And they talk too much. Way too much.Coito ergo sum wrote:Jinx, buy me a coke.Kristie wrote:It's called soap!Clinton Huxley wrote:Americans smell funny.
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Clinton Huxley wrote:And they talk too much. Way too much.Coito ergo sum wrote:Jinx, buy me a coke.Kristie wrote:It's called soap!Clinton Huxley wrote:Americans smell funny.
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Back to the serious discussion bit.
I was thinking, America is a young nation and has all the naive gusto of a teenager who knows everything and will set the world to rights. Europe is it's disinterested sneering Gen-X parent that having been through all that shit itself is filled with apathy and ennui
I was thinking, America is a young nation and has all the naive gusto of a teenager who knows everything and will set the world to rights. Europe is it's disinterested sneering Gen-X parent that having been through all that shit itself is filled with apathy and ennui
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Than whom? Incomplete claim is incomplete. On the friendliness scale of your average person I've noticed little difference between Canadians and Americans (unless I tell them I'm Canadian).Coito ergo sum wrote:This points more to your narcissism than anything else. I mean, dude, it's not all about you. They're being friendly (in shops) because it is more pleasant to the customer to have a friendly environment, and they do want to help you find what you're looking for because if you find what you're looking for you just might buy it. And, if someone is a surly prick, i'm much less interested in lining his pocket.Făkünamę wrote:Is this a rehash? I could swear you've done this before.
Also, I agree with the false friendliness - It's not real. You don't know me. We aren't friends. I sincerely doubt you give a flying fuck if I enjoyed my shopping 'experience' at Walmart today. Fuck off.
Right. It's a sales ploy. I'm primarily referring to greeters in large stores, and to the lesser extent, the cashiers for whom they make maintaining this pretense a job requirement. These people do not give a fuck. It's false and I resent their imposed familiarity.
If that points to anything, it would be my standoffishness.
Also, Americans do tend to be genuinely more friendly.
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Nobody has ever accused me of this.Clinton Huxley wrote:And they talk too much. Way too much.Coito ergo sum wrote:Jinx, buy me a coke.Kristie wrote:It's called soap!Clinton Huxley wrote:Americans smell funny.
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Wait................. you can speak?!Ian wrote:Nobody has ever accused me of this.Clinton Huxley wrote:And they talk too much. Way too much.Coito ergo sum wrote:Jinx, buy me a coke.Kristie wrote:It's called soap!Clinton Huxley wrote:Americans smell funny.
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Clinton Huxley wrote:And they talk too much. Way too much.Coito ergo sum wrote:Jinx, buy me a coke.Kristie wrote:It's called soap!Clinton Huxley wrote:Americans smell funny.
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