(February 7, 2016 at 12:16 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(February 7, 2016 at 12:12 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote: Mmmmkay - but it may have been spun as or read as a denial of Pool's stated facts, or as self-vindication relative to your "morally inferior" (subtext) countrymen. Obviously, the statement that 10% are on depression meds is not one to say that all Americans are, therefore it's hard to see a redeeming point for your response to this. Nobody said you need depression meds, nor have they implied this in any way.
As with other grievances listed by Pool which would make living in America a tough sell with him, the fact that a lot of people live on antidepressants isn't a sweeping generalization against Americans, but a condition which he would not want to live with. Moreover, I suspect that it's less about a dislike for those who are on antidepressants as the implication that life here is stressful, and it's too easy for anyone here to become one of those 10% (or 15%, when we zombies reach that level).
My response was to this statement:
(February 6, 2016 at 4:33 pm)pool the great Wrote: I have yet to meet an American that doesn't take or hasn't taken some kind of anti depressant at some point in their life.
I think you're looking way too much into what I said.
Fair enough. Obviously, Pool hasn't met too many Americans, and then I have to wonder just how many discuss their mental state when they first meet Pool.
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