Thread: Have you ever been to the US?

I have.

Numerous times.

Florida and the East Coast (New York and Boston).

Texas for most of my time though (I have family in Dallas).

So, all the good places

The people are brilliantly friendly. I love the place.

Do you think there is anything left of the "special relationship" though?

Question for both Brits and yanks.

I think it's fucking mint, btw.

Originally Posted by pickel

They are some of the friendliest in the world, regardless of their personal political views. .

Absolutely.

Originally Posted by pickel

They can be quite naive and ignorant to the goings on outside their borders though. Not necessarily as bad as some other countries, but with much more consequences to the rest of the world

Absolutely.

Who cares! Most Canadians dislike America and are boycotting all things made in the USA atm. I realize don't hate the people hate the government, but... we even booed them at one of the recent hockey games.

Why have the Canadian avatar, Hal?

To answer your question, yes lived and worked there twice. And visited many times.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

Most Canadians dislike America and are boycotting all things made in the USA atm.

Well they should, and I think many Americans like myself who despise the orange moron and never voted for him understand why you would boycot. We want you to put a hurt on this administration to turn the people against it.

Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe

I realize don't hate the people hate the government, but... we even booed them at one of the recent hockey games.

I am pissed enough about what is happening that I was actually rooting for Canada to beat the USA in those hockey games.

Getting a bit off track here. I have been to US several times, always work associated, and regularly work remotely with US teams. Individually, I agree. Most Americans are gregariousand welcoming.

The Americans I work with are, without exception, extremely intelligent and driven.

Unfortunately many, many American are downright stupid, ignorant and blinkered. Sadly they provide currently sufficient weight to direct the next few years. America is in for years of real pain. The chickens will shortly coming home to roost.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Getting a bit off track here. I have been to US several times, always work associated, and regularly work remotely with US teams. Individually, I agree. Most Americans are gregariousand welcoming.

The Americans I work with are, without exception, extremely intelligent and driven.

Unfortunately many, many American are downright stupid, ignorant and blinkered. Sadly they provide currently sufficient weight to direct the next few years. America is in for years of real pain. The chickens will shortly coming home to roost.

So why is this?

We have a few too.

Why are their stupid more stupid than our stupid?

(I have my own ideas)

Originally Posted by nidhogg

The chickens will shortly coming home to roost.

Chlorinated ones?

I have been quite a few time and worked there. They have a much less pssimistict outlook on like and most things than us Brits do, anoyingly so sometimes I general i've liked most i have met or worked with.

Originally Posted by pickel

They can be quite naive and ignorant to the goings on outside their borders though

State borders I suppose it depends on who you meet, some are very well informed

Originally Posted by malmomike77

State borders I suppose it depends on who you meet, some are very well informed

Yes that is actually quite true and something that even Brits who have been here do not fully understand. US states and the people who reside in them are very much different from each other. For example, someone who lives on the west coast will have almost nothing in common with someone who lives in a southern state. Many of those places down south are hellholes, and they are the poorest, they have the highest obesity levels and are the most bigoted parts of the US. Highest level of support for the cheeto in chief as well.

I've visited the USA, work related, but not since 9/11. That's over 20 years ago, so no idea how it has changed.

As pointed out, there's a big difference between the states. When I was in the Southern States (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina) the knowledge and attitude of people was a lot different to when I was in California. The only Central state I visited was Minnesota, when I worked in Minneapolis for a while. That was different again with a large Asian population where I was residing.

The first time I visited the USA, I hated it, I grew to love it on subsequent visits, once I realised that they were foreigners speaking a common language.

Originally Posted by bsnub

Yes that is actually quite true and something that even Brits who have been here do not fully understand. US states and the people who reside in them are very much different from each other. For example, someone who lives on the west coast will have almost nothing in common with someone who lives in a southern state. Many of those places down south are hellholes, and they are the poorest, they have the highest obesity levels and are the most bigoted parts of the US. Highest level of support for the cheeto in chief as well.

What?

Some of the best food in the world comes from making the most of what you have, you clueless seppo prick.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Some of the best food in the world comes from making the most of what you have, you clueless seppo prick.

That does not mean the people making it are white, you clueless English twat. What do you know, you had brekkie at Denny's the entire time you were in the US.

Originally Posted by bsnub

you clueless English twat.

I don't want to interrupt this fine thread, but that was absolutely perfect Snubs.

At work I always have to keep my Spellcheck to English (UK) because English (American) is too basic and the spelling's all wrong.

But your phrase there was absolutely perfect for English (UK) and could have been used in any Somerset country pub with complete acceptance.

Is that American vernacular, or is your use of proper insulting language what you have picked up from the Brits on TeakDoor?

Originally Posted by hallelujah

So why is this?

We have a few too.

Why are their stupid more stupid than our stupid?

(I have my own ideas)

I think generally, many Americans live in much tighter information bubbles than their European counterparts.

Plus Christian fundamentalism has a massive dumbing down effect on the American population.

^ But since 2024 all States have been allowed to teach evolution in schools.

There is hope.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ But since 2024 all States have been allowed to teach evolution in schools.

.

Under Trump and a compliant SCOTUS, they will get around to changing that. Sadly.

I worry that once its widely known the earth isn't flat finding quieter corners of the earth will be impossible, its the one redeeming thing with Trump, hopefully he'll delay this.

Can't green you snub, sorry

Yes, I have been.

I wouldn't necessarily say the division is between Red States and Blue States, it's much more between rural and urban. Red States are just more rural. Where I cross into Washington state it is mostly rural and there are plenty of Trump flags and MAGA hats and bumper stickers, even though it's a Blue state. Even in California, Trump got nearly 40% of the vote.

Used to cross into Washington state and load the ole Winnebago up with lucky lager. Shit beer but it was cheaper than molson and back then I was picking apples in the okanagon with a bunch of hindus. Good memories

Originally Posted by bsnub

That does not mean the people making it are white,

You're just anoher clueless Trumptard at the end of the day.

Get back in your bin, you fascist prick.

And God bless socialism!

Originally Posted by hallelujah

You're just anoher clueless Trumptard at the end of the day.

Get back in your bin, you fascist prick.

And God bless socialism!

You should chill out.

I've never been to the US but probably consumed more visual media from the US than from my own country.