That was meant as tongue in cheek, dear! Not as a rude comment.

ummm

Ok guys I'm going to start off by defending America. It's great and the people couldn't be any friendlier ok so you get the few odd rude people and the over dramatic people but which country don't you get those people in? and it has to be said Britain is worse than America (no offence to Britons) and second of all I would defend Britain but I must say...I don't want too

hehe, every country had their best and worst...
and America is a great Example...
So what they have the best and worst of the worst.
True they have the worst guy on the planet sitting on the seat.... but it also has not one, but many of the best and most contributive people on the planet.
As for government, it might be that the worst of America is attached to the government, but truly the rest of the nation do their best to help keep America's reputation clean.
{also, there are brainwashed ones, they can be annoying, but good citizens know what to do-keep them busy with their diet}
Anywaaaaaaay,America has the ideal people, ruled by the worst there is.

This is another forum where I have a lot to say, but should probably keep my mouth more shut than open. I will ease into this conversation slowly by saying that the way foreign men take advantage of turkish girls here is embarassing.

well i guess that having in mind only stereotypes or being led by any kind of prejudice is the worst way of approaching your fellows...

i mean that you loose so much if you don't even try to look on him just as a fellow person. on the other hand, you earn so much if you try to see through him, listen closely to his worries, try to understand his true, inmost feelings and what he has experienced in life before casting odium upon him...

you may even find out that you both are seeing things from a very subjective angle and you can actually complete each other just by sharing moments, ideas and improve one another in a way by letting him help or offer a helping hand to him.

you don't howsoever have to adopt ideas or principles that don't characterise you, and of course this is not at all desirable. but, believe me, putting aside all those absurd stereotypes helps a lot.

i don't claim that cultures and peoples do not differ, this is totally wrong but totally desirable, however at the same time this fact doesn't necessarily mean that each individual is "this" or "that" just because of where he comes from. furthermore, meeting and getting known people from different cultures may help you undrstand better what the origine of all those stereotypes might be and contribute to their understanding you and the way you or your fellows see things.

contribute to a global friendship beyond frontiers and races. zaten, damla damla göl olur...

And how are they taken advantage of?