The World Still Thinks Americans Are "Coolest": Poll, British #6

[letmein]

LONDON (Reuters) - They 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 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 top ten 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:

1. Belgians
2. Poles
3. Turks
4. Canadians
5. Germans

[InOne]

Spiffing.

[Smithy]

I'm surprised Britain even came in the top 10 :joker:

[Shaun]

Poor Canadians and Germans... the people I've met from both have been really nice.

I'd put French, Brazilians and Italians higher than us too though. Americans really are a broad spectrum to judge collectively. Like sure, the Strokes are cool, but is Larry the Cable Guy?

[Chuck]

-cher

Germans and Canadians are much cooler than Russians IMO.

[Niamh.]

The Irish are quite clearly the coolest, the poll is fixed :idc:

[Marc]

The french!? Over British!?

[Shaun]

*wears a beret and holds a cigarette-holder*

oui

[Marc]

The Irish are quite clearly the coolest, the poll is fixed :idc:

:laugh2:.....oh sorry you were being serious

[Ramsay]

The fact that Canadians are in the least coolest poll shows how flawed that list is

['Conor]

The Irish are quite clearly the coolest, the poll is fixed :idc:

[2]. :idc:

[Smithy]

Germans aren't cool, they're all really fat and eat sausages, Russians are way cooler, Vodka and spies all the way


yay for stereotypes

[Shaun]

Kraftwerk would like a word, Smithy.

[Niamh.]

:laugh2:.....oh sorry you were being serious

Shut up or I'll pop your face :hmph:

[Vicky.]

I'm surprised Britain even came in the top 10 :joker:

This :laugh:

[Novo]

http://dandad.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834550b5f69e20120a5db8d64970b-500pi

Very Cool

[Chuck]

4 latin countries in the top 5. :idc:

[Doogle]

I hate British people. ew.

Poor Turks :( -is half turkish-

[Joelle.]

Bierwurst is simply not a cool word. Vodka, on the other hand, is.

[Smithy]

Kraftwerk would like a word, Smithy.
idk who he is
D':
4 latin countries in the top 5. :idc:
-only see's 1-

:conf2:

[rk3388]

im a german canadian :PPP shows how col i am

[Roy Mars III]

a great poll result.

[Stu]

The Americans have the Latinos to thank. Although the low placing of Canada and Mexico pretty much negates the entire validity of the list.

[Marc]

Shut up or I'll pop your face :hmph:

Ermmmmmmmmm what!?

[Chuck]

WORLD'S BEST LOVERS
1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. Italy
4. France
5. Ireland
6. South Africa
7. Australia
8. New Zealand
9. Denmark
10. Canada

Interesting coincidence :D

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1216621/German-men-worlds-worst-lovers-lazy-English-come-second-battle-sheets.html

[Stu]

Ireland in a top ten of worlds best lovers?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.

Ahahahahahaha.

Seriously, though?

[Zippy]

Americans only came top because they dominate the media. Films, music and TV...this is where we get our notions about what is cool. But when you come across yanks in London they actually seem extremely uncool; typically loud and obnoxious white middle class knobs. Im guessing the cool ones don't travel.

['Conor]

WORLD'S BEST LOVERS
1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. Italy
4. France
5. Ireland
6. South Africa
7. Australia
8. New Zealand
9. Denmark
10. Canada

Interesting coincidence :D

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1216621/German-men-worlds-worst-lovers-lazy-English-come-second-battle-sheets.html

:amazed::amazed:

[Niamh.]

Ermmmmmmmmm what!?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEaUyEXV8U/TVijRFxhZ_I/AAAAAAAAADc/gt4EOb40TAY/s1600/balloon-pop.jpg

[Chuck]

Ireland in a top ten of worlds best lovers?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.

Ahahahahahaha.

Seriously, though?

TOP 5 even :laugh:

[Niamh.]

Ireland in a top ten of worlds best lovers?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.

Ahahahahahaha.

Seriously, though?

I believe it ;)

[Smithy]

What was it that led 15,000 well-travelled women to come to such an ignominious conclusion?


In other words they asked 15,000 sluts who did it best :idc:

[Zippy]

WORLD'S BEST LOVERS
1. Spain
2. Brazil
3. Italy
4. France
5. Ireland
6. South Africa
7. Australia
8. New Zealand
9. Denmark
10. Canada

and this is based on what?

makes sense up to #4 but then goes horribly wrong

[Vicky.]

Chuck...your sig :bored:

[Chuck]

I think Smithy answered your question Zippy :laugh:

[Chuck]

Chuck...your sig :bored:

:hugesmile:

[Niamh.]

and this is based on what?

makes sense up to #4 but then goes horribly wrong

to number 5 I believe you meant :idc:

[SoBig]

They are definitely the most cocky/arrogant etc. Thats for sure.

[Stu]

From that same link ...

WORLD'S WORST LOVERS

1. Germany (too smelly)
2. England (too lazy)
3. Sweden (too quick)
4. Holland (too dominating)
5. America (too rough)
6. Greece (too lovey-dovey)
7. Wales (too selfish)
8. Scotland (too loud)
9. Turkey (too sweaty)
10. Russia (too hairy)


rofl

These lists are just men apparently, though.

[Chuck]

too smelly :laugh3:

[Vicky.]

From that same link ...

WORLD'S WORST LOVERS

1. Germany (too smelly)
2. England (too lazy)
3. Sweden (too quick)
4. Holland (too dominating)
5. America (too rough)
6. Greece (too lovey-dovey)
7. Wales (too selfish)
8. Scotland (too loud)
9. Turkey (too sweaty)
10. Russia (too hairy)


rofl

These lists are just men apparently, though.
I didnt realise there was such things as these :hmph:

LOL at too hairy though :D

[Chuck]

Kinky Vicky :evilgrin:

[Niamh.]

I didnt realise there was such things as these :hmph:

LOL at too hairy though :D

:laugh2:

[Stu]

I don't get the Wales one at all really. Too selfish? There's enough sheep for everyone.

[Chuck]

Those women thought the English men were too lazy because they were probably too hammered :laugh:

[Vicky.]

I don't get the Wales one at all really. Too selfish? There's enough sheep for everyone.

ROFL :laugh3:

[Chuck]

I don't get the Wales one at all really. Too selfish? There's enough sheep for everyone.

rofl

[Chuck]

Poor Raph :(

[Stu]

Poor Raph :(
He was Japanese too wasn't he? He has no right to be selfish if he has a tiny willy.

[Chuck]

He was Japanese too wasn't he? He has no right to be selfish if he has a tiny willy.

:shocked:

I didnt know about his Japanese side, I thought he was just an innocent girl from Wales. :(

[Smithy]

lmfao

[Marc]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hpEaUyEXV8U/TVijRFxhZ_I/AAAAAAAAADc/gt4EOb40TAY/s1600/balloon-pop.jpg

You are such a troll

[Niamh.]

You are such a troll

well atleast my head is real :hmph:

[Chuck]

well atleast my head is real :hmph:

D:

[Patrick]

Yeah okay, except everyone laughs at Americans and thinks it's hilarious how deluded they are and how they all claim to be Irish.

Not my views, well actually they are :laugh: but we all know everyone else thinks it, because it's been said on this forum, and in real life aswell.

Americans probably get more slack than any other country for being generally annoying people with annoying accents, so this list is bollocks.

If anyone deserves to be the coolest, it's Australia.

[Patrick]

Five least coolest:

1. Belgians
2. Poles
3. Turks
4. Canadians
5. Germans

:joker::joker::joker::joker: :joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

[Smithy]

Yeah okay, except everyone laughs at Americans and thinks it's hilarious how deluded they are and how they all claim to be Irish.


http://i.imgur.com/mHDj1.gif

[Chuck]

America is going to be on pretty much every list, whether is most loved, hated, best or worst simply because America is most definitely the country we all most hear and read about apart from our own.

[Chuck]

http://i.imgur.com/mHDj1.gif

[2].

[Vicky.]

http://i.imgur.com/mHDj1.gif

[3].

[Patrick]

From that same link ...

WORLD'S WORST LOVERS

1. Germany (too smelly)
2. England (too lazy)
3. Sweden (too quick)
4. Holland (too dominating)
5. America (too rough)
6. Greece (too lovey-dovey)
7. Wales (too selfish)
8. Scotland (too loud)
9. Turkey (too sweaty)
10. Russia (too hairy)


rofl

These lists are just men apparently, though.

Surely Turkey should win that? Or at least have the 'Too Lovey-Dovey' tag.

They are definitely the most cocky/arrogant etc. Thats for sure.

:worship:

[Patrick]

erm, yes they do claim to be Irish.

If you people are seriously trying to tell me that you've never heard more than 3 Americans say something like 'Yeah but see I'm half Irish yeah, it's so cool 'cus my grandad's cousin was from Eye-or-land and that's why I'm like so Irish.' then you're all bullsh*tting me.

[Smithy]

I've heard stuff like that on family guy but not from real people

[Chuck]

They are definitely the most cocky/arrogant etc. Thats for sure.

That's rich coming from someone whose username is "SoBig". :idc:

[Vicky.]

erm, yes they do claim to be Irish.

If you people are seriously trying to tell me that you've never heard more than 3 Americans say something like 'Yeah but see I'm half Irish yeah, it's so cool 'cus my grandad's cousin was from Eye-or-land and that's why I'm like so Irish.' then you're all bullsh*tting me.

I can honestly say I have never heard ONE american say that, nevermind three:suspect:

[Iceman]

erm, yes they do claim to be Irish.

If you people are seriously trying to tell me that you've never heard more than 3 Americans say something like 'Yeah but see I'm half Irish yeah, it's so cool 'cus my grandad's cousin was from Eye-or-land and that's why I'm like so Irish.' then you're all bullsh*tting me.

Oh god. It's not because of that it's because of the mass exodus of Irish people who went there and got jobs while the famine happened.

[Chuck]

Vicky [2].

[Niamh.]

I've heard stuff like that on family guy but not from real people

He is actually right about that, I lived in Boston for a few months when I was younger and I lost count of the amount of "Irish" people I met. Maybe they only say it to Irish people though!

That's rich coming from someone whose username is "SoBig". :idc:

:laugh2:

[Patrick]

Yes, but most of them do claim it just because they have an Irish breed of dog or something or because they had Waffles for breakfast which have traces of potatoes therefore according to them - they're from Ireland.

Delusional but true.

I'm going to watch Big Brother, good day. x

[Iceman]

Yes, but most of them do claim it just because they have an Irish breed of dog or something or because they had Waffles for breakfast which have traces of potatoes therefore according to them - they're from Ireland.

Delusional but true.

I'm going to watch Big Brother, good day. x

:laugh2: Most of them claim it because they have ancestory from Ireland, yeah a small minority are deluded but its a tiny minority.

[Stu]

The plastic paddy phenomena is hardly as much of a nationwide epidemic as you're making it out to be, Paddy. Plenty of them genuinly have Irish roots. Plenty think the Irish are thick micks who still go around in wooden shoes. That's certainly not wanting to be Irish.

[Niamh.]

The plastic paddy phenomena is hardly as much of a nationwide epidemic as you're making it out to be, Paddy. Plenty of them genuinly have Irish roots. Plenty think the Irish are thick micks who still go around in wooden shoes. That's certainly not wanting to be Irish.

Isn't that the Dutch :suspect:

[Chuck]

Thats what I though too Niamh D:

[Zippy]

He was Japanese too wasn't he? He has no right to be selfish if he has a tiny willy.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2nsyujd.gif

[Smithy]

Isn't that the Dutch :suspect:

if stu wants to walk around in thick wooden shoes who are you to tell him he's dutch :nono:

[Niamh.]

if stu wants to walk around in thick wooden shoes who are you to tell him he's dutch :nono:

I shall call him Dutch Stu from now on :hmph:

[Stu]

if stu wants to walk around in thick wooden shoes who are you to tell him he's dutch :nono:
Who the hell are you to suggest I'm not Dutch? I was told growing up I could be anything I wanted and I want to be Dutch.

Isin't that the message your hoebag hero promotes?

[Smithy]

Who the hell are you to suggest I'm not Dutch? I was told growing up I could be anything I wanted and I want to be Dutch.

Isin't that the message your hoebag hero promotes?

http://i.imgur.com/KnruV.gif

[letmein]

erm, yes they do claim to be Irish.

If you people are seriously trying to tell me that you've never heard more than 3 Americans say something like 'Yeah but see I'm half Irish yeah, it's so cool 'cus my grandad's cousin was from Eye-or-land and that's why I'm like so Irish.' then you're all bullsh*tting me.

That is simply the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You've never been to America obviously. Claiming to be Irish??? Do you know how many ethnicities are in America? You might as well say that Americans all claim to be aliens. Irish is nothing in America. This is simply the funniest thing I've ever read on here! :xyxwave:

[letmein]

Oh god. It's not because of that it's because of the mass exodus of Irish people who went there and got jobs while the famine happened.

Do you know how many people fled to America because of the stability of their homelands? Italians came in by the shiploads.

Americans are not talking about Ireland. Man, we should get Jon Stewart to read what's been said on here. The entire country would weep with laughter!:joker: Talk about being 'out there'!

[letmein]

Americans only came top because they dominate the media. Films, music and TV...this is where we get our notions about what is cool. But when you come across yanks in London they actually seem extremely uncool; typically loud and obnoxious white middle class knobs. Im guessing the cool ones don't travel.

Really? Even the chick as your avatar, one of the most famous Americans of all time?:shocked:

[InOne]

That is simply the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You've never been to America obviously. Claiming to be Irish??? Do you know how many ethnicities are in America? You might as well say that Americans all claim to be aliens. Irish is nothing in America. This is simply the funniest thing I've ever read on here! :xyxwave:

There is a massive Irish American culture in America. It's hardly nothing :rolleyes:

[Benjamin]

Germans aren't cool, they're all really fat and eat sausages, Russians are way cooler, Vodka and spies all the way


yay for stereotypes

:laugh2:

[Iceman]

Do you know how many people fled to America because of the stability of their homelands? Italians came in by the shiploads.

Americans are not talking about Ireland. Man, we should get Jon Stewart to read what's been said on here. The entire country would weep with laughter!:joker: Talk about being 'out there'!

Do you know over 10% of the American population put Irish Roots down on a census form. I havent said Americans were talking about Ireland.....dont know where you got that from :conf:

[Livia]

A poll of people who have not travelled much and realised that there are cool people and morons wherever you go in the world.

[Iceman]

A poll of people who have not travelled much and realised that there are cool people and morons wherever you go in the world.

Exactly.

:worship:

[Livia]

That is simply the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You've never been to America obviously. Claiming to be Irish??? Do you know how many ethnicities are in America? You might as well say that Americans all claim to be aliens. Irish is nothing in America. This is simply the funniest thing I've ever read on here! :xyxwave:

I've spent a lot of time in the US. I've spent St Patrick's Day in New York, Colorado and Illinois. Didn't look like Irish was nothing in America...

[Zippy]

Really? Even the chick as your avatar, one of the most famous Americans of all time?:shocked:

Well with a population of 300mill there has to be a few cool ones in there. Guess I found one.

[lostalex]

The fact that Canadians are in the least coolest poll shows how flawed that list is

...I don't think they meant "cool" as in temperature, but if they were, you're right, Canadians should be at the top. :joker:

I think the "coolness" they were referring to was about the culture of each country, or the stereotypes of each countries culture. The stereotype of the average French person, is cooler than the stereotype of the average German. It's really just about stereotypes.
Also i'm sure the survey was carried out in English, so obviously English speakers are mostly exposed to a lot of American media, because it is the largest English speaking country.

[lostalex]

I'm surprised Japan wasn't in the top 10 of cool countries. I think most people see Japan as pretty cool.

[nicole_burks]

I couldn't agree more :idc:

[Marc]

Where are the Albanian's!? Those guys are nuts!

[Livia]

If you really want to see how cool they are in the States, Perhaps one of us go on to an American forum, and post a thread about how the UK is the No.1 coolest nation, and the USA is number 6. See whether they would treat it with the same humour and grace that people have on this thread.

[lostalex]

If you really want to see how cool they are in the States, Perhaps one of us go on to an American forum, and post a thread about how the UK is the No.1 coolest nation, and the USA is number 6. See whether they would treat it with the same humour and grace that people have on this thread.

To be honest, i doubt it would get enuf attention on American BB thread. They prolly just ignore it an keep talking about BB. American's arn't obsesed with these type of multinational polls as everyone else is.

Most American's would just say "why are we cool???" lol

We American's don't see ourselves as cool at all. So most American's would be surprised to see a poll like this.

(and as far as everyone on the thread having humour and grace, umm, are you reading the same thread as me??? lol)

[lostalex]

I've spent a lot of time in the US. I've spent St Patrick's Day in New York, Colorado and Illinois. Didn't look like Irish was nothing in America...

Well i've lived in America my whole life, and i can count the number of people that claim to be Irish on 2 hands)
There are not that many Irish p[eople in America. You are talking about St. Patrickszday lol. everyone is Irish on st.patricks day, just like we are all Mexican on Cinco de Mayo. :joker:

[Livia]

Well i've lived in America my whole life, and i can count the number of people that claim to be Irish on 2 hands)
There are not that many Irish p[eople in America. You are talking about St. Patrickszday lol. everyone is Irish on st.patricks day, just like we are all Mexican on Cinco de Mayo. :joker:

If you don't consider more than 10% of 300,000,000 people to be 'a lot' then I'm sure you're right.

[Livia]

To be honest, i doubt it would get enuf attention on American BB thread. They prolly just ignore it an keep talking about BB. American's arn't obsesed with these type of multinational polls as everyone else is.

Most American's would just say "why are we cool???" lol

We American's don't see ourselves as cool at all. So most American's would be surprised to see a poll like this.

(and as far as everyone on the thread having humour and grace, umm, are you reading the same thread as me??? lol)

You're speaking for all Americans again.

[lostalex]

You're speaking for all Americans again.

umm, well considering I'm American, an yu arn't, i think i have a right to. lol. Someone here needs to put you in your place, cuz i'm certainly not going to let YOU sit here on this forum an speak for Americans. So yes, i'm sitting here speakijng for Americans AS an AMERICAN.

unlike you, wtf are you again? trying to speak for Americans because yu had a holiday in America?? lol

[Niamh.]

Well i've lived in America my whole life, and i can count the number of people that claim to be Irish on 2 hands)
There are not that many Irish p[eople in America. You are talking about St. Patrickszday lol. everyone is Irish on st.patricks day, just like we are all Mexican on Cinco de Mayo. :joker:

When I was in the states loads of people claimed to be Irish to me :hmph: then again I was in Boston!

[lostalex]

When I was in the states loads of people claimed to be Irish to me :hmph: then again I was in Boston!

American's are very friendly. Now i wonder how many of those people claiming to be Irish would you want to speak on behalf of the Irish? Would you say they were Irish?

How many of them could speak the Irish language that you met? just out of curiosity?

They were about as Irish as the Jersey Shore kids are Italian. lol right?

[Niamh.]

American's are very friendly. Now i wonder how many of those people claiming to be Irish would you want to speak on behalf of the Irish? Would you say they were Irish?

How many of them could speak the Irish language that you met? just out of curiosity?

They were about as Irish as the Jersey Shore kids are Italian. lol right?

I'll rephrase that, claimed to be of Irish origin ;)

[lostalex]

Yu know i don't lie.

[InOne]

I dunno if it's true but I've heard more people speak Irish in America than they do in Ireland

[arista]

The Irish are quite clearly the coolest, the poll is fixed :idc:


On RT News today
Prof Michael Hudson confirmed
Eire is in a 10 year Depression..

[Legend killer]

The american accent on guys is such a FAIL. It's so whiney and annoying

[Zippy]

They claim to be Italian on Jersey shore. But clearly are very much American in all their brash, loud, aggressive glory.

It's just a clan thing, wanting to be part of a certain group. And America is very much about groups. Everybody and everything seems to be categorised and labelled.

[arista]

I dunno if it's true but I've heard more people speak Irish in America than they do in Ireland



In LA
its more Asain Yank

[Niamh.]

On RT News today
Prof Michael Hudson confirmed
Eire is in a 10 year Depression..

That doesn't stop us being cool :idc:

[InOne]

In LA
its more Asain Yank

Yeah but in NY, Boston, Chicago. Places like that