introverted said:

I notice Europeans have no trouble understanding Americans, yet Americans have trouble sometimes making out what Europeans are saying.

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The Dutch on average have 10 IQ points more than Americans

Asante said:

introverted said:

I notice Europeans have no trouble understanding Americans, yet Americans have trouble sometimes making out what Europeans are saying.

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The Dutch on average have 10 IQ points more than Americans

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introverted said:

But I am arguing the American accent is superior to all other accents because of its simplicity... its learning curve, clarity, and purity.

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Jokeshopbeard said:

introverted said:

But I am arguing the American accent is superior to all other accents because of its simplicity... its learning curve, clarity, and purity.

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Only an American would even bother to postulate that American _________ is superior to all other _________. It's the American way. They fucking get you in this place man, they get you young, and they get you deep, and they stuff that superiority complex fully into your developing brains.

I think it's bloody delusional, personally.

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YangSupporter said:

America is like being locked in a room all day with a TV with one station on it constantly talking about how wonderful it is to be in that one room.

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YangSupporter said:

Asante said:

introverted said:

I notice Europeans have no trouble understanding Americans, yet Americans have trouble sometimes making out what Europeans are saying.

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The Dutch on average have 10 IQ points more than Americans

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Likely due to good medical care food that isn't loaded with soy and corn healthy clean living. Holland is as close as we are going to get to heaven on earth

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gopher said:

I dont even know the difference between Holland, Amsterdam, and the Netherlands, I swear  all three are the same place

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Patlal said:

The only problem I see with Holland is that if you want to do something fun, you have to go to Germany.

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Patlal said:

The only problem I see with Holland is that if you want to do something fun, you have to go to Germany.  I don't think there's a city close to having a million people in Holland.

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Asante said:

introverted said:

I notice Europeans have no trouble understanding Americans, yet Americans have trouble sometimes making out what Europeans are saying.

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The Dutch on average have 10 IQ points more than Americans

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PatrickKn said:

Asante said:

introverted said:

I notice Europeans have no trouble understanding Americans, yet Americans have trouble sometimes making out what Europeans are saying.

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The Dutch on average have 10 IQ points more than Americans

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Untrue from a quick look at most data available from what I can tell. Not that IQ really relates to the understanding of accents one is not exposed to on a regular basis.

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I didn't get that either. So having a supposed higher IQ means that one will be more adept at better understanding an accent?

PatrickKn said:

In the same way Americans not exposed to other cultures buy into the 'America #1" vibe in general, one taking a hard stance against it for the sake of hoping to curb it might find themselves forming the same kind of baseless stereotypes.

I can understand where people come from when they consider the negative aspects of general American ignorance concerning outside cultures. But then, I feel that many of the most vocal critics of that general sentiment fall into the trap of being equally blind to their own prejudices, and also lump broad groups of diverse people into a category for the purpose of measuring themselves up to some kind of perceived competition.

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Beautifully said, Pat.

larry.fisherman said:

I read in a Harvard study they found that Canadians are by and large up to 96% sexier than everyone else. I can confirm this is accurate. See: Elisha Cuthbert

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Sarah Gadon too

introverted said:

I notice Europeans have no trouble understanding Americans, yet Americans have trouble sometimes making out what Europeans are saying.

Plus, American accents are easier to learn, especially when you look at how many European actors are acting in America as American characters, but it's rare for Americans to pass as European/Australian/etc in Hollywood. Even when American actors speak in English accents, native Europeans seem to notice the accent isn't authentic, whereas when Europeans/Australians act as Americans (Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Andrew Lincoln, etc), nobody in America can tell they're not American natives.

Also, when Europeans sing, they lose their accent (Celine Dion, Adele, Natalie Imbruglia, Leona Lewis, Lifehouse, etc). So I always thought this meant the American accent was the most pure and optimal way to speak English.

I'm not saying the American accent is the best sounding accent. In fact, I love foreign accents, even though I often have no fuckin clue what they're saying. Some of them sound really fancy, sophisticated, stylish, and ornate.

But I am arguing the American accent is superior to all other accents because of its simplicity... its learning curve, clarity, and purity.

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Asante said:

introverted said:

I notice Europeans have no trouble understanding Americans, yet Americans have trouble sometimes making out what Europeans are saying.

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The Dutch on average have 10 IQ points more than Americans

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