American bashing?

[astrobear]

Because it is popular to blame americans for everything wrong in the world. Mmo are included.

[BoomerOU]

It is a sad reality that people are prone to generalizations. The only difference between saying "all americans act like ________" and "all black people (or homosexual people) act like ________" is that it's socially acceptable to make negative generalizations about americans at this point in time. I generally just sigh and shake my head like I would any other racists/homophobe/bigot.

[Tupsi]

Let's put it this way - When people from America travel it's much more likely for them to claim to be Canadian than from the USA. Now, it's no secret NA gamers tend to have a bad reputation (no one can deny this) so while there's good and bad everywhere, when you hear 4chan what do you generally think? It's the same mentality.

[Rereyl]

The generalisations run both ways.

I've seen Americans who believe everyone else is inferior and should gtfo "their game" if they can't speak english, I've seen people think any and all Americans are obnoxious slobs living in their parent's basements and if not, are probably 10 with their credit card.

Overall though, there are all sorts of people out there (good and bad). Just people tend to remember their bad experiences more than the good and well let's face it, the NA community is not the best. The nice ones tend to be quiet and/or 'forgettable' (if you know what I mean).

[Aenarion]

Most people that generalize don't truly mean everyone. They're basing their generalizations based on the majority. Most people understand there's good people in every nation but as a whole the bad eggs are more prevalent. Sadly there's a reason they came to this general idea and opinion. The bad eggs can be very.. vocal.

You realize what you just said is also a generalization? Majority? how many of the 300 million Americans have you met?

While generalization is as inevitable as it is bad, at least recognize it instead of justifying it.

[Sunoske]

It is a sad reality that people are prone to generalizations. The only difference between saying "all americans act like ________" and "all black people (or homosexual people) act like ________" is that it's socially acceptable to make negative generalizations about americans at this point in time. I generally just sigh and shake my head like I would any other racists/homophobe/bigot.

^ +1 for this, that's how I feel, considering I'm African American and Homosexual! xD

[FrogDog]

It's just sad when I queue, see where everyone's from and someone goes "Oh, your American."

I've never seen this happen and I get in quite a few French and German groups. Incidentally, the French and German players have been a lot more enjoyable to play with than other English speakers and Brazilians.

Sure, I'm generalizing, but based on my experience it's generally true.

[Alhanelem]

Honestly, how do people know that these bad people are from the US? They could easily be from Canada, Mexico, or anywhere in Europe.

[Kantide]

There are people like this from everywhere. That's just how humans are. The few of us that have courtesy and manners even while online are few and far between. This is an issue that transcends nationality TBH.

[Sunoske]

I've never seen this happen and I get in quite a few French and German groups. Incidentally, the French and German players have been a lot more enjoyable to play with than other English speakers and Brazilians.

Sure, I'm generalizing, but based on my experience it's generally true.

I think I may just have bad luck on that part x.x It's happened at least 3 times..