So I just Roosh's new vid. It was a bit depressing for me. I'm an American living in Europe, and what he said confirms my own opinion.
I commented on his vid, but decided I wanted to hear what you guys think, too:
"Hey Roosh
"Good stuff.
"Have lived in both the US and Europe I would also say American manners are simply better.
"At least, Americans (I wrote European at first, but come to think of, most Americans no matter their ethnicity are like this as far as I can tell) are brought up to be attentive to strangers, to be more open and engaging and to go out of their way “emotionally” to accomodate you. You don’t see this in Europe. People basically shit on each other here. I wonder if it has to do with the end of Christianity and the large welfare states that absolve people of being responsible for how they treat each other on a personal level.
And some addenda...
"It's not that they are less outgoing. It's a question of social culture.
"On the same token, Americans are often louder and more obnoxious. The less well traveled can be especially mortifying. That seems to be more a function of their lack of social skills - less "cool" factor. Europeans on the whole are better at coming across as "cool", meaning laid-back, and indifferent.
"The indifference relates again to how you treat others. Americans almost seem beta in their manners - going out of one's way to accomodate another person. Europeans strike me as more non-chalant and therefore... less beta. Even though it can irritate the fuck out of me, especially when I get crappy service at a restaurant.
"This way of treating each other more tenderly in the US might have something to do with overall more conservative attitudes in the US. Latin Americans also have a reputation for hospitality, and their attitudes towards social issues are very conservative. Funnily, surveys show that Latin Americans think highly of Americans in general - especially people from Central America. The most sophisticated Latin Americans, Argentines, are the least positive in their attitudes towards the US. Chile is more positive, but not as much as say, El Salvador."
Just some thoughts...
I commented on his vid, but decided I wanted to hear what you guys think, too:
"Hey Roosh
"Good stuff.
"Have lived in both the US and Europe I would also say American manners are simply better.
"At least, Americans (I wrote European at first, but come to think of, most Americans no matter their ethnicity are like this as far as I can tell) are brought up to be attentive to strangers, to be more open and engaging and to go out of their way “emotionally” to accomodate you. You don’t see this in Europe. People basically shit on each other here. I wonder if it has to do with the end of Christianity and the large welfare states that absolve people of being responsible for how they treat each other on a personal level.
And some addenda...
"It's not that they are less outgoing. It's a question of social culture.
"On the same token, Americans are often louder and more obnoxious. The less well traveled can be especially mortifying. That seems to be more a function of their lack of social skills - less "cool" factor. Europeans on the whole are better at coming across as "cool", meaning laid-back, and indifferent.
"The indifference relates again to how you treat others. Americans almost seem beta in their manners - going out of one's way to accomodate another person. Europeans strike me as more non-chalant and therefore... less beta. Even though it can irritate the fuck out of me, especially when I get crappy service at a restaurant.
"This way of treating each other more tenderly in the US might have something to do with overall more conservative attitudes in the US. Latin Americans also have a reputation for hospitality, and their attitudes towards social issues are very conservative. Funnily, surveys show that Latin Americans think highly of Americans in general - especially people from Central America. The most sophisticated Latin Americans, Argentines, are the least positive in their attitudes towards the US. Chile is more positive, but not as much as say, El Salvador."
Just some thoughts...
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