re: Americans lazy? Greedy? Really?

Quoting Piecey.:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Dr. Paradigm Shift:</b>" I think it has to do with our disgusting ... [snip!] ... they need to go in the pouring rain, freezing cold, etc. it's just a way of life here and not something most do in the us."

I walk and bike many places, and people sometimes look at me like, "WTF are you doing?!Walking for transportation? That is to be done on a treadmill in front of a television at the gym!"

Quoting Dr. Paradigm Shift:" That was gonna be my next thought. In a country with so many opportunities, we have what, 24, 25% of ... [snip!] ... smart, you don't have to strive, because look at all the people on the TV gettin' rich, by golly! It's the new American dream."

Very true.

In public schools, I think the dismissing of science is an even larger issue. When I was in junior high, the science teacher couldn't even teach us about Darwinism and Evolution b/c of the outrage of religious parents. Thankfully, once out into a private school, we learned about evolution, even though it was taught as a theory and not an absolute fact.

And don't even get me started on math! I know many people who have graduated high school that were forced to take remedial/elementary mathematics because of how piss poor their high school's education system was.

It seems like most people want to be the next internet sensation than anything else. SMH.

Quoting 1st1ontheway:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Back to Noob Status:</b>" Great points! I would also take ... [snip!] ... human life and the list goes on. Personally I would rather people assume I was fat rather than assume the above info on china."

I've never thought that of China. People do?  

Quoting Dr. Paradigm Shift:" I walk and bike many places, and people sometimes look at me like, "WTF are you doing?!Walking for transportation? That is to be done on a treadmill in front of a television at the gym!""

Exactlly! I would love to start biking but I live in the moutnains and I would kill myself haha..After this baby I will start walking again.

Quoting Captain Lauren + ?:" Oh no trust me, it wasn't just monster. "

ohhhhh ok..I belive this girl already had a heart problem. Or maybe thats another one that passed away

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" Very true. In public schools, I think the dismissing of science is an even larger issue. When I was ... [snip!] ... high school's education system was. It seems like most people want to be the next internet sensation than anything else. SMH."

I can say I have about a 6th grade grasp of math.

We didn't have a sex ed in my high school, they needed to cut funding and that was the first to go.

Quoting mamaluvsher4babies:" Exactlly! I would love to start biking but I live in the moutnains and I would kill myself haha..After this baby I will start walking again."

I can't believe more people here aren't active pedestrians. The weather is almost always perfect. I think part of it is that L.A is so spread out, that an hour commute in the car is really not that extreme---we spend a lot of time in our cars, and get used to the driving I guess. Me, if I can help it, I will avoid being in a car. I hate driving, hate parking. I'm too lazy to find a parking spot  

Quoting Captain Lauren + ?:" I can say I have about a 6th grade grasp of math. We didn't have a sex ed in my high school, they needed to cut funding and that was the first to go. "

They cut sex ed?  

I would have cut art before sex ed.

<blockquote><b>Quoting The Devil's Squeekerz:</b>" I've never thought that of China. People do?   "</blockquote>




Yep. They also think that all Asian females as short and can't drive and that they are all extremely submissive. They believe the males all have tiny penises too. My SO is Chinese and I get a lot of magazine comments about it.
There is a high Asian population where I live(some people call Vancouver Hongcouver). So I've heard it all.

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" I don't think that about China, except for the messed up government and no regard for human life bit. But it is true."

You can't say that all Chinese have no regard for human life. That's like saying all Americans are obese, lazy smurfs.

Lazy? Nah. Gluttons? Probably more accurate.

"Fat" and "lazy" are not synonymous or mutually inclusive.

For sure we are gluttons. Modern technology/convenience tends to encourage this. Like, Dr. said, "driving two blocks instead of walking..."

As far as how or why the world sees us a certain way, I'm not sure. I've actually asked the same question, to myself.

Quoting MommyToWesley:" You can't say that all Chinese have no regard for human life. That's like saying all Americans are obese, lazy smurfs."

I think she said the GOVERNMENT "have no regard for human life"...which is pretty accurate.

Quoting MommyToWesley:" You can't say that all Chinese have no regard for human life. That's like saying all Americans are obese, lazy smurfs."

I meant that the GOVERNMENT has no regard for human life. Not the Chinese citizens themselves.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Dr. Paradigm Shift:</b>" I walk and bike many places, and people sometimes look at me like, "WTF are you doing?!Walking for transportation? That is to be done on a treadmill in front of a television at the gym!""</blockquote>



Oh totally. And I'm totally guilty of thinking those thoughts before. We were walking though the village Monday to go get baby's birth certificate...and it was just so nice. Window shopping, the air...not having our older kids which is a rarity   I want more days like that

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" I meant that the GOVERNMENT has no regard for human life. Not the Chinese citizens themselves."

Oh gotcha. That makes way more sense.