Things overrated by Americans

[mel]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

How about things overrated by Japanese? Or Italians?

1. Ferrari
2. Sony Vaio
3. Rome
4. Godzilla
5. Pokemon
6. anime

[Pua'i Mana'o]

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"?

atheism made my list because it is the largest compliment to Christian religious influence on society, govt, etc. In other words, America doesn't champion for other-godding or alternagodding, but degodding. This country's biggest argument with religion is Jesus vs science and cannot/will not move beyond that.

[cezanne]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Drifting, street and competitive.
Those Fast and Furious type ricers.

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

as yoda said, "do, or do not. there is no try."

6) Star Wars (plot is a rip-off of Akira Kurosawa's Hidden Fortress.)

And there is the crux of the disagreement, don't you think?

[kstephen]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

tv

havent had it in our house for over 11 years.

(a choice made when we decided to have and raise children.)

when we go to the inlaws and see a little of it,
it just assures us that we made the right decision for our family.

sure does help slow the hurried lifestyle that quite a few have here.

ps. we do watch DVDs and our kids get limited "screen" time which
includes tv and computer. (15 min/day, maybe a movie a week)

[kani-lehua]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

paris hilton
nicole ricci
lindsay lohan
those three girlfriends of hugh hefner's
tomkat

[Walkoff Balk]

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Hey, How come there's only hot chics in the last list? Ok then, How about Matthew McCon....um the naked bongos playing guy, Justin Timberwolves, fake doctor McDreamy, and I'll add a female to the list for equal time, Ryan Seacrest?

[kani-lehua]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Hey, How come there's only hot chics in the last list? Ok then, How about Matthew McCon....um the naked bongos playing guy, Justin Timberwolves, fake doctor McDreamy, and I'll add a female to the list for equal time, Ryan Seacrest?

hehe. i added tomkat (tom cruise and katie holmes). now i'll add to the list:

scientology

don't rake me over the coals. it's just an opinion.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

Hannah Montana

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

and I'll add a female to the list for equal time, Ryan Seacrest?

...thinking about that one...hmmm...still thinking...pondering...okay is there something here I don't know about regarding Ryan Seacrest getting a sex change or something? Am I that out of the loop?

[turtlegirl]

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Haha! Hannah Montana!! I hate that show! What's with those writers - kids acting spoiled, wearing grownup clothes and too much makeup?! Wierd!!

[Mike_Lowery]

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Haha! Hannah Montana!! I hate that show! What's with those writers - kids acting spoiled, wearing grownup clothes and too much makeup?! Wierd!!

not only did you describe every show on The Disney Channel, MTV, and Nickelodeon, but you also described 90% of American adolescents.

[turtlegirl]

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...barf....

[Walkoff Balk]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

hehe. i added tomkat (tom cruise and katie holmes). now i'll add to the list:

scientology

don't rake me over the coals. it's just an opinion.

I remember when they would try to talk to me about Dianetics by L.Ron Hubbard. I would pretend not to be home or if they caught me on the street, I would look at my watch and say, "I gotta go."
Just an observation, you don't see Hare Krishnas anymore after the movie "Airplane."

[sinjin]

Re: Things overrated by Americans

This country's biggest argument with religion is Jesus vs science and cannot/will not move beyond that.

This is not the case with millions of American Catholics. Science does not address matters of faith. Maybe faith should do likewise with respect to matters of science. Only literalists are at odds with science.