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As an American, I am confused by this. D:
No worries. My Secret Satan is still waiting for what I sent to make it's way through customs.
Can you elaborate more on the stereotype? I've always been curious about it. Kind of like how i've always wanted to hear English from the perspective of someone who doesn't speak english. Like what does it sound like when someone is pretending to speak english. i want to know
Oh, I wouldn't say I wasn't a tourist, however in my experience it's more interesting to do stuff that is not specifically aimed at tourists. Whether people that actually live locally go to places is a useful guide, I find.
EDIT: Scotland is filled with tourist traps, so I may have a particularly strong aversion to them.
For some reason I get the feeling Americans tend to be funny to a lot of other people from other countries. >>
What?
Flip on the TV. What do you see? Suburbia. White people in pastel coloured clothing. Children are either preppy, emo, gothic or wigger.
I always thought it was just a stereotype just like you yanks think the Dutch walk around on clogs being stoned 24/7, but staying the night in motels in small towns between Boston and NYC and I saw a lot of people who walked right out of The OC or MTV.
Classic American stereotype is the cowboy, modern stereotype is MTV.
Would the third be obesity? I would assume that would be number 1 with ignorance at 2 and arrogance and 3. I think you are not a true American Bama.
but.
america is just like mtv. that's not a stereotype
mtv style stuff is the most popular junk around. it's pretty much all you'll hear on the radio or see on the television. it is ubiquitous. we shape it. it shapes us.
I know we have some PA people in FL but I'll ask my HS friends about anything particularly great about the east coast part they like to do/see/have heard good things about. Most of them are more inland in the big college towns (Gainesville, Tally, I think on or two in Jacksonville and one near Tampa) but they've had time to go places all around the state. A lot of it might be... college-scene spring break crap but a few tend to avoid those things and might have some ideas.
Have you ever heard an Hungarian voice trying to come off as an African-American making a move on a blonde girl on a farm in Texas?
I guess. It's just not how I see it, I guess. Or, fuck, I don't know. It's weird. Like I see it, but view it different?
Not that it bothers me. I can only imagine what sort of stereotypical people Quid and I will be when we get older.
...also I want a doughnut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUi6UEQh00
ahaha
But I wouldn't ever go back there for anything other than friends.
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Is...is that a trailer for sascha baron cohen's next movie?
also, liberals tend to dress more... continental....
proximity to Manhattan is no guarantee of fashion sense, but it generally does ensure that at least you'll feel more awkward about it if you don't have any fashion sense....
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Bitch to put all that shit on in the morning.
Yup.
Tokyo is crazy, but in a good way.
but one look at his ass in those tights and goddeammmmm. papa popped a woody, ya hear?
There's more people in Tokyo then there is in Canada.
I find this terrifying for some reason.
are you counting moose?
I mean for fucks sake, bitch, you've been here 4 months and you're making the same mistakes you were making in week 1. It's really not that hard of a job.
This is a city I plan on visiting at some point in my life. Japanese culture highly interests me.
I'm about sick of work.
Fuck. I have another 31.5 hours to go this week. Damnit.