Lol well he wasn’t basing it on the quality of the car or personal experience or anything possibly valid. He was basing it on the fact that it was a KOREAN company :eek: Those damn Koreans. Always copying everything Japan does. All they are are copy cats. Making inferior KOREAN versions of Japanese products. Fuck Koreans. (disclaimer this is not my opinion of Koreans but that of my ex) 
For what it’s worth, the Americans I know are hyper-aware of their country’s shortcomings. Some are even researching which countries they’d move to if the US of A veers any more towards an oligarchy. They’ve read a lot about European, Asian and Latin American politics and have quite the admiration for countries with good economic policies, infrastructures and healthcare.
I hear MUCH more criticism of America (at least from liberals) than “Rah, rah, we’re the best at everything!”
That seems so immature no matter which country you’re cheerleading for.
There’s a joke about Japanese colons to be written somewhere in here, but damned if I’m the guy who can write it…
I think you’ll find how people feel about their country’s flaws is wildly varied depending if they are at home or in some foreign land. Even the most self aware tend to change view when a foreigner in another country points out the flaws. It’s kinda just human nature, I think.
Human nature is what we’re put on this world to rise above. 
Kowing of the amazing selection offered in Japanese electronics stores, last fall while in Japan I shopped for a case for my new Samsung Galaxy phone. Although the stores I check out carried a gazillion cases for other phones (mostly the iPhone series), the offerings for Samsung products were pretty weak. I later learned that Samsung phones are not at all popular in Japan. Guess why. 
Many years ago I read an article which talked about the trend of women in Japan delaying marriage until later and later in their lives. Why? Over the years, it was becoming easier for women to find jobs with a salary they could live on - which meant that they didn’t have to settle for the first Japanese guy they could get their hands on; they could wait until they met one who wasn’t a self-centered asshole.
Next time he pisses you off, pretend to sneeze and blurt out, “HIROSHIMA!”
We round-eyes lack the guts to tackle that issue.
:smack:
(My eyes are less round than most of y’all, since my mom was Japanese. I learned to pretend to listen to whatever she said, argue absolutely none whatsoever, and let it roll off my back.)
Also, other than ethnicity, you’ve described my lovely blonde-and-blue-eyed Anglo-Saxon wife of 30 years, other than the “Japan is best” part. ('cuz 'Merica!)
So. maybe it’s not just Japanese folks?
Nope, not just any one type of folks. My Mexican MiL will tell you that everything was invented in Mexico, all the best food is Mexican, every name originally was Mexican until was appropriated by other cultures, mumble, mumble Mexico. I admit it. I blank out pretty quickly these days. Just know that EVERYTHING comes from Mexico. Even Japan, I’m pretty sure.
Mexican Japan is the best! Whenever I get tired of regular Japan, I hit this little bodega that has Japan in glass bottles with real sugar.
Besides, Pancho Villa Hello Kitty looks so cool in her serape and mustache…
You are not doing your daughter any favors encouraging a relationship with this guy. From what you’re telling us, she’s an accessory, not a daughter. She’s going to be messed up, chasing guys who don’t want her, if this keeps up.
Maintain the relationship with Grandma and try to find a more stable male influence for your girl. She deserves better than this sperm donor.
Is your ex anything like the Japanese slavemaster from Eric the Viking?
Yes, she does.
So… you’re saying Americans are better than everyone else?