You americans....

its not that european sports arent complex. but as i said, in nutrition its fast food instead of fruits & vegetables, in culture its TV instead of books, you guys even invented the internet (or its precedessors) cuz you were to lazy to drive...

no, i really like american sports (maybe excluding all the breaks and intermissions), but they seem to me that theyre not fitting the general scheme of "the american way of life"

thus i live outside the us and cant really judge

This thread is really lame. Obviously the only reason you made it is to call American's lazy.  Your argument isn't supported well at all, doesnt really make sense, and draws a poor parallel.

Should someone make a thread asking why Europeans put so much time into making their beer, when they don't spend any time on personal hygeine?

The more I think about the argument you're trying to make, the more ridiculous it becomes.  so you're saying:

"why are american sports complicated, when americans are lazy?"

well, everything in america is complicated.  You don't think fast food is complicated? It's just complicated in different ways.  If health codes and laws aren't followed to an absolute T, people get sued-- everything over here is complicated when it comes to "rules" and "laws"...

Your argument doesn't even really make sense, as you can see I tried to make sense of it and failed.

no, basically i asked: why are americans supporting such complex sports while looking for the easiest way everywhere else.

and honestly, making things easier is a good thing, it equals to development.

and you guys shouldnt take it too serious. i know that not everything is as bad as medias are making it look like. but america sure as hell lost a lot over the past decades. one of the financial crisis' reasons (as well as a lot of others) was the "american way" of using the money you have, no doubt about that...

and again, dont take it too serious...

I think you mean money we "don't have"

It's not that I'm taking things seriously, it's that I think "complicated sports vs. easy american lifestyle" is such a weird comparison, and doesn't really work/is a bit of a stretch.

I thought the internet was invented in the US by the military or some defense division as a way of sending confidential information--

Either way-- doesn't matter who invented it, the point is that it obviously wasn't invented as a way to avoid driving...haha.

wikipedia

The ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) developed by ARPA of the United States Department of Defense, was the world's first operational packet switching network, and the predecessor of the global Internet.

and before i get kicked out of this site: for its role in the progression of skiing (and a lot of other things) i will remain thankful to the united states and truly defend their colours and dignity.

yes, it was a risky call. throwing all the fat, ignorant, war monging people in the same bowl as you, thats not correct, never. again i apologise if i upset the people of the united states of america

well, something internet sadly isnt able to is showing sarcasm. and i exaggerated a lot to bring my point, its discussed, thx for the participation.

honestly, how much would have answered if i wasnt that aggressive? none, close to none? so i reached my goal just by loosing a few karma points

a last try, the internet thing was a metaphor.

1. we all appreciate the internet, its a good thing and one of the most important inventions in history

2. but if you want to be snippy, you can say that all inventors are just lazy people who want to make their lifes easier by their inventions.

= making things easier --> good thing, but can turn out bad if you lose control (which i can undoubtedly say did happen in the us in some sectors and wondered why it wasnt in sports)

well thats it, thats all. thx guys, and as we say here, breath through your pants

thx for this

and btw. what the hell happened in the jets game? man if the bills would simply run out the clock (i no its kinda "unsportsmanlike" and everybody would love to win a game with a final TD) which has become so usual, the pats would be infront of em. damn

The fat 75% of us americans doesn't have to do sports because the athletic 25% of us americans do it so they can watch. I'm not a fat, fast food eating, gas guzzling SUV driving (i do drive an SUV) American. That is tha rep that we get from europe and a lot of tha world. I'm not tryin' to be a dick at all when i say that not all americans are tha same and keep that in mind. But i totally see how you percieve this.

i no what you mean. but behind every image, behind every reputation, theres truth somewhere. so you can say that i was generalising & exaggerating but not that i was lying.

and believe me, i have nothing against countries/races/agegroups/genders in general. but you cant get true answers without teasing them out by being a little aggressive or whatsoever.

Good call about tha Marshawn thing. They shoulda just let him pound it away. He's a beast.

they shoulda put leodis in at back! he's nasty.