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Things you like about the Yanks
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Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
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Sparks, The Doors, The Dead Kennedys and The Smashing Pumpkins
My mother was born in Pittsburgh (sadly passed 2011) to a Kent father and Native American mother.
There's so much to like about the USA rather than as the usual redneckery guns etc.
I love the natural scenery of the place having visited ten states - standing out were the Pacific Coast route 101 from San Francisco into Mexico. The Grand Canyon, Petrified and Redwood Forests, Napa and Sonoma Valley, Lake Tahoe etc.
There's so much to like about the USA rather than as the usual redneckery guns etc.
I love the natural scenery of the place having visited ten states - standing out were the Pacific Coast route 101 from San Francisco into Mexico. The Grand Canyon, Petrified and Redwood Forests, Napa and Sonoma Valley, Lake Tahoe etc.
Tyrone Biggums
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Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
about 3000 miles of ocean!
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Some outstanding original and era defining works of fiction emanating from a back drop of counter culture, racial unrest, rapid social change.
mikeyjh
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I was about to answer then realise that it would be like asking what you like about Europeans - I know septics from many different states, they're have very different outlooks on the world. Those from the mid west and the deep south have little in common with your average New Yorker. If I was to generalise, I like their openess and honesty (which disappears in their business lives).
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
NASA
Wendys burgers
Cheap gasoline
Subjective, I find it a great holiday destination
Wendys burgers
Cheap gasoline
Subjective, I find it a great holiday destination
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
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I'd only ever read 'Catcher In The Rye' by JD Salinger and hated it, thinking him seriously over-rated but after reading some of his short stories, I completely changed my mind. There's one titled "The Laughing Man" with this paragraph in it:
"Over on third base, Mary Hudson waved to me. I waved back. I couldn't have stopped myself, even if I'd wanted to. Her stickwork aside, she happened to be a girl who knew how to wave to somebody from third base."
That there is unadulterated genius.
Thrash metal
What we have now come to term craft beer.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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well spotted!
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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In no particular order:
1. The way in which their professional sports are organised so that their leagues remain competitive and even the "smaller" teams have a chance if they luck out in the Player Draft.
2. The value they place on good customer service.
3. American Jewish humour - Larry David, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Groucho Marx - all legends.
1. The way in which their professional sports are organised so that their leagues remain competitive and even the "smaller" teams have a chance if they luck out in the Player Draft.
2. The value they place on good customer service.
3. American Jewish humour - Larry David, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Groucho Marx - all legends.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
X-Files
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
Perfidious Albion
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Likes:
Music heritage of blues jazz and soul.
Their normal openness friendly demeanour and things being a bit more casual.
The wide open spaces and natural wonders.
Lots of coffee
TV cop shows, from Kojak to Hill Street Blues to the present ones
Dislikes:
Their governments of the last 20 years or so.
Fox News, Country Music and a few minor gripes.....
NB. My dad (WW2 veteran ) hated the fact that they claimed to have won the war for us. He was positive that the British Tommy had to look after the Yanks.
I dunno.... that was before my time....
Music heritage of blues jazz and soul.
Their normal openness friendly demeanour and things being a bit more casual.
The wide open spaces and natural wonders.
Lots of coffee
TV cop shows, from Kojak to Hill Street Blues to the present ones
Dislikes:
Their governments of the last 20 years or so.
Fox News, Country Music and a few minor gripes.....
NB. My dad (WW2 veteran ) hated the fact that they claimed to have won the war for us. He was positive that the British Tommy had to look after the Yanks.
I dunno.... that was before my time....
Kalimantan Gull
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Contrary to popular belief, a great range of beer.
I'm always surprised how much I like America when I go over
I'm always surprised how much I like America when I go over
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Surfing Music, Dylan, West Coast bands like Jefferson Airplane, American singer/songwriters, Poco, Nashville and it's Honky Tonks. Country Rock. I am always very impressed with how tight and together nearly all American bands are live too. You could often be listening to the album at a concert.
I guess quite a bit of TV and Theatre and authors too
Oh and burgers and hot dogs too!!
I guess quite a bit of TV and Theatre and authors too
Oh and burgers and hot dogs too!!
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