# My psychopathically pro-American coworker just went way over the line. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341 "2003-03-26T18:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/61 "2003-03-28T06:32:52Z")
I like how people try and pretend most of Europe is some horrible wasteland of communists, taking people’s guns away and censoring their press… But, yet, I’ll probably be safer in the U.K…I can buy marijuana in Amsterdam…I could drink at 18…I’d have health coverage (without having to buy my own)…the BBC is much better than the majority of TV here…I could see boobies on quite a few European channels… ---
**Author:** ![Clint\_in\_Wichita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Clint\_in\_Wichita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clint_in_Wichita)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/62 "2003-03-28T13:58:29Z")
America certainly isn’t #1 in every category, but overall, it’s still the best place to live on Earth. JMO ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/63 "2003-03-28T17:07:47Z")
Yes, JYO. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/64 "2003-03-28T17:31:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by montag01_ > > You didn’t get your DL until you were twenty two? What are you, some sort of public transportation freak? Go back to Europe, hippy! > > I’m 29 and don’t have a license. I had one for a few months when I was 21 or something, then didn’t bother to get a new one when I lost it in the wash. 😛 \*\* I had a license for a few months when I was 16. Never got one again until last spring, didn’t really need one either. I turn 35 in June. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/65 "2003-03-28T18:49:36Z")
You should wait 'til after work and kick her ass. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/66 "2003-03-28T21:00:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Clint in Wichita \* > \*\*America certainly isn’t #1 in every category, but overall, it’s still the best place to live on Earth. > > JMO \*\* Take it from **Clint** , world-traveler and polyglot extraordinaire, posting from --what is it? – Wichita, France? Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/67 "2003-03-28T22:05:03Z")
**Kyla** - How big is your cubicle/office? We need to know [what size](http://www.politicalgifts.com/france.html) to send you. [hijack] 4/11 LA @ SF, 4/19, SF _@ LA_. I’ll have a Biersch for ya. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Gui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@El\_Gui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Gui)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/68 "2003-03-28T22:26:36Z")
You could also show her a printout of that infamous [“put down the damn dog Bush”](http://bushybarney.tripod.com/news0501.htm) salute. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/69 "2003-03-30T05:05:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Clint in Wichita \* > \*\*America certainly isn’t #1 in every category, but overall, it’s still the best place to live on Earth. > > JMO \*\* Sure it is. Oh. Is now when you tell me to love it or leave it? Yutz. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/70 "2003-03-31T02:23:38Z")
Well, I like where I live, and no, the US doesn’t suck as a place to live. But then, I think it would be neat to visit other countries too. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/71 "2003-03-31T16:44:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Troy McClure SF \* > \*\*\*\*Kyla[/b > [hijack] > 4/11 LA @ SF, 4/19, SF _@ LA_. I’ll have a Biersch for ya. \*\* Continuing the hijack: I’m moving to Chicago, and the Giants are playing the Cubs at Wrigley on my birthday! Feel like making a roadtrip in July? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/72 "2003-03-31T16:50:33Z")
Funny, **Clint in Wichita** said in another thread that he’s never actually left the USA. His authority on this subject is therefore entirely worthless. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/73 "2003-03-31T18:04:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*Funny, **Clint in Wichita** said in another thread that he’s never actually left the USA. > > His authority on this subject is therefore entirely worthless. \*\* Agreed. As an American who has lived and worked around the world, I find America to be the best place on earth to live for me, but that may not be so for someone else. Every country has its attractions and annoyances, and it’s arrogant for Americans, especially know-nothing clodhoppers like **Clint** , to assume that our nation is necessarily superior to others. (I think it is, but that’s just me). ---
**Author:** ![Clint\_in\_Wichita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Clint\_in\_Wichita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clint_in_Wichita)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/74 "2003-03-31T18:55:58Z")
It’s called _reading_, dickheads…and I made it clear that I was simply stating my opinion. If you don’t like it, go fuck yourself. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/75 "2003-03-31T19:34:14Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s called reading, dickheads…and I made it clear that I was simply stating my opinion. If you don’t like it, go fuck yourself. Judging by the tone and content of your posts, you must have gotten your opinions from “Rush Limbaugh’s Guide to Them Danged Furriners.” Reading is important, but it is no substitute for travel. A book can never make up for having boozy conversations with folks from other countries at a youth hostel in London or show you how to bargain with a _tuk-tuk_ driver in Bangkok. A book can not convey the smell of incense at a Buddhist temple in Japan or the noise of an open-air market in Guatemala. ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/76 "2003-03-31T19:39:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Clint in Wichita \* > \*\*It’s called _reading_, dickheads…and I made it clear that I was simply stating my opinion. If you don’t like it, go fuck yourself. \*\* Look assknuckle, _reading_ about the Eiffel Tower is nothing compared to actually standing at the observation deck on top of it. _Reading_ about **The Louvre** is nothing compared to actually walking through it’s halls and actually catching a glimpse of _Mona Lisa_. _Reading_ about **anything** is utterly insignificant comapred to actually seeing/experiencing it.\* \*Reading about what it’s like to get shot is of course an acceptable exception. ---
**Author:** ![Clint\_in\_Wichita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Clint\_in\_Wichita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clint_in_Wichita)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/77 "2003-03-31T23:03:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gobear \* > \*\*Judging by the tone and content of your posts, you must have gotten your opinions from “Rush Limbaugh’s Guide to Them Danged Furriners.” > > Reading is important, but it is no substitute for travel. A book can never make up for having boozy conversations with folks from other countries at a youth hostel in London or show you how to bargain with a _tuk-tuk_ driver in Bangkok. A book can not convey the smell of incense at a Buddhist temple in Japan or the noise of an open-air market in Guatemala. \*\* And simply traveling is not the same as living somewhere for an extended period of time. BTW, I’m no conservative. Well, I guess I would be on _this_ BB. I’ve never seen so many anti-American bleeding hearts in my life. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/78 "2003-03-31T23:20:11Z")
> [@](#): > > And simply traveling is not the same as living somewhere for an extended period of time. Since I spent 1993-1999 living and working in Asia, I’ll agree. You have neither traveled nor lived abroad, so that puts you well behind those of us who have. [/quote] BTW, I’m no conservative. Well, I guess I would be on this BB. I’ve never seen so many anti-American bleeding hearts in my life. [/quote] I don’t know what that has to do with your lack of knowledge about the rest of the world. If you’re calling ME an “anti-American bleeding heart,” BWAHAHAHA! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/79 "2003-04-01T02:21:46Z")
Well, for those of us who can’t afford to travel (hopefully SOMEDAY), all I can give my opinion on is the US. Hell, I’ve barely left Pennsylvania! ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341/80 "2003-04-01T02:22:55Z")
I think using the phrase “anti-American bleeding heart” automatically qualifies you as a conservative. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-psychopathically-pro-american-coworker-just-went-way-over-the-line/164341.md?page=5)