What Image Do You Get??

[jammy 0]

right this is gonna be hard to explain....

If you live in the US and somone says 'the UK' what image do you get in your head???

or if you live in the UK and somone says 'America' what image do you get???

Because I live in England when I think of America I see a big wide avenue with lots of cars and skyscrapers in the distance but what do you think???

btw I only chose the US and the UK because thats where most simtropolis people come from, if you live elsewhere your even more lucky because you get to say about both! lol

totLLy bizzare and random but that is me

Thank You

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[Pixelrage 34]

Double decker busses & roads with white dashed lines. Also, my favorite food ever- fish & chips, not to mention Newcastle brown ale

[jammy 0]

yh...omg I lie like 10 minutes away from newcastle city centre! and yh you got to love fish and chips!

[granto93 4]

America: tall buildings, honking horns, yellow taxies, military, mcdonalds lol

UK: red busses, buckingham palace, interesting architecture, history

[toxicpiano 125]

Unfortunately the image I get of America is one of a country that is run by a christian war mongering maniac and is filled with elitest, ignorant and hipocritical people like Bush. But that obviously isn't true for everyone.

[Poetic 0]

UK - Double decker buses, roundabouts, london, british accents, Harry Potter, Emma Watson

US - political correctness, skyscrapers, rednecks, suburbia

[homeandaway 1]

usa - large, touristy, surbuban, famous actors, famous architechure and large population

[octaves 4]

I live in Canada.

United States: Wide highways, Concrete, Homeless people.

United Kingdom: Brick suburbia, English accents, Nerdy haircuts.

Excuse the stereotyping

[tankmank 853]

Ilive in the uk 

UK: Rain,sunday roast , Minis,Big ben and Chavs

USA: Fat people,Big cars , Big Houses, Hillbilies and New york

[Joesocwork 4]

Originally posted by: Brad-MacD

...Excuse the stereotyping

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You weren't the only one.

[MsD 0]

The Queen and her Palace.

The Tower of London.

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

I live in the US and when I think of the UK, I think of awesome accents (I love them^_^), Buckingham Palace, and London. lol very boring I know

US I think of as my home, I also think of its 'political correctness,' obesity (sadly), and...Washington DC :

[Goldfish4209 9]

UK: Cities, honking, old traditionish

US: Suburbia with all the identical siding houses, ignorance, racisism, rednecks.

Eh, stereotyping. Some are more true than others.

[Easy Bakes 253]

In USA

Think of UK I get an image of Big Ben , Stone Henge, Scotish Glens with ruined castles perched on cragy rocks.

Palace Guards.

[Micah 16]

Originally posted by: Joesocwork

Originally posted by: Brad-MacD

...Excuse the stereotyping

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You weren't the only one.quote>

 

 

I think this whole thread is about stereotypes!

(No comment about the image)

[BurroDiablo 222]

Im sure we'd all be interested to see your vision of the UK Micah

US- Stars and stripes, George Bush, Oil, Rich people, Huge cars, Huge Houses, Huge people (lol) and New York... sometimes I think about Harley's but thats when i'm in the mood...

I live in the UK, but when I think about it the first image I get is Fish and Chips served on a Union Jack... it would be different if you asked me 'What do you see when I say 'England/Scotland/Wales/Ireland'...

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

I chose the UK.  Two reasons:  I am a Canadian, and I am a Royalist, too.

I have been to both, and find the excited states too excited for my taste.  Just a little to brash, shall we say.

[Joesocwork 4]

Candidly I would have to say it depends which part of either country.  There is so much variety of highlights and culture even within the cities and counties/parrishes.   There is so much positive to be said for all of them  (And I didn't poll).  But if I have to say what comes to mind:

U.K.: Birthplace to one of our Admins, some pretty cool rock bands, the home for some yutes w/ distorted views of the U.S.

U.S.: Home to some cool ST staff

Canada: Home to cool ST staff including the best Webmaster on the Internet.

[Deever 23]

Without looking at your posts:

US - Fast food, W. Bush, Very tall buildings, dollar, Statue of Liberty, shock and awe.

UK - Mr. Bean, Left-hand drive, historical buildings (Big Ben, churches, castles), tea, Harrier aircraft, knights.

Ok, now I'll look at your posts. . . My God. . .

[coolotter88 2]

UK: roundabouts, country the US saved...twice

[Micah 16]

Fine... let me do mine

UK: Alex Lester, Mr. Bean, The Vicar of Dibley, red double deckers (not anymore! ), Big Ben, Thames River, Beatles, awesome indie rock bands, Tony Blair, BBC, national pride, pounds (cash), shops (not stores), Ill_tonkso. LOL

US: New York City, "I Love Lucy", rap ( ), 70s and 60s, oil companies, business, national pride, George Washington, and Roswell.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: granto93 yellow taxiesquote>

You know, those are actually a rare sight outside of New York. It's New York that's known for its yellow taxis, not all of the US....

[BurroDiablo 222]

Originally posted by: coolotter88 country the US saved...twicequote>

I'm not the sort of person who would get annoyed at comments like that but watch it anyway... I remember a thread like this turned into a Flame war on another site (that will remain nameless) when an American said something along that line.

[hamsterTK 93]

UK: old brick suburbs, hedges and picturesque rural areas, trains, cloudy weather, interesting accents

US: open space, large houses, cars, sunny weather

I dont think this is really negative stereotyping, its fun to see what other people have come to mind when they think of the place you live, and how it can often be contrasted to what is reality. But I suppose some of us are too uptight to enjoy this...

[jammy 0]

Originally posted by: El Burro

Originally posted by: coolotter88 country the US saved...twicequote>

I'm not the sort of person who would get annoyed at comments like that but watch it anyway... I remember a thread like this turned into a Flame war on another site (that will remain nameless) when an American said something along that line.quote>

 

I agree with you, although I won't take offence to this it's not the right thing to say on this thread but I'm cool about it considering it's kinda true

[coolotter88 2]

yeah, I was only making a joke out of it.

[6underground 11]

*SIGH*

Sometimes I wonder about the state of American Education, principally geography, why so many Americans think England is interchangable with U.K.

Perhaps If i started stating California interchangably with U.S, enough Americans would get annoyed and have some empathy with my own annoyance that everytime you use "England" when describing the whole United Kingdom, you'll realise that you are denying representation of the other constituent member parts, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

A bit of education, definition and clarification goes a long way in preventing outsiders believeing that the average American has below average intelligence when it comes to anything outside U.S borders.

*I'm sorry for the rant, I'm just very tired of seeing similar England or Wherever (instead of UK)*

[GingerBlokey 30]

To me calling Scottish people, Welsh people, Northern Irisih people "English" is the same as calling Canadians, Mexicans and Cuban people "American". I am English but I still prefer being called British.

Anyway ...

UK: Politeness, friendly people, crowded public transport, pretty scenery, lovely cities

US: Ignorance, Arrogance, Rednecks, Texas, Bad enviroment, pollution, accent*

*I'm sorry for my stereo-typing, I love most of the people on this site no matter what country they are from but you ask me to be honest about my preminitions and, even if they are not toatlly true, it's hardly like Dubya is trying to do anything about changing them unlike Blair and his early years with "Cool Brittannia"

[Voar Tok 4]

Originally posted by: 6underground *SIGH*

Sometimes I wonder about the state of American Education, principally geography, why so many Americans think England is interchangable with U.K.

Perhaps If i started stating California interchangably with U.S, enough Americans would get annoyed and have some empathy with my own annoyance that everytime you use "England" when describing the whole United Kingdom, you'll realise that you are denying representation of the other constituent member parts, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

A bit of education, definition and clarification goes a long way in preventing outsiders believeing that the average American has below average intelligence when it comes to anything outside U.S borders.

*I'm sorry for the rant, I'm just very tired of seeing similar England or Wherever (instead of UK)*quote>

Because I have a friend that was born and lived for 12 years in England and couldn't tell me how the whole UK/England thing worked either?  I've never run across anyone outside of the UK, including a few people who weren't Americans, that could really explain the UK/England thing any better than that they were in someway different but connected.  For example, I've specifically tried to find out how all that works, and all I know is that England, Scotland, etc are separate countries, but what role they play in the UK is still a mystery.

[6underground 11]

Because I have a friend that was born and lived for 12 years in England and couldn't tell me how the whole UK/England thing worked either?  I've never run across anyone outside of the UK, including a few people who weren't Americans, that could really explain the UK/England thing any better than that they were in someway different but connected.  For example, I've specifically tried to find out how all that works, and all I know is that England, Scotland, etc are separate countries, but what role they play in the UK is still a mystery.quote>

12 Years? wow LOL.

All you have to remember is the following, and you'll end up having everyone from Britain love you.

When all else fails, Always, Always start off by saying:

"Are you British?"  = Are you a British Citizen . Meaning, Do you live in any of the British principalities/British countries. - This covers everyone,not just an English person from England.

Equivalent:

"Are you American?" = Are you an American Citizen

NOT:

"Are you a New Yorker?" = A resident of New York State

"Are you from Britain / Are you from the UK" - Again, this question covers every nationality in the UK, Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh, English and everyone in-between.

For instance, If I called you Californian and used California interchangably with U.S, I'd imagine i'd anger/upset/annoy quite a few Americans from the other many states. This is exactly what I feel when Americans (by and large, but I do know of others) use England Interchangably with UK. Especially if it's very frequent (which I've encountered many times).

England is just a constituent part of the UK, like many others. It's just that its size, population and world status often drowns out (perhaps purposely) the status of other parts of the kingdom. England just happens to be the centre of the UK government (although Scotland, Wales and N.I have regional powers of varying degrees).