Wassup USA
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I was born in NYC, I have the accent to prove it. I am always surprised when I hear a recording of my voice, I sound like "a nanny named Fran" not surprising since we're both from Queens. I don't think my accent qualifies as cute.
When I bought my first house I wanted more than a postage stamp sized yard so I moved onto the Island (Long) No picket fence, it's cedar, but a big yard, a pool and 2 cars. Raised the kids here. I'm lucky though because the grocery store, library, post office and most other stores are within 1 mile of my house so I can walk to the stores...when my knee gets better.
Now my kids have moved to Brooklyn, not one has a car they are really inconvenient because of parking regulations and there is an excellent mass transportation system in NYC. As an added benefit living in Brooklyn and working in Manhattan means a LOT of walking.
The work thing is true. The kids work way more than 40 hours a week. Most people don't have a lot of vacation time either. I live near big airports so traveling isn't as expensive for me, I also love cruising and ships leave right from Manhattan so I've done about 12 cruises. Since I live right near the port I can book last minute trips and save a bucket of money.
For the most part chain restaurants give huge portions and most meals are under $20. (15.46 in Pounds) I always end up taking 1/2 the meal home. You can actually get 2 meals for $20 at some chain restaurants. Non-chain restaurants may have big portions or normal people sized. Of course there are expensive places to eat but I think the food is reasonably priced at most local places. I went to a diner last Saturday, got a BLT it came with a bowl of cole slaw and a pickle, it cost $6.99 (5.41 in pounds)
Hey a BIG perk about living here is no pay toilets. Every large store has a rest room. That's one thing that surprised me in Europe. Very few public rest rooms and those I saw charged you to use them.1 -
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@Avocado_AS5 wrote: »So much generalization in this thread.
That's a generic statement.2 -
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Avocado_Angel wrote: »CanesGalactica wrote: »BedsideTableKangaroo wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Aaah Wal-Mart! Soo American I love it lol forgive me if I sound weird but, when Wal-Mart bought over our Asda stores here in Britain I was well excited I thought yass! Hopefully they give them an American make over! I just love everything American, you guys rock. Bigger biggest best and those accents, I'm done
to other countries, america = walmart. great.
be careful...in a few years you'll replace walking with a motorized cart, while wearing pajamas and crocs.
Wait, people still wear Crocs?? I must have been living under a rock.. or seriously not paying attention to what people wear.
Living in the city now, iv never seen a crock wearer. It's mostly in the country side, villages. I lived in a small village in Scotland for almost 8 years and let me tell you, crocs were rife everybody and their wife had a pair
See.. I wasn't even aware they had caught on in other countries. They never appealed to me and look like they would smell awful after a few wears, so no thanks.
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Avocado_Angel wrote: »CanesGalactica wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »CanesGalactica wrote: »BedsideTableKangaroo wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Aaah Wal-Mart! Soo American I love it lol forgive me if I sound weird but, when Wal-Mart bought over our Asda stores here in Britain I was well excited I thought yass! Hopefully they give them an American make over! I just love everything American, you guys rock. Bigger biggest best and those accents, I'm done
to other countries, america = walmart. great.
be careful...in a few years you'll replace walking with a motorized cart, while wearing pajamas and crocs.
Wait, people still wear Crocs?? I must have been living under a rock.. or seriously not paying attention to what people wear.
Living in the city now, iv never seen a crock wearer. It's mostly in the country side, villages. I lived in a small village in Scotland for almost 8 years and let me tell you, crocs were rife everybody and their wife had a pair
See.. I wasn't even aware they had caught on in other countries. They never appealed to me and look like they would smell awful after a few wears, so no thanks.
People in the village used to pimp up their crocs, I'm talking jewels, fake diamonds. It was quite a trend lol you were the odd one out if you didn't own at least 5 pairs, different colours, pink, black, green...and of course the obligatory jewels. Oh yes haha
Different story in the city, then again socks with sandals has caught on again. I mean really ?
I don't think that trend ever left here.. although I've only seen men wear socks/sandals together.0 -
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CanesGalactica wrote: »BedsideTableKangaroo wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Aaah Wal-Mart! Soo American I love it lol forgive me if I sound weird but, when Wal-Mart bought over our Asda stores here in Britain I was well excited I thought yass! Hopefully they give them an American make over! I just love everything American, you guys rock. Bigger biggest best and those accents, I'm done
to other countries, america = walmart. great.
be careful...in a few years you'll replace walking with a motorized cart, while wearing pajamas and crocs.
Wait, people still wear Crocs?? I must have been living under a rock.. or seriously not paying attention to what people wear.
I xrayed a lady just today wearing crocs. But like fancy cute ones, not the general oversized ones with the holes.0 -
MonkeyMel21 wrote: »CanesGalactica wrote: »BedsideTableKangaroo wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Aaah Wal-Mart! Soo American I love it lol forgive me if I sound weird but, when Wal-Mart bought over our Asda stores here in Britain I was well excited I thought yass! Hopefully they give them an American make over! I just love everything American, you guys rock. Bigger biggest best and those accents, I'm done
to other countries, america = walmart. great.
be careful...in a few years you'll replace walking with a motorized cart, while wearing pajamas and crocs.
Wait, people still wear Crocs?? I must have been living under a rock.. or seriously not paying attention to what people wear.
I xrayed a lady just today wearing crocs. But like fancy cute ones, not the general oversized ones with the holes.
There are cute fancy ones? I must investigate this further. Probably still won't buy any, but I'm generally a curious person.0 -
Avocado_Angel wrote: »I'm gona spend some time reading all these comments, what better way to find out about a place than asking the residents. But still in my mind, America is so huge, so full of history and culture it will take my lifetime to learn about it all. Indians in America is a massive subject by itself I will definitely look more into that
That's funny, because I think most of us feel like our history and culture have NOTHING on Europe! Our Native American history is really quite tragic
Interesting, but sad. 1 -
CanesGalactica wrote: »MonkeyMel21 wrote: »CanesGalactica wrote: »BedsideTableKangaroo wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Aaah Wal-Mart! Soo American I love it lol forgive me if I sound weird but, when Wal-Mart bought over our Asda stores here in Britain I was well excited I thought yass! Hopefully they give them an American make over! I just love everything American, you guys rock. Bigger biggest best and those accents, I'm done
to other countries, america = walmart. great.
be careful...in a few years you'll replace walking with a motorized cart, while wearing pajamas and crocs.
Wait, people still wear Crocs?? I must have been living under a rock.. or seriously not paying attention to what people wear.
I xrayed a lady just today wearing crocs. But like fancy cute ones, not the general oversized ones with the holes.
There are cute fancy ones? I must investigate this further. Probably still won't buy any, but I'm generally a curious person.
There are alllll kinds. Crocs realized that their shoes never die so they had to come up with other ways to sell more, lmao.0 -
Like these
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MonkeyMel21 wrote: »Like these
They look incredibly comfy!
I'll go find my shawl and dentures, now.... #overthirtysoI'moldapparently1 -
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Broomstick_Boo wrote: »MonkeyMel21 wrote: »Like these
They look incredibly comfy!
I'll go find my shawl and dentures, now.... #overthirtysoI'moldapparently
I'll join you. I don't need dentures because I've practiced good oral hygiene but I do love a good shawl.1 -
Avocado_Angel wrote: »I'm gona spend some time reading all these comments, what better way to find out about a place than asking the residents. But still in my mind, America is so huge, so full of history and culture it will take my lifetime to learn about it all. Indians in America is a massive subject by itself I will definitely look more into that
That's funny, because I think most of us feel like our history and culture have NOTHING on Europe! Our Native American history is really quite tragic Interesting, but sad.
I agree 100% with this.
Isn't part of our problem (if you want to call it that) that we are a relatively young country compared to the well established ones on the other side of the globe? I feel a lot of times like Americans don't really have much in the way of a recognizable culture because we all came from somewhere else that was already established (Native Americans notwithstanding).
It might also depend on where in the country you were raised.1 -
Awesome! I'm British, therefore, my oral health is automatically shoddy, despite working in dental...0
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Avocado_Angel wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »I'm gona spend some time reading all these comments, what better way to find out about a place than asking the residents. But still in my mind, America is so huge, so full of history and culture it will take my lifetime to learn about it all. Indians in America is a massive subject by itself I will definitely look more into that
That's funny, because I think most of us feel like our history and culture have NOTHING on Europe! Our Native American history is really quite tragic Interesting, but sad.
Iv heard this before but I refuse to believe it. I can see the obvious differences but American history is something I'l definitely be exploring. I'm not a history buff but you guys have a lot going on, maybe in future generations American history will play a more pivotal role. You guys pushed and broke boundaries, maybe took hard times to do it but you got there in the end
The history can definitely be interesting even though we don't have as much of it to explore as say, England, I think the kicker is that a lot of Americans don't really feel like they have a set culture unless they came from a background that allowed another country's culture to define and shape who they were. I could be wrong, but that's how I feel about it. It's interesting to see how other people in the world see America and Americans, though.0 -
Every country has stereotypes.... But for the most part, it's not true. NHS is free, people with jacked up teeth are generally those who are terrified of dentistry, so never attend for treatment.OutOfUserName wrote: »Broomstick_Boo wrote: »Awesome! I'm British, therefore, my oral health is automatically shoddy, despite working in dental...
is that for real or just a stereotype?
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Funny thing I've noticed about accents and tv is that every American I have ever met has at least a bit of an accent, but most often on tv it is a "neutral" accent, nothing distinctly "American" about it to me.0
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LittleHearseDriver wrote: »I think Dave Ramsey says it best about the American way of life, "We buy things we don't need, with money we don't have, to impress people we don't like."
The American dream has went from a white picket fence to the biggest house on the street with a brand new car in the driveway. It's very sad.
Not quite my case. My dream is to work until I die at my desk. Life is boring. Work is exciting. I'm only trying to lose weight and get fit to enjoy working past 90.
Seriously. I've traveled a little. Everywhere I went, there were people. People everywhere I've ever been were grumpy. There's no point bothering them. I stay home, excited to work.0 -
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Avocado_Angel wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »I'm gona spend some time reading all these comments, what better way to find out about a place than asking the residents. But still in my mind, America is so huge, so full of history and culture it will take my lifetime to learn about it all. Indians in America is a massive subject by itself I will definitely look more into that
That's funny, because I think most of us feel like our history and culture have NOTHING on Europe! Our Native American history is really quite tragic Interesting, but sad.
Iv heard this before but I refuse to believe it. I can see the obvious differences but American history is something I'l definitely be exploring. I'm not a history buff but you guys have a lot going on, maybe in future generations American history will play a more pivotal role. You guys pushed and broke boundaries, maybe took hard times to do it but you got there in the end
The history of British colonialism, our revolt against it, our liberation from it and the inception of our Republic and our Democracy (we are both) and what they stand for then and to this day - is an extension of British history. All the leaders and key players in that historical drama were British, barely removed from British soil.
YAY Britain used to own like, most of the world. Just sayin. How cool was that. Obviously something changed somewhere along the lines but I am still in awe of that fact. Well before my time but fascinating none the less
"This vast empire on which the sun never sets, and whose bounds nature has not yet ascertained." George Macartney1 -
OutOfUserName wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »I'm gona spend some time reading all these comments, what better way to find out about a place than asking the residents. But still in my mind, America is so huge, so full of history and culture it will take my lifetime to learn about it all. Indians in America is a massive subject by itself I will definitely look more into that
That's funny, because I think most of us feel like our history and culture have NOTHING on Europe! Our Native American history is really quite tragic Interesting, but sad.
Iv heard this before but I refuse to believe it. I can see the obvious differences but American history is something I'l definitely be exploring. I'm not a history buff but you guys have a lot going on, maybe in future generations American history will play a more pivotal role. You guys pushed and broke boundaries, maybe took hard times to do it but you got there in the end
The history of British colonialism, our revolt against it, our liberation from it and the inception of our Republic and our Democracy (we are both) and what they stand for then and to this day - is an extension of British history. All the leaders and key players in that historical drama were British, barely removed from British soil.
YAY Britain used to own like, most of the world. Just sayin. How cool was that. Obviously something changed somewhere along the lines but I am still in awe of that fact. Well before my time but fascinating none the less
ragnar lothbrok happened
Everyone has someone to blame.0 -
lol guess you never watched vikings. i figured every chick in the world has been drooling over travis fimmels fauxhawk/mullet and his eyes [/quote]
Just Googled Travis Fimmels. *drools0 -
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OutOfUserName wrote: »Broomstick_Boo wrote: »OutOfUserName wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »Avocado_Angel wrote: »I'm gona spend some time reading all these comments, what better way to find out about a place than asking the residents. But still in my mind, America is so huge, so full of history and culture it will take my lifetime to learn about it all. Indians in America is a massive subject by itself I will definitely look more into that
That's funny, because I think most of us feel like our history and culture have NOTHING on Europe! Our Native American history is really quite tragic Interesting, but sad.
Iv heard this before but I refuse to believe it. I can see the obvious differences but American history is something I'l definitely be exploring. I'm not a history buff but you guys have a lot going on, maybe in future generations American history will play a more pivotal role. You guys pushed and broke boundaries, maybe took hard times to do it but you got there in the end
The history of British colonialism, our revolt against it, our liberation from it and the inception of our Republic and our Democracy (we are both) and what they stand for then and to this day - is an extension of British history. All the leaders and key players in that historical drama were British, barely removed from British soil.
YAY Britain used to own like, most of the world. Just sayin. How cool was that. Obviously something changed somewhere along the lines but I am still in awe of that fact. Well before my time but fascinating none the less
ragnar lothbrok happened
Everyone has someone to blame.
lol guess you never watched vikings. i figured every chick in the world has been drooling over travis fimmels fauxhawk/mullet and his eyes
I'm aware of our Viking "history". "Vikings" never caught my attention.
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Hi OP. I think I've been obsessed with Scotland longer than you've been obsessed with America. I will be coming to your lovely country in September 2018. I could sit and listen to your accent for hours too.0
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