Browsing the archives for the politically correct tag

Group Death Cooperative

I’ve written about the American Health System before: http://theromaniandream.com/blog/2010/02/01/taboo-%E2%80%93-american-health-system/ It’s not that my naivety level has suffered any major changes lately, but my experience with my health care “provider” (aka Group Health Cooperative)  is a surreal one. Lately I have been having some mild pain in my right hip and I went to have it [...]

The American Dream: A Ponzi Scheme That Works

Here is an interesting article I’ve recently came across: Going to America: A Ponzi scheme that works The article makes the interesting claim that coming to America, and by extension following the American Dream, is a Ponzi scheme that actually works. It also goes through a couple of stories that are supposed to be inspiring. [...]

Taboo – American Health System

Introduction here: http://theromaniandream.com/blog/2009/07/17/taboo/ Today’s topic: American Health System To put it short the system is as crappy as it seems viewed from outside the US. Even crappier. Health care is a business in the US. It’s not about the patient anymore. It’s about the profits of the Health Care “Provider”. Anything and everything will be [...]

Taboo – Ugly Women

Introduction here: http://theromaniandream.com/blog/2009/07/17/taboo/ Today’s topic: Ugly Women/People Hot topic today. We’re talking about being ugly and how you can solve this. First of all, in the US only poor people are ugly. Yeah, it’s nasty… but that’s the way it is. If you look, for example at people’s teeth you will see that almost everybody [...]

‘Experts’

I like people who know what they are talking about. People who can teach you a thing or two if you have the time and can read between the lines. On the other hand, I don’t like people who can do one thing right in their area of expertise and think that this entitles them [...]

Proud to be a … Nigerian?

Two headlines caught my eyes: Sony changes advert after complaints from Nigerian government District 9 Banned in Nigeria Basically, Nigerian authorities taking action against some things that damage Nigeria’s image in the World. To tell the truth, I’m impressed of how oficials from Nigeria stood up for their country(and people) and wish I would see [...]

Why do Americans buy Honda Element?

Q: Why do Americans buy Honda Element like crazy? A: Because they want to be within their own Element.

Why do Americans buy Honda Fit like crazy?

Q: Why do Americans buy Honda Fit like crazy? A: Because they want at least their car to be fit.

Taboo – Afro-Americans

I was telling you earlier, that we’ll discuss some taboo subject that float around here in the US. As I would not like to use ‘strong’ language I think that the best way for you to get an idea is to present some situations and let your imagination do the rest. Today topic: Afro-Americans. How [...]

Brüno or how impolitically correct people really are

So, I went to see Brüno, the new crap movie starring the one, the only Sacha Baron Cohen. You know him as the star of Borat or Ali G. Whatever. The movie is a so called comedy. Apart from effectively thrashing gays, Afro-Americans, people in fashion business, German/Austrian people and Jewish people (to name the [...]