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arbouler
02-17-2008, 07:10 PM
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/
it's so true...
So when white people go to concerts at smaller venues, what to do they do? They stand still! This is an important part of white concert going as it enables you to focus on the music, and it will prevent drawing excess attention to you. Remember, at a concert everyone is watching you just waiting for you to try to start dancing. Then they will make fun of you.
The most horrific recent example is Trucker hats, that shockingly went from mainstream in the 80s to Ironic in the early 2000s back to mainstream, at which point they are no longer rare or unique. Once something reaches this stage, irony cannot be restored for 10 years.
But BE WARNED, talking about Indie Music with white people is perhaps the most dangerous subject you touch upon. One false move and you will lose their respect and admiration forever. Here are some general rules
* Bands that have had their songs in an Apple ad are still marginally acceptable
* Bands that have had their songs in ads for other companies are not acceptable
* If you mention a band you like and the other person has heard of them, you lose. They own you. It is essential that you like the most obscure music possible.
Remember, popular artists can turn unpopular in a heartbeat (Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, The Strokes), so you would be best to stick to the following statements: “I love the Arcade Fire,” “I still think the Montreal scene is the best in the world,” “I would die without Stereogum or Fluxblog“* and “Joanna Newsom is maybe the most original artist today.”
Counting the number of black friends is then clearly a divine imperative. The number of black friends white people possess also illustrates their comfort with black culture. Here’s a handy guide to the number system:
1—The white novice. This black friend is the gateway to helping white people understand gang signs and Vietnamese beauty supply stores. This black friend is probably the only black friend for many white people and when they all hang out (because white people hang out) they bring their “mutual” black friend with them.
2—The white black club-goer. Two black friends serve as bodyguards when white people go to black clubs to see how exactly one “pops, drops and locks” it.
3 -4—The white BET-er. See Justin Timberlake/ Robin Thicke/ Jon B for more information. For old school reference, see Michael McDonald.
5 and up—Impossible.
kreutz2112
02-17-2008, 07:27 PM
Mustaches are the new trucker hats.
drugks Gillespie
02-17-2008, 08:15 PM
they also love gated communities.
All That I Am
02-17-2008, 11:12 PM
They forgot casserole.
I work in a grocery store and I hear countless casserole recipes from old white ladies. Every time its the same thing: The first item can be any item you can imagine, then you saute onions add them to the first item, beat two eggs and add a half a cup of milk then crush cornflakes and put them on that first item and the onions, pour the milk and eggs over that and top with chees, then bake until browned.
I swear i've heard it all from Cottage cheese casserole to eggplant casserole.
gmoneyak
02-17-2008, 11:34 PM
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f178/Gmoneyak2/gangster_big-1.jpg
You can't forget their fondness for mocha frappuccinos either..
evilmushroompie
02-17-2008, 11:42 PM
Man, this site is fucking funny. lol
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 12:00 AM
Fatboy Slim.
full on idle
02-18-2008, 12:01 AM
Portishead
Roger Waters
Grand Ole Party
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 12:02 AM
Having a never-ending rotation of avatars of black people.
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 12:04 AM
Also, not being as funny as me. At least, the gingers seem to love that.
Boourns
02-18-2008, 12:09 AM
Fact: white people smell like wet dog and french fries.
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 12:09 AM
White people sig Kitt Kat.
In fact, Kitt Kat is probably a good combination of everything that's wrong with white people.
tessalasset
02-18-2008, 12:56 AM
Frank are you white?
I related to that site so much it's almost scary. I'm gonna have to bookmark it to finish reading tomorrow.
amyzzz
02-18-2008, 06:27 AM
I'm not white enough I guess. I always dance at concerts.
full on idle
02-18-2008, 08:14 AM
Also, not being as funny as me. At least, the gingers seem to love that.
why I eyes ya
I'm not white enough I guess.
you're doing fine
bartelby
02-18-2008, 08:35 AM
I'm not white enough I guess. I always dance at concerts.
they made a special note that this doesn't apply while on ecstacy...
All That I Am
02-18-2008, 08:49 AM
White people also like to throw in the occasional word or phrase of french into a sentence. Spoken with a heavy french accent, I might add
But, when they say things in spanish they anglofy it to the point where it becomes unidentifiable.
I.E.
Chile Relleno becomes Chilly Reyana
Carne Asade becomes Carny Estrada
Quesadilla becomes Kay Saw Deehaw
bmack86
02-18-2008, 08:53 AM
"Peggy, it's not a Mah-Gah RRRRRRRita, its a mar-gar-eeeta."
miscorrections
02-18-2008, 10:17 AM
I think maybe I'm only half-white.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 10:19 AM
money and blow.
bartelby
02-18-2008, 10:22 AM
money and blow.
ha, funny you say that...on first glance at the thread title i swore it said "white stuff people like"
Young blood
02-18-2008, 10:23 AM
obama.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 10:24 AM
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd142/julian300b/whitepeople.jpg
Young blood
02-18-2008, 10:26 AM
like to flip off the camera.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 10:28 AM
http://www.hamlin.k12.sd.us/images/Hats%20West%20side.JPG
Young blood
02-18-2008, 10:28 AM
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/morganvanity/random/techno-1.jpg
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 10:31 AM
are asians white people too? They have white skin...
Young blood
02-18-2008, 10:31 AM
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i93/GirlAng_x/People%20To%20Stalk/WhiteandRed.jpg
r mostly crazy.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 10:34 AM
http://www.slapyo.com/wp-content/gay_asians.jpg
Boourns
02-18-2008, 10:38 AM
This should be called "stuff relatively affluent/younger/liberal/educated/etc white people like"
I can guarantee that more white people actually shop at Wal-Mart than pity Wal-Mart shoppers.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 10:43 AM
My fiance gets her birth control filled at Wal-Mart because they will give her a three month supply as opposed to other places giving her a one month supply. Anyway, we never buy anything else there, but the line for the pharmacy was long so I went and got some groceries while she waited in line. I went to the deli and wanted to throw up when I saw the lady that was going to get me some cheese. She weighed 300+ pounds and sweat was running down her face. I opted for no cheese. We ended up leaving with no food and no birth control. I am never going back to Wal-Mart. The people that shop there made me sick also. I can only imagine how it is in other states (I am in Utah). I hate poor people.
BROKENDOLL
02-18-2008, 10:59 AM
Maybe you're onto something here. The Wal-Mart birth control plan for 3 months may sound good, but if everyone left because of that line, it explains the obvious lack of birth control being used everytime I walk into that place. It's their subtle way of keeping the consumer count up. Here in Indio, it's like crashing a fiesta in the barrio on the weekends because the party goers don't care about that 3 month pill supply. To them it's like family day at Disneyland!
SFChrissy
02-18-2008, 11:30 AM
http://www.hamlin.k12.sd.us/images/Hats%20West%20side.JPG
If only these corn bread fed whities knew what it's like to lose at least one person you know every few months to gang violence...I don't think they'd be smiling so pretty!!!
Young blood
02-18-2008, 11:32 AM
I'm just happy white people know how to spell good and stuff.
evilmushroompie
02-18-2008, 11:46 AM
This should be called "stuff relatively affluent/younger/liberal/educated/etc white people like"
I can guarantee that more white people actually shop at Wal-Mart than pity Wal-Mart shoppers.
You know you're a redneck if you shop at wal-mart. You know you're white if you don't...
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 11:54 AM
If only these corn bread fed whities knew what it's like to lose at least one person you know every few months to gang violence...I don't think they'd be smiling so pretty!!!
After that picture was taken three of the four girls were shot in the head and killed. That picture is no laughing matter.
jackstraw94086
02-18-2008, 11:56 AM
HAHAHAAAA HAAAAAA WHITE PEOPLE ARE RICH AND SQUARE, HAHAHAAAA THEY ALL ACT BLACK AAAAHAHHAHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
LOLZIFY YOUSELFS!!!!!
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 11:58 AM
... I'm still really happy I'm white, though.
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 11:58 AM
I just wish all of you weren't.
All That I Am
02-18-2008, 12:00 PM
This should be called "stuff relatively affluent/younger/liberal/educated/etc white people like"
I can guarantee that more white people actually shop at Wal-Mart than pity Wal-Mart shoppers.
FACT: It's very unwhite to complain about stereotypes.
jackstraw94086
02-18-2008, 12:06 PM
... I'm still really happy I'm white, though.
EVEN THOUGH YOUR PENIS IS SMALL AND YOU HAVE NO RHYTHM AND LOVE MAYONNAISE?
HHAAAAHAAAA WHITE JOKEZ!!!
Young blood
02-18-2008, 12:16 PM
<3 thems some sarcasm.
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 12:16 PM
Fortunately white girls are also gullible, and thus you can convince them that almost anything is eight inches.
And mayonnaise is DELICIOUS.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 12:17 PM
have credit scores in the upper 700's.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 12:21 PM
Fortunately white girls are also gullible, and thus you can convince them that almost anything is eight inches.
And mayonnaise is DELICIOUS.
Did you lose your job yet?
Young blood
02-18-2008, 12:22 PM
I was hoping to lump you into the mexican stereotype.
Boourns
02-18-2008, 12:22 PM
burgers and sandwiches without mayo are crap
arbouler
02-18-2008, 12:49 PM
in los angeles, white people dont shop at walmart, the only one nearby is on crenshaw blvd. if they need to, theyd go to costco or walmart in the valley.
i'm glad this thread is well-received. i posted the same thing on another board and within 12 hrs it got closed cuz they thought it's "racist"...
Young blood
02-18-2008, 12:53 PM
um it is racist.
What if we started a thread about gay stereotypes?
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:08 PM
white people <3 cults
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:10 PM
Things that are X-TREME!
crystal light.
coupons.
Interwebin with their grandchildren.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:13 PM
Frisbee golf.
Phish.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:14 PM
AMERICA!
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:16 PM
knitting.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:18 PM
2girls1cup
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:18 PM
diet coke.
Mr.Nipples
02-18-2008, 01:19 PM
white people <3 cults
yeah thats true...
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:20 PM
The Florida Keys.
Boston Red Sox.
evilmushroompie
02-18-2008, 01:20 PM
um it is racist.
What if we started a thread about gay stereotypes?
It is not racist, go ahead, start a thread about gay stereotypes, as long as its funny and not gay. We are on a message board :P
rac·ism /ˈreɪsɪzəm/ Pronunciation[rey-siz-uhm]
–noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:21 PM
Camping in Winter.
Vegetable gardens.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:22 PM
butt rock
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:24 PM
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:28 PM
Archery.
Morrisey.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:28 PM
slavery.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:30 PM
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c193/mmmmdoughnuts/yup-2.jpg
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:32 PM
Craftmatic adjustable beds.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:33 PM
http://jaced.com/blogpix/clapper-01.jpg
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:33 PM
http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/53049698.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1939847EC77F5F8D1CE08ABD1C1E6C8923D A40A659CEC4C8CB6
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:34 PM
Chicken noodle soup.
7-up.
Tab.
Fresca.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:36 PM
confederate flag.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:39 PM
NASCAR.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:40 PM
Chewin tabacky.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:40 PM
red hair.
jobs.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:44 PM
Pewter Wizards.
Swords.
Hummels.
Beer in Steins.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:46 PM
Swords..hahaha
Magic: The Gathering
D&D
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:48 PM
Tye-dye
crocs.
Kind Bud.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:50 PM
Paris Hilton.
In Style Magazine.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:51 PM
FOX News
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:51 PM
Dokken.
DIO hand tributes.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:54 PM
Raisin Bran
Special K
jackstraw94086
02-18-2008, 01:54 PM
Dokken.
don't make me bitch slap you.
cf_UvlGLcuo
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:57 PM
Dream catchers.
Folk Lore.
Hobbit's.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 01:59 PM
Burn outs in Camaros.
T-top Thunderbirds.
Driving gloves.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 01:59 PM
Chiapets.
Scrapbooks.
Gun shows.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:00 PM
PBR Bull Riding Championship
PotVsKtl
02-18-2008, 02:02 PM
http://a987.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/99/l_086fdd71726a3334c89cfac468ced63a.jpg
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:02 PM
don't make me bitch slap you.
cf_UvlGLcuo
HELL YEAH! OWWWAH!
SFChrissy
02-18-2008, 02:04 PM
in los angeles, white people dont shop at walmart, the only one nearby is on crenshaw blvd. if they need to, theyd go to costco or walmart in the valley.
i'm glad this thread is well-received. i posted the same thing on another board and within 12 hrs it got closed cuz they thought it's "racist"...
That's funny cause I saw a nothing but whitie coming in 'n out of the aliso viejo wal-mart while I was getting a box for my new bike at the neighboring bike shop!!!
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:05 PM
Road biking.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:06 PM
Hiring illegal Mexicans.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:07 PM
Orthopedics.
Shamu.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:07 PM
Reading books.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:09 PM
mutual bonds.
Polyester.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:10 PM
That 70's Show.
Seinfeld.
jonnypark
02-18-2008, 02:10 PM
"It's true we're so lame!"
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:11 PM
Chit-Chat
Asian Babies.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:12 PM
This is funny.
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:15 PM
Jack Johnson...
and Frat Boys
Boourns
02-18-2008, 02:17 PM
Radiohead
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:18 PM
Jesus
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:18 PM
Radiohead
No no no! you got this all wrong...Hispanics LOVE Radiohead too...just look at Supre, Thomthom and I...
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:19 PM
everybody loves jesus.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:19 PM
I thought hispanics liked the Dodgers
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:20 PM
They do. White people like the Red sox.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:21 PM
Black people may love jesus, but jesus hates black people.
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:22 PM
They do. White people like the Red sox.
this is true on both accounts..
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:22 PM
Jeff Foxworthy.
Larry The Cable Guy.
Dane Cook.
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:23 PM
complaining that life is hard when they gots all da money...
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:23 PM
Complaining about everything
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:24 PM
Ordering a triple cheeseburger combo and a diet coke
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:24 PM
black on white porn
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:24 PM
everybody complains.
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:25 PM
Gangsta Rap because they think it is "hardcore"
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:25 PM
Think more white.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:25 PM
Did jesus complain?
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:25 PM
Vanilla Ice!
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:25 PM
Did jesus complain?
Of course he did...he was Jewish...
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:25 PM
Hispanics are not good at knowing what white people like.
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:26 PM
Hispanics are not good at knowing what white people like.
Yes we do..that is why we changed our food menu and gave them Del Taco and Taco Bell....
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:27 PM
Yes we do..that is why we changed our food menu and gave them Del Taco and Taco Bell....
Hahahahha true.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:27 PM
Yes we do..that is why we changed our food menu and gave them Del Taco and Taco Bell....
See these are not things white people like.
This is what drunk people like.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:28 PM
Whites own Del Taco and Taco Bell.
Power.
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:28 PM
See these are not things white people like.
This is what drunk people like.
White Drunk people are the same...
"Senor would ju lik fries with dat Burrito?"
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:29 PM
Give me a damn kay-sah-dill-ah
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 02:29 PM
Whites own Del Taco and Taco Bell.
Power.
Well duh, White own everything...except the Middle East...but your working on it...
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:30 PM
White Drunk people are the same...
"Senor would ju lik fries with dat Burrito?"
All drunk people are the same.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:30 PM
kreutz I keep thinking your avatar says Utah Azz
TomAz
02-18-2008, 02:34 PM
Well duh, White own everything...except the Middle East...but your working on it...
DOHA, Qatar: Qatar is buying shares in Credit Suisse and plans to spend as much as $15 billion on European and U.S. bank stocks over the next year, according to the prime minister of the Gulf state.
"We have a relation with Credit Suisse, and we bought some of the stock from the market, actually," Sheik Hamad ibn Jasim ibn Jaber al Thani, who is also chief executive of the Qatar Investment Authority, said during an interview Sunday. "But I cannot say what percentage because still we are in the process."
Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf, whose coffers are swelling from high oil prices, as well as counterparts in Asia, have been snapping up stakes in banks battered by losses from subprime U.S. mortgages.
In the past six months, sovereign wealth funds made investments in Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. Citigroup alone has received $14.5 billion from investors including Singapore and Kuwait in the past two months.
"Subprime losses are clearly not confined to U.S. banks, and European banks are seeking funding," said Giyas Gokkent, head of research at National Bank of Abu Dhabi. "Gulf funds have surpluses to spend and are looking for long-term appreciation. If investments help develop their domestic financial markets, too, so much the better."
Bruno Daher, co-chief executive for the Middle East at Credit Suisse, declined to comment Monday, as did a bank spokesman, Marc Dosch.
Credit Suisse shares jumped 1.75 Swiss francs, or 3.2 percent, to close Monday at 56.75 francs, or $51.33, in Zurich.
Credit Suisse reported Thursday a fourth-quarter net loss of 12.5 billion francs, as it wrote off $13.7 billion in soured U.S. investments, mostly on subprime loans.
UBS is seeking shareholder approval this month to raise 13 billion francs from Singapore and an unidentified Middle Eastern investor through a sale of bonds convertible into shares.
Qatar's decision to buy Credit Suisse stock in the open market "makes all the difference" to investor confidence in the bank, according to Christof Reichmuth, chief executive of Private Bank Reichmuth in Luzern, Switzerland.
"They are not selling equity or mandatory convertible bonds to boost their capital like UBS did," he said. "Even though 2008 won't be a great year for Credit Suisse either, this should be read as a sign of strength rather than weakness."
In March 2006, Credit Suisse became the first European bank to get a license for the Qatar Financial Center, a self-regulated business park designed to attract lenders to the Gulf state as part of a plan to diversify the economy away from oil and natural gas.
The Swiss bank "has had a long-standing relationship with Qatar," Joachim Strähle, head of private banking for Asia, the Middle East and Russia, said at the time.
The Group of 7 leading industrialized democracies agreed at a meeting this month in Tokyo that policy issues surrounding sovereign wealth funds must be "measured" while "remaining vigilant against protectionist sentiment," according to the U.S. Treasury secretary, Hank Paulson Jr.
Asked about such concerns, particularly worries being aired in Washington, Sheik Hamad said that he was surprised by the resistance to investment and that the idea was to help financial institutions.
"The sovereign fund is from friendly countries, especially this region," he said "They have no political ambitions. They are looking to invest their wealth for the people of these countries."
Western nations and the Gulf have been investing in each other's economies for many years, he added. Because of high oil prices, "I think it's wise to invest it," he said. "So I'm surprised for the concern. I know they should have some kind of transparency, which we have."
Qatar, which has a population of fewer than one million, holds 1.3 percent of global crude oil reserves.
Sheik Hamad also announced that Qatar was creating $1 billion funds in Finland and Malaysia, similar to the investment fund Qatar said in December it was setting up with Indonesia.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:35 PM
Yeah I would have to say the middle easterners are doing a fine job of buying everything. For a while it was the Japanese.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:36 PM
stamps.
Butterflies.
rotating their tires every 5000 miles.
jonnypark
02-18-2008, 02:38 PM
This thread reminded me of this video
I'm sure you've all seen it
4JMOh-cul6M
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:38 PM
Wheel Watchers.
Katie Couric.
Oprah.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:39 PM
Bruce Springsteen.
F-16's
Heresy
02-18-2008, 02:40 PM
Teacup poodles, chihuahuas, maltese's, etc.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:40 PM
This thread reminded me of this video
I'm sure you've all seen it
4JMOh-cul6M
Italians and Greeks are a technicality.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 02:43 PM
Marzipan.
Farmers Markets.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 02:49 PM
Scented candles.
Baking.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:01 PM
Animal silk screen t-shirts.
Cheese Factory tours.
Cribbage on Wednesday nights.
any drink with "tini" in it.
Raybans.
TGIF's.
Coin collecting.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:01 PM
Ski Clubs.
Aspen, CO.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:04 PM
model trains
HAM radios
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:05 PM
Cancun, Lake Havasu, Puerto Vallarta, and anywhere else they can get a fake leather tan!
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:07 PM
OOOOH! Lake Havasu. good one.
Daytona Beach.
Harley-Davidson.
Jeeps.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:08 PM
Sun Tea.
TeamCoachellaHellYeah
02-18-2008, 03:09 PM
DOHA, Qatar: Qatar is buying shares in Credit Suisse and plans to spend as much as $15 billion on European and U.S. bank stocks over the next year, according to the prime minister of the Gulf state.
"We have a relation with Credit Suisse, and we bought some of the stock from the market, actually," Sheik Hamad ibn Jasim ibn Jaber al Thani, who is also chief executive of the Qatar Investment Authority, said during an interview Sunday. "But I cannot say what percentage because still we are in the process."
Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf, whose coffers are swelling from high oil prices, as well as counterparts in Asia, have been snapping up stakes in banks battered by losses from subprime U.S. mortgages.
In the past six months, sovereign wealth funds made investments in Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. Citigroup alone has received $14.5 billion from investors including Singapore and Kuwait in the past two months.
"Subprime losses are clearly not confined to U.S. banks, and European banks are seeking funding," said Giyas Gokkent, head of research at National Bank of Abu Dhabi. "Gulf funds have surpluses to spend and are looking for long-term appreciation. If investments help develop their domestic financial markets, too, so much the better."
Bruno Daher, co-chief executive for the Middle East at Credit Suisse, declined to comment Monday, as did a bank spokesman, Marc Dosch.
Credit Suisse shares jumped 1.75 Swiss francs, or 3.2 percent, to close Monday at 56.75 francs, or $51.33, in Zurich.
Credit Suisse reported Thursday a fourth-quarter net loss of 12.5 billion francs, as it wrote off $13.7 billion in soured U.S. investments, mostly on subprime loans.
UBS is seeking shareholder approval this month to raise 13 billion francs from Singapore and an unidentified Middle Eastern investor through a sale of bonds convertible into shares.
Qatar's decision to buy Credit Suisse stock in the open market "makes all the difference" to investor confidence in the bank, according to Christof Reichmuth, chief executive of Private Bank Reichmuth in Luzern, Switzerland.
"They are not selling equity or mandatory convertible bonds to boost their capital like UBS did," he said. "Even though 2008 won't be a great year for Credit Suisse either, this should be read as a sign of strength rather than weakness."
In March 2006, Credit Suisse became the first European bank to get a license for the Qatar Financial Center, a self-regulated business park designed to attract lenders to the Gulf state as part of a plan to diversify the economy away from oil and natural gas.
The Swiss bank "has had a long-standing relationship with Qatar," Joachim Strähle, head of private banking for Asia, the Middle East and Russia, said at the time.
The Group of 7 leading industrialized democracies agreed at a meeting this month in Tokyo that policy issues surrounding sovereign wealth funds must be "measured" while "remaining vigilant against protectionist sentiment," according to the U.S. Treasury secretary, Hank Paulson Jr.
Asked about such concerns, particularly worries being aired in Washington, Sheik Hamad said that he was surprised by the resistance to investment and that the idea was to help financial institutions.
"The sovereign fund is from friendly countries, especially this region," he said "They have no political ambitions. They are looking to invest their wealth for the people of these countries."
Western nations and the Gulf have been investing in each other's economies for many years, he added. Because of high oil prices, "I think it's wise to invest it," he said. "So I'm surprised for the concern. I know they should have some kind of transparency, which we have."
Qatar, which has a population of fewer than one million, holds 1.3 percent of global crude oil reserves.
Sheik Hamad also announced that Qatar was creating $1 billion funds in Finland and Malaysia, similar to the investment fund Qatar said in December it was setting up with Indonesia.
Damn you Tom, I know all this...it was meant as a joke...
Pwned by Tom...
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:10 PM
Baby oil, Bleach, Blue eyeshadow.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:12 PM
Baby oil is not in the white people spectrum.
Bleach and fabric softner yes.
blue Eyeshadow?
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:16 PM
Organic anything
MaxPowers
02-18-2008, 03:17 PM
Talkin like a Pirate, Austin Powers, Borat or Napolean Dynamite (on purpose)
Jeopardy
Olive Garden
Having at least one black friend.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:17 PM
Hybrids.
"Green"
Neil Diamond.
Slot machines.
bmack86
02-18-2008, 03:18 PM
I always pictured blue eyeshadow as a hispanic "Oh nuh uh chica, no you di'nt" sorta thing.
Food network
MaxPowers
02-18-2008, 03:19 PM
I always pictured blue eyeshadow as a hispanic "Oh nuh uh chica, no you di'nt" sorta thing.
Food network
You're thinking of Sharpie's
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:21 PM
Sam Donaldson.
Tom Brokaw.
George Stephanopoulos.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:22 PM
Milwaukee.
Mall of America.
Ice Skating.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:22 PM
Golfing
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:24 PM
Christian rock.
Daddy/Daughter anything.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:24 PM
The Breakfast Club.
.38 Special
Bananarama.
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:26 PM
You're thinking of Sharpie's
hahahahaha! I agree.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:26 PM
Mel Gibson.
Matthew Mcconaughey.
Cold Stone.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:27 PM
Don Henley.
Patios.
Home and Garden shows.
Speed Boats with at least 3 women in Bikinis.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:27 PM
Loverboy.
Night ranger.
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:27 PM
Keg-o-rators.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:28 PM
WHITE SNAKE!!!!!!!!!!
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:28 PM
Pro Wrestling.
16 Candles.
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:28 PM
Jack Johnson at Coachella '08.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:29 PM
Starbucks
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:30 PM
Brunch.
miscorrections
02-18-2008, 03:31 PM
Frozen yoghurt.
Regular yoghurt.
Yoghurt with active cultures.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:31 PM
Expensive Dining
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:32 PM
Dragons.
Unicorns.
Rush.
Canada.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:32 PM
Flutes.
French Horns.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:32 PM
Star Wars
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:33 PM
Damn, I was going to say Canada!
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:33 PM
Ugg Boots.
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:34 PM
stone washed jeans.
Muscle t's.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:35 PM
Purposly ripped clothes (jeans especially)
Young blood
02-18-2008, 03:35 PM
Pageants.
Horse shoes.
Corn hole.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:36 PM
Fad diets.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:36 PM
Luxury vehicles
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:37 PM
Red, white and Blue anything!
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:37 PM
Self depreciation.
Moshing.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:37 PM
Yoga
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:39 PM
Venti, sugar free, skinny, quad, soy, vanilla latte
amyzzz
02-18-2008, 03:42 PM
yogurt spelled with an h in it.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:42 PM
internet phenomenon.
miscorrections
02-18-2008, 03:47 PM
Self-help books and seminars.
miscorrections
02-18-2008, 03:48 PM
Vests.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:49 PM
Gadgets
miscorrections
02-18-2008, 03:49 PM
Art museums.
The home shopping network.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:52 PM
Tennis Shoes
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:54 PM
Crocs.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:54 PM
Garden State.
The Royal Tenenbaums.
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:55 PM
I love the Garden State Soundtrack.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:55 PM
hahahahahah
BoardsofCoachella
02-18-2008, 03:55 PM
Amway.
Chili Mac.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:55 PM
Bobbing for Apples.
Heresy
02-18-2008, 03:57 PM
Whoa I just saw a pregnant woman haul ass right now. I've never seen a pregnant woman run.
Anyway.......um...Disney related stuff? I'm running out of ideas...time to go home.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 03:57 PM
Devil horns.
antics823
02-18-2008, 03:58 PM
Hockey, Rugby...
I'm running out of ideas too! Going home.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 04:01 PM
LL Bean.
Pottery Barn.
Tanning beds.
MaxPowers
02-18-2008, 04:04 PM
Missionary Position
Graceland
Sunny D
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 04:05 PM
hahahaha. Sunny D.
That reminds me of the Dave Chappele episode where he makes fun of the Sunny D commercial and the black kid wants the "purple stuff"
miscorrections
02-18-2008, 04:08 PM
Pom.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 04:24 PM
I do love me some Pom.
Bowl cuts. (I searched for a picture and discovered this website (http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/3696/Photos_bo.html) HAHAH)
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 04:52 PM
Posting in it is not going to help.
Bowling.
amyzzz
02-18-2008, 05:18 PM
I gave the thread 1 star.
HowToDisappear
02-18-2008, 05:24 PM
Miniature Golf
BROKENDOLL
02-18-2008, 05:35 PM
http://a987.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/99/l_086fdd71726a3334c89cfac468ced63a.jpg
Fuckin' hilarious!
PineapplePete
02-18-2008, 05:38 PM
putt-putt
PineapplePete
02-18-2008, 05:38 PM
natty-ice
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 05:44 PM
African babies--either adopted healthy or on TV sick.
"Democracy"
PineapplePete
02-18-2008, 05:46 PM
George Orwell
arbouler
02-18-2008, 05:46 PM
Of course he did...he was Jewish...
that's terrible thing to say. and yet i chuckled.
binary solo
02-18-2008, 05:47 PM
Wayne Brady!
http://www.wchstv.com/abc/whoselineisit/waynebrady.jpg
arbouler
02-18-2008, 05:59 PM
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
"usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others."
nothing on that blog makes any comparison between what white people do and what non-whites do. neither indie music nor coffee make white people superior or inferior. those are just the things that they like.
i can write about stuff black people/ asians/ hispanics like. theyre hardly racist, but merely stereotypes...
and at the same time there's still so many of us who are not racist, but at the same time stereotype against blondes, frat boys, nerds, conservatives, liberals, etc etc...
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 05:59 PM
claiming reverse racism
PineapplePete
02-18-2008, 06:01 PM
fedoras
ivankay
02-18-2008, 06:01 PM
Raping the world of its resources and maintaining their perceived superiority.
And Hostess.
thelastgreatman
02-18-2008, 06:21 PM
Tears. Also Trails Of Tears.
jackstraw94086
02-18-2008, 08:11 PM
Tears. Also Trails Of Tears.
TZn4S4y4NII
kingsblend420
02-18-2008, 08:21 PM
Posting in it is not going to help.
Bowling.
I respectfully disagree. I went bowling recently and there were no white people there. Granted it was at one of those "I'm a bowling alley but trying to act like a night club place". If I went to a trashy bowling alley I'm sure it would all be vanilla. But not this place though.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 08:27 PM
I live in Utah.
kingsblend420
02-18-2008, 08:30 PM
I live in Utah.
Oh, I'm sorry.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 08:36 PM
There are not many black people in Utah, especially in east SLC. So bowling is primarily a white person activity in my parts.
kingsblend420
02-18-2008, 08:39 PM
There are not many black people in Utah, especially in east SLC. So bowling is primarily a white person activity in my parts.
Yeah, but so is everything, so you don't really have a good frame of reference.
But, try this one on for size: skiing/snowboarding.
I also nominate: hiking, camping, rock climbing, and fishing.
Benis23
02-18-2008, 08:41 PM
Morrisey.
Nope. That's hispanic people.
Special K
Both the cereal and the drug.
And how can anyone try to argue that this thread is not racist? It's transparently racist.
kreutz2112
02-18-2008, 08:45 PM
Yeah, but so is everything, so you don't really have a good frame of reference.
yeah I do. I am naming things white people do. I am surrounded by things that white people do. I am in the frame....of reference.
boarderwoozel3
02-18-2008, 08:58 PM
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/d/d9/Republicanlogo.png
BROKENDOLL
02-18-2008, 09:11 PM
There was a really funny smooth sequence goin' on and then TomAz has to go and get all multiple paragraph on us, dammit!
Memorial_07
02-18-2008, 09:28 PM
so many posts for being a day old.
hypervera
02-18-2008, 09:31 PM
they have names like lenny
gmoneyak
02-18-2008, 09:52 PM
I live in Utah.
Fun fact: Reno is only 4% black, refugees from Katrina didn't want to come here..
I'm adding:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/ellakeeven/vw_beetle.gif
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e268/sealcrazy/ikea.jpg
And,
500 miles of left turns
hypervera
02-18-2008, 11:09 PM
yeah morrissey and special k para papa pararara!!
greghead
02-18-2008, 11:13 PM
strippers and blow
BROKENDOLL
02-18-2008, 11:15 PM
I want to cut my head open and eat my brain. Somebody page me when this thread dies.
Would you like me to pass the salt and pepper?
traviscanada
02-18-2008, 11:15 PM
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/misc/img/2299_Phil%20Banks.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b103/faerietela/carl.jpg
PineapplePete
02-19-2008, 12:03 AM
ecstasy
tessalasset
02-19-2008, 12:32 AM
This thread reminded me of this video
I'm sure you've all seen it
4JMOh-cul6M
oh my god my friends idolize this guy. every time we go out they do jagerbombs in honor of him. everyone has memorized the last part of that video.
PineapplePete
02-19-2008, 12:44 AM
Kanye West
PineapplePete
02-19-2008, 12:44 AM
Daft Punk
PassiveTheory
02-19-2008, 12:50 AM
The Warped Tour
thelastgreatman
02-19-2008, 01:45 AM
This thread reminded me of this video
I'm sure you've all seen it
4JMOh-cul6M
THIS is what I'm talking about when we discuss the potential downside of the crowd at All Points West. THAT'S North Jersey.
gratytrainridesagain
02-19-2008, 02:24 AM
I agree that jagerbombs are the drink of deuchebags once in awhile they are ok though
gaypalmsprings
02-19-2008, 05:23 AM
Obama is half white, so he likes half this stuff.
Memorial_07
02-19-2008, 05:49 AM
a lot of white people like a lot of black celebrities.
jackstraw94086
02-19-2008, 06:52 AM
I think that means this thread is done.
yeah it's done.
PineapplePete
02-19-2008, 06:53 AM
IDM
fatbastard
02-19-2008, 06:59 AM
Beat thread ever
SFChrissy
02-19-2008, 08:35 AM
White people love my cooking!!!
Young blood
02-19-2008, 09:22 AM
Underage Thai hookers.
TomAz
02-19-2008, 09:24 AM
alias.