"The Ugly Americans Are Back" (Yahoo Article)

[riveredge]

No, you are a maniacal Yu-na fan. Which means that all Canadians are bad because they are from the same country as Brian Orser

Oh please. Why is Yuna even part to this? But it's not really a shock you need to drag her. Paranoid much?

I commented to the article who happened to be the writer is Canadian and the whining about how Americans behaved etc and yet the Canadian Women's football team was talking trash before the semi match and then whined when they got beaten. Hypocrisy.

By the way I'm a Filipino and not some angry Korean bot. :bleh:

[overedge]

Speaking of Brian Orser, just a few minutes ago, Brian Boitano was on Top Chef Masters as a guest judge.

It's an anti-Canadian KONSPIRACY

[riveredge]

The Canadian press isn't doing Canadians any favors with articles like this one and all the ones calling Americans whiners because they dare to point out that Tancredi shouldn't be stomping on a competitor's head.

If they want to portray Americans as ugly they should use an event that doesn't make the Canadians look so bad. I'm no fan of Hope Solo, but her comments here pale in comparison to what Canadians like Tancredi said and did before, during, and after the game.

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/beg.../tancredi1.jpg

[Bournekraatzfan]

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Is it necessary to insult Koreans? How many more nationalities, ethnicities/ethno-cultures are going to enter into this discussion for no good reason?

[Mayra]

Is it necessary to insult Koreans? How many more nationalities, ethnicities/ethno-cultures are going to enter into this discussion for no good reason?

Seriously! No need to bring up other nations. This thread was made to insult Americans and Americans only. Everyone else can start their own thread!

Back on topic...Nathan Adrian. Now there's an ugly American I'd like to get to know!

[CynicElle]

Back on topic...Nathan Adrian. Now there's an ugly American I'd like to get to know!

Seriously! What's all the foof about Lochte and Phelps about when this guy's around?

[Cachoo]

Seriously! No need to bring up other nations. This thread was made to insult Americans and Americans only. Everyone else can start their own thread!

Back on topic...Nathan Adrian. Now there's an ugly American I'd like to get to know!

[PeterG]

Back on topic...Nathan Adrian. Now there's an ugly American I'd like to get to know!

Please don't tell me Adrian has done anything questionnable. He is so stunningly beautiful...I need to believe he is just as beautiful inside.

[Verbalgirl77]

I've been disappointed by the lack of Nathan in the porny olympians thread. Get on that stat, FSU!

[snoopy]

I was a little suspicious because generally Peter and I do not have the same taste in men. However, I googled Nathan Adrian and he has the best body I have ever seen. Bar none.

Wowza.

[Anita18]

Back on topic...Nathan Adrian. Now there's an ugly American I'd like to get to know!

With Nathan Adrian and Marcel Nguyen, I have come to the conclusion these Olympics that my Caucasian fiance and I will have to make beautiful hapa babies.

Also, we are awkward geeks. What's better than a beautiful awkward geek? Case in point, Nathan Adrian with a remote control helicopter: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8...3hdmo1_500.gif

[UMBS Go Blue]

Please don't tell me Adrian has done anything questionnable. He is so stunningly beautiful...I need to believe he is just as beautiful inside.

I'll volunteer to do the full inside-and-out examination.

[cruisin]

Absolutely nothing. Implying you want an opportunity to kick his ass while he is trying to sing along to his national anthem is questionable, however.

I didn't get that, at all. Just that he wants him to be there.

We, figure skating fans are spoiled with the likes of Matt Savoie, Dick Button, Debi Thomas, Michelle Kwan, Vanessa Lam, Rachael Flatt, Sasha Cohen and many others who are intelligent, accomplished and articulate people besides being elite athletes.

I notice you didn't mention Tara Lipinski . And Sasha is not the best example of polite, but she can speak.

I thought that was Ralph Lauren?

And Nike. Those gray podium outfits are hideous.

I thought the RL and the Nike stuff was all tragic. They should end their contract with RL.

According to wikipedia (which is always right about everything) the term was in use before that book came out, just not widespread. The picture they show as having the title that originated that term shows a tourist behaving badly.

Ironically: http://www.aneki.com/polite_cities_world.html http://www.city-data.com/forum/world...according.html

[IceAlisa]

I notice you didn't mention Tara Lipinski . And Sasha is not the best example of polite, but she can speak.

Did Tara obtain a degree from a prominent institution of higher education? I am not aware of that.

Politeness was not the point, being articulate (and well-educated) was. Although Sasha was perfectly polite in the interview.

[Allskate]

Please don't tell me Adrian has done anything questionnable. He is so stunningly beautiful...I need to believe he is just as beautiful inside.

Given the low bar you've set for someone being an ugly American, I think Adrian obviously qualifies as one. Two other ugly Americans, Lochte and Phelps, were cheering when he won, a sure sign that he's one of them. And Adrian says that Phelps is a great guy, another sign that he himself is an ugly American. Also, have you seen the photo he's posted of himself on his twitter page? One could just say that he's very generously allowing others to admire his body, but I think it's very clear that he's bragging about what a great body he has and implying that all the other guys out there are lame. So, yup, he's an ugly American.

[UMBS Go Blue]

Absolutely!

We shouldn't allow those holier-than-thou Canucks to be polluted by contact with us rude Amerikans now, should we? We Amerikans will be happy to keep amongst ourselves.

[PeterG]

Given the low bar you've set for someone being an ugly American, I think Adrian obviously qualifies as one. Two other ugly Americans, Lochte and Phelps, were cheering when he won, a sure sign that he's one of them. And Adrian says that Phelps is a great guy, another sign that he himself is an ugly American. Also, have you seen the photo he's posted of himself on his twitter page? One could just say that he's very generously allowing others to admire his body, but I think it's very clear that he's bragging about what a great body he has and implying that all the other guys out there are lame. So, yup, he's an ugly American.

The yahoo article was written by Andrew McKay. (I did not write that article.)

[Anita18]

Given the low bar you've set for someone being an ugly American, I think Adrian obviously qualifies as one. Two other ugly Americans, Lochte and Phelps, were cheering when he won, a sure sign that he's one of them. And Adrian says that Phelps is a great guy, another sign that he himself is an ugly American. Also, have you seen the photo he's posted of himself on his twitter page? One could just say that he's very generously allowing others to admire his body, but I think it's very clear that he's bragging about what a great body he has and implying that all the other guys out there are lame. So, yup, he's an ugly American.

Not to mention he graduated with honors from one of the best universities in the country. How dare he show off his intelligence! Surely a sign of an Ugly American!

[Allskate]

The yahoo article was written by Andrew McKay. (I did not write that article.)

Nice try. You not only posted it and stirred up the ugly American hate, but have twisted Leyva's comments about a gymnast he admires and has repeatedly and efffusively praised to be ugly. If those comments qualify Leyva as an ugly American, then Adrian qualifies as one, too.

So, Nathan Adrian is all ours!

ETA: For Amerikan eyes only:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/l...han-adrian-now

[Theatregirl1122]

I've been disappointed by the lack of Nathan in the porny olympians thread. Get on that stat, FSU!

No, no, no. Nathan has been mine since Beijing! I've porned over him at worlds and nationals for years! All you bandwagonners can't suddenly decide you on board! You all should have called him earlier!