Americans with Superiority Complexes

You can't say 'this country' when you mean 'some people I've run into from this country'. There are people all over the world that come off as having superiority complexes. And when it comes to the internet? People tend to be pedantic and snide. The anonymininty allows for people to lash out and act superior in ways they can't face to face. It's an outlet for condescension and lording knowledge. It's got nothing to do with where a person comes from. Most Americans I know won't even *admit* they're from America anymore, with all the stereotypes and generalisations going on about us these days.

No megs i think u must have met wrong ppl... i have frnds in US too.. n wen they come to India ( they r bound to feel superior ) but on the contrary they dont... they talk like they r the most down to earth ppl u ve ever met... So may be u met wrong ppl..Chill babe n u ll enjoy..

In America allot of people would attack people from other country's by calling them poor things of that nature. It is known that America is the top country in the world but some use that as a superman cape I guess. Most other country's aren't any better either they can't insult Americans by calling us poor by say a hell of allot of other things. It is a 2 way street and neither one is going the right way.It seems that allot of people get offended by little things just because it is coming from a American. I am not referring to you because you are in Australia which is pretty much the same to other country's as the US,UK,& CA with the superiority complex situation.

I actually believe it's not only the handful of people, but it's not just a handful who are good, either. Think of it this way. If a sports team has a REALLY dirty player on it, they categorize the entire team as being bad and having low sportsmanship.

we should never generalise a certain race. extremes are very dangerous. we should avoid it. althoug, i also understand ur point. people could be ignorant some times especially when they are exposed to different people.

It sounds to me like you're complaining for the sake of complaining. What is the issue here? Any specifics? I've got a complaint. You seem a bit dyslexic. That's a valid complaint because half of your words are backwards. That is specific. What do you have for me? Were you just bored so you decided to write something?

Hey megs,avoid both extremes.this is my solution to superior or inferiority complexes among any nations.We don't ought to generalize because we are diffrent.

A lot of Americans feel that we are the superiour country therefore making them superior to people from other countries. Actually there are groups inside our country who feel they are superior to other groups in our country so its not just an American thing its specific cultures.

When I first saw your discussion, I thought it was going to be about something that irritated me yesterday, but it is not, Howvever, it is about the same Know-it-all bigotted mind set. It has been around for a long time. The descriptive term is "Ugly American." I missed the discussion that has hurt your feelings so badly, and you are right, these people do not know you. I probably do not agree with you not being married, but having a child, but why should I insult you over that, you are responsible and caring. For some reason it makes us as human beings feel better to make other people feel small, and we are much more willing to say something bad than we are to say something good. Lousy human nature. I would say that most English speaking countries feel like it is our privelege to boss around the rest of the world, under the guise of "being honest" that is my sweeping generalization, and I am sure it will make someone mad. I think I need to go look up that discussion just so I can put my two cents worth in, too. Keep your chin up.

I am American and I see this happenning so often. It's sickening how at one point the Americans had this hatred against the french, which I believe are so much more educated and cultured, and all this hatred was because they were smart enough not to go to this stupid and deadly war we are stuck in now

How can we prove you wrong when you provided no evidence? You claimed Americans are arrogant like 3 times, but you gave no evidence to support your argument which makes your argument a bad one. Ellaborate. Remember that many countries no matter where you live, are cocky or arrogant about other countries. Its called nationalism.

sadly SOME americans that live here in our city are very arrogant, they demand this and that and they want to be the first to be served, they also are very short tempered too, i have only encountered a few where they are very polite and soft spoken.

Megs, I have just joined myLot and your comments were the first I read. I disagree with you on the Americians. I have made a lot of extremely good Americian friends over the internet over a period of 9 years. When I had a severe stroke 2 years ago they were increadible with their support to me and my family with cards flowers and phone calls. They were my spirit lifter uppers. And still are concerned enough to ask after me. I have lots of great friends from other countries also but the Americians really stood out. So please dont judge them all by the ones you have had contact with and remember that each country has both good and bad in it. They are normal people like us with concerns for the wars and the global situation of these days. Aussietrish

Dear Mega85, This is in response to your question. I was born in the U.S., I am educated, male and have the white skin. I have also asked the same questions. In pursuit of an answer, I studied American History. America is a perpetrator Nation, the roots of their “superiority complex” can be found in the Puritan beliefs that came to North America in the 1600s. Their “superiority complex” allowed for the genocide of 10 million Native American, and the enslavement of African and Asian (Asian were enslaved to build the railroads in the West). This “superiority complex” is one of the reasons that American is killing innocent women, children, and men in Iraq. This “superiority complex” will be the downfall of America, a country cannot continue to oppress, murder and commit crimes and get away with it. There is NO PROVING YOU WRONG, you are factually correct. Hope this helps, one note. I have this perspective because I have seen the abuses that American put forth, to quote Malcolm X, “...being born in America, does not make you an American.” DrP2P

and that for sure might be the case..becasue there are a host of good people everywhere and they are bound to be peresent in America..I have a couple of friends in the States and they are amongst the best people I know..agreed there are people who at best can be called snobbish but then those people are always there and would always be a minority..so lighten up and ensure that u don't form a negative opinions about any specific community..

If you are going to go back to history, these Americans were first formed by the adventurous people from the West..they tend to be aggressive, ambitious and with really strong personality. So they tend to have superiority complex not to mention being the most successful economy in the world for a long period of time. They were destined to be a leader country and it's a challenge and inspiration to other countries.

you are not wrong at all

It depends on the thinking attitude of a person ?? -Arvind

As one gentleman in this discussion put "this complexes are human mindset".For example, when i was studying my UG i felt inferior over communicating in english. over period, it disappeared. To be clear this topic is going like an unending discussion and it would be better you end the same. take atleast a day to reply. so that you will get sometime to think seriously.

no its wrong.