Poll: A question for Un-Americans.

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MammothBlade

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Yellowstone, because I want to see the volcano. And the North-West in general. It seems like one of the better parts of the USA. And it's right next to British Columbia, which is a plus.
 

Ryotknife

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Kermi said:
If I'd move to the US to live, I'd like to go to Texas or Nevasa. I kind of like the combination of modern convenience and wide open spaces the American mid-west has mastered compared to Australia where everything is either overly-metropolitan or completely isolated. I'd avoid living in New York or California for these reasons.

Austin seems like a pretty nice area, and I could get an awesome house there for what a mid-range apartment would cost here in Sydney, Australia.

The only downside is I hear the people in the more southern states like Texas and Louisiana tend to be more racist than other states. Maybe I'd be better off some place like Nevada or Colorado.
actually NY....the state at least..is like that way. NYC obviously is a gaint city. The other cities of NY are significantly smaller. Whereas NYC has...what...8-9 million people, the city of buffalo, rochester, syracuse, and albany (state capitol) are all under 250,000.

Nothing wrong with texas of course. From what i hear, the food is good, climate isnt too bad, they are too far west for most of the natural disasters, and it is a booming state.
 

floppylobster

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I've been to the US quite a few times and have a love/hate relationship.

1st time I went to the US I went to L.A. - Liked it.
Death Valley - Loved it.
Vegas - Underwhelmed.
Flagstaff and Grand Canyon - Liked it.
San Fransisco - thought I was going to like it. Didn't.

2nd time I went to Hawaii, Maui - Liked it.
Went to Hawaii (big island) - Loved it.
O'ahu - Loved it.

3rd time Guam - Liked it.

4th time L.A. - Hated it.
San Diego - Loved it.

5th time - Hawaii, Kaua'i - Liked it.
O'ahu - Liked it.

6th time - New York - Underwhelmed.
Ohio - Liked it
Arizona - Loved it

7th time - L.A. Hated it.
Yosemite - Loved it.
Alaska - Liked it.
Seattle - Loved it.

8th time - L.A. Liked it.
Texas - Hated it.
Michigan - Loved it.

9th time L.A. coming up in a couple of weeks. In my cycle of love/hate with L.A. this time should be good.

Places I'd still like to go - The South - thanks to Left 4 Dead 2. And I'd love to see more of the desert. Maybe Florida but I'm not desperate.
 

Evil Smurf

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Canada, so I could go to the pub, Why don't you let 18 year olds drink America?
 

HalfTangible

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Evil Smurf said:
Canada, so I could go to the pub, Why don't you let 18 year olds drink America?
Because 18 is ALSO the age where you're first allowed to fuck (17, if you and your partner are less than 6 months apart in age... i think) and granting a person access to two things that have terrible consequences when mixed/abused at the exact same time is a recipe for disaster.
 

neoontime

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I'm American but I haven't visited almost any of those places. I'll take since OP can't do anything about it, I pick Hawaii. Heard so much about it being a great vacation spot, plus I never visited or really seen an islands landscape before.
 

deathninja

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Yellowstone; been stateside twice but was Orlando both times because of my little brother, too hot, too fake, and I hate theme parks.
 

eternal-chaplain

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I have been to Yellowstone NP once before, on a five day camping trip up north. After just a couple nights at various camp sites, I fell in love with the place, even when I was worried the ground beneath me would give out and drop me into a pit of boiling sulfur.
 

Xangba

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HalfTangible said:
Evil Smurf said:
Canada, so I could go to the pub, Why don't you let 18 year olds drink America?
Because 18 is ALSO the age where you're first allowed to fuck (17, if you and your partner are less than 6 months apart in age... i think) and granting a person access to two things that have terrible consequences when mixed/abused at the exact same time is a recipe for disaster.
Sixteen is the most common age of consent in America, though it does vary between states. Age of consent does not apply for anyone a certain number of years older though (usually 19 or 20 if the other person is 16), so a 20 year old cannot have sex with a 16 year old even if the age of consent is 16 in that state.

As for the drinking age it's not technically 21, you can drink in your own home with a legal parent or guardian, 21 is the age of purchase and possession. Why that is 21 is pretty hard to tell, but isn't 21 being required by each state a pretty recent thing? Like 80s I think? Anyway if I remember right some study said that our brains keep developing until then, and then there's all the overprotective mothers who can be very vocal, then there's also the idea that since most people get their license at 16/17 they should have more than 1/2 years driving experience before they begin drinking.

It's kind of a mess, so pick your favorite.

OT since I kind of derailed there:
CrazyCapnMorgan said:
Finally, our pizzas iz da bestest. Let NO ONE tell you otherwise.
Sorry man, but I'm sticking with Chicago on that one :p Can't wait to revisit next month and shove some down while cursing the Navy for only letting me have one weekend with my girlfriend there. Wow that one got away from me!

Annnyway I have yet to visit Hawaii, and I've been to most of the others as well as the Grand Canyon, Smokies, and more.

Actually for people looking for other ideas the Smokies is a a great place to visit and go hiking. Avoid Gatlinburg though. Nothing but a tourist trap and is pretty much the opposite of the environment you would want if you're hiking.

I have to say I'm impressed this hasn't been hijacked and turned into an "America sucks!" thread, especially with the title.
 

HalfTangible

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Xangba said:
HalfTangible said:
Evil Smurf said:
Canada, so I could go to the pub, Why don't you let 18 year olds drink America?
Because 18 is ALSO the age where you're first allowed to fuck (17, if you and your partner are less than 6 months apart in age... i think) and granting a person access to two things that have terrible consequences when mixed/abused at the exact same time is a recipe for disaster.
Sixteen is the most common age of consent in America, though it does vary between states. Age of consent does not apply for anyone a certain number of years older though (usually 19 or 20 if the other person is 16), so a 20 year old cannot have sex with a 16 year old even if the age of consent is 16 in that state.

As for the drinking age it's not technically 21, you can drink in your own home with a legal parent or guardian, 21 is the age of purchase and possession. Why that is 21 is pretty hard to tell, but isn't 21 being required by each state a pretty recent thing? Like 80s I think? Anyway if I remember right some study said that our brains keep developing until then, and then there's all the overprotective mothers who can be very vocal, then there's also the idea that since most people get their license at 16/17 they should have more than 1/2 years driving experience before they begin drinking.

It's kind of a mess, so pick your favorite.

OT since I kind of derailed there:
CrazyCapnMorgan said:
Finally, our pizzas iz da bestest. Let NO ONE tell you otherwise.
Sorry man, but I'm sticking with Chicago on that one :p Can't wait to revisit next month and shove some down while cursing the Navy for only letting me have one weekend with my girlfriend there. Wow that one got away from me!

Annnyway I have yet to visit Hawaii, and I've been to most of the others as well as the Grand Canyon, Smokies, and more.

Actually for people looking for other ideas the Smokies is a a great place to visit and go hiking. Avoid Gatlinburg though. Nothing but a tourist trap and is pretty much the opposite of the environment you would want if you're hiking.

I have to say I'm impressed this hasn't been hijacked and turned into an "America sucks!" thread, especially with the title.
*grumble* can't even make a joke anymore...
 

Xangba

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HalfTangible said:
*grumble* can't even make a joke anymore...
Nope! :)

Well you can, but some jackass might come by and take you too seriously then go off on a big post about the whole mess of things because the laws get so muddled it's difficult to tell when someone is only being humorous or trying to both be humorous and educational and said jackass then decides to give everyone their knowledge of the day because he's a loser who has nothing better to do.

Wait this sounds oddly familiar actually...
 

HalfTangible

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Xangba said:
HalfTangible said:
*grumble* can't even make a joke anymore...
Nope! :)

Well you can, but some jackass might come by and take you too seriously then go off on a big post about the whole mess of things because the laws get so muddled it's difficult to tell when someone is only being humorous or trying to both be humorous and educational and said jackass then decides to give everyone their knowledge of the day because he's a loser who has nothing better to do.

Wait this sounds oddly familiar actually...
Ok, so I'm a hypocrite. =P
 

Xangba

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HalfTangible said:
Xangba said:
HalfTangible said:
*grumble* can't even make a joke anymore...
Nope! :)

Well you can, but some jackass might come by and take you too seriously then go off on a big post about the whole mess of things because the laws get so muddled it's difficult to tell when someone is only being humorous or trying to both be humorous and educational and said jackass then decides to give everyone their knowledge of the day because he's a loser who has nothing better to do.

Wait this sounds oddly familiar actually...
Ok, so I'm a hypocrite. =P
Oh we're turning this on you? Sweet I'm off the hook! You filthy hypocrite you! *shakes fist*
 

SpectacularWebHead

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Hmm, thread name is kind of flawed, because technically anyone who isn't native american is "un-american".

As a brit, I intended on retaking our colony, so, starting from new york, let the invasion begin, what what! *Sips tea, smokes pipe*
 

Vkmies

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I went with San Fran, but only because I have been spending way too much time with the recent Driver -title. Also, Bullit. Motherfucking Bullit.
 

Vkmies

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HalfTangible said:
Evil Smurf said:
Canada, so I could go to the pub, Why don't you let 18 year olds drink America?
Because 18 is ALSO the age where you're first allowed to fuck (17, if you and your partner are less than 6 months apart in age... i think) and granting a person access to two things that have terrible consequences when mixed/abused at the exact same time is a recipe for disaster.
I can see this argument. In Finland, you get permission to both Drink and Drive at the same time which sounds awful. But somehow I think the US does it a bit weird as well, because I don't really see the logic of going "Yeah, he is totally old enough to handle this man-killing machine with tons of weight, but alcohol? ALCOHOL? NOOOOOOOOO, it's way too poisonous and horrible and life-threathing! Wait at least 5 years!"
 

Kermi

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Ryotknife said:
Kermi said:
If I'd move to the US to live, I'd like to go to Texas or Nevasa. I kind of like the combination of modern convenience and wide open spaces the American mid-west has mastered compared to Australia where everything is either overly-metropolitan or completely isolated. I'd avoid living in New York or California for these reasons.

Austin seems like a pretty nice area, and I could get an awesome house there for what a mid-range apartment would cost here in Sydney, Australia.

The only downside is I hear the people in the more southern states like Texas and Louisiana tend to be more racist than other states. Maybe I'd be better off some place like Nevada or Colorado.
actually NY....the state at least..is like that way. NYC obviously is a gaint city. The other cities of NY are significantly smaller. Whereas NYC has...what...8-9 million people, the city of buffalo, rochester, syracuse, and albany (state capitol) are all under 250,000.

Nothing wrong with texas of course. From what i hear, the food is good, climate isnt too bad, they are too far west for most of the natural disasters, and it is a booming state.
Valid point, even though I know there's a difference between New York state and New York City, I still automatically associate them in my head.
 

Dr. Crawver

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After the bombs hit, I'll head over to vegas. Go mingle with the giant robots.

...What do you mean that game isn't realistic?
 

KP Shadow

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I live in the US, but I'll answer this anyways. I've been to NYC hundreds of times, and have no interest in any of the others, so... wherever the upcoming Protomen concert that's closest to me is going to be.
 

Aesir23

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Honestly I think I would most likely just stay in Canada but I would probably choose the Hawaiian Islands. They seem to be less populous than the other locations, less busy and all that fun stuff. Well, that and the fact that it's warm for more than 5 months of the year.