This is baffling.
Wasn't this thread originally about why American tourists tend to be treated
unusually in foreign countries? (And is that really the case for the
majority of tourists in a majority of countries?) Possible reasons have
been given. Can none of these points be conceded? Otherwise, it seems that
people outside the US must simply have a different point of view, or aren't
so well-informed about these issues.
> OUr people would not put up with the kind of legal system the ICC has. We
are
> not having an "attitude" And we certainly do not believe that our
criminals
> should not be prosicuted. On the other hand, we do not have "war
criminals"
> we may have military chriminals, but there is a BIG diffence between the
two.
> And that is part of the destinction that the ICC does not make.
No war criminals? I have heard stories of the widespread use of the US use
of chemical weapons in Vietnam that continue to cause birth defects in the
civilian population.
> Also it comes from why we exist to begin with. People came here to escape
> persicution. (contradictions abound I know but that is the way it is)
> Amercans would have a very hard time releasing sovernty, especialy when it
> comes to one of the tenents that we beleive safeguards our freedoms.
>
> We have a very dificult time relenquishing enforcement to an external
body.
> Becouse we have very long memories and remember when that very state was
the
> modivation for the countries existence.
Well, maybe this has something to do with the dislike of Americans.
> > In our experience, it was certainly appreciated. And if they *did* laugh
at
> > us, it certainly wasn't where we could see it -- they're way too polite
for
> > that.
>
> Try misspeaking frech in Qubec.
They do not laugh at you for misspeaking French in Quebec. They simply
listen to you struggle with the French language instead of letting you know
that they could probably understand you if you spoke English. ;)
> You see, it would be unethical for an american to do something so
unamerican.
> You just don't get it. We don't ask anyone to change in that kind of way
> becouse they are within our boardes. You can't be * in *land and * in
America
> and not expect us to be amercans in america and americans in *land. That
> wouldn't be fair would it?
Unethical? Wha?
-J
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