And I like how no one from Europe wants to be American but so many Americans want to be European, I don't blame them tho, I would hate to live in America
Not true.
At my old school there was a group of about 20 girls whose main mission in life was to look, sound and act American. They literally pretended they were from there.
And I got made fun of for having remnants of an American accent from when I lived there and for having an American boyfriend. Oh teenage girls, they make so much sense.
I visited France a week ago and the French border guard said (in French) 'All of these lot are Asian' (I'm not Asian), and I replied with 'Je sais'; the look on her face was priceless, they shouldn't make assumptions.
I can speak French quite well although I can read/write it a lot better.
Really? It is the reading and writing I found more difficult. I did three languages at once though and would start speaking all three at once...just throwing in whatever word I felt 'fitted' it got really confusing. My friends and I understood eachother though...thats all that mattered.
Paris is the only European main city I've been to that no one knows how to speak English, they always expect you to know French, I mean in every devolped country at least in the main city downtown everyone in stores knows how to speak English because of the tourists but Paris is a mess when it comes to that.
Why do you want to be European? We have the Greeks to deal with.
Idk, you guys seem to have a more interesting culture. & most importantly, better accents.
You have more history and it's apparent in your buildings, etc. America just seems so sterile & stepford to me... Except New York. I'd like to live in NY.
At my old school there was a group of about 20 girls whose main mission in life was to look, sound and act American. They literally pretended they were from there.
And I got made fun of for having remnants of an American accent from when I lived there and for having an American boyfriend. Oh teenage girls, they make so much sense.
The only thing I see people saying is that they want to go to New York or LA which is normal seeing as we see them all the time in movies, videos etc but I've never seen someone say that they want to be American
Really? It is the reading and writing I found more difficult. I did three languages at once though and would start speaking all three at once...just throwing in whatever word I felt 'fitted' it got really confusing. My friends and I understood eachother though...thats all that mattered.
I'm more intellectual, I learn by reading and studying, I suppose you are more practical. I hate speaking French, I always feel as if I'm pronouncing everything wrong.
Idk, you guys seem to have a more interesting culture. & most importantly, better accents.
You have more history and it's apparent in your buildings, etc. America just seems so sterile & stepford to me... Except New York. I'd like to live in NY.
The only thing I see people saying is that they want to go to New York or LA which is normal seeing as we see them all the time in movies, videos etc but wanting to be American, I've never seen someone say that.
Most Europeans, or at least the people I know, only see the touristy parts of the US. They don't understand that the whole place isn't like NY or LA or Florida. I think it is hard for us in general to comprehend the sheer size of the place because the UK is really tiny in comparison, geographically anyway.
I'm lucky enough to have lived in more rural and much less tourism orientated states and understand that not everyone leads glamorous rich lives, that it has serious problems as does any other country and more than anything else that there is more to Americans than the Paris Hiltons and the fat and seemingly stupid people they ship out to Europe to block museum exhibits.
America is an amazing place. For the most part, it >> UK IMO.
As a British person, the thing that annoys me about America is how open the people are. I went Skiing in Colorado and randomers would always talk to you, especially on the ski lifts. It was nice when the person was interesting and you wanted to talk but otherwise I got so annoyed.
I'm more intellectual, I learn by reading and studying, I suppose you are more practical. I hate speaking French, I always feel as if I'm pronouncing everything wrong.
I actually find it easier to read to learn, I just am different with language I guess, maybe it is because I picked it up orally as a child.
Most of my subjects have been scientific to be honest, I have a very analytic brain.
Idk, you guys seem to have a more interesting culture. & most importantly, better accents.
You have more history and it's apparent in your buildings, etc. America just seems so sterile & stepford to me... Except New York. I'd like to live in NY.
I love America. I hate how so many people jump on the anti-American bandwagon yet they're obsessed with American culture.
Europe is changing rapidly. Immigration is becoming a big problem because cultures are clashing.
As a British person, the thing that annoys me about America is how open the people are. I went Skiing in Colorado and randomers would always talk to you, especially on the ski lifts. It was nice when the person was interesting and you wanted to talk but otherwise I got so annoyed.
The British are so closed.
Does it freak you out when people working in shops try and have a conversation with you? I never get used to it, I'm like...don't be so nosy.
In my experience the French are mean but the Netherlands, most people are pretty nice.
When I was really young my Mom and I would go to Paris a lot and you'd get snotty little kids talkng about you in French and laughing at you because you weren't french. They do not expect a 5 year old to turn around and answer then in French. Basically the French don't like people who don't speak French. A generalization obviously.
The UK is icky. Just saying. UK in a nutshell for you here.
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The rude ones are in France, when I went to Netherlands they were pretty nice but Paris >>>>
you guys are right, the French are known to be mean, i didn't think about it until after i posted the comment
Does it freak you out when people working in shops try and have a conversation with you? I never get used to it, I'm like...don't be so nosy.
Yes, like whenever you walk in they are like "How are you?" and then ask you about **** and I'm just like I don't wanna even buy anything but because they are talking to me I feel it hard to leave.
America is an amazing place. For the most part, it >> UK IMO.
They are both really different.
I find America to be friendlier and...louder. I find the UK to be very closed and often callous. But I think the UK has a more interesting background and stuff like that.
I am glad to be able to say I am Irish rather than British though, the Irish are liked pretty much everywhere...British not so much.
Most Europeans, or at least the people I know, only see the touristy parts of the US. They don't understand that the whole place isn't like NY or LA or Florida. I think it is hard for us in general to comprehend the sheer size of the place because the UK is really tiny in comparison, geographically anyway.
I'm lucky enough to have lived in more rural and much less tourism orientated states and understand that not everyone leads glamorous rich lives, that it has serious problems as does any other country and more than anything else that there is more to Americans than the Paris Hiltons and the fat and seemingly stupid people they ship out to Europe to block museum exhibits.
I'm well aware America is a vast place, and has it's fair share of problems. But mean, I live in what is supposedly one of the nicest places in England, and there's still this kinda hopeless feel in the air. London is the only place in the UK that really excites me, and even that pales in comparison to, say, NYC or San Francisco.
Yes, like whenever you walk in they are like "How are you?" and then ask you about **** and I'm just like I don't wanna even buy anything but because they are talking to me I feel it hard to leave.
I worked in a grocery store with my boyfriend over the summer and he kept telling me off for not being friendly enough and it's like...at home people would think I'm being invasive and it isn't natural to me. Not that anyone understood what I was saying anyways.
I'm well aware America is a vast place, and has it's fair share of problems. But mean, I live in what is supposedly one of the nicest places in England, and there's still this kinda hopeless feel in the air. London is the only place in the UK that really excites me, and even that pales in comparison to, say, NYC or San Francisco.
I hate London so much. Never in my life have I seen a ruder group of people to be honest. My friend goes to UCL, I don't want to visit her there, it is that bad.
I don't like mainland UK to be honest, I do like Wales and Scotland, not England.
