Things you just don't get - Page 321

See what I mean? Of course you do, you're the guy who prompts me to talk about silliness I see in American attitudes toward something as inconsequential as minor tardiness toward social events then faults me for speaking ill of anything in America.

Different mentality, I guess. I just generally don't care much about where I sit in a theatre and I don't see why there's a need to sit next to each other in a big group at a venue like a movie theatre. It's not like you can talk to your friends or anything. If I got upset about it I'd ruin my own fun even more (and possibly that of others), so I figure it's better to relax about things I don't really have control over.
Edited by why - 12/12/12 at 12:49pm

You are making stupid generalizations about an entire country when these things are about individual tastes and preferences and nothing related to american culture.

Of course it's a generalization. I'm talking about a cultural mentality...that's kind of implied in the definition.

It's just a natural consequence that I say things about American culture given that a) I'm American b) the overwhelming majority of people on this forum are American.

I work with tons of these, "Well, in Europe this" and "Well, in Europe that." So annoying. Especially when they aren't putting their money where their mouth is.

I live in Europe and I'm still pissed off by latecomers

Being late is basically saying "my time is worth more than yours". So what, I'm cool to just sit around waiting for someone whose life is so jam packed with important stuff that I should just be grateful to see them at all? Fuck that, if you are more than 5 minutes late without a text/phonecall/im/facebook/carrierfuckingpidgeon then I'm leaving to do what ever was planned without you. As far as I'm concerned being late is one of the most basic rudenesses.

EDIT: I should clarify that if someone calls me up and says " hey dude, I'm gonna be 10/20/30 minutes late, that ok?" I'm happy to wait as long as it takes. Delays happen, not informing people of a revised ETA is not acceptable.

What do you mean by that?

If Europe is soo much better at all this other stuff, why aren't they there? Because there is clearly something better here for them.

I agree with that to an extent -- that is, the extent to which my time is actually worth something.

If I plan to take an evening off from whatever I'm doing, I value my time only by how much entertainment/relaxation/whatever it can provide. And if I ruin my own relaxation/entertainment/whatever by getting upset about tardiness then my time loses all value. I guess that's why for social functions I generally don't care much. Either that, or I'm just glad to be doing anything even if it's just standing at the refreshment stand eating Milk Duds.

That said, I really hate it when people waste my time (waiting extra time for an appointment, to start a meeting, etc.) because I could -- and likely would -- be doing something else in those situations.

Just because a person lives in one place doesn't mean another place can't have something better, or even that the person willfully chooses to live in that place (a lot of Americans don't live or work in Europe because they're not allowed to and vice versa). I don't know what you're trying to say here.

Ok. It is that they bring it up all of the time. Europe always has something better for whatever situation work related arises. They are always exapserated too. Like, why don't you people get with the program. Assholes.

"you know on the Spanish coast, in Europe, you'd be considered too fat to be eye candy."
Edited by gomestar - 12/12/12 at 1:53pm

60% of the time, it works every time?

This. You people who bitch must not live anywhere with heavy traffic.

it is called nostalgia...

When you move to a foreign country,you tend to remember mostly the best things about it..

Also ,sometimes,you only appreciate things when you did lose them..