Most people don't realize that Merkel grew up in Communist East Germany.
"Most people don't realize that Merkel grew up in Communist East Germany."
99.9% of Europeans know this and we have known from the start, it's just 99.9% of Americans don't know she did then again 99.9% of Americans don't know a great deal about anything that happens in the world outside of America, America's Unofficial 51st State of Israel, Canada and Mexico.
Most Americans don't know much of what goes on inside America either.
But you must understand that we never needed to. We were lucky enough to be born into a nation with no hostile neighbors (exempting Mexico for a little while) and all the resources you could ever need. We never really needed to learn other languages for the same reason.
Now, most Americans would like to travel, but can't, because they don't have enough money.
I know but that is very ignorant, it also illustrates why most Americans have no right to make comments then about other nations considering you admit that most Americans are uneducated by CHOICE about the rest of the world.
EG. I don't know anything about Neurosurgery so I wouldn't make comments about whats happening in the world of Neurosurgery.
Most Americans I have read do not even have a passport.
"True but foreigners are often butting into our business here at home and telling us what to do / condescending to us. It gets quite annoying, so ..."
I don't really have a problem with Europeans, but sometimes, they can be rather arrogant in a special sort of way.
And I would not say they're uneducated by choice. Yeah, you can read books about Europe and other nations/continents, but you don't really know what you're talking about unless you go and see for yourself. And most of us can't afford to do that.
"True but foreigners are often butting into our business here at home and telling us what to do / condescending to us. It gets quite annoying, so ..."
The difference is that when American Governments make decisions it often affects the rest of the world, most often it affects the European Continent in some way, so thats why we make comments and I think we have a right to do so, if an American Government makes a decision and its affecting us that makes it OUR business.
Our nations make decisions that rarely affect the American people, our nations make decisions that either just affect our own nations or in the case of the EU Dictatorship make fucked up decisions that affect our nations, none of these things affect the American nation or the American people, which is why America needs to STFU commenting about nations that have nothing to do with them and as you say most Americans by CHOICE are ignorant and uneducated about most of the rest of the world so WTF do Americans know not a great deal. America needs to concentrate on America and America's Unofficial 51st State of Israel because aside from America Israel is ALL you give a shit about anyhow. As long as America and Israel are okay it's **** everyone else.
"I don't really have a problem with Europeans, but sometimes, they can be rather arrogant in a special sort of way."
I am arrogant in a special way but I'm also sophisticated and decadent in a European way and all Americans I've met tell me that is endearing, which is good to know.