Culture shock when moving from a 1st world nation to another 1st world nation? (to live in, best)

[cali3448893]

Originally Posted by Paparappa

Americans don't...
They don't...
Drink tea!!!

I hope this isn't a joke. Americans love drinking tea. But i will admit the tea that american drink are somewhat bad for you.

[Paparappa]

Originally Posted by Ameriscot

Did you learn that you have to say 'wadder' to be understood and that you can't call a cigarette a 'f*g' and that some call bums 'fannies'? And those are just a few of thousands.

Oh please, you're making it sound as if British and American English were two completely different languages. As long as you avoid slang and British humor (for probable lack of understanding on the Americans' part) it's not that big a deal.

[Paparappa]

Originally Posted by cali3448893

I hope this isn't a joke. Americans love drinking tea. But i will admit the tea that american drink are somewhat bad for you.

There's drinking tea and there's drinking tea. The former is merely the consumption of a drink, the latter is a ritual entrenched in the British culture.

[cali3448893]

Originally Posted by Joe90

Yes, the anti -american sentiment in those three words, was plain for all to see. That sentence was so full of hate and fury, that I felt physically ill just reading it.

Unlike your country of new zealand, we americans know the words anti-american very much. Wy well unlike your country of new zealand we have people blowing up our buildings, protesting, burning american flags, praising their God when a terrorist kills a american, people holding many many americans in their country torturing them, oh dont let me forget about the pirates that also try and kidnapp americans.

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Originally Posted by Traveler86

UK is far from being culturally that close to any other european country besides Ireland.

Maybe genetics are different, but the people aren't totally dissimilar.

[cali3448893]

Originally Posted by Paparappa

There's drinking tea and there's drinking tea. The former is merely the consumption of a drink, the latter is a ritual entrenched in the British culture.

Eh thats fair

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by cali3448893

Unlike your country of new zealand, we americans know the words anti-american very much. Wy well unlike your country of new zealand we have people blowing up our buildings, protesting, burning american flags, praising their God when a terrorist kills a american, people holding many many americans in their country torturing them, oh dont let me forget about the pirates that also try and kidnapp americans.

Totally irrelevant.

You implied that the words - "I doubt that", were anti-American. Could you explain that? (this should be interesting)

[cali3448893]

Originally Posted by Joe90

Totally irrelevant.

You implied that the words - "I doubt that", were anti-American. Could you explain that? (this should be interesting)

Im not even sure where your getting the words i doubt that from...isnt it on another post if so which number is it.

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by cali3448893

im not even sure where your getting the words i doubt that from...isnt it on another post if so which number is it.

58

[cali3448893]

I still dont understand what you want me to say?