Anglosphere
<< If you truely think that there is so much of a difference between the UK and North America, I would recommend that you either visit both places first before saying another word on the subject, or checking in to a mental hospital. Preferably one in your own town.>>
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lol, you seem to not like what I wrote, but it's true, UK really really differ from USA. Maybe you don't like it, I can't do nothing to help you.
BAND: @Jasper,
No such luck
I can see why Americans are often hated, then.
Complaining about a host country is in my opinion downright rude, no matter who is doing the complaining: American, Russian, Brit, et. al.
Sure, there are bound to be some differences. But they are truely small, and shouldn't cause you too much trauma. The UK is the most similar country to the US/Canada. I defy you to find one country that is more similar linguistically or culturally.
One interesting thing would be to write what percentage you think a given country is like the US/Canada. Here are a list of places:
England, Wales
Scotland
Ireland
France
Germany
Switzerland
Denmark
Spain
Portugal
Iceland
Greece
Mexico
Poland
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
England 20%
Scotland 10%
France 10%
Germany 90%
Switzerland 80%
Denmark 2%
Spain 10%
Portugal 10%
Iceland 2%
Mexico 1%
Poland 5%
South Africa 1%
Australia 15%
New Zealand 15%
It sure is amazing how people can have such a different impression of different countries. I never thought that anyone could think that the US and UK were less similar than the US and Germany. Well, you learn something every day. I also didn't know how difficult it is for people from the UK to get along in the US, whereas Americans can usually get along with the US, unless they are just plain stupid people to begin with.
Change "with the US" to in the UK. Lol
<<The UK is the most similar country to the US/Canada. I defy you to find one country that is more similar linguistically or culturally.>>
Linguistically, of course, they all speak english. Culturally, no. It's not because we speak the same language that we have the same culture, History, lifestyle, etc... Culturally UK is more similar to Germany, Netherlands or France.
Um, we do have the same history. The US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were all colonies of the British Empire.
Just because all of the former colonies have become separate countries, does not mean that the history of them began at the time when they became more politically autonomous. So, how is it possible to assert that they do not share a common history?
How does North American culture compare to Australia and New Zealand?
Some of you are obviously misinterpreting what has been said here. American society is not German society transplanted, just as it is not British society transplanted; rather, it is a synthesis of outside influences combined with local innovations, and both the British Isles and Germany have contributed greatly to such. Furthermore, the overall outside contributions upon American culture vary significantly depending on where one is in the US, with German society having had much more influence in the Midwest, particularly the Upper Midwest, Pennsylvania, and Texas, than much of the rest of the US, and British society having had much more influence in the Northeast and the South than elsewhere.
So you believe that the US is more similar to Germany, than any other country.
Did you actually read my post above?
Do you deny the fact that it shares a common history?
Travis brought to light an important point—a point that I myself have previously missed.
While most of the US is probably more similar to Germany, a certain part of it may not be. It's possible that Boston is more like Ireland, and parts of the coastal South may be more like the UK.
I think it's safe to say that New Mexico and Arizona, at least, really might be more like Mexico than either Germany or the UK, because more than 50% of its inhabitants are Latino. (I'd like to hear from Uriel on this topic.)
All of this goes to show you the inherent weaknesses in generalizing.