Moving to America and very worried.
Nov 23rd 2022, 12:43 pm
#76
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
You will not have an issue living in America. In fact most Americans get on well with British people.
Nov 23rd 2022, 3:42 pm
#77
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
I have the visa issues sorted out, and i'm going to be moving to the US next year (January) to Columbus Ohio due to my company transfer from the UK to the US. I am really thinking of not going due to the massive anti British sentiment in the US. Everything I read from reddit, twitter, tiktok, online news etc.. It seems Americans really hate British people, accents, culture with an absolute passion, are my fears unfounded or is there a general anti Britsh sentiment in America? will I have to change my accent so Americans don't give me so much hate for the way I talk and mock me?
thanks for comments in advance.
thanks for comments in advance.
Nov 24th 2022, 11:19 pm
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
So what are you doing now that you've turned that transfer down squidy ? You still in your old job or did they fire your ass ?
Nov 25th 2022, 3:16 am
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
Nov 26th 2022, 5:07 pm
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
Unfounded concern. The USA is one of the more genuinely multicultural parts of the world.
There is more anti-American sentiment in the UK than there is anti-British sentiment in the US. It's true when they say that UK-based people probably think of the US frequently, but people in the US rarely think of the UK at all. Sorry, you're not prominent enough on the world stage to be hated!
There is more anti-American sentiment in the UK than there is anti-British sentiment in the US. It's true when they say that UK-based people probably think of the US frequently, but people in the US rarely think of the UK at all. Sorry, you're not prominent enough on the world stage to be hated!
Nov 26th 2022, 9:13 pm
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
And those have all taken off in the 21 years since I left the UK, when they were virtually unheard of.
.... It's true when they say that UK-based people probably think of the US frequently, but people in the US rarely think of the UK at all. ....
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Nov 27th 2022, 2:52 am
#83
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
I’ve seen many posts of Reddit and Quora and I actually think there are significantly more anti American sentiments and posts there than vice versa.
You see it even in the likes of the dailymail when reporting something that involves Americans and the comments from Brits are very negative and insulting.
Also many of the triggering posts on Quora are troll posts aimed at getting people going at each other and for some reason people respond with essays and essays to questions that are so obviously trolls eg why doesn’t the US just take over Canada? why is everyone poor in the UK? Why is America so much better than the UK etc. Common sense should tell you they are not real questions.
Quora pays people to ask questions that bring lots of responses and one way to do that is to ask a question that will trigger people to respond angrily and passionately.
Anyway long way to say Americans don’t hate Brits and will not be bothering you because you’re from the UK, infact Brits are more likely to make snide comments at Americans in the UK than vice versa. Making snide comments like oh what the hell is soccer, oh Americans are this and that. I’ve seen this when I was in the Uk and since moving to the US 6 years ago I haven’t had any issues cause I’m British.
interesting how powerful social media is to create such distortions and concern for you.
You see it even in the likes of the dailymail when reporting something that involves Americans and the comments from Brits are very negative and insulting.
Also many of the triggering posts on Quora are troll posts aimed at getting people going at each other and for some reason people respond with essays and essays to questions that are so obviously trolls eg why doesn’t the US just take over Canada? why is everyone poor in the UK? Why is America so much better than the UK etc. Common sense should tell you they are not real questions.
Quora pays people to ask questions that bring lots of responses and one way to do that is to ask a question that will trigger people to respond angrily and passionately.
Anyway long way to say Americans don’t hate Brits and will not be bothering you because you’re from the UK, infact Brits are more likely to make snide comments at Americans in the UK than vice versa. Making snide comments like oh what the hell is soccer, oh Americans are this and that. I’ve seen this when I was in the Uk and since moving to the US 6 years ago I haven’t had any issues cause I’m British.
interesting how powerful social media is to create such distortions and concern for you.
Well I have never been to America before so I wanted to find out what Americans though about British people, and to be honest stuff that Americans say about British/English people makes me very depressed and angry, they never seem to target any other nationality with such hate like they do with the British, I never ever see anything positive about British people (Americans do say lots of positive things about other nationalities but not the British), real people use social media and a lot of them my age (mid 20's) so it can't just be written off as social media, though it has to be said the responses i've read have been very surprising to say the least.
I'm never lived in another country and this is going to be a huge move and I don't want it to be huge mistake.
I'm never lived in another country and this is going to be a huge move and I don't want it to be huge mistake.
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Nov 27th 2022, 3:00 am
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
Nov 27th 2022, 3:15 am
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
There are so many different nationalities in the US that you will be fine. Yes there at be the odd idiot same as every other country but most people are not going to bother you. As long as they can understand you, and with time you will also adjust.
Nov 28th 2022, 11:56 am
#86
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
I've decided against the move, it's way to risky and the hate on twitter and reddit from Americans is getting unbearable so for my safety and psychology I can't do this move, it's for the best.
Nov 29th 2022, 7:54 pm
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
Over worrying! I am living here and have travelled to 18 different states never did I experience not one issue because of my British accent; in fact, most encounters I come across rather enjoy the British accent; on the odd occasion, brits weather and food pop up in small conversations but all done in light-hearted.
Nov 30th 2022, 2:59 pm
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Re: Moving to America and very worried.
I think the OP is Adrian Petterson
