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An example: just count the users in page n. 8

myrnova (IT)

lowshelf (UK)
H20nly (USA)
Seriously (USA)
stringtapper (USA)
scott nathaniel (USA)
shadx312 (USA)

As you can see, 6 angloamericans out of 7 people, 5 from U.S.

Everyone can confirm this forum, once supposed to be "international" has become a sort of "american bar".

The reasons in my opinion are two (already explained in the past)

myrnova wrote:An example: just count the users in page n. 8

myrnova (IT)

lowshelf (UK)
H20nly (USA)
Seriously (USA)
stringtapper (USA)
scott nathaniel (USA)
shadx312 (USA)

As you can see, 6 angloamericans out of 7 people, 5 from U.S.

Everyone can confirm this forum, once supposed to be "international" has become a sort of "american bar".

The reasons in my opinion are two (already explained in the past)

You're hilarious. You even hijack you're own threads.

Everyone can confirm this forum, once supposed to be "international" has become a sort of "american bar".

Yet, assuming the bar only has wasps in it, you choose to be disruptive. How is that "New Peace"?

Times change, this "bar" could be overrun with internationals in the future.

What a whiner.

I just explain the reason why 80-90% of users here are americans (U.S.), 10-15% angloamericans (UK, Ireland, Australia, SA etc.) and only 1-3% from other countries.

The reasons are two: (1) english is not a good "international language" because americans tend to "write as they speak" with slang, idioms, understood humour etc. For foreign people like us it is very difficult to understand what you write. (2) americans only start threads about U.S. movies, songs, politicians, tv shows, serials etc. that people in the rest of the world ignore or just don't watch.

That is why, in my opinion, nowadays "the lounge" is a sort of "american bar" for americans (or english native speakers). When someone "different" enters the forum, they tend to mock him. In case of an antiamerican they even claim "how dare you?!" as if it was an offence or smth. Besides, the moderator is american, too. Very sad.

For instance, i never read posts of russians, japanese, french, spanish, germans, etc. Only americans 90%, angloamericans 9% and 1% myself. I doubt Ableton Live is used only in America and UK.

myrnova wrote:I just explain the reason why 80-90% of users here are americans (U.S.), 10-15% angloamericans (UK, Ireland, Australia, SA etc.) and only 1-3% from other countries.

The reasons are two: (1) english is not a good "international language" because americans tend to "write as they speak" with slang, idioms, understood humour etc. For foreign people like us it is very difficult to understand what you write. (2) americans only start threads about U.S. movies, songs, politicians, tv shows, serials etc. that people in the rest of the world ignore or just don't watch.

That is why, in my opinion, nowadays "the lounge" is a sort of "american bar" for americans (or english native speakers). When someone "different" enters the forum, they tend to mock him. In case of an antiamerican they even claim "how dare you?!" as if it was an offence or smth. Besides, the moderator is american, too. Very sad.

There are 46.6 Italians in this post alone! Please edit your post to reflect this error.

As i wrote above, I never see posts of russians, japanese, french, spanish, germans, etc. Only americans 90%, angloamericans 9% and 1% myself. This is very sad. Seems nobody else apart a bunch of angloamericans and 1 single italian enter the lounge.

I remember some time ago there was a guy from switzerland, but the situation was even worse than ever, because he was a racist and got banned for racism (he claimed black people have lower IQ or smth.).

As I implied earlier: At the average rate I post, it will take me posting every day for 55 years to catch up to you. I'd say Italy is overly represented.

scott nathaniel wrote:As I implied earlier: At the average rate I post, it will take me posting every day for 55 years to catch up to you. I'd say Italy is overly represented.

That is because you are shy, not because I am italian

Let's suppose that if internationals don't like how the ableton lounge is, they find a similar forum more suited for their language, which is logical and mature.
The mocking you mention must be hyperbole. For the most part, people apologize for not speaking english well enough, which they shouldn't feel the need too apologize for, and not because their english is still well written.

Yeah Scott, your post count is low because you're shy, that's the only reason why you'd have a low post count

Since it was ignored the first time:

H20nly wrote:tell me myrnova, how do you know any of us are anglo?

you sure i'm not latino? maybe i'm half black... would that make me anglo? it could be that i have Greek roots. what if my grandparents were pakistani, migrated to the UK and later my parents migrated to the U.S. would that make me anglo?

here is another example:

H20nly wrote:Since it was ignored the first time:

H20nly wrote:tell me myrnova, how do you know any of us are anglo?

you sure i'm not latino? maybe i'm half black... would that make me anglo? it could be that i have Greek roots. what if my grandparents were pakistani, migrated to the UK and later my parents migrated to the U.S. would that make me anglo?

Wait, you are implying pakistani, greeks, "latinos" and such living in the U.S. are not "real" americans?

I'm trying to figure out why you guys pay attention to threads like this?

myrnova wrote:

H20nly wrote:Since it was ignored the first time:

H20nly wrote:tell me myrnova, how do you know any of us are anglo?

you sure i'm not latino? maybe i'm half black... would that make me anglo? it could be that i have Greek roots. what if my grandparents were pakistani, migrated to the UK and later my parents migrated to the U.S. would that make me anglo?

Wait, you are implying pakistani, greeks, "latinos" and such living in the U.S. are not "real" americans?

No, you're implying they're all Anglo