Go Back  British Expats > Usenet Groups > rec.travel.* > rec.travel.europe
Reload this Page >

What is this American obsession with SMILING???

Wikiposts

What is this American obsession with SMILING???

Thread Tools
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 6:40 am
  #76  
Magda
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:31:14 -0500, in alt.gossip.celebrities, Marcus Cole
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:02:06 GMT, Bob Ward <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:29:08 -0600, "hamburger helper"
... ><[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >>Besides that it's their diets. Ancient peoples had no dental caries.
... >>
... >That's because they tended to lose their teeth when a problem
... >occurred.
...
... Incorrect. For a more current example, look at the Inuit people. They
... tended to keep their teeth far into their later years, UNTIL they
... adopted the habit of eating sugar during the mid 20th century. Now,
... they are as toothless and gum diseased

Not yet full of veneers like you kiddies, but it's just a matter of time...
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 6:42 am
  #77  
Krw
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
    > On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:38:11 -0500, in alt.gossip.celebrities, krw <[email protected]>
    > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
    >
    > ... In article <[email protected]>,
    > ... [email protected] says...
    > ... > On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:18:31 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, krw <[email protected]> arranged
    > ... > some electrons, so they looked like this:
    > ... >
    > ... > ... > ...
    > ... > ... > ... Maybe because Americans *have* teeth? ;-)
    > ... > ... >
    > ... > ... > False ones - like the smiles!
    > ... > ...
    > ... > ... Nope. It's called "hygiene".
    > ... >
    > ... > With all the McShit you guys *eat*, you have a lot of nerve to talk about "hygiene"!!
    > ...
    > ... McDs are quite clean. You should try it (clean) once in a while.
    >
    > So not my point...!
    >

So you really don't know what hygiene is? Hint, it's not about
what food one eats.

No, I don't suppose it was your point. That's still on the top of
your head.


--
Keith
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 7:29 am
  #78  
Magda
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:42:53 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, krw <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this:

...
... So you really don't know what hygiene is? Hint, it's not about
... what food one eats.
...
... No, I don't suppose it was your point. That's still on the top of
... your head.

And many light-years above yours.
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 7:38 am
  #79  
Runge
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

pffff how to feed a troll----> ask martin

"Martin" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email protected]...
    > On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:00:42 -0500, krw <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>In article <8hlel252bubjr425d0jq7912nfhveq4vv9@usenet>,
    >>[email protected] says...
    >>> A friend from Europe came to stay with me for two weeks and he was
    >>> shocked by what he said is the enormous importance that Americans
    >>> place on smiling. And teeth. And teeth whitening! He said Americans
    >>> are a bunch of smiling idiots. I guess living in the US one gets used
    >>> to it and doesn't notice it as much. But the teeth whitening thing he
    >>> said was the weirdest and I guess I'd have to agree. Even I have
    >>> noticed the unbelievable amount of teeth whitening commercials on TV.
    >>> I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is so
    >>> obsessed with teeth and smiling. Any ideas?
    >>Maybe because Americans *have* teeth? ;-)
    > and silicone bodies?
    > --
    > Martin
    >
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 8:37 am
  #80  
Agent Smith
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

no fake smiles <[email protected]> wrote in
news:8hlel252bubjr425d0jq7912nfhveq4vv9@usenet:

    > A friend from Europe came to stay with me for two weeks and he was
    > shocked by what he said is the enormous importance that Americans
    > place on smiling. And teeth. And teeth whitening! He said Americans
    > are a bunch of smiling idiots. I guess living in the US one gets used
    > to it and doesn't notice it as much. But the teeth whitening thing he
    > said was the weirdest and I guess I'd have to agree. Even I have
    > noticed the unbelievable amount of teeth whitening commercials on TV.
    > I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is so
    > obsessed with teeth and smiling. Any ideas?

Why are Americans obsessed with breasts, hair, bathing and nice clothes?
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 8:39 am
  #81  
Jacqueline
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is Magda's obsession with being a BITCH???

On 13 Nov 2006 19:18:33 -0000, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:29:37 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, Go Fig
    >><[email protected]> arranged
    >>some electrons, so they looked like this:
    >> ... In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
    >> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> ...
    >> ... > On 12 Nov 2006 17:41:20 GMT, Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> ... >
    >> ... > >> I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is so
    >> ... > >> obsessed with teeth and smiling.
    >> ... > >
    >> ... > >Because it's not.
    >> ... >
    >> ... > I think it is, (not "obsessed") Americans do do toothy smiles more
    >> ... > than most Europeans.
    >> ...
    >> ... Maybe Europeans are just behind the curve... that seems to be the case
    >> ... for obesity.
    >>You have given the example, you have shown the Europeans how to be
    >>grotesque and die early
    >>- aren't you proud?
    >You have no teeth either?
    >Poor Magda. No man, no children, no teeth. Bitter, barren, manless,
    >childless, toothless, loveless Magda.
Yes, she looks like Martin.....no man either, no teeth, only a tail!
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 8:47 am
  #82  
Magda
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is Magda's obsession with being a BITCH???

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:39:34 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Jacqueline <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On 13 Nov 2006 19:18:33 -0000, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... >
... >>On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:29:37 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, Go Fig
... >><[email protected]> arranged
... >>some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >>
... >> ... In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
... >> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
... >> ...
... >> ... > On 12 Nov 2006 17:41:20 GMT, Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:
... >> ... >
... >> ... > >> I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is so
... >> ... > >> obsessed with teeth and smiling.
... >> ... > >
... >> ... > >Because it's not.
... >> ... >
... >> ... > I think it is, (not "obsessed") Americans do do toothy smiles more
... >> ... > than most Europeans.
... >> ...
... >> ... Maybe Europeans are just behind the curve... that seems to be the case
... >> ... for obesity.
... >>
... >>You have given the example, you have shown the Europeans how to be
... >>grotesque and die early
... >>- aren't you proud?
... >
... >You have no teeth either?
... >
... >Poor Magda. No man, no children, no teeth. Bitter, barren, manless,
... >childless, toothless, loveless Magda.
... >
... >
... >
... Yes, she looks like Martin.....no man either, no teeth, only a tail!

Don't waste your bullets, little girl - this is not your beloved Martin.

...

On second thoughts... Fire away!!
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 8:56 am
  #83  
Martin
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is Magda's obsession with being a BITCH???

Magda <[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:29:37 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, Go Fig
    ><[email protected]> arranged
    >some electrons, so they looked like this:
    > ... In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
    > ... <[email protected]> wrote:
    > ...
    > ... > On 12 Nov 2006 17:41:20 GMT, Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:
    > ... >
    > ... > >> I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is so
    > ... > >> obsessed with teeth and smiling.
    > ... > >
    > ... > >Because it's not.
    > ... >
    > ... > I think it is, (not "obsessed") Americans do do toothy smiles more
    > ... > than most Europeans.
    > ...
    > ... Maybe Europeans are just behind the curve... that seems to be the case
    > ... for obesity.
    >You have given the example, you have shown the Europeans how to be
    >grotesque and die early
    >- aren't you proud?

You have no teeth either?

Poor Magda. No man, no children, no teeth. Bitter, barren, manless,
childless, toothless, loveless Magda.
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 8:56 am
  #84  
James Silverton
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

"Agent Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]. 17.102...
    > no fake smiles <[email protected]> wrote in
    > news:8hlel252bubjr425d0jq7912nfhveq4vv9@usenet:
    >> A friend from Europe came to stay with me for two weeks and
    >> he was
    >> shocked by what he said is the enormous importance that
    >> Americans
    >> place on smiling. And teeth. And teeth whitening! He said
    >> Americans
    >> are a bunch of smiling idiots. I guess living in the US one
    >> gets used
    >> to it and doesn't notice it as much. But the teeth whitening
    >> thing he
    >> said was the weirdest and I guess I'd have to agree. Even I
    >> have
    >> noticed the unbelievable amount of teeth whitening
    >> commercials on TV.
    >> I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is
    >> so
    >> obsessed with teeth and smiling. Any ideas?
    > Why are Americans obsessed with breasts, hair, bathing and
    > nice clothes?

Excellent things to be obsessed with, IMHO! I have heard that,
in days gone-by, a complete set of dentures was a not uncommon
21st birthday present in Britain :-)



--
James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 9:01 am
  #85  
Padraig Breathnach
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

Agent Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Why are Americans obsessed with breasts, hair, bathing and nice clothes?

Because they are the important things in life. Along with teeth.

--
PB
The return address has been MUNGED
My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 9:24 am
  #86  
Pantagruel
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Agent Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>Why are Americans obsessed with breasts, hair, bathing and nice clothes?
    > Because they are the important things in life. Along with teeth.


Life, what it all boils down to is aesthetics.
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 9:47 am
  #87  
Dave Frightens Me
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:29:37 -0800, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:

    >In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
    ><[email protected]> wrote:
    >> On 12 Nov 2006 17:41:20 GMT, Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >> >> I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is so
    >> >> obsessed with teeth and smiling.
    >> >
    >> >Because it's not.
    >>
    >> I think it is, (not "obsessed") Americans do do toothy smiles more
    >> than most Europeans.
    >Maybe Europeans are just behind the curve... that seems to be the case
    >for obesity.

Well looky who has surfaced a week after the elections!

Care to post a pic of your fine self?
--
---
DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
---
--
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 9:50 am
  #88  
Dave Frightens Me
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:31:14 -0500, Marcus Cole
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:02:06 GMT, Bob Ward <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:29:08 -0600, "hamburger helper"
    >><[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>Besides that it's their diets. Ancient peoples had no dental caries.
    >>That's because they tended to lose their teeth when a problem
    >>occurred.
    >Incorrect. For a more current example, look at the Inuit people. They
    >tended to keep their teeth far into their later years, UNTIL they
    >adopted the habit of eating sugar during the mid 20th century. Now,
    >they are as toothless and gum diseased as a European.

I think he's from Botswana actually.
--
---
DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
---
--
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 9:52 am
  #89  
Martin
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:47:52 +0100, Dave Frightens Me
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:

    >On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:29:37 -0800, Go Fig <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>In article <[email protected]>, The Reid
    >><[email protected]> wrote:
    >>> On 12 Nov 2006 17:41:20 GMT, Bert Hyman <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>> >> I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is so
    >>> >> obsessed with teeth and smiling.
    >>> >
    >>> >Because it's not.
    >>>
    >>> I think it is, (not "obsessed") Americans do do toothy smiles more
    >>> than most Europeans.
    >>Maybe Europeans are just behind the curve... that seems to be the case
    >>for obesity.
    >Well looky who has surfaced a week after the elections!
    >Care to post a pic of your fine self?

Why has Bush stopped smiling?
--

Martin
 
Old Nov 13th 2006 | 9:52 am
  #90  
Dave Frightens Me
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: What is this American obsession with SMILING???

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:48:38 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:43:58 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:30:14 -0600, in rec.travel.europe, "hamburger helper"
    >><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
    >> ...
    >> ... "no fake smiles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> ... news:8hlel252bubjr425d0jq7912nfhveq4vv9@usenet...
    >> ... >A friend from Europe came to stay with me for two weeks and he was
    >> ... > shocked by what he said is the enormous importance that Americans
    >> ... > place on smiling. And teeth. And teeth whitening! He said Americans
    >> ... > are a bunch of smiling idiots. I guess living in the US one gets used
    >> ... > to it and doesn't notice it as much. But the teeth whitening thing he
    >> ... > said was the weirdest and I guess I'd have to agree. Even I have
    >> ... > noticed the unbelievable amount of teeth whitening commercials on TV.
    >> ... > I just couldn't explain to my friend why American culture is so
    >> ... > obsessed with teeth and smiling. Any ideas?
    >> ...
    >> ... We're just happier here.
    >> ...
    >> ... HH - no veneers or teeth whitening for me, just good genetics. PFFT.
    >>Heil Hitler?!?
    >-----------------------------------
    >END OF THREAD

Sadly Godwin's isn't that clear.
--
---
DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
---
--
 


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service - Your Privacy Choices

Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.