You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Jan 16th 2019, 2:16 pm
#136
I have a comma problem
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Jan 16th 2019, 6:50 pm
#137
Often not so civil...
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
You get mildly offended when people call Southerners 'uneducated' - even though 5 years ago you would have (and did) said the same thing.
Jan 16th 2019, 7:25 pm
#138
Stand-up Philosopher
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Jan 20th 2019, 4:30 pm
#139
I approved this message
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
I just got back from Tuscaloosa, AL which was a surprisingly cool little city with a terrific quality of life (at least as an outside observer). I've also been very favorably impressed by places like Charleston, SC, Savannah, GA and Chattanooga, TN. All characterful, interesting and comfortable places to live. Also, I'd say the average Southerner is more polite, more welcoming and more funny than the average American. I've found that most stereotypes about any place are usually tempered by actually visiting the place in question.
Jan 20th 2019, 5:31 pm
#142
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
....it’s Sunday morning, there’s no football on TV so you watch bull riding instead.
Jan 20th 2019, 5:55 pm
#143
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
If you don't know that the NFL Conference Championship games are on an hour from now, you haven't been in the US long enough! (I don't even live there, and I know they're on...)
Jan 20th 2019, 6:43 pm
#144
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Another thing is thinking how much I'll miss when/if I move back to the UK. I will miss free drink refills!
Jan 20th 2019, 7:11 pm
#145
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Jan 20th 2019, 11:16 pm
#146
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
... you eat a meal just using a fork, including cutting up the food with the side of your fork.
Jan 21st 2019, 12:08 am
#147
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
And when you do need to resort to the use of a knife, you hold it like a pen, .... which is grossly ineffective and makes you look as clumsy as f***. 
Jan 21st 2019, 12:15 am
#148
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Jan 21st 2019, 12:34 am
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
Jan 21st 2019, 5:00 am
#150
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Re: You know you've been living in the US too long when .....
"cutlery" or "silverware"?I've given up. Cutlery at home, silverware outside.