shadowdrifter6
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joined Nov 2007
Look, there’s really no point in getting worked up or acting offended. Personally, I don't hold it against them...
They use "Eastern Europe" as this sweeping umbrella term for all those underdeveloped Slavic nations, looking down on us with a heavy dose of irony and mockery. And it isn't just the Englishman; it’s the Irish, the Frenchmen, the Germans, Americans—basically every "Westerner" out there. Given that all these transition countries endured totalitarian regimes about fifty years ago, where people were tossed in jail just for having an opinion that didn't align with the state, they still view us today as nothing more than eurotrash scavenging for crumbs of Western culture. Honestly, I can't even blame them when it isn't even far from the truth. Instead of getting defensive immediately, shouldn't we just take it as a moment for self-criticism? Use some auto-irony, turn it into a joke, and move on. Why bother being so indignant?