By thanks, my fellow americans - 18/04/2013 21:41 - United States - Woodlyn

Today, I was again turned down by a potential host family on a student exchange site. Their reasoning was basically that since I'm American, I might do something to endanger my health, get hurt, and then sue them over my own stupidity. FML
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VFaith14 1

You should sue them for discrimination!

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Autumnsbeing 9

I was just reading some things and I found about some very interesting statics: only 25% percent of Americans can hold a conversation in another language than English. Compared to the Dutch part of Belgium: 60% percent are fluent in other languages than Dutch itself. I'm just saying, this would be an argument for these stereotypes.

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Spark_Slicker 19

How is that? Just because a certain country has less people that speak a second language, that somehow supports that they are stupid and dangerous?

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RedPillSucks 31

I'm not sure that's saying much. In Europe, most of the countries are about the size of American states. There's lots more opportunities for people to come in contact with another country, culture, or language. In the US, unless you live in a border state (to Canada or Mexico) most everyone speaks english.

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ichoosetobe 10

Ohhhh, if you're so shocked by that, foreign exchange is gonna be an eye opener for you..... -experience-

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DarthSmall_fml 3

No offence but it's how the whole world sees you... Sueing for anybody for anything. Just a few examples, on FML : #20604138 #20581005 #20561443 #20561443 I could go on, like forever...

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Becca1967 1

At least they understand us Americans and can see what we do not.

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SaintJimmyxx 8

we Americans have such a good reputation, don't we?

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troadidian 2

Well as if you shouldn't have seen that coming. FYI overseas we have a terrible reputation...

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Fedezzer 20

Well, I read an FML saying that the OP got repeatedly abused and called a Nazi when he moved to America due only to a Germanesque accent, and he was from Austria. Stupidity in America is probably one of the most well known stereotypes, and it's not entirely unjustified.

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