Why does the world hate us so much

FAIL

Jim Balsille bitch. 

blackberries are canadian eh!

CUS WE'RE SO FUCKIN PRO!

yea i fucking hate it when ppl say shut up you german or what ever that pisses me right off. even tho im ameriacn

hahah. I wasn't going to say anything cause this entire thread is pointless and immature.

But common man, thats the attitude that cause people to dislike Americans. Canada is the US' #1 trading partner and without each other we would be both screwed. Its not hard to look up the Prime Minister of your neighbor, ally and trading partner. His name is Stephen Harper by the way.

And I assure our government does not just simply sit there and 'chill.' But with a country with a population that is half the size of California of course our contributions will be far less felt, and we are often perceived as political bystanders. But I guarantee thats the not the case. Our contributions globally I'm sure percapita is equal to that of the states, if not more. Many of the UNs protocols, and programs are Canadian. And much of America is dependent on Canda's contributions.
I could make list of them like many of you have done about the U.S. but I honestly can't be bothered.

I like Americans, and I reconize the possitive contrubutions that they have made globally, but seriously man learn a bit about those around you.

These threads habitually have a way of answering the very question posed just by being answered. 

Wander across your tiny borders and learn something about the rest of the world.  Maybe start with China, because they might just own you one day.

the original post pretty much explains it...

because people can see through the shallow attempts of the obamapology tour to apologize to the world.

I think its obvious that they are all jealous of us. Yea?

This thread answers the OP`s question.

i think a lot of pride can be perceived as arrogance
and we americans are to say the least, very proud

I work at a tourist shop and the other day i took some canadian money [we have a button that does the conversion. it was totally legit. but i guess that is a no no.] so yeah we don't take canadian money.

anyways the next day i was giving a lady change for a dollar and she overheard my coworker [whos register i was using yesterday when i took the money..] saying how much shit the boss got from the barbacks and bartenders [its an old-time bar saloon thing we have and there is a gift shop...] about 'oh we take canadian money now?' and the lady i was giving change to said this.

"you guys should take canadian money. frankly its ridiculous. we take your money and your crap. i have no idea why its such a big deal for you to do the conversion when you come over to canada and we do it for you no questions asked."

and i was like uhh well i'm not exactly the decision-maker here so i have no idea why you are getting all up in my business. i took some of your canadian money yesterday and got a finger shaken at me so take it up with the boss.

and my coworker was like ma'am no. we are in america. not canada. there is no reason we should take your money. when i go to canada i get canadian money or use my credit card so don't tell me you take my crap when i go to canada.

blah blah blah they fight about it and eventually the lady tells me i'm a good american for taking th canadian money.

but the point is like, who fuckin cares. why can't we just accept each other and be kind to one another despite our differences and choices. and like, part of the problem is all the generalizing. 'why does the world hate us' is ridiculous. plenty of people out there definitely don't hate us. by generalizing like that you could be creating more conflict [case and point, i dont like being told i'm hated by the rest of the world, because i'm not.] And how that lady said 'we take your money and your crap'. its like shes focusing on the people who do give canadians shit and stuff and its like well there are plenty of us trying our best to not create conflict and spread kindness.

who wants to live in a world full of hate..?

I was working (at wendy's) and this american walks in, asks me for a burger and all that and i say to her, "11.75 please" so she hands me a 5 (in an american bill) and says, "heres 5 bucks and it should be equal to like 20 bucks canadian" i say to her "we cant accept this because it doesnt equal 11.75" and she goes on raging and swearing at me why canada is a ridiculous, useless country.

I dont hate americans, but i hate americans that act as ignorant as that

on alternating current: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternating_current

your an idiot

actually i am fairly certain, almost every American invented technological application(read: them all) based on theories in relativity, quantum mechanics and astronomy exists because a European thinker had his head in the clouds, rather than thinking about wars

they were dreaming up how the universe operates while we were still killing Indians and raping slaves

Because our country SUCKS, get over it, were pretty bad. I mean our country is fun, but we have too many skeletons in the back of our closet to count.

and don't forget, Britain invented America. so there.

also Britain has invented more shit then America, and don't use the "im talking about recently" bullshit. 

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

have you ever been to china? or are you just speaking out of your ass?

America is great, I love it here in Colorado, I also like other places in the world but I will always like Colorado more. People in the US are generally very nice and intelligent.

So basically, if you don't like the US then whatever but lay off we have feelings to.

AMERICA FUCK YA!

i love how everyone's getting so worked up.

So to the thread creator, read through this thread. Especially notice a few americans who posted over and over. Just take note of what they said, and how many times. Get why a lot of the world views you as arrogant now?

this.

i like your style

I love how these always turn into pissing contests.

The fact of the matter is that the United States has contributed a lot of great people/things to the world. They have also had people/things that have done damage. No one can tell me that any nation in history hasn't done that.

The US is quick to be judged by virtue of having a very high profile in the modern world. Some people are jealous of their success. Others are strongly opposed for political/ideological reasons. Some people just need something to hate. It's just so much easier to find whats "wrong" with something rather than whats "right".

I love my country, and I am grateful of all the opportunities it has given me. It's nowhere near perfect and I can understand why people don't like or appreciate it, but that doesn't change the way I feel about it.

man, you have to stop doing HAHAHA in every fucking thread.  From what i can tell you are a decently smart kid, a huge asshole, but still smart.  For real though putting that in front of everything you say just takes away from the credibility that may be in the rest of your post. 

I'm sure you can think of other ways to demean people, arrogant Asians seem to be good at that. 

How does a person spend 11 buck's at wendey's were they buying half the menu?

WELL AROUND 2000 BC..... the young trible member of the alconebelbel trib found a mis shapen piece of rock and then fond a wonderous plant that he used to get high.

well thats what my mom told me.

you learn that when you go into 6th grade so wait 3 years.

This thread proves exactly why the world looks down on people from the US. Arrogance, greed, laziness, and an attitude of self-superiority that gets shoved in everyone's faces are why people stereotype "Americans". Look at the title of an "American" person. As far as I know Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, etc are all countries in America as well, yet the USA deserves the title? I don't mind, I just think it's funny and kinda representative of the general attitudes...

Well I lived there for 5 months, so I guess I have yeah.

From your name and that other above post, am I to presume you are of that descent?  Hmm. 

I more so intended my post to at least instill the notion that perhaps things aren't all that great in the ol USA, whether using China or not.  Since it seems my suggestion of going beyond your borders, both literally and in this particular case, figuratively was too much of a task for you, I'll at least give you this quick little link or two.  One of many that you can find on the subject.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/13/world/main4863509.shtml
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2008/03/31/149593/Clinton-says.htm

China is predicted to have a larger economy than you in another 20 years.  Just better hope that at that time they don't call in your debt.  A bankrupt USA?

Not saying it will happen, as it probably would in no case be in China's or any of your debt holders' best interests to do so.  It's just your shit attitude toward the notion that it even could, simply because you continue to think you are the best; untouchable, and more important than everyone else.

Anyways, more generally now, if it bothers you that people "hate" you, then do something about it:  Shed some of that ignorance and learn something about the world.  Don't ask what Sri Lanka is, say the Netherlands are in Eastern Europe or ask if Canada has its own currency.  Among much more.

The Panama Canal
Omar Torrijos
Operation Just Cause (the kidnapping of Noriega)
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
abu Ghraib
Our support of Isreal, Batista, Pinochet, The House Of Saud.
Our attempted coups in Venezuela
The Iraq War
The Regional Conflicts in Afghanistan
The "Drug War" (Bolivia)
We Borrow money by the trillion and have no intention of paying it back.  (Debt reduction by inflation)

And Finally, we unleashed roughly $60 trillion in dog-shit worthless credit derivatives to governments and funds all over the world.

we arent all war crazed