Originally Posted by Triumphrob (Post 5646901)

Yep. I hear this all the time. Mainly from Yanks who have never travelled!

Originally Posted by Tracym (Post 5646917)

... My ancestry is German and Swedish (and I've visited Germany) so if I "relate" to any other cultures, it's those..

Originally Posted by Xebedee (Post 5646897)

Mmmm. Its the subtleties which interest me these days. The flash-bang differences are pretty obvious between our two cultures, but it seems the reasons why Americans are a certain way are often a bit intangible.
You mention the settlers and the revolution. The settlers were us tho ;), it was the English doggedness that hacked the forests away to make way for roads and villages. I wonder if the American spirit only had its full expression in the colonial rebellion (sorry, revolution :eek:) and the true evolution of that identity began at that point. Stating the obvious, true, but its odd that the events prior to 1776 rarely are connected to English history the way they should be. There is scant evidence of English culture present in America today, other than the language. Compared with the other immigrant nationalities, we are in the shadows, as it were.

Yet Americans, frequently claim a great affinity towards England.

Oh, bugger, that read back like a history o-level question. :zzz::zzz:

Originally Posted by Tracym (Post 5646917)

lol well sure, it was "you-all" in the first place :) And I suspect our national identity was formed, in the "rebellion" :p. At that point, those here decided NOT to be English - but to be American.

I don't think there's much evidence of any culture here but American - or rather, there's bits of all sorts of cultures laying around here.

Feeling an affinity towards England - well not myself, not at all. It's a foreign country that I've never visited. My ancestry is German and Swedish (and I've visited Germany) so if I "relate" to any other cultures, it's those.

No criticism of the UK there - just that I don't identify with it any more than any other country personally.

Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 5647477)

Well, the pockets of WHO settled WHERE here, kind of is what drives the train.

Originally Posted by britex01 (Post 5647573)

Well, this about sorts that then, doesn't it? ... :lol:

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Originally Posted by britex01 (Post 5642974)

If you had known what you have lived and experienced today BEFORE taking the plunge to live and work in the US, would you still uproot?

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Originally Posted by Pony (Post 5647723)

In a heart beat. Although because of the scale of the US its kinda like comparing the UK to all of Europe. Each state in the US being like its own country. Some states I love, others not so much.

Originally Posted by ugacrew (Post 5647739)

... With regards to the scale you could fit all of England in the state of Michigan and still have some room left over.

Originally Posted by britex01 (Post 5647840)

And one could fit the entire Brtish Isles in Texas, the largest State in America.

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Originally Posted by britex01 (Post 5647840)

And one could fit the entire Brtish Isles in Texas, the largest State in America.

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Originally Posted by ugacrew (Post 5647851)

The largest state in America is Alaska.

Originally Posted by Tracym (Post 5647861)

I love to see a good man blush...

Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 5647865)

I'd love to see Alaska, :D

Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 5647865)

I'd love to see Alaska, :D