Well, we have had two (thoroughly abysmal) British threads lately, but not an American one. Now most of you fine forumers are American and so I guess threads about it are mostly either unnecessary or, you could say, most threads are
already American. But the purpose of this thread is to be more all-encompassing, and to celebrate the every day mundane and thoroughly American things you may take for granted. Unlike the British threads, I'm not going to be negative in this OP or in any of my posts. Even if it's about raccoons, those bastards.
So, here are a list of fine American things that I like very much:
Sunshine! Okay, this is from the point of view of living in California and not a more northern state, but it is very lovely indeed to see so many blue skies in winter.
Portion sizes: Most of the time this could probably be considered a negative, especially when you're only shopping for one or two people and you need celery but then half the celery ends up wilting before you can use it all up because no matter how much you like celery you can't eat two whole celery hearts in a week and they don't sell celery in portion sizes smaller than two hearts, but when planning a party or feeding a large party it's a boon to be able to buy whole sacks of rice or 5 lb bags of flour at ridiculously low prices.
Trader Joe's: Not only do they do wonderful organic foods, but they package everything up so beautifully, and they encourage you to use your own bags, too!
Hummingbirds! Endemic to the Americas and just so adorable; it's a real treat to see them in people's gardens.
In'n'Out: If you have a craving for a fast food burger, you can't really do better than this.
[strike]Dead raccoons[/strike]
Eggnog: Mm, delicious. I mean, I sadly have to refrain from buying it because it's so terribly fattening, but it's nice to know it's there.
Sweet potatoes, squash, blueberries; all of my favourite fruit and vegetables are native to the Americas. (I am deliberately omitting the potato, because I am not really a fan. That's right; I prefer mash, roast, and chips made from sweet potato, carrot, beetroot, parsnip; anything but actual potato.)
Closets: It is so lovely having a large enough space in which to store all your clothes, towels, suitcases and boxes of personal papers even in such a tiny apartment as ours. In the UK they'd have probably tried to convert it into a bedroom or something.
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you cant go putting all those extraneous "u"s in words like "favourite" in a thread about America
Pizza
Free Wireless Internet
A wide variety of breakfast cereals
That is unless you're near the coast. That might just be America.
every time we go on a trip there though, hella double doubles and uh
stuff from trader joe's
sourry
and In-N-Out is mmmmm
especially neopolitan shakes
i think my head might explode from the cuteness of hearing a girl say "tinned tomAtoes"
chicago owns
and it is also in america
so america owns???
But California is the bestest, how can they not be?
(Hawaii looks sweet, though)
Not, like, the grill, but the style of food.
To me BBQ is the ultimate American cuisine, even if it is very regional.
It's pretty adorable
but we're trying to teach her to be amurrican, dammit
Guffaw'ing all around the place as you place down big red houses like the Monopoly pieces.
i lived in milwaukee for most of my life :rotate:
One thing I like about America is Bruce Campbell. Man that guy is awesome.
You guys have The Onion, I think
and that's it
yes i am the best thank you
Why?
buy us plane tickets
and pay for a hotel
and feed us
Sometime, like, seriously, we have to visit New York, so it's definitely on our list, but not right now
Mmmm I am grateful that we live close to Alex's parents
It means weekly invitations to meals for which his dad cooks the most delicious meats
Last winter I met a very lovely, sweet old couple who were flying out to see their son and grandchildren in Wisconsin and the airport staff saw fit to interrogate them for about forty five minutes I don't know maybe Wisconsin has more terrorists
And going "Whoops what was that tiny place I just crushed to death with my big red house?! Oh it was just England!"
The Apocalypse Has Never Been More Fun
Secret Satan Wishlist!! Thinkgeek Wish List
You pay for roadkill?
come to West Virginia
to truelly appreciate the greatness of america, you have to see the worst...est
It's always horrible for you, but the best you'll ever have.
And the Wisconsin Dells
and cheese
and beer
and cows
and one of the safest towns in America (sheboygan I think)
Candy floss! I love that stuff.