Was this fair of me?

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 3:12 pm

Corlus wrote:Norse:

Do you know most Americans' view of Amsterdam?

You left off the mayonaise french fries thing.

Norse · Post by **Norse** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 3:24 pm

good points well made.... Amsterdam is........ interesting, that's for sure...

thing is, I agree with most of what you're saying.. it is a degenerate pile of crap.. mostly thanks to "American" back-packers...

oh, that mayonnaise on fries thing I don't get either...

Artificial Penguin · Post by **Artificial Penguin** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 5:00 pm

I will say this: the only time in my life anyone offered my cocaine on the street was in Amsterdam

I would watch your language, Norse...don't refer to your opinions on America as a "genuine observation" since you admitted you hadn't been there. Sounds more like an impression. Certainly violent crime is much higher here than in Europe...whereas white-collar crime is more common in Europe, from the numbers I've heard.

I love the U.S. for the freedom it provides...more cultural freedom than anything else. At least, living in the big city, we really can live the life we want in many ways. My experiences in Europe led me to believe that the stronger homogeneity of the culture in each place makes it harder to live your own life.

But I certainly don't think of Europe as better or worse than the U.S., just interestingly different.

Vive la difference!

p.s. I thought Amsterdam was a gorgeous city. I'd love to go back. If I ever do, I'll bring my Bloodbowl board...

Anthony_TBBF · Post by **Anthony_TBBF** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 5:12 pm

oh, that mayonnaise on fries thing I don't get either...

The only thing you should put on fries is gravy and cheese curds.

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 6:00 pm

I think we all need to remember that the vast majority of us live in the 'free world', such as it is. Of course, it's all relative, A'Dam is lax in it's drug laws, and AFAIK there are still 'dry counties' in the USA. In England we have draconian licensing laws compared to a lot of nations.
Cultures are always going to be different, and on a multi-national board like this, gross generalisations based on nationality have no place. (At least not in any seriousness!

) I've made a lot of friends from a lot of different countries through BB, and that's exactly as it should be. Time to put this one to bed methinks.
..and hey..I like mayo on chips!!

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 6:36 pm

Business trip to Argentina got me hooked on Salsa Golf which is what they server with French Fries there. Its half Mayo and half Ketchup ... I still use that combo to this day when I think my arterties can take it.

Galak

JasonC · Post by **JasonC** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 7:02 pm

Yes the ketchup/Mayo combo is actually pretty tasty.

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 7:06 pm

Anthony_TBBF wrote:
oh, that mayonnaise on fries thing I don't get either...
The only thing you should put on fries is gravy and cheese curds.

that's like 50x worse than the mayo thing.

i usually eat my fries plain, not even salt...but when i do bother to dip em, it's in ketchup or barbeque sauce.

Agentrock · Post by **Agentrock** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 7:07 pm

Chili, cheese, and onions aren't too bad either...

Artificial Penguin · Post by **Artificial Penguin** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 8:27 pm

Agentrock wrote:Chili, cheese, and onions aren't too bad either...

Hell, you could put chili, cheese, and onions on a rock and it would taste great

Agentrock · Post by **Agentrock** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 4:56 am

True...but that sounds too orcish to me!