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Philip Newton ([personal profile] pne) wrote2005-01-14 04:12 pm

US visitor's survival guide

(via [livejournal.com profile] mendel)

"There are a lot of nuances to life in the US that you can only learn by living here. Nevertheless, we will try to introduce you to some of the more important cultural differences."

May be interesting both to Americans ("What? You mean it's not like this everywhere?") and non-Americans ("They do what in the States?").

[identity profile] bobert225.livejournal.com 2005-01-14 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Very interesting. I don't agree with all of it, but a lot of it seems pretty accurate.

[identity profile] darth-spacey.livejournal.com 2005-01-14 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Good link. I think I'm going to post this to [livejournal.com profile] brits_americans.

[identity profile] marikochan.livejournal.com 2005-01-14 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Interesting! I agree that it's largely accurate.

I wonder if similar guides exist for other countries.

[identity profile] marikochan.livejournal.com 2005-01-14 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Though I notice that the "Living in the USA" section has some out-of-date information; both of the states I know about now have higher sales tax than this site lists them as having.

[identity profile] ladyortyger.livejournal.com 2005-01-14 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Neato! An enjoyable read.

[identity profile] vittorio23.livejournal.com 2005-01-16 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Ha-ha! I found that very entertaining, thank you!