Cultural differences

[Vodstok]

Okay, i have lived in New England for the ladt (god.....) almost 13 yearsm, so needless to say, i have managed to forget a lot of what i had learned about the world from travelling as a kid. so here are some questions for the non americans and non new englanders in the forum:

From Australia:
Doe sit bug you if someone from another country calls you an "Aussie"?
Do you ever actually use the term "Down under"?
Doe sit bother you that America thinks everyone in your country is a clone of Steve Irwin or Crocodile Dundee? Or do you even care what we think?
Nature chasnnels would have us believe that Australia is swarming with snakes and spiders that will kill you in minutes. Are Funnel webs, redbacks, sea wasps, blue ringed octopuses and all those wonderful snakes really THAT big a problem?


From the UK:
Is being referred to as a "Brit" offensive?
Have you ever referred to America as "The Colonies"?
How do you feel about the idea of a monarchy?
Would you say people over there generally see Americans as ignorant?
Does it drive you nuts that Americans get self-righteous about our use of your language?
Why is it that English people are always portrayed as hating the french?


From Canada:
Do you ever feel as if you are in competition with America over anything?
Do you really like fries with Gravy?
Does it make you mad if an american snickers at your national animal being the beaver?
have you ever been mistaken for an american by someone from another country? If so, did it offend you?
Does it bother you that Americans who dont want to server their country think it is okay to run to your to hide out?
have you ever noticed that your pronounciation of words with the "ow" sound tends to be different from ours?


From the South (US):
Do some southerners really think they won the civil war?
If you are one of them, does it piss you off that we think we did?
Is it aggravating that people not from the south sometimes assume that everyone down there is a redneck?
Is it obvious to you when someone not from the south tries to speak with a southern accent?
Do you pronounce pecan "peh-cahn" or "pee-can"?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Vodstok
From Australia:
Doe sit bug you if someone from another country calls you an "Aussie"?
Do you ever actually use the term "Down under"?

no .. they call everyone else 'up over'

Doe sit bother you that America thinks everyone in your country is a clone of Steve Irwin or Crocodile Dundee? Or do you even care what we think?
Nature chasnnels would have us believe that Australia is swarming with snakes and spiders that will kill you in minutes. Are Funnel webs, redbacks, sea wasps, blue ringed octopuses and all those wonderful snakes really THAT big a problem?


From the UK:
Is being referred to as a "Brit" offensive?
Have you ever referred to America as "The Colonies"?
How do you feel about the idea of a monarchy?
Would you say people over there generally see Americans as ignorant?
Does it drive you nuts that Americans get self-righteous about our use of your language?
Why is it that English people are always portrayed as hating the french?


From Canada:
Do you ever feel as if you are in competition with America over anything?
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no .. just our actors that leave for the USA to make real money

Do you really like fries with Gravy?
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no

Does it make you mad if an american snickers at your national animal being the beaver?
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hell no ! we're proud of our beaver !

have you ever been mistaken for an american by someone from another country? If so, did it offend you?
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i didnt know there were any other countries

Does it bother you that Americans who dont want to server their country think it is okay to run to your to hide out?
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no - they're the ones that make sense .. c'mon up !

have you ever noticed that your pronounciation of words with the "ow" sound tends to be different from ours?
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now i mean, no

From the South (US):
Do some southerners really think they won the civil war?
If you are one of them, does it piss you off that we think we did?
Is it aggravating that people not from the south sometimes assume that everyone down there is a redneck?
Is it obvious to you when someone not from the south tries to speak with a southern accent?
Do you pronounce pecan "peh-cahn" or "pee-can"?
Is Incest Best ?

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[ENTITY2000]

pe-cahn:D i'm from the deep south

[Vodstok]

Originally posted by urgeok
now i mean, no

You are funny. You should move down here, get a house between Dan Akroyd and Jim Carrey :D


Michael J Fox is just down the road.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

From Canada:

Do you ever feel as if you are in competition with America over anything?
We stopped caring.

Do you really like fries with Gravy?
You forgot the cheese I think. Poutine is only in Quebec and Ontario.

Does it make you mad if an american snickers at your national animal being the beaver?No, I don't care.

have you ever been mistaken for an american by someone from another country? If so, did it offend you?
Yes, no I don't see how you could tell the difference anyway.

Does it bother you that Americans who dont want to serve their country think it is okay to run to your to hide out?
Nope

have you ever noticed that your pronounciation of words with the "ow" sound tends to be different from ours?
Not sure what words you mean.

[tachii]

Originally posted by Vodstok


From the South (US):
Do some southerners really think they won the civil war?
If you are one of them, does it piss you off that we think we did?
Is it aggravating that people not from the south sometimes assume that everyone down there is a redneck?
Is it obvious to you when someone not from the south tries to speak with a southern accent?
Do you pronounce pecan "peh-cahn" or "pee-can"?

don't give a shit about the civil war
believe the south lost

i actually believe most southern people are hicks

don't care about the southern accent copy cats; i often exaggerate mine as a joke and it does annoy other.

pe-con

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Vodstok
You are funny. You should move down here, get a house between Dan Akroyd and Jim Carrey :D


Michael J Fox is just down the road.

dan akroyd is funny as hell, i love that guy

[newb]

Vod, I live just a few short hours from you and there are cultural differences.
I live in Rhode Island......NO...its not an island.

"I'm gonna pawk the ca in the yaad"should read" I'm going to park the car in the yard."

A grinder is a sandwich.
coffee milk is a common drink here.
NY System hot weiners are also very popular.
we put vinagar as well as ketchup on our fries.

[Vodstok]

Originally posted by X¤MurderDoll¤X

have you ever noticed that your pronounciation of words with the "ow" sound tends to be different from ours?
Not sure what words you mean.

Out, About, House.

Most Canadians i have known look at us like our heads are on backwards when we bring it up.

my personal observation is that Canadians say the "ou" sound as a round "o" in certain words, so "about" sounds like "abote", so on. I know, it's weird.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Originally posted by Vodstok
Out, About, House.

Most Canadians i have known look at us like our heads are on backwards when we bring it up.

my personal observation is that Canadians say the "ou" sound as a round "o" in certain words, so "about" sounds like "abote", so on. I know, it's weird.

noooo, we don't talk like that. :mad: That's like newfie talk.