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Subject: What is wrong with Americans?!?!
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Im an aussie and ive found that when say 5 or 6 of us party up, we go into say team swat and when we get host and the americans lose, yous all have a go at us and abuse us and call us cheaters and modders and stuff like that. learn to handle it! cause us aussies are sick of it! were gonna band together a lot more and we are gonna own!!! aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi!!! you yankys are goin down!!! ill meet you yankys on the battlefield of doom and rip yous to shreds!!!! lol im such a idiot BUT dont think we arent gonna not fight! get ready to go down! later

  • 06.11.2007 11:54 PM PDT
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I agree, Americans are just sore losers, even on their own host they are easy to beat

  • 06.12.2007 12:34 AM PDT

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when you play every game with no lag, then you play with .5 second lag, people get angry. If you're used to .5 second lag, it's no big deal

  • 06.12.2007 12:38 AM PDT

This is a RETICULE, and that is a RETICLE. I'm using the latter to aim. And what are you using?

Posted by: Mushroom
Im an aussie and ive found that when say 5 or 6 of us party up, we go into say team swat and when we get host and the americans lose, yous all have a go at us and abuse us and call us cheaters and modders and stuff like that. learn to handle it!

Why should they? I normally end up in games where at least half of the players are Americans, and one of them gets host 99% of the time. They're not used to playing on a host whose ping is more than about 50 ms, unlike us non-Americans who normally have to cope with pings around 150 - 250 ms.

  • 06.12.2007 12:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: Crazy Waratah
I agree, Americans are just sore losers, even on their own host they are easy to beat


Uhhh, ok. Whatever.

  • 06.12.2007 12:44 AM PDT

This is a RETICULE, and that is a RETICLE. I'm using the latter to aim. And what are you using?

Posted by: PETERSON4
look, when school was in and kids were in school, i would go against euorpeans. they wernt like most of the dumb ass americans who play when school is done. They were polite and well mannered and werent about to get beat by some americans!

I probably would have said that in other words, but I do agree with you whole-heartedly.

  • 06.12.2007 1:00 AM PDT
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Posted by: PETERSON4
look, when school was in and kids were in school, i would go against euorpeans. they wernt like most of the dumb ass americans who play when school is done. They were polite and well mannered and werent about to get beat by some americans!


Ok. Look. I'm not about to argue that Americans aren't asses, because it's true- the majority of bad sportsmen and jerks that play on Live are American. There are lot of whiney, immature brats that play and like to piss people off.

But please, cut the stereotyping. Not everyone is this way, and I don't appreciate you generalizing Americans like that. And you're definitely bound to really upset someone and we'll have a big 'ol forum culture war where we throw cultural insults back and forth. And as funny as it is to watch, I'm sure that's not the reason we're here.

Lots of Americans are jerks, but there are plenty of good ones out there. The same can be said for any nationality that plays this game.

Remember, it's not the country you come from that makes you an ass, it's who you are that determines that.

[Edited on 06.12.2007 1:19 AM PDT]

  • 06.12.2007 1:17 AM PDT
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Seeing as you're an island full of convicts and child molestors i'd think that any good American should have the responsibility to torment you to the best of his/her ability.


Battlefield? What are you going to do...ride into battle mounted on kangaroo's? Seriously.

If we had the slightest inclination to, we could nuke you back into the stoneage. But seeing as that would just be about five seconds back in the Australian timeline we'll just save the ammo for Iran.

  • 06.12.2007 1:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: Domo
Seeing as you're an island full of convicts and child molestors i'd think that any good American should have the responsibility to torment you to the best of his/her ability.


Battlefield? What are you going to do...ride into battle mounted on kangaroo's? Seriously.

If we had the slightest inclination to, we could nuke you back into the stoneage. But seeing as that would just be about five seconds back in the Australian timeline we'll just save the ammo for Iran.


See, that's what I'm talking about. LOL.

Better get some popcorn.

  • 06.12.2007 1:19 AM PDT
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im an aussie to and yes i get sick of hearing American noobs saying -blam!- to me and discriminating against me cuz im a girl so what if i just beat you get ova it

Americans have more convicts and child molestors than australia

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  • 06.12.2007 1:25 AM PDT
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Posted by: PETERSON4
listen, i said most. keyword there, most


Yes, you did. Thanks for at least not completely categorizing a certain set of people.

But if I were to generalize Austrialians based on what I believe most of them do, that would be prejudice (not racist, but pre-judging) and I would be wrong to do so because I don't know those people.

That's what it's like with America. I have a few British/Austrialian friends, and out of curiosity I ask them what they think of Americans and they say all the things the media make us out to be.

And though some of it is right, not all of it is right. I guess what I'm saying is that you can't quite judge people based on your impression of a select group.

I mean, you can, but it wouldn't really be right.

  • 06.12.2007 1:46 AM PDT

Posted by: Rogue Kitty Kat
Americans have more convicts and child molestors than australia


Well, naturally. We have over 300M population. It's the percentage that counts. Remember, we weren't convicted criminals that started this nation.


Anyway, for the most part, a good 80-90% of Australian accented people I play with don't act like asses. In fact, the only ones I really remember were a few in XGC I used to play with that were some of the biggest trash talkers (Who weren't good, by-the-way) that I've ever had in a game.

If I had to pick which population has the most % trash talkers, I would say British. I swear, no one would be talking smack and they chime in with their insults that mean nothing, but the shear volume of them makes you want to smack the kid. On top of that, the sound of an English accent makes me want to punch a baby.

(Yes, there will always be more Americans who aren't good sports, but that's because we make up the largest per cent of the LIVE population)

-blake

  • 06.12.2007 2:26 AM PDT

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Posted by: Madsage2049
when you play every game with no lag, then you play with .5 second lag, people get angry. If you're used to .5 second lag, it's no big deal

Why would you all ignore the most sensible post.
American's (and other far away places) get angry because they aren't used to the "sea of lag" that Europeans/Australians/other strange folk have to deal with. They think it's us cheating, when it's just that we're far away.

  • 06.12.2007 2:35 AM PDT

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Posted by: Rogue Kitty Kat
Americans have more convicts and child molestors than australia


Remember, we weren't convicted criminals that started this nation.


-blake


Yeah you were started by religeous nuts that were no longer wanted in the uk! :P

  • 06.12.2007 2:37 AM PDT

Posted by: Madsage2049
when you play every game with no lag, then you play with .5 second lag, people get angry. If you're used to .5 second lag, it's no big deal


That's about the size of it.

It doesn't make it ok though. I think "some" north american gamers could do to be educated about the way the system works and maybe they'd not make such complaints in future.

But I have to admit, it gives me no end of mirth to hear a rumble training game full of players shouting 'that's bull-blam!-!' and 'wow nice host' and 'I shot you first you cheater' when I get host for a change.

  • 06.12.2007 2:52 AM PDT
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Yeah, talk highly of yourselves, and knock America like always...

Anyways, I've heard people talk -blam!- from both sides and from all different countries.
Perhaps the fact, is that you've heard more American -blam!- talkers is due to the fact that there are many more Americans playing this game than any other country. I mean, the game was developed here....and Xbox is a big thing in the states as well.

I'm really sick of people from other countries knocking me because I'm American. Hell, one time I was playing an online game, and this person from Quebec told me it was my fault that 9/11 happened, and called me, myself, a terrorist. We're all gamers here, so what if some people talk some crap, not everyone does. Heck, some of the -blam!- talking can be funny sometimes as well.

So do what a lot of us do. Take a deep breath, and laugh about it.
Don't make bizarre judgements on a whole country of people, just because some 12 year old told you that you sucked.

  • 06.12.2007 3:28 AM PDT

Greatest of all time

i'm not proud to be an american, and i have a very good reason for it

i'm moving back to Greece and democracy is failing FTW

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  • 06.12.2007 3:39 AM PDT
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haha wow, after reading this, it gave me a few chuckles.... but hey, I'm an American and in all actuality, there are a lot of asses from America. But it doesn't end there, I've had a fair share of games with Brits and Aussies and w/e who were equally as assish (and yes i like to make up words). I really don't care how people stereotype Americans or other people from different nationalities, my friend list has people from everywhere. Most of the players I've played with are respectable, and break out of the mold that you guys are creating with your idiotic stereotypes.

Many have broken out of the mold; obviously, some of you guys haven't....

EDIT: and I'm proud to be an American for the record....

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  • 06.12.2007 3:43 AM PDT
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Same here, I'm proud to live here....doesn't mean I have to like our president or anything, but I am for sure happy to be here.

  • 06.12.2007 3:51 AM PDT
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Playing with British people has been a mixed bag for me. I've had them dog me out bad for communicating with the team (sometimes I get excited). Then again, I made a good friend who was british while playing H2. He called me "action man" because I got all excited and sounded like some kind of action movie hero from the 80's. We laughed a lot. Im sorry to say but... most hate America because we run the world. I know its tough to be 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or whatever.... but if you stop and think... would you rather islamic fundamentalist in our position, maybe -blam!-'s? Count your blessings and take the -blam!- that comes with America having the responsibility of somewhat holding together a relatively peaceful world. We expect a lot out of ourselves, we feel like we always have to be the best. This at times makes us lack any sort of tact. In the end, we are good people. If we were not there would be a puppet government sitting in your country right now eating out of our hands. George Bush? You haven't seen the worst. When its on your doorstep you will see what all your hatred for us has brought upon you.

  • 06.12.2007 4:46 AM PDT

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If we were not there would be a puppet government sitting in your country right now eating out of our hands.

I LOL'd. Hard.

  • 06.12.2007 4:50 AM PDT

Posted by: S2K ViP3R
there is not point in saying hey i got a 40- HIGH RANK MEANS NOTHING, it means you either bridged host or cheated...and the skillfull player like myself have 27s cause of cheating.

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What's wrong with Aussies?

  • 06.12.2007 4:51 AM PDT
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Posted by: Synge
If we were not there would be a puppet government sitting in your country right now eating out of our hands.

I LOL'd. Hard.

The Devil is funny isn't he?

  • 06.12.2007 4:52 AM PDT