Thread: Has Texpat become angry since moving to LOS?

OK jet. Nice to know you worked on the trading floor in Tokyo. Sure you are not a Yank?

But I was actually talking about tourists.

The British are the most juvenile about this, forever sizing each other up based on wheter or not one is from the north, south, east and west.

It's well noted.

Theres nothing more irritating than being in some public place in a foreign country and hearing this loud booming vioce above the din screaming out --- "I'm an American!!! And I demand this or that".

I have never experienced that, and I doubt you have either, it's a hollywood stereotype.

^ I have, more than once. I've also experienced some drunk Brit meathead squaddie, offering to fight the whole bar. and so on.

Why must you judge a country by it's worst members? I don't.

Originally Posted by Dug

Theres nothing more irritating than being in some public place in a foreign country and hearing this loud booming vioce above the din screaming out --- "I'm an American!!! And I demand this or that".

I have never experienced that, and I doubt you have either, it's a hollywood stereotype.

Mate, I have heard it a few times. And even once is enough to taint the American image in the minds of some people.

The worst case I remember was on a riverboat in Peru on the Amazon. It was all Yanks except for me. First morning on the river the crew set out breakfast. Cereal, fruit, tea coffee and toast etc.. It wasn't a bad spread for an old boat in the middle of the South American jungle. I was impressed.

Then I hear this very loud voice in an American accent....
INSTANT COFFEE!!!!! I AM AN AMERICAN! I DONT DRINK INSTANT COFFEE. I PAID GOOD MONEY IN $USs FOR THIS TRIP AND I WANT PERCERLATED COFFEE!!!

The crew who were lovely people, were almost in tears as his performance went on for several minutes.

I did several more tours in various countries with Yanks on that big trip back in '94, and I have to say that while in general they were pretty good people, there always seemed to be at least one loudmouth Yank in the crowd to spoil their image.

There is a difference between being assertive and just being an arsehole.

Originally Posted by Panda

There is a difference between being assertive and just being an arsehole.

it No trouble for me to cite specific examples of bad behavior in any nationality, including my own. But from my perspective, having lived for more than a few months in 8 or so countries including a 2 year spell in the US, I can say, living in the US I received the warmest welcome, the most genuine hospitality and made the most number of life long friends.

Originally Posted by peterpan

No trouble for me to cite specific examples of bad behavior in any nationality, including my own

little kiwi bastard called Jason started a fight when I was out with him a few years ago, but apart from that incident I am very fond of the new Zealanders I have known.

^Where's the Kiwi?? Racist!!

^
don't read so good do you ant?

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

^
don't read so good do you ant?

Well enough to have seen this:

Last edited by panama hat : Today at 06:41 PM.

(edited to keep the Kiwis happy)

It's my powers of psychic divination that aren't so sharp apaprently.

And . . . another red from Jet, the Humourless . . . again, the only one to do so, amid a flurry of greens.

Jet, you are a laughing stock.

Has Texpat become angry... 03-12-2008 07:03 AM Jet Gorgon Still got a burr up your butt, mad hatter? Poor senseless miter.

Umm, Jet . . . what is a miter, according to your usage of he word? Am I a bishop's head-dress or a bevel gear?
English not your first or second language? Miter, eh?

^ At least I posted the picture of an Englishwoman . . . not chauvinist at all . . .



(Oh dear, are you going to red me now as well and join Jet?)

^^ Ya, DrA! The rest of the world should do their duty. Get some persons of colour in their leadership roles. 555 And I beg to differ, non-US citizens hated Americans long before Bush took office.

Originally Posted by panama hat

And . . . another red from Jet, the Humourless . . . again, the only one to do so, amid a flurry of greens.
Jet, you are a laughing stock.
Has Texpat become angry... 03-12-2008 07:03 AM Jet Gorgon Still got a burr up your butt, mad hatter? Poor senseless miter.

Umm, Jet . . . what is a miter, according to your usage of he word? Am I a bishop's head-dress or a bevel gear?
English not your first or second language? Miter, eh?

Ah, poor Hatter. I guess that is why your businesses always fail -- you just don't have any inventive spirit or ability to develop, do you?
Here, I'll give you hints: dog -- doggie, cat/kitten -- kittie, xxx -- miter...can you figure it out now all by yourself?

...

^^ Oh, brother. You can't be that braindead. Look up mite. And then look up diminutive. Got it now?
And quit posting stuff that leads to fisties. (Can you figure out fisties?) And I definitely ain't the stalker here.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Miter?

Tried it, sorry but none of the dictionaries I consulted had anything to do with dogs or kittens . . . is this another fine example of you making a fool of yourself?

miter - definition of miter by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
mi·ter (mtr)n.1. The liturgical headdress and part of the insignia of a Christian bishop. In the Western church it is a tall pointed hat with peaks in front and back, worn at all solemn functions.
2. a. A thong for binding the hair, worn by women in ancient Greece.
b. The ceremonial headdress worn by ancient Jewish high priests.

3. a. A miter joint.
b. The edge of a piece of material that has been beveled preparatory to making a miter joint.
c. A miter square.




miter - Definition of miter at Your Dictionary

miter¹ Definition
mi·ter (mīt′ər)



noun

1. a headdress; specif.,
   1. a tall, ornamented cap with peaks in front and back, worn by the pope, bishops, and abbots as a mark of office
   2. the official headdress of the ancient Jewish high priest
   3. in ancient Greece, a headband worn by women
2. the office or rank of a bishop; bishopric

miter definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta

mi·ter [ mtər ]

noun (plural mi·ters)
Definition: 1. bishop's hat: the ceremonial headdress of a Christian bishop or abbot, consisting of a tall pointed hat creased across the top, with two ribbons hanging down the back

2. joinery
Same as miter joint

3. surface of miter joint: either of the surfaces that are joined together to form a miter joint

4. diagonal join at corner between hems: in sewing, a diagonal join between the edges of two hems that meet at a corner of a piece of fabric

And stop stalking me . . . red me if you must but stop following around this place, you give me the creeps.

Miter? Please provide references . . . you made a statement, now back it up with references or do your usual self-destructive thing and keep on going down an un-winnable path because your ego doesn't allow you to admit to being wrong because you have made a complete and utter ass of yourself. . .

Mainstream reference, please


And stop stalking me . . .

Originally Posted by panama hat

^ At least I posted the picture of an Englishwoman . . . not chauvinist at all . . .



(Oh dear, are you going to red me now as well and join Jet?)

no, but I will try to educate you. PH

Chauvinism (pronounced /ˈʃoʊvɨnɪzəm/) is extreme and unreasoning partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs, especially when the partisanship includes malice and hatred towards a rival group. Jingoism is its nationalistic, militarized form. A frequent[1] contemporary use of the term in English is male chauvinism, which refers to the belief that men are superior to women.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Miter? Please provide references . . . you made a statement, now back it up with references or do your usual self-destructive thing and keep on going down an un-winnable path because your ego doesn't allow you to admit to being wrong because you have made a complete and utter ass of yourself. . .

Mainstream reference, please


And stop stalking me . . .

What a wanklette miter. And I can use wanklette as an adjective because I coined the word meself. (Nobody had probs figuring out that word.) Poor little hatter. You just can't see new things or accept you were wrong, can you? You looked up dogs and cats, not noticing the clues I gave you were "diminutives" for those words. What's a mite, hatter?

do you pair enjoy this?

not sure how you are managing to pass under the radar.

people have been jailed for less.

^ So, you're saying I'm being an anti-male chauvinist . . . but, but, but I did say English-person . . .

Actually, it is odd that one can say German (and mean both sexes), Swede, Italian, Spaniard, American, Scot, Welsh, Australian, Austrian . . . but you can't say it for English (anda few others, like Dutch)

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

do you pair enjoy this?

Not at all, I wish she would leave me alone . . . stop stalking me . . . and what is so difficult in providing a reference for Miter?

She's lost the plot . . . again

Jet, please provide a reference for the word Miter

put her on ignore.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

do you pair enjoy this?

not sure how you are managing to pass under the radar.

people have been jailed for less.

Nah. I was warned and ceased all post-bandying with the wannabe. hatter can't help himself posting rude remarks or nasty photos about me. I did not reply to that, only redded him and then he posts my comment here and accuses me of stalking him. I'm simply replying to that remark and trying to enlighten his mind on new words is all. I rarely reply to his stupid comments anymore unless they are part of his personal vendetta against me. Figure is out, hatter: for the third time, miter is the diminutive of mite. Got it?