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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
On December 11 2009 17:54 .risingdragoon wrote: americans of every descend knows this shit, unless you're asian asian in which case you'll figure it out at some point lol can you be clearer please i really don't get what you're trying to say lol know what shit? americans of every descend? figure what out? | ||
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.risingdragoon
United States3021 Posts
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Oxygen
Canada3581 Posts
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Uraeus
France1378 Posts
On December 11 2009 18:21 disco wrote: France is like the most unfriendly country out there. They don't bother to speak to you in english if you don't know french, even though they know english. They're like, speak french or fuck off. French people suck so much at English that for most of them, you can't consider they speak it. And the thread is about expats, not tourists. I expect an expat to learn the local language, so your commentary is irrelevant anyway. Don't get me wrong, I think France is terrible for expats, but I have very good reasons to. So you learn the language of every country you visit on holidays? Incidently, I try and learn a few basic words/expressions (Hello/please/thanks/ "where is...?" /"how much...?") for every country I visit. And I totally knew I didn't need to when I travelled to Sweden, Norway, or Iceland, as everyone there speaks great English. | ||
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disco
Netherlands1667 Posts
the thread is about expats, not tourists. I expect an expat to learn the local language, so your commentary is irrelevant anyway. True, actually. I was talking about tourists, so ignore my comment. | ||
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
On December 11 2009 18:06 disco wrote: France is like the most unfriendly country out there. They don't bother to speak to you in english if you don't know french, even though they know english. They're like, speak french or fuck off. It is because they don't know how to speak English properly and don't want to look like idiots while trying. But in fact they are even more stupid to not try :D | ||
TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
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rredtooth
5461 Posts
On December 11 2009 03:54 fanatacist wrote: whaaat? but you guys have PUTIN!Russia should be last, or close to it. Russians hate everyone, including Russians. + Show Spoiler [PUTIN!] + ![[image loading]](http://www.cantstopthebleeding.com/img/300_putin,0.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.topnews.in/files/putin_0.jpg) | ||
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Try
United States1293 Posts
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
On December 11 2009 18:18 GreenManalishi wrote: I never said they are less friendly to anyone specifically, only that they are more polite and friendly to white foreigners. It is because of this 'cultural export' that they do treat white foreigners better, I don't really know what you are arguing. Being white in China makes the Chinese more interested and polite to you, often it is because you look like a walking dollar sign, but just as often they are genuine and actually want to get to know you. I have made several really good friends in China and I only met them because I am white and they were curious and friendly. I never said anything about being better, I only said that being white makes Chinese people more friendly. A little bit of a few things. I'm Chinese and grew up in the Philippines and am now in the U.S. Many Chinese, especially the ones in Asia, kind of look down upon other races. I saw this especially in the Philippines, where many have a superiority complex over the native population. The exception is whites, who they view more or less as an equal. The other thing is that Chinese culture is more entrepreneurial compared to others. There is a merchant culture that makes them friendly especially to people with money. And Americans are known to be big spenders as tourists. This is less of a white thing as some European tourists don't spend much. If they think you're American, they'll be really friendly. | ||
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Silvanel
Poland4733 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32084 Posts
On December 11 2009 18:21 disco wrote: So you learn the language of every country you visit on holidays? Learning a few key phrases takes so little time and it benefits you a lot. Why wouldn't you do that? | ||
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TerraIncognita
Germany55 Posts
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789
United States959 Posts
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
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{ToT}Strafe
Thailand7026 Posts
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Sadist
United States7290 Posts
Maybe with the influx of the polish the true attitude of the irish towards REAL immigrants came out? =) | ||
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Dyllyn
Singapore670 Posts
On December 13 2009 12:25 madnessman wrote: i have no idea how singapore is on there... I resent that. I have no idea how two countries with institutionalised racism are on the list (malaysia - malay supremacy and south africa - traces apartheid AND a retarded rape rate) Edit: I'm in hong kong and holy fuck everyone here speaks fucking cantonese and guess what dialect of chinese i don't know? I've taken to telling these guys i'm korean. but they are pretty nice about it | ||
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JieXian
Malaysia4677 Posts
On December 13 2009 14:21 GenericTerranPlayer wrote: I resent that. I have no idea how two countries with institutionalised racism are on the list (malaysia - malay supremacy and south africa - traces apartheid AND a retarded rape rate) Edit: I'm in hong kong and holy fuck everyone here speaks fucking cantonese and guess what dialect of chinese i don't know? I've taken to telling these guys i'm korean. but they are pretty nice about it You just cant stand it that we beat Singapore DESPITE the institutionalised racism :D:D:D btw could someone please tell me about studying in France? | ||
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Dyllyn
Singapore670 Posts
On December 13 2009 14:26 JieXian wrote: btw could someone please tell me about studying in France? oh god please don't, my english teacher studied in france and now she's fucked up, worst teacher i've ever had. | ||
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