Originally Posted by lisag8070

So I've been thinking about this all day..(and it bloody hurt I tell you)..and I've been in the US for about 7 yrs now (up and down the East Coast) and find that the people I meet everyday is the biggest variation I have found with the two countries.... and I never thought I'd say this... but history does actually play a part in my life....(its the first argument I usually have with a narrow minded person)...the whole..."hey mate my Dad has got a pair of shoes older than your country"..but other than that its all good..

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart

In a nutshell, money versus background & accent. Guess which one is which.

Originally Posted by cindyabs

I think it might depend on the area, in BOTH countries.......

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart

Obviously that's a generalization, but I think it's quite a good one without writing a long in depth historical and geographical thesis.

So if you or your British expat hubby had to sum it up in a sentence or two how would you put it?

Originally Posted by cindyabs

I'd combine your sentence and mine,

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart

That's weak. Not so easy to sum it up in a sentence or two eh

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart

In a nutshell, money versus background & accent. Guess which one is which.

Originally Posted by Ash UK/US

The humour is certainly different between the 2... it is a rare find when I can really joke around with someone and not have to excuse myself for it

Originally Posted by KJ2007

Hmmm ... I know what my guess would be! Standard practice in market research is to sample one country based on age and ethnicity, and to sample the other country based on age and social class.

Guess which one is which?

Originally Posted by Lord Lionheart

There we have it. Well said........................ in your face Cindyabs