>>Is this CB's hubby speaking...?<<
Nah, that's what my brother, the former New York liberal, calls them. They're very common in Manhattan. New Yorkers hate them, although sometimes I find it hard to tell the difference between Eurotrash and a certain kind of New Yorker. In fact, the New Yorker recently had a cover lampooning Eurotrash, sometime in November, I think.
Not all Europeans are Eurotrash. In fact, you don't have to be European to be Eurotrash. If you have the right kind of attitude, you can be Asian, Middle Eastern, even South American but still be Eurotrash.
You must know the type. Black clothing, slicked back hair, dark glasses or nerdy looking glasses with black rims, the males may have pony tails (aka dork knobs) and carry purses. Still like to talk about postmodernism, deconstruction, and Hegelian dialectics.
Quiz: Are You Eurotrash?
1. I already know all about America from their films and television, so I don't need any advice on how to behave over there. [ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
2. Compared to Europeans, most Americans are basically insensitive. This means it's almost impossible to hurt their feelings. [ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
3. Europe has always been the real center of world culture and always will be. Americans will simply have to adjust to this reality. [ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
4. America is now having financial problems because their society is too racially and ethnically mixed to work efficiently. [ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
5. The "American Century" is now drawing to a close, and the 21st Century will belong to Europe. [ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
6. Americans do not speak correct English as I learned it in school but are only capable of speaking a low-grade dialect. It is my duty to bring their linguistic failings to their attention as often as possible. [ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
7. The ruins of the South Bronx and the recent riots in Los Angeles make Europe look civilized by comparison.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
8. America went from infancy to decadence in a single generation without ever passing through true maturity.
[ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
9. The main point of the European Community is to stop the US from dumping their goods here and establish markets for European goods over there. [ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
10. Compared to Europe, America is a very young country. This means that all Americans are essentially children and must follow advice from their European elders. [ ] TRUE [ ] FALSE
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I scored zero.;^) |
