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by karl m on June 16th, 2008

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Is it an American trait to say "That's Not True" if it is a fact that makes them uncomfortable? no matter the evidence to the contrary? I find this quite often when having discussions with Americans. They just live in denial of something they don't wa

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  • by The Special One on June 16th, 2008

    The Special One

    That's not true

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  • by katespana on June 16th, 2008

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    I don't know enough Americans to say, but I think it's something a lot of people might do if they're about to lose face.
    I actually like the American confidence factor. They seem to be raised to believe in themselves in the way that self-effacing Brits are not. But Brits can be hypocritical, pretending to agree just to be 'polite'. I prefer a more direct approach. (And, not being sexist (!) but I've noticed quite a few men of all nationalities do this more...(oops!)

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  • by MvL on June 16th, 2008

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    I'm an American (a New Yorker), and I'm not like that. I'm a good skeptic, and require sufficient evidence to believe anything. Several other (American) people I know are also like me. I don't know if you've just had bad experiences, or if it is a statistically significant trait of the general American public. As far as I know, there have been no studies to determine the prevalance of this behaviour.

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  • by Demonica on June 16th, 2008

    Demonica

    generalizing is stupidity at its finest

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  • by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on June 16th, 2008

    CaptainHarley adores his life penguin

    Examples? : )

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  • by LorienElizabeth on September 3rd, 2008

    LorienElizabeth

    I've found this too ... though I do point out that not all Americans are like this, and it's not just Americans who do this. I know MANY Australians who do this too and it drives me nuts.

    Example? Here's a perfect one. You ask the New York coroner how many people jumped from the WTC on 9/11. They'll tell you 'none'. Anyone who was there, anyone who saw the TV footage will tell you otherwise. Why? Because it's not a nice subject and if you bury your head in the sand far enough you can pretend it didn't happen.

    You can tell yourself "it didn't happen" as much as you like ... won't change the fact that it DID happen.

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