[QUOTE=Taste_My_Scythe]They do. BBC said that after the first explosions, people were still out in the streets and what not. I admire them for that.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, good to see they still have courage after all of that.

hmmm windows XP home usually does not require formatting that often. are you going to windowsupdate.com and getting all the service packs?

If not, there may be a corrupted file hidden on your install disk somewhere, that has happened to me in the past, but if you have had the disc for more than a certain amount of time, microsoft will not replace it for free due to the warranty expiring.

[QUOTE=Six Foot Revolver]Being English rawks :cool:[/QUOTE]

I'm sure it does. :thumb: Better than being American.

[QUOTE=Taste_My_Scythe]I'm sure it does. :thumb: Better than being American.[/QUOTE]

meh, i dont know why there are so many self loathing americans nowadays.

[QUOTE=NJMetalMeister]meh, i dont know why there are so many self loathing americans nowadays.[/QUOTE]

Me neither. :confused:

[QUOTE=NJMetalMeister]meh, i dont know why there are so many self loathing americans nowadays.[/QUOTE]

I don't loathe being American. I loathe this country and the way things are going with the stupid government and the way we are destroying everything. Americans in general, I think, have the tendency to be a nation of stereotype of typical teenagers: e.g. they think they are invincible.

[QUOTE=NJMetalMeister]hmmm windows XP home usually does not require formatting that often. are you going to windowsupdate.com and getting all the service packs?

If not, there may be a corrupted file hidden on your install disk somewhere, that has happened to me in the past, but if you have had the disc for more than a certain amount of time, microsoft will not replace it for free due to the warranty expiring.[/QUOTE]

no I dont go to windowsupdate.com, it slows down my PC and I cant stand it. I dont know whether it's a corrupted file or not the technician will tell. Unlike you I'm a retard when it comes to fixing computers :p

[QUOTE=NJMetalMeister]meh, i dont know why there are so many self loathing americans nowadays.[/QUOTE]

I'm not self-loathing either. I'm just upset with the direction the country and its culture are taking.

[QUOTE=Taste_My_Scythe]I don't loathe being American. I loathe this country and the way things are going with the stupid government and the way we are destroying everything. Americans in general, I think, have the tendency to be a nation of stereotype of typical teenagers: e.g. they think they are invincible.[/QUOTE]

That's actually a good reason. I guess it would suck to be put under that stereotype.

This is what reality TV gives you. ;)

[QUOTE=Taste_My_Scythe]I don't loathe being American. I loathe this country and the way things are going with the stupid government and the way we are destroying everything. Americans in general, I think, have the tendency to be a nation of stereotype of typical teenagers: e.g. they think they are invincible.[/QUOTE]

I do not want to start a political argument at all (being as i am one of the "as[color=white]sholes[/color]" that voted for bush), but ill make a very good analogy to state my opinion on this:

You are a huge baseball fan, your favorite team makes it to the world series, and gets beaten, just barely, like it made it to game 7 and the 15th inning, are you going to hate baseball now because you didnt win, even though there is always next time?

just food for thought.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]I'm not self-loathing either. I'm just upset with the direction the country and its culture are taking.[/QUOTE]

You really give the impression of a europian guy.

[QUOTE=NJMetalMeister]I do not want to start a political argument at all (being as i am one of the "as[color=white]sholes[/color]" that voted for bush), but ill make a very good analogy to state my opinion on this:

You are a huge baseball fan, your favorite team makes it to the world series, and gets beaten, just barely, like it made it to game 7 and the 15th inning, are you going to hate baseball now because you didnt win, even though there is always next time?

just food for thought.[/QUOTE]

That is a good analogy, but what if the Player's Union goes on strike again?

[QUOTE=Stoic]no I dont go to windowsupdate.com, it slows down my PC and I cant stand it. I dont know whether it's a corrupted file or not the technician will tell. Unlike you I'm a retard when it comes to fixing computers :p[/QUOTE]

well im happy to spread my knowledge, but seriously updating your windows and defragging once and a while can do compelte wonders to your machine. Even if windowsupdate does slow down your computer, it can save you a lot of hassle later on.

As for me, im off to an irish pub here one last time for dinner (because i go back to the US finally on monday), and then going to watch some soccer match there, even though i have no idea who is playing, but whatever they sell bulmers cider at this pub, and that is good enough for me.

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[quote]That is a good analogy, but what if the Player's Union goes on strike again?[/quote]

Well that would be a problem, but luckily i have never known the US government to go on strike :p

[QUOTE=NJMetalMeister]well im happy to spread my knowledge, but seriously updating your windows and defragging once and a while [B]can do compelte wonders to your machine[/B]. Even if windowsupdate does slow down your computer, it can save you a lot of hassle later on.
[/QUOTE]

really? I'll take it more seriously as soon as my PC is fixed (for the 666th time).

Have fun to that pub :wave:

[QUOTE=NJMetalMeister]Well that would be a problem, but luckily i have never known the US government to go on strike :p[/QUOTE]

Another one of those darn analogies. :p

Have fun at the pub.

I'd rather live in Europe than America...simply because America's ugly. It's completely built up, and there's almost NO nature here...

Around NYC, anyway...

[QUOTE=Stoic]You really give the impression of a europian guy.[/QUOTE]

I get that a lot. Problem is, American culture has become so powerfully stereotyped, that when someone like me comes along, people have a hard time believing I was born and raised in America.

As I said, the problem is that the stereotypes have become international. More so than any other country, America is the most stereotyped. I remember a while ago in a political debate about foreign policy, one guy commented, "We don't need the French to paint us as a bunch of cowboys."

To which I replied, "You're right. We've already done a fine enough job of that ourselves."

Lots of people think America is a country full of fat, greedy bastards.

Sad thing is, lots of us are...

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]Lots of people think America is a country full of fat, greedy bastards.

Sad thing is, lots of us are...[/QUOTE]

2/3rds of the country is over-weight, our media negatively reinforces an ideal of "get rich or die trying," and partisan politics is becoming our most distinguishing characteristic more and more with each year.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]I'd rather live in Europe than America...simply because America's ugly. It's completely built up, and there's almost NO nature here...

Around NYC, anyway...[/QUOTE]

It's actually quite beautiful and serene where I live. It is slowly becoming more industrialized though.

EDIT: My browser auto-posted? :confused:

Whatever happened to the American Dream: having a loving family and a home?

I think our nation's starting to go down the tube...

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]Whatever happened to the American Dream: having a loving family and a home?

I think our nation's starting to go down the tube...[/QUOTE]

I know what you mean...I think that people are becoming more hostile and wasteful.

That's just my two cents.

I really don't like the gun factor over there, I think it is far better over here

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]Lots of people think America is a country full of fat, greedy bastards.

Sad thing is, lots of us are...[/QUOTE]
Actually, here in Canada, the stereotype is that American's are complete idiots who:
a)know nothing about anything except America
b)brag about how powerful America is
c)know absoluty nothing about Canada, and make stupid stereotypes about us constantly
d)all of the above

^ Thats a good half (possibly more) of the nation right there.

Sad to hear, because after meeting a lot of the Americans on here, I thought this was not the case.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]I'd rather live in Europe than America...simply because America's ugly. It's completely built up, and there's almost NO nature here...

Around NYC, anyway...[/QUOTE]
The Mid West US > Industrial US

[QUOTE=RiceMonster]Sad to hear, because after meeting a lot of the Americans on here, I thought this was not the case.[/QUOTE]

Stereotypes gotta come from somewhere my friend.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]Bastard. Mine's due to black out in about another 30 seconds.[/QUOTE]

Has it got an aerial...?

[QUOTE=Arucard]Has it got an aerial...?[/QUOTE]

I don't know what that is, so I can't say.