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20 hours ago3 points(+0/-0/+3Score on mirror)1 child
Scathing assessment, pard. And an undeniably accurate one.
What's really tragic is in another decade or two, there will be nothing left of those quirks that culturally distinguishes the South from the North other than accents. And when looking at niggers with a "posh" West London affectation... what difference does that really make?
10 hours ago1 point(+0/-0/+1Score on mirror)1 child
I'll also add on that one of the most concerning things is a broad lack of basic life skills in Americans in particular (although it has spread to almost everywhere in some way in general, it's more potent among Americans).
One of the most easy examples to point to (and one which Americans get shit on for, pretty deservedly) is the inability to drive a standard. And it's not just that, it's the absolute weaponized incompetence that young Americans show with anything you have to move gears in, even if it has every modern assist on the planet. Too many people just outright refuse to learn and consider that its impossible for them to move at all in a manual. And it's... easy. First gear, gas, lift clutch slowly. The rest is self explanatory. But this is something that's way too complicated for anyone below the age of 50 to understand apparently. My dad said "if you don't know how to shift gears then you can't drive" and I learned how to do that before I even knew the rules of the road. The story of the American tourist going to Europe, renting a car, and then either being stranded because they can't drive it or blowing up the engine because they left it in 1st is far too common, and as an American, it's fucking embarrassing.
That's just one example. But theres others. Cooking is another thing that half or more of all young Americans utterly lack the ability to do, basic maintenance on cars, etc. A lot of this is to blame on boomers, though, for teaching their children (millennials) jack fucking shit about life
Furthermore, I consider that Israel must be destroyed
Wholeheartedly agree. Every vehicle I've owned has been a manual transmission. I can't fucking stand driving automatics, it's not just a matter of having control over speed but more specifically velocity/potential velocity. Your dad is right, if someone can't drive stick then they can't drive. And most shitbags on the road in the US provably can't fucking drive. And that has made driving an unpleasant chore most of the time, which is too bad because I do still very much enjoy it when there is no one else on the road.
The one advantage of standard transmissions being erased in modern America is that over time that has forced me to become a decently adept mechanic, acquiring skill & knowledge as I go working on the older cars that I have driven and maintained. And yes this is but one of many examples of how dissimilar men like us are from the average person, and especially the average American. The fucking lack of curiosity or desire to do for oneself consistently astounds me. The contentment to be nothing more than dependent consumptive biomass confounds me.
What's really tragic is in another decade or two, there will be nothing left of those quirks that culturally distinguishes the South from the North other than accents. And when looking at niggers with a "posh" West London affectation... what difference does that really make?
One of the most easy examples to point to (and one which Americans get shit on for, pretty deservedly) is the inability to drive a standard. And it's not just that, it's the absolute weaponized incompetence that young Americans show with anything you have to move gears in, even if it has every modern assist on the planet. Too many people just outright refuse to learn and consider that its impossible for them to move at all in a manual. And it's... easy. First gear, gas, lift clutch slowly. The rest is self explanatory. But this is something that's way too complicated for anyone below the age of 50 to understand apparently. My dad said "if you don't know how to shift gears then you can't drive" and I learned how to do that before I even knew the rules of the road. The story of the American tourist going to Europe, renting a car, and then either being stranded because they can't drive it or blowing up the engine because they left it in 1st is far too common, and as an American, it's fucking embarrassing.
That's just one example. But theres others. Cooking is another thing that half or more of all young Americans utterly lack the ability to do, basic maintenance on cars, etc. A lot of this is to blame on boomers, though, for teaching their children (millennials) jack fucking shit about life
Furthermore, I consider that Israel must be destroyed
The one advantage of standard transmissions being erased in modern America is that over time that has forced me to become a decently adept mechanic, acquiring skill & knowledge as I go working on the older cars that I have driven and maintained. And yes this is but one of many examples of how dissimilar men like us are from the average person, and especially the average American. The fucking lack of curiosity or desire to do for oneself consistently astounds me. The contentment to be nothing more than dependent consumptive biomass confounds me.