http://news.yahoo.com/world-still-thinks-americans-coolest-poll-120048216.html
QuoteThey may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline in the face of challenges from other emerging players on the world stage, but Americans have been voted the world's "coolest nationality" in an international poll.
Social networking site Badoo.com (www.badoo.com) asked 30,000 people across 15 countries to name the coolest nationality and also found that the Spanish were considered the coolest Europeans, Brazilians the coolest Latin Americans and Belgians the globe's least cool nationality.
"We hear a lot in the media about anti-Americanism," says Lloyd Price, Badoo's Director of Marketing. "But we sometimes forget how many people across the world consider Americans seriously cool."
Of course, not all Americans are cool far from it. Some like Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Depp and Quentin Tarantino are way cooler than others.
Americans, however, are the dudes who invented cool and who still embody it in many fields from music to movies and TV to technology.
"America," says Price, "boasts the world's coolest leader, Obama; the coolest rappers, Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg; and the coolest man in technology, Steve Jobs of Apple, the man who even made geeks cool."
Brazilians are ranked the second coolest nationality in the Badoo poll and the coolest Latin Americans, ahead of Mexicans and Argentinians. The Spanish, in third place, are the coolest Europeans.
The French are voted cooler than the British, and Canadians cooler than the Belgians. This may come as a relief for Canadians, who are sometimes viewed as chronically uncool.
Or, as Michael Ignatieff, the Canadian politician, once put it: "Paris, Texas stands as a metaphor for broken dreams; Paris, Saskatchewan just sounds ridiculous."
THE 10 COOLEST NATIONALITIES
1. Americans
2. Brazilians
3. Spanish
4. Italians
5. French
6. British
7. Dutch
8. Mexicans
9. Argentinians
10. Russians
FIVE LEAST COOLEST NATIONALITIES
1. Belgians
2. Poles
3. Turks
4. Canadians
5. Germans
Flems and Walloons are equally lame.
Quote from: garbon on September 06, 2011, 09:32:56 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/world-still-thinks-americans-coolest-poll-120048216.html
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Americans, however, are the dudes who invented cool and who still embody it in many fields from music to movies and TV to technology.
Dont forget it.
What is it that makes Spain so cool though?
Poles and Canadians got non-coolest category. :lmfao:
Quote from: Valmy on September 06, 2011, 09:38:48 AM
What is it that makes Spain so cool though?
Partying late into the morning is pretty cool.
Quote from: garbon on September 06, 2011, 09:39:36 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 06, 2011, 09:38:48 AM
What is it that makes Spain so cool though?
Partying late into the morning is pretty cool.
Topless beaches.....?
Russians are cool? I suppose high levels of criminality and alcoholism, and a longing for Stalin to return, are pretty "cool".
I'm perfectly happy living in an "uncool" nation. :lol:
Quote from: Malthus on September 06, 2011, 09:43:32 AM
I'm perfectly happy living in an "uncool" nation. :lol:
That just says it all right there.
Quote from: Valmy on September 06, 2011, 09:38:48 AM
What is it that makes Spain so cool though?
As if you needed to ask. :cool:
Quote from: Valmy on September 06, 2011, 09:44:41 AM
Quote from: Malthus on September 06, 2011, 09:43:32 AM
I'm perfectly happy living in an "uncool" nation. :lol:
That just says it all right there.
Enjoy your 50 cent dollars and President Bachmann. :D
'The world' is mad.
Belief in Socialism and Intelligent Design makes people cool?
Part of the reason Canadians are seen as being so uncool is that whenever Canadians start getting cool, they most likely move to the US and the world assumes they were American from the get go.
Which rather proves the point that Canadians are not cool, I suppose....
Quote from: Malthus on September 06, 2011, 09:43:32 AM
Russians are cool? I suppose high levels of criminality and alcoholism, and a longing for Stalin to return, are pretty "cool".
I'm perfectly happy living in an "uncool" nation. :lol:
it's the chicks. Russian chicks are crazy.
Quote from: Jacob on September 06, 2011, 10:03:12 AM
Part of the reason Canadians are seen as being so uncool is that whenever Canadians start getting cool, they most likely move to the US and the world assumes they were American from the get go.
Which rather proves the point that Canadians are not cool, I suppose....
personally i blame curling.
Quote from: HVC on September 06, 2011, 10:10:11 AM
Quote from: Jacob on September 06, 2011, 10:03:12 AM
Part of the reason Canadians are seen as being so uncool is that whenever Canadians start getting cool, they most likely move to the US and the world assumes they were American from the get go.
Which rather proves the point that Canadians are not cool, I suppose....
personally i blame curling.
There is nothing cooler than curling. :mad: :scots:
Quote from: Barrister on September 06, 2011, 10:11:06 AM
Quote from: HVC on September 06, 2011, 10:10:11 AM
Quote from: Jacob on September 06, 2011, 10:03:12 AM
Part of the reason Canadians are seen as being so uncool is that whenever Canadians start getting cool, they most likely move to the US and the world assumes they were American from the get go.
Which rather proves the point that Canadians are not cool, I suppose....
personally i blame curling.
There is nothing cooler than curling. :mad: :scots:
:weep: you're why we're number 4.
Quote from: HVC on September 06, 2011, 10:14:06 AM
Quote from: Barrister on September 06, 2011, 10:11:06 AM
Quote from: HVC on September 06, 2011, 10:10:11 AM
Quote from: Jacob on September 06, 2011, 10:03:12 AM
Part of the reason Canadians are seen as being so uncool is that whenever Canadians start getting cool, they most likely move to the US and the world assumes they were American from the get go.
Which rather proves the point that Canadians are not cool, I suppose....
personally i blame curling.
There is nothing cooler than curling. :mad: :scots:
:weep: you're why we're number 4.
Sorry.
:console:
I'll try harder. Next year maybe we can be #3. :scots:
Quote from: Barrister on September 06, 2011, 10:15:24 AM
Sorry.
:console:
I'll try harder. Next year maybe we can be #3. :scots:
I don't know man. The Turks are pretty uncool.
Quote from: Valmy on September 06, 2011, 10:16:12 AM
Quote from: Barrister on September 06, 2011, 10:15:24 AM
Sorry.
:console:
I'll try harder. Next year maybe we can be #3. :scots:
I don't know man. The Turks are pretty uncool.
Borat did his best to turn that around. ;)
I feel so cool. :cool:
I don't think you can apply the term cool to someone who is a 'proper' Brit. :bowler:
Quote from: mongers on September 06, 2011, 10:37:59 AM
I don't think you can apply the term cool to someone who is a 'proper' Brit. :bowler:
In a bizarre way you can. It is that kind of cool that comes with stopping your subjugation of Africa for a bit because it is tea time or wearing a kilt as part of a combat uniform.
What the hell is Badoo?
Is this an article about an internet poll? :lol:
Not that the subject matter is of dire importance.
One has to wonder, where do French-Canadians fall into that ranking? :hmm:
Can the dullness of canadian-ness outcool the coolness of french-ness?
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"America," says Price, "boasts the world's coolest leader, Obama;
I guess the world hasn't yet seen the pics of Obama in his mom jeans.
Quote from: derspiess on September 06, 2011, 12:20:01 PM
I guess the world hasn't yet seen the pics of Obama in his mom jeans.
Your hatred of Obama is greater than you love of America to the point you want us to be seen as less cool :mad:
Quote from: Valmy on September 06, 2011, 12:24:33 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 06, 2011, 12:20:01 PM
I guess the world hasn't yet seen the pics of Obama in his mom jeans.
Your hatred of Obama is greater than you love of America to the point you want us to be seen as less cool :mad:
Those were pretty awful.
Quote from: Valmy on September 06, 2011, 12:24:33 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 06, 2011, 12:20:01 PM
I guess the world hasn't yet seen the pics of Obama in his mom jeans.
Your hatred of Obama is greater than you love of America to the point you want us to be seen as less cool :mad:
I feel embarrassed for Obama more than anything.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmanolomen.com%2Fimages%2Fobama_mom_jeans3.jpg&hash=17c2df5a0d2c02ac91719128ac61116eb03d0d25)
Steamed hams?
Quote from: Malthus on September 06, 2011, 09:43:32 AM
Russians are cool? I suppose high levels of criminality and alcoholism, and a longing for Stalin to return, are pretty "cool".
I'm perfectly happy living in an "uncool" nation. :lol:
:nelson: Only uncool people are happy with being uncool.
they had better. we built this world into what it is today, and we can destroy it :mad:
I don't get Mexico in 8th place.
Quote from: derspiess on September 06, 2011, 01:01:41 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 06, 2011, 12:24:33 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 06, 2011, 12:20:01 PM
I guess the world hasn't yet seen the pics of Obama in his mom jeans.
Your hatred of Obama is greater than you love of America to the point you want us to be seen as less cool :mad:
I feel embarrassed for Obama more than anything.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmanolomen.com%2Fimages%2Fobama_mom_jeans3.jpg&hash=17c2df5a0d2c02ac91719128ac61116eb03d0d25)
:blink:
That bike looks way too small for him; isn't he something like 6'2" ?
I agree that Brazilians are cool. I just wish they weren't so fucking boisterous.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!"
:bleeding:
Clearly, the world hasn't met me. Course, I'd probably remember it if it had. :hmm:
Quote from: Caliga on September 06, 2011, 06:09:59 PM
I agree that Brazilians are cool. I just wish they weren't so fucking boisterous.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!"
:bleeding:
Do Brazilians do that too? It was a Mexican dude who invented it.
Yeah. Back in Massachusetts I lived in a neighborhood that was rapidly becoming Brazilian and you always knew what Brazilian futbol teams were playing. :wacko:
Belgium! belgium! We're number one!!!!!
oh wait :ph34r:
Quote from: Caliga on September 06, 2011, 06:18:12 PM
Yeah. Back in Massachusetts I lived in a neighborhood that was rapidly becoming Brazilian and you always knew what Brazilian futbol teams were playing. :wacko:
You haven't seen footie boisterous until you've seen Argentinians.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 06, 2011, 05:16:23 PM
I don't get Mexico in 8th place.
Auto weapons, murder, drug cartels the stuff of Tarantino coolness.
Quote from: Archy on September 07, 2011, 06:42:14 AM
Belgium! belgium! We're number one!!!!!
oh wait :ph34r:
I think Belgium is cool, great grub and great beer and no government...........the ROTW is just too uncool to know what cool is :cool:
Quote from: Archy on September 07, 2011, 06:42:14 AM
Belgium! belgium! We're number one!!!!!
oh wait :ph34r:
I re-read
Heart of Darkness recently. "The sepulchral city" sounds pretty cool.
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 07, 2011, 09:44:45 AM
Quote from: Archy on September 07, 2011, 06:42:14 AM
Belgium! belgium! We're number one!!!!!
oh wait :ph34r:
I think Belgium is cool, great grub and great beer and no government...........the ROTW is just too uncool to know what cool is :cool:
Yes I think that would propel most countries significantly up the coolness ladder, the trick isn't to overshoot and end up like Somalia.