How does this make you feel, fellow Americans?

[dead0man]

Yes, people don't like things that are different from what they are used to.  We get it.  But really, how serious can the list be when #2 is "people say "awesome" too much"....really? If that's the second complaint you can come up with about a place it must be a pretty freaking awesome place!  #8 is hilariously ironic.

Of course America ain't perfect and there are some excellent points on the list, but the whole thing comes across a little...well, you know how it comes across, that was the point wasn't it?

[dead0man]

Indeed.  The only time dubbing is any good is when it's so bad it's sort of funny.  Like the dubbing of Jay in Mallrats when it's on regular cable.

[dead0man]

3. Yeah, that is pretty unique in the German-speaking world. It already starts in school with the teachers, whch you have to call "Sie" out of respect because they already achieved something and you are a little nothing ... For an English speaker it might be strange, because you only say "You" and there's no "Du" or "Sie". But it really depends: I always refer to people in my age group (10-35) as "du", while refering to people I don't know and who are in the age groups between 35-60 as "Sie", just because it's more polite. Especially to people who I consider to be more "uppity" or from Vienna, because these people in general react allergically when you refer to them as "du". In rural areas though you can basically call everyone with a "du". The situation is more complicated with the teachers I've mentioned before. You called them all the time with "Sie" while in school, but what happens if you meet your teacher after having left school for 5 years ? Do you still call them with a "Sie" or with a "du" ? For an American this might be ridiculous, but for a German-speaking person it might turn out as an embarassing situation of some sorts.

That sounds horrible.