Sir Auron

Anti-Americanism?

Why would any non-American like the wealthiest, most influential, most militarily advanced nation on the planet? Everyone hates America even most Americans, it's just what you do. When China eventually surpasses us down the road everyone will hate China. It's the same old story.

Sadly, the ignorance and stereotypes that cloud Americans view of the world also clouds the world's as well. I've never met a foreigner who really understood anything about how I live or who I am as an American. The notion that I'm not Christian, a soldier, white, and uni-lingual never pierced thier mind. American culture to alot of people, for whatever, reason is monolithic.

Most people who hate any country usually have no idea what they are talking about or just a predjudiced bastard, or jealous or a combination of all three.

I had a friend pronounce C'boath as "Ceh-bo."

Vergere I always thought of it as "Vur-geer"

Alot of names I can't pronounce I just view as symbols instead of hearing the names in my head. Good thread.

Alot of the Noghri names threw me for a loop too.