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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 09:35 AMSo a comment was made in another post about the dichotomy between the views of American women calling American men jerks and foreign women thinking American men are nice guys and treat women well compared to where they live. |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 10:27 AMUh, there's what he thinks, there's what she thinks, and there's the truth. The parameters are too general for this question. A will say a lot of foreign chicks see American guys as a green card though, so yeah to them I bet we're the greatest thing since money was invented. |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 10:50 AMI think brandon's on the right track. |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 10:55 AMYeah, the green card issue is always there, but let's sideline that one for the moment. I think how we are perceived and the green card issue are two different topics. Regarding my original point, I've even heard it from Australian women (ie first world/ western nations) |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 10:59 AMDo Australian women consider us nice guys or jerks? |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 11:01 AMMost American men ARE nice (unless they are acting like jerks) |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 11:11 AMI�m not sure about why Australian women think that American men are nicer. I think in many countries men tend to see women as lower class and servants of men, and therefore don�t treat their women with much respect. |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 11:12 AMBeing waited on hand and foot isn't my idea of a wonderful thing--- but that's just me. |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 11:23 AMyes |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 11:33 AMWell I guess our perspective and things we don't think about or take for granted stand way out to other people that have a different culture and perspective. Mass media and image I think might have something to do with it. There was one exchange student we had in highschool from Germany who said before she came here she was nervous because she was thinking it would be like being with people who should be on Jerry Springer or Eminem. So I think it's a surprise and relief when they find out we're totally not like the images pumped out in mass media. Also I think people that say that tend to be more open to meeting new people and to her you're the American guy and that's good enough because it's new and cool, rather than the (australian) guy who broke her heart and that she assumes all australian guys are like. People tend to live up to whatever expectations you set for them too, so if they treat you like you're cool and interesting you feel and be more cool and interesting. But again like I said I think mass media and image of Americans that gets put out has a lot to do with it. |
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American men: nice guys or jerks?Posted : 5 Jan, 2011 11:36 AMFor better and for worse. |
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