Depends - at least here in Wisconsin, 60% or so of the population has never lived out of the state at all.
Anglosphere
Who needs to visit the world when we got everything here.
It's the world who comes to us!
It's the world who comes to us!
It's the world who comes to us!......you are speaking of London aren't you? ;-)
Lark - you really are SO appealling when you get wound up - I could hug you, and speaking of which I'm convinced I saw you in Trafalgar Square yesterday duirng the London Pride 2009 Parade - it was you, wasn't it? Someone did mention to me that you'd come over to London especially for the occasion, and what an occasion it was, and still is....I'm off to Hyde Park later this afternoon - another lovely London day - is it any wonder why I SO love this city?
London Pride* 2009 - stills only on YT as yet but this was yesterday 04/07/09:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPC8cpTkZw4&feature=related
Lark - do try and make it to London again in 2012 - I look forward to seeing you and introducing you to all my mates! Cheers! ;-)
London World Pride 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhwGSmuNcoU
Over there in America - the individual States are so huge aren't they? Some are larger in size than the entire UK and some other European countries, too - so it's understandable that (some) Americans never leave their home States throughout their lives, and a much larger number never, ever leave the USA itself.
In any case I don't think there is quite the same kind of diversity between many of the individual American States as there is between the countries of Europe, most definitely in the linguistic context anyway!
*London Pride - a small but very pretty little flower, and the song with this title written by Noel Coward linking this nice wee London flower and the spirit of London and its people as it was in the turbulent war torn times of his day, a totally different London from the London of today.
Lark - you really are SO appealling when you get wound up - I could hug you, and speaking of which I'm convinced I saw you in Trafalgar Square yesterday duirng the London Pride 2009 Parade - it was you, wasn't it? Someone did mention to me that you'd come over to London especially for the occasion, and what an occasion it was, and still is....I'm off to Hyde Park later this afternoon - another lovely London day - is it any wonder why I SO love this city?
London Pride* 2009 - stills only on YT as yet but this was yesterday 04/07/09:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPC8cpTkZw4&feature=related
Lark - do try and make it to London again in 2012 - I look forward to seeing you and introducing you to all my mates! Cheers! ;-)
London World Pride 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhwGSmuNcoU
Over there in America - the individual States are so huge aren't they? Some are larger in size than the entire UK and some other European countries, too - so it's understandable that (some) Americans never leave their home States throughout their lives, and a much larger number never, ever leave the USA itself.
In any case I don't think there is quite the same kind of diversity between many of the individual American States as there is between the countries of Europe, most definitely in the linguistic context anyway!
*London Pride - a small but very pretty little flower, and the song with this title written by Noel Coward linking this nice wee London flower and the spirit of London and its people as it was in the turbulent war torn times of his day, a totally different London from the London of today.
>>Over there in America - the individual States are so huge aren't they? Some are larger in size than the entire UK and some other European countries, too - so it's understandable that (some) Americans never leave their home States throughout their lives, and a much larger number never, ever leave the USA itself.<<
One thing that must be noted here, though, is that almost certainly a far larger percentage of the population of any given state leaves that state during their lives (for instance, on vacation) than the percentage that *lives* outside of that state during their lives.
One thing that must be noted here, though, is that almost certainly a far larger percentage of the population of any given state leaves that state during their lives (for instance, on vacation) than the percentage that *lives* outside of that state during their lives.
<<In any case how many Americans have visited every single one of their own States? Very few I would guess - here in the UK we are under the impression that a substantial number of Americans have never even left the bounds of their own home State, something difficult for most of us to imagine really.>>
I can count on one hand the number of states that I haven't been to: Utah, California, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii.
I am a native Texan, currently still living here though that will change in a few years, but I have seen a lot of my country, I assure you. :-)
My parents were big on camping. We drove everywhere on vacation.
Oh and I did get the British humour lol. We used to watch reruns of British shows on PBS late at night when I was a kid. I find it usually rather pervy- but in a much better way than here in the US.
I can count on one hand the number of states that I haven't been to: Utah, California, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii.
I am a native Texan, currently still living here though that will change in a few years, but I have seen a lot of my country, I assure you. :-)
My parents were big on camping. We drove everywhere on vacation.
Oh and I did get the British humour lol. We used to watch reruns of British shows on PBS late at night when I was a kid. I find it usually rather pervy- but in a much better way than here in the US.
Eastern states tend to be pretty small, Damian. The bigger ones tend to lie out west. It took a certain amount of population to qualify for statehood, and those in the eastern part of the country were able to hit that minimum in a much smaller area than the sparsely populated west.
I know of many Californians who have never lived outside of their state. Some adventurous ones have been to...Las Vegas for a week-end.
Seriously, it's probably like Travis indicated. It depends on the state. Farmers can't be running off to broadway shows. The Midwestern farm kids I knew barely left the county let alone the state. It makes things less complicated to stay in one place and that suits some folks just fine.
Seriously, it's probably like Travis indicated. It depends on the state. Farmers can't be running off to broadway shows. The Midwestern farm kids I knew barely left the county let alone the state. It makes things less complicated to stay in one place and that suits some folks just fine.
Here in Wisconsin, most of the US is just too *far* away to do much unless one plans on spending lots of money on plane tickets. From here in Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, and Sheboygan are close enough for day trips, whereas one would probably want lodging if one wants to go anywhere as far away as Minneapolis, Door County, or Minocqua. And driving anywhere outside of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, and Michigan is not practical in most cases. (And just so you know, civilization ends somewhere to the south of Chicago from our standpoint.)
It's really hard for anyone to generalize about the US- we are all so different.
Each state feels a little like a whole new country (or is it just my state, which once was a country?).
When we talk about cultural influences here, it has to be by certain areas or states because we are all so vastly different.
In the south for instance, it can be any number of things just depending on where you live. In Texas, I'd say some even comes down to your town- Fredericksburg for instance, has had a big German influence. But where I live, I'd say it's a big mix of Latino culture, with a little Native American and Celtic on the side.
Each state feels a little like a whole new country (or is it just my state, which once was a country?).
When we talk about cultural influences here, it has to be by certain areas or states because we are all so vastly different.
In the south for instance, it can be any number of things just depending on where you live. In Texas, I'd say some even comes down to your town- Fredericksburg for instance, has had a big German influence. But where I live, I'd say it's a big mix of Latino culture, with a little Native American and Celtic on the side.
Uriel - my atlas map of the United States bears out what you say - there really is no State in the west or mid-west which is physically mall in size (discounting Hawaii of course)....most seem to be quite a bit larger than the entire British Isles, some by a pretty wide margin.
Perspective in just about anything and everything really does seem to be one a grander scale over there than it does over here! By rights all you people should be about 10 metres tall! Most of your crusading Mormon duos over here seem to be just that anyway! Just what do those guys feed on?
Perspective in just about anything and everything really does seem to be one a grander scale over there than it does over here! By rights all you people should be about 10 metres tall! Most of your crusading Mormon duos over here seem to be just that anyway! Just what do those guys feed on?
I can answer that- I am LDS (aka Mormon). They buy their own groceries a lot, but in my area the families also sign up for a night to feed them. :-)
It's nice. Lol- how many Elders do you come across Damien?
Note: missionaries are called Elders. More specifically, Elder + Surname.
It's nice. Lol- how many Elders do you come across Damien?
Note: missionaries are called Elders. More specifically, Elder + Surname.
Almost everyone here that I know has been to British Columbia and Oregon. Those are pretty much the only places you can go to from here for a day trip (although most people stay for the weekend. I know some people that go to Vancouver every weekend.) Many people that I know have also been to Idaho and California. So, it's not like we never go anywhere.
>>Each state feels a little like a whole new country (or is it just my state, which once was a country?).<<
That definitely applies to here in Wisconsin within even just the Upper Midwest; it does not see itself as just a mere political subdivision of the US but rather as a distinct society within the greater polity that is the US.
That definitely applies to here in Wisconsin within even just the Upper Midwest; it does not see itself as just a mere political subdivision of the US but rather as a distinct society within the greater polity that is the US.
>>That definitely applies to here in Wisconsin within even just the Upper Midwest; it does not see itself as just a mere political subdivision of the US but rather as a distinct society within the greater polity that is the US. <<
It's a wonder that we all aren't confused with our many identities! I am a Southerner, a Texan, and an American! Though, not in that order. And I really feel like, even for all the stupid things that people in each state do or think otherwise (even in my own)... that we are all very much united.
You mess with one, you mess with us all.
It's a wonder that we all aren't confused with our many identities! I am a Southerner, a Texan, and an American! Though, not in that order. And I really feel like, even for all the stupid things that people in each state do or think otherwise (even in my own)... that we are all very much united.
You mess with one, you mess with us all.
>> am a Southerner, a Texan, and an American <<
Isn't Texas not technically part of the South?
Isn't Texas not technically part of the South?