If you are American, what is the most American thing about you.
I’ll start.
My love of ice in beverages.
I’ll start.
My love of ice in beverages.
How do you define American? Is someone who came to America from another country as an adult, but expects to live here the rest of their life, an American?
shareAnyone who feels American. Of course I’d say living here for at least a week is a requirement but if someone longed to live here, spent 90 years pining to do so, did so and passed away a few hours or minutes after achieving their goal, I’d say they count.
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I love football. I only speak English. That's pretty American.
shareAs a Brit, I have to smile at your comment.
Love you Yankees and your strange ways!
-> Love you Yankees and your strange ways!
Lol says the Brit. You guys are the real weirdies.
We’re mostly fat and stupid. At least it’s an excuse. What’s yours?
So it’s Un-American to be bilingual or poly-lingual?
shareI guess my blood. I am a melting pot—French, Native American, some black, and possibly Scandinavian. My daughter’s father is Dutch-Irish so my baby is all mixed up, lol. We are rainbows.
shareI’ve never thought ice in drinks was an ‘American thing’.
Ice in cold drinks or soft drinks in a pub for example is a standard thing here (UK).
Well, I’ve never been there. In France and Italy, they didn’t years ago. In South America, they will give ice in places that cater to American tourists. In places for the locals, usually its considered an odd request.
shareInteresting....but it’s definitely normal here in the UK, usually offered, given without request, or on request. ☺️
shareI don’t know how anyone can drink a Pepsi or a Sprite at room temperature, but it seems to be the norm in many places. It’s been years, but we stopped ordering soft drinks, because it was such an issue over ice.
shareWhat was the issue with the ice?
shareWhen I was in Europe in the 1980s, if you asked for ice with your drink, they made a big deal over it. The waiter would comment to the other waiters about it. He would bring over the hostess to be sure he understood you correctly. He would yell to 3 or 4 bus boys to go find ice. After the big production, they would bring a glass with 3 ice cubes at the bottom.
share> In places for the locals, usually its considered an odd request.
That’s what I thought! I suppose it depends on where in the world you are.
When I lived in Miami, I noticed most people eating well cooked meat, whereas in colder climates, people like it rare.
Curious. I never knew there was any association between climate and how people order meat.
shareWhen I was a kid we would eat Steak Tartare at Christmas as a treat lol.
shareWas it a treat? I’ve never had it. I had a friend who described it as the worst meal ever. Maybe it was just him.
shareIt’s basically ground beef that you put on toast and eat with little garnishes like cornichones, shallots, rye bread.
I believe it’s history began in Russia, went to Germany and the French liked it.
I see!
shareI sometimes eat bizarre, deep fried foods at county fairs. :)
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Pickles, Snicker bars, onions, cowboy boots, saddle horns, you name it!! ;)
sharelol Here is Marcus Aurelius in the 160’s in an equestrian sculpture and he certainly has no saddle!
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/middle-empire/a/equestrian-sculpture-of-marcus-aurelius
> sticks of oleo
lol
Like what’s the funniest deep fried thing you’ve seen?
shareI’ve had deep fried butter. It basically tastes like a butter soaked pancake. Tasty stuff. Twinkies and Oreos are the best.
shareI bought an old McDonalds building and live in it. When renovating it, I painted a giant confederate flag on one side of the building and I sit on the roof and shoot at any savage injuns that come near.
Also, I weigh 800 pounds and I don't much take to no book learnin'.
I bought an old McDonalds building and live in it. When renovating it, I painted a giant confederate flag on one side of the building and I sit on the roof and shoot at any savage injuns that come near.
But do you have big city boy streets smarts?