American women
Feb 12th 2007, 1:52 pm
#61
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Re: American women
I have made some friends here, mainly married neighbours. I have'nt really found any drinking buddies or guys I would hang out with. The women are great, they usually seem friendly and more open minded than their male counterparts. Always interested in my views as a European regarding American politics and other stuff. Some males I have met are very quiet almost aloof.
Feb 12th 2007, 2:08 pm
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Re: American women
After reading this thread, I have to say that as a female I find American men more friendly than American women. I do have a few female friends, but many stay away. I have had quite a bad experience with American women on the whole. Like I said I do have a few of them as friends, but I find a lot of them just don't want to know. Fortunately for me, I don't need a lot of friends, just a few real ones..
What is really cool is that my relationship with my girlfriends back in the UK is exactly the same as when I left 17 years ago.
What is really cool is that my relationship with my girlfriends back in the UK is exactly the same as when I left 17 years ago.
Feb 12th 2007, 2:17 pm
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Feb 12th 2007, 2:19 pm
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Re: American women
It could be that you've stumbled onto a heretofore undiscovered tribe of American women that actually cares about a man's views on any subject, much less politics, or, possibly, they just want to hear you talk.
Here's how to find out: Halfway through your next conversation, start reciting some thing you memorized off the back of a box of Captain Crunch. See if they notice.
Your accent doesn't work on guys.
Feb 12th 2007, 3:35 pm
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Re: American women
Hi Everyone,
Very interesting post, except when some of you went off the track.
Im an American woman and my husband is British, living in the US.
He has been here for 6 years, and has yet to make any close male US friends.
I actually asked him the other day if it was because he was closed and little more reserved. He thought maybe it was to do with the differences in sports. He's just does not relate to basketball, baseball and American football like he relates to football. And generally, most men tend to bond in sporting activities.
I think that American men, Americans in general, are louder and more out going, more in your face, especially men. I think American men are probably more comfortable around people who are more open, and frankly, more like them.
Lets face, your are living in a different culture then what you were brought up in. I think it would be that way for anyone moving to a different country.
The best thing is to find people who are geniune and trustworthy, and like UKgirl said, that may mean only finding a few friends.
Very interesting post, except when some of you went off the track.
Im an American woman and my husband is British, living in the US.
He has been here for 6 years, and has yet to make any close male US friends.
I actually asked him the other day if it was because he was closed and little more reserved. He thought maybe it was to do with the differences in sports. He's just does not relate to basketball, baseball and American football like he relates to football. And generally, most men tend to bond in sporting activities.
I think that American men, Americans in general, are louder and more out going, more in your face, especially men. I think American men are probably more comfortable around people who are more open, and frankly, more like them.
Lets face, your are living in a different culture then what you were brought up in. I think it would be that way for anyone moving to a different country.
The best thing is to find people who are geniune and trustworthy, and like UKgirl said, that may mean only finding a few friends.
Feb 12th 2007, 9:13 pm
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Re: American women
Hi Everyone,
Very interesting post, except when some of you went off the track.
Im an American woman and my husband is British, living in the US.
He has been here for 6 years, and has yet to make any close male US friends.
I actually asked him the other day if it was because he was closed and little more reserved. He thought maybe it was to do with the differences in sports. He's just does not relate to basketball, baseball and American football like he relates to football. And generally, most men tend to bond in sporting activities.
I think that American men, Americans in general, are louder and more out going, more in your face, especially men. I think American men are probably more comfortable around people who are more open, and frankly, more like them.
Lets face, your are living in a different culture then what you were brought up in. I think it would be that way for anyone moving to a different country.
The best thing is to find people who are geniune and trustworthy, and like UKgirl said, that may mean only finding a few friends.
Very interesting post, except when some of you went off the track.
Im an American woman and my husband is British, living in the US.
He has been here for 6 years, and has yet to make any close male US friends.
I actually asked him the other day if it was because he was closed and little more reserved. He thought maybe it was to do with the differences in sports. He's just does not relate to basketball, baseball and American football like he relates to football. And generally, most men tend to bond in sporting activities.
I think that American men, Americans in general, are louder and more out going, more in your face, especially men. I think American men are probably more comfortable around people who are more open, and frankly, more like them.
Lets face, your are living in a different culture then what you were brought up in. I think it would be that way for anyone moving to a different country.
The best thing is to find people who are geniune and trustworthy, and like UKgirl said, that may mean only finding a few friends.
Feb 13th 2007, 12:26 am
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Re: American women
Bloody marvellous post. You hit the nail on the head. I almost thought I wrote it myself
Feb 13th 2007, 1:45 am
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Re: American women
Oh dear, I feel my American ego inflating...
No really, hope that it helps,
No really, hope that it helps,
...They're trying to get in your bloomers woman
Feb 13th 2007, 2:33 am
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Re: American women
They were
Feb 13th 2007, 2:36 am
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Re: American women
After reading this thread, I have to say that as a female I find American men more friendly than American women. I do have a few female friends, but many stay away. I have had quite a bad experience with American women on the whole. Like I said I do have a few of them as friends, but I find a lot of them just don't want to know. Fortunately for me, I don't need a lot of friends, just a few real ones..
What is really cool is that my relationship with my girlfriends back in the UK is exactly the same as when I left 17 years ago.
What is really cool is that my relationship with my girlfriends back in the UK is exactly the same as when I left 17 years ago.
Apr 15th 2007, 6:37 pm
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Re: American women
Most of my female friends are "frenemies". They bitch about each other constantly and they all tell me that "really I hate her" etc. about their supposed friends. I think that English women are maybe more upfront so if they don't like each other they say "I 'ate you, you ####ing slag" and put on their bomber jacket and leave the pub in a smokey fury. American women are more fake.
Wow, everyone in here is a riot.
...anyway, based on the locations of the conflicting accounts early on in the thread regarding the amount of friendships made with males vs. females, I honestly think it has to do more with the local residents than the average woman/man as a whole throughout the nation.I believe it was Chicago I saw under the name of the fellow who had made more male friends vs. female friends... so, there's the first sign. You pointed out how fake American women are.... well, the warmer the weather, the faker the chick. Seriously. Think L.A. vs NYC. Or, Miami vs. Detroit. Warm weather attracts flirty, superficial, insincere women, like... well like money, really.
Also I think I saw the word 'geek' somewhere in the user name of the guy having better luck finding male friends- which makes me want to point out that we American chicks, quite frankly, are vacuous dumb@sses. So you have maybe one or two (usually unattractive) broads for every dozen or so guys at any given science/computer lab in Silicon Valley, for example. And thus isn't always necessary for one to take interest in football or other sports just to make male friends. Theirs plenty of nerds over at your local sushi restaurant or even gathered in the masses at the next computer or science convention held downtown. Guys whom, I can tell you, will be quite thrilled to meet a fellow with an accent that makes him feel manlier.
(No offense of course, being that I'm one of the aforementioned vapid American broads, I have only great things to say about british accents
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