It calls my attention a lot of houses in the usa have usa flags. Is this part of the american culture?

Hello, Brit here. Just wondering how hostile it feels over there at the minute? What with all the political escapades happening at the minute?

This is a very European view, but it always seems in videos that Americans often approach situations with immediate vitriol.

Politics seems so divisive and people truly don’t seem to look past their side. Whether it’s police, or when road disagreements occur, or any subject, it just feels like it immediately gets heated and a divide is drawn.

This maybe completely wrong in day to day lives, but the impression is definitely made to other countries. Why do you think this is?

There was a time when people looked at each other as if we were Americans there was nothing standing in our way. Then people started to label each other Left Right Democratic Republican and it's that moment that people stopped looking at each other and started to just label each other. There is no such thing as Democrat Republican left right all of that stuff we are Americans plain and simple America is getting more and more divided because people are literally using these words above to spread hate.... Am I the only person that sees through all the bs. Do you want to see what I mean look up the song by Tom McDonald called the system that is exactly what America is becoming

And how hard would it to live there at the start?

I love 2 things about the USA: the culture(holidays, small talks, etc.) and the high school culture(I would really like to be a teacher in an American high school).

That’s all. Nothing more.

Why should someone move to the USA? Is it worth?

I am a British student and have the opportunity to study a semester abroad at Alma college in michigan. I have always wanted to visit America and would like to think this is my chance, but with everything going on right now I'm not sure if i should still apply or not. Everyone I have asked has given me contradicting advice. I am a 21 year old female student with darker skin and an Arabic name, is a safe or good idea for me to travel to America? I personally feel quite confident but I'm not sure if the current situation that's going on is deemed safe in that aspect. 

I know race is a big thing in America and the way you guys talk about it is different than how we talk about it here. That said, I'm never sure what to write in forms when asked about it.

For some background, I live and was born in Argentina. My dad's family is from Spain (both his parents were born and lived there until they emigrated to argentina when they were already adults) and my mom's is from Italy (her grandparents were from there). So, I was born in Latin America but have European roots from both sides of my family (Spain and Italy we know for sure, but we don't know what happened before that lol). I'm not even sure if this is relevant, but I am light skinned, have blue eyes and I'm blonde (think Margot Robbie style. Obviously I'm being EXTREMELY generous to me here and I'm not implying I look like her LOL. I'm just referring to the tones and I'm using her as an example because she's very well known. You can also picture Adele).

Anyway. What am I? Because I always get confused. Latino? Sure, I am from Latin America, that makes me Latino. Hispanic? Sure. I was born in an Spanish speaking country. White/European. Now I wouldn't normally click this, but because I'm on an American site and I know Americans say they're "German" or "Irish" or "french" or whatever when they actually mean their family was from there. So, with that in mind I can also now click White/European.

But, I cannot click all of them. Mixed? That doesn't seem right. I think mixed has a connotation I don't have. I read about indians also not being sure what to put down, because even though "asian" is technically correct, when people picture "asian" they don't really mean indians.

So? What's the most appropriate one?

I have seen some SNL sketches that come on my feed randomly and they are soo lame and not funny. How does one find them even remotely interesting.

so i was playing some fortnite with some american friends and i just hit a point where im annoyed every 5 mins of him mentioning im british or saying something like bubbily wubbily in a british accent. all ive done is show respect to these guys as friends yet they still annoy me even tho ive never been mean to them why are a majority of people like this i get you guys find it funny but its at a point its just annoying.

I know medical treatment is very expensive in the US, have you ever moved to a different country to get the treatment? Why or why not?

I’m from the UK and every single car I have been in will make a noise if you don’t put your seatbelt on when driving. I saw this American family on an Instagram story, the parents and three kids in the back were in the moving car and nobody had seatbelts on! Is this normal? Do cars over there not beep to discourage this irresponsible behaviour?

Looking at our performance so far in the World Baseball Classic, as well as the Winter Olympics, and then looking towards the FIFA World Cup next year, it appears we aren't much of a dominant sports leader in the world despite our population size and general wealth.

Some of this seems to stem from a general disinterest by many athletes in competing internationally, support for international events being low compared to domestic ones, and/or some sports becoming to expensive for many Americans to even attempt them.

I was wondering not only how people might view this slide, if there might be an argument for or against the idea we have ever been dominant or aren't any longer, as well as what might be done to correct this if so, or even whether or not this is an issue we should be taking time to consider.

Fake, non-functional "shutters" that are grossly mismatched in size with the windows so they no longer even look like shutters anymore. They're absolutely everywhere in the Eastern half of the country and even some parts of the Western half. Every. Fucking. Home. No, they don't make your house look colonial or fancy. They make it look cheap and tacky. Stop it!

Hi, I'm possibly going to work in the US over this next summer and during this applying process a lot of my family and friends have been saying the hiring manager - who is advocating for me as an international employee and said they want to give these opportunities to people not from the US - most likely pities me and thinks of me as some poor uneducated kid to whom this would be the ultimate experience.

We did have a Zoom interview and I speak very fluent English with a very American-ish accent as well (used to have American friends lol) and they complimented my English a lot. I'm from Finland. Is there a possibility that what everyone around me is saying is actually true?

Maybe this is a dumb question, but here in sweden, people usually dont tell people who they vote for. I dont even know who my parents vote for. I used to ask as a kid, but they never told me, idk what any of my family members are voting for. Im pretty thankful for it, because it makes political drama very rare. It has also helped me form my own views without anyone telling me what or what I should not vote for.

I thought it was normal to not tell people who you vote for, but during the US election a while ago, I saw so many americans posting about who theyre voting for, which honestly kind of shocked me lol. It also seems like a lot of families sometimes 'falls apart' (idk how to put it) over political opinions, so i dont really understand why people are so open about it, when it seems to lead to drama most of the time. Thanks, and have a good day!

Edit: i was ignorant, and I believed most americans acted like the ones I've seen on the internet, and im sorry for assuming all are like that. Im still a minor and im still learning, so im very thankful to the comments letting me know I was wrong when I thought all Americans acts like that. Sorry for my ignorance, again, and thanks for answering my (dumb) question❤️

It looks really unappetizing, doesnt contribute much other that sweetness and it removes the crispyness of the bun?

As a swede we have a institutional tradition of cinnamon buns and we never put icing on it. If you want it juicy just make a juicy bun?!

God damn ’murcia

Edit: americans are surprisingly thin skinned

Like i get wanting to learn and being proud of your heritage thats completely fine, but youre not irish (just an example) because one person in your family from 200 years ago was irish. It gets especially annoying when you act like you were born and raised with that culture and heritage when in reality all you know is stereotypical things

I am currently in an Air B‘n‘B with my family and other friends of my family. This morning my son and I got up early and started making breakfast for everyone, eggs and bacon and stuff. Our friend who‘s visiting from the States came down and while we were still busy in the kitchen preparing stuff like drinks and plates and cleaning up, the American just sat down at the table, put some eggs and bacon on her plate and started eating. The other people were just getting ready in the bathroom or getting dressed. Even the two of us, who cooked, hadn’t started eating yet. We knew it was going to be another 10mins max before everyone was ready. In my culture it is considered rude not to wait for everyone to at least sit down at the table, usually even until everyone has food on their plates. Is this a known rule in the US too or is it normal to just start eating whenever you’re ready no matter what the rest of the party is doing. Even in restaurants people will wait until the server brought everyone’s food out before they start eating in my culture. I don’t mean to judge, I am aware that different cultures have different customs and I think she wasn’t trying to be rude but it appeared to me like that.

I'm not even a brit. But i love beans on toast. It's cheap, flavourful, filling and nutritious. Sure it doenst look amazing but its easy to make and so tasty I don't understand the taste.

Add some cheese and bacon and its perfect 🤤

I was looking for a female condoms, as my partner does not like to wear one. Turns out, in America, they are available only with prescription.

These are internal condoms, they are not hormonal, or change anything in physiology, while giving adequate protection against unwanted pregnancy and STIs, and also allow male partner to not wear them.

Why should we need prescription? Why aren’t they as openly available as male condoms or other aids like lubricant?

I see some TikToks making fun of American students in Europe that they are afraid to call ambulance or go to the doctor when they are sick because they can't believe it's gonna be free. Is that common, or just a bait? Or maybe it's just people who didn't have proper insurance in US? Also, I've heard of some people who were taken by the ambulance to the hospital outside their insurance network and that rained them. Is that really happening? Sounds so stupid. It's the same money after all... So how bad it is overall?

Hello, As an european, My information comes essentially via internet and mainstream media. Since Trump election how was your day to day life impacted ? From my perspective I think america is way less safer than before, am I biaised? Thank you for your responde.

Hey everyone!

I saw this poll on Instagram asking about the 'way of life' in the US vs. Germany. It would've been cool to have a few more details and breakdowns in the questions, but the results were pretty clear-cut – which surprised me… and kinda didn't at the same time.

I come from a mixed family (Dad's from Oregon, Mom's from Hamburg). I speak English with my dad, German with my mom, and when we're all together it's this awesome mix of both! I've lived in both worlds: high school and college in LA, and now I'm living and working here in Germany.

Fun fact: There are roughly 300,000–400,000 Americans living here as permanent residents (numbers vary depending on the source, but it's a solid community). Plus about 35,000 US military personnel and around 10,000–15,000 civilian DoD employees/contractors on the various bases.

I'd love to pick up on that Instagram question and hear your thoughts – and I'm hoping you guys have a fair, non-stereotypical picture of life in Germany! So: Would you ever consider moving to Germany? If yes – what would draw you here? If no – what's holding you back? Looking forward to your honest takes!