that as many of you know didn't work.

imo...

obviously there have been much worse regimes...

but none have been as big a player in world politics as the u.s.a...

i still agree with backfire, though i see what ush means...

Originally posted by Silver Stardust
Mmmm, no, not really...different areas have different words for things. Even through different areas of the US people use different words for the same thing. One thing my friends and I always bring up is "is it soda or pop?" 😂 But anyway, they're just regional dialects. If two populations that speak the same language are seperated, the language will chance in different ways over time. For the same reason people speak with accents.

And I tend to use British and American spelling interchangably 😄 drove my teachers insane because they'd tell me that I misspelled something (like if I wrote 'colour' instead of 'color'😉 and I'd say "no, that's spelled right..." heh!

Originally posted by eggmayo
What about Americans renaming the age-old sport of 'football' to 'soccer'?

that pisses me off big time... ridiculous...

Originally posted by FeceMan
(It's a play on words--"us" and the abbreviation for United States. Get it? Great.)

Tell me what you believe to be true. I'll put my few cents in later. If you're wrong...well, don't be a moron, that is all I can say.

i sure dont hate the US?
if anything i hate them from jelousy....whenever i come up with a great idea (like getting some foods delivered to your door) my sister will say 'theyve already got that in america' or 'america's probably already invented that'

oh my god ive just thought of the best idea...can you americans get alcohol delivered to your door? 😱

Originally posted by eggmayo
What about Americans renaming the age-old sport of 'football' to 'soccer'?

I know soccer is a big thing for you guys. But what's the big deal with calling it soccer? The proper name should be "kickball". And no one rename soccer to football. Football is totaly different sport than soccer.