Things overrated by Americans

[Mike_Lowery]

Elvis
Beatles
Michael Buble
50 Cent
Starbucks (I said it....what!)
scones
tiramisu
tennis
New England Patriots
"Friends" (tv show)
spoof movies
thousand island dressing
digital cable

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

You forgot "America"

[TATTRAT]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

you forgot KISS...thank g*d for the power chord

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

The automobile. We as Americans are obsessed with them.
Apple Computers. Some people worship them as if it were a god.
Apple Products in general. The iPhone isn't all that great.
Tort Laws. Hey we love to sue each other, it's the American way!
Medication. We have medication for stuffy noses to itchy butts.
Diets. Too many of them.
Self Help books. You're depressed, buy a book.
EBay. Caveat Emptor
Energy Drinks and Bottled water. So a Coke and tap water isn't trendy
Nike. Born out of a waffle iron, wow I'm impressed.
Prius. Hey I'm obsessed with automobiles, I like to go fast. Sorry Toyota.
And finally,

Big Screen TV sets. So we're going DTV and suddenly that 27" Sharp TV set isn't worthy anymore, gotta go flat screen and wall sized! Yeah as in that Chase credit card commercial that says it all for overrated things by Americans, "I WANT IT ALL...I WANT IT ALL!!!"

We as Americans love to indulge and are obsessed with material things. No wonder the rest of the world hates us.

[lavagal]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Opinions!

But hey, they're everywhere, everyone's got one, and this is a free country.

@;-)

[joshuatree]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Hybrids in general. A solid diesel engine with twin turbos will give you same or even better fuel mileage performance.

[Kaukura]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Opinions!

But hey, they're everywhere, everyone's got one, and this is a free country.

@;-)

Agreed. Nobody forces anybody to like/dislike anything that is surrounding us. We can live as simply as we want, and if we have the resources, live as extravagantly as we want.

I LOVE Thousand Island dressing btw.

I was looking at former Prime Minister of Japan Koizumi's visit to Graceland a few years back..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/in_pictures/5135212.stm

[SusieMisajon]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Private health care.

The socialized version is SO much better.

[Walkoff Balk]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Here's my list of overrated:
Reality shows that uses a teleprompter for aspiring actors such as The Hills.
Tila Tequila as a role model for young Asian American women.
The Beckhams coming to American and corrupting our youth by their used soccer jersey.
Five dollar foot long is 5.99 in Hawaii.
Sex tapes of famous people not living anymore.
Fast eating contests which can replaced by air fast eating contest because of the food shortage.
And fans who rhythm clap to the chant of overrated at a college player.

[Frankie's Market]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

10) NBA basketball players (2004 Olympics proved that!)
9) American Idol
8) Bill O'Reilly
7) MTV (When was the last time you ever saw them broadcast an honest-to-God music video?)
6) Star Wars (plot is a rip-off of Akira Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress.)
5) Dr. Phil's advice.
4) John Madden's announcing (A very good football analyst, but he's not numero-uno. Sometimes says really screwy things on the air.)
3) Steroids scandal in baseball (Uhhh, problem is much worse in football.)
2) Oprah's book club selections

And finally, Number 1 on the list of things most overrated by Americans is,....

Dave Letterman's Top 10 lists.

[sinjin]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Blondes. (I said it....what!)
Home Ownership(especially a big one).
Christian morality.

[mel]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

1. Recycling
2. Cellular Phones
3. Mass Transit
4. Ethanol - stop it, people are going hungry!
5. "American Idol"

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

• Atheism
• Television
• SUVs
• Disposable everything
• Body piercing
• Cosmetic Surgery

[sinjin]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

• Atheism
• Television
• SUVs
• Disposable everything
• Body piercing
• Cosmetic Surgery

Not to be provocative but I'm curious why atheism makes your list when 75% of Americans identify themselves as "Christian"?

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Not to be provocative but I'm curious why atheism makes your list when 75% of Americans identify themselves as "Christian"?

This country was founded on Christian values, now those same values are prohibited from the very walls of justice that was produced by them. It's more of an irony than an overreaction. Maybe that's why the United States of American is losing it's strength because we are no longer a nation of immigrants, but more a community of distinct cultures that are trying to find their roots their immigrant relatives left behind.