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That's happening this year? Neat!
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How many Americans actually care about the world cup?
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Other than Texas and California, which states display the most "state pride"?
Posted by bangkaynagulay@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 760 comments
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True, but at the same time, you generally make a helluva lot more in California than almost anywhere else. My parents have been trying to get me to move to Arkansas and I looked into it, if I moved there I'd have to take a 40% pay cut and my cost of living would only drop by about 30%.
Other than Texas and California, which states display the most "state pride"?
Posted by bangkaynagulay@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 760 comments
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As a proud resident of Sacramento, I gotta say, if I was going to go anywhere else in the state, SD is at the very top of the wish list. Absolutely fantastic place every single time I've visited I've loved it.
Other than Texas and California, which states display the most "state pride"?
Posted by bangkaynagulay@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 760 comments
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Californians treat our state like a little brother. We'll talk mad shit about it ourselves, but the moment somebody else says something, it's fucking on.
Other than Texas and California, which states display the most "state pride"?
Posted by bangkaynagulay@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 760 comments
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It's part of y'alls charm.
Other than Texas and California, which states display the most "state pride"?
Posted by bangkaynagulay@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 760 comments
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NY and NJ. If somebody is from either and you don't know, they'll usually tell you within the first 30 seconds or so.
Am I wrong for referring to The United States as ‘America’ ?
Posted by Aggressive-Equal7223@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 255 comments
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Nah, a VAST majority of us do the exact same thing.
Is Ottawa or Calgary more famous as a Canadian city?
Posted by Puzzled-Taste9798@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 22 comments
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It's close, but I'd say calgary takes it by a Hockey Puck.
Do Americans actually follow the 50/30/20 rule, or is it outdated?
Posted by enjoytheshowX@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 254 comments
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Not by design, but for me this is pretty close to my current actual spending.
Before you dispose of them, do you put unwanted items out by the curb to see if any of your neighbors may want them?
Posted by Grand_Raccoon0923@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 938 comments
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My wife does this with certain items. I don't, but if she puts stuff out, I don't stop her or toss them myself.
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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Not at all, but tell me again why your vote should count for more than my vote, are you more important than me? You have replaced the Tyranny of the Majority with the Tyranny of the minority, which I would argue is significantly worse.
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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The house is definitely closer to proportional, but needs the representative cap removed in order to really get close to true parity, but even then that leaves every other single branch of government (Senate, President, and by extension of those two, the Supreme Court as well) having unbalanced representation heavily favoring people that just happen to live in small states.
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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"I hate this argument, it's devastating to my point."
Fixed that for you.
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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I don't hate this idea either. Anything to make it more equitable and get us closer to a 1 person / 1 vote equitable political field.
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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Well the Constitution also used to tell us that Black Slaves were 3/5ths of a person. Just because something was written into the constitution about 250 years ago doesn't mean it's right, fair, or applicable to modern day sensibilities.
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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I know right? 1 person 1 vote right? I wonder if he thinks "certain people" should only count for 3/5ths of a person as well.
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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Ugh, I was JUST reading something about Massachusetts rights before reading this and my sleep deprived brain just... If you'll excuse me I'm just going to go back to bed now. LOL
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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As a Californian... I... Ummm .. surprisingly don't hate this idea.
I would say though instead of removing the border, just move it so now it separates Nor-Cal from So-Cal/Arizona, but I won't be the guy that lets "Perfect be the enemy of good".
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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Fix those Boston roads first before taking on other states roads. 😉
Which bordering states would have the greatest benefit if they merged while making the most sense culturally?
Posted by Crying_in_99Ranch@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 554 comments
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As a resident of a much larger more popular state, I fully support any smaller states that want to merge together. I'm tired of folks in Wyoming having their vote count for nearly 4 times what mine does.
Why is your bacon so good?
Posted by Street-Station-3802@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1097 comments
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Thank you, and yes we are very proud of our bacon and find it absolutely beautiful when other people are finally able to have a chance to enjoy it themselves. 😊
While bacon itself isn't originally American the way we make it is. American Bacon uses pork belly instead of the leaner cuts that most countries use. It's a little less healthy, but absolutely delicious.
In your part of the county, how do you indicate that "you" is plural?
Posted by wheninrome5000@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 584 comments
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Northern California here...
You guys
or
All y'all.
Why do Americans tend to say where they went to college before what they studied?
Posted by Key-Introduction-591@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 711 comments
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I guess it depnds on what the school is. You tend to just lead with whatever sounds more impressive. Like for me, Sacramento State is an exceptional school for engineering, but it doesn't quite have the same... gravitas as, say MIT. So I'd probably say something like, "I got my Masters Degree in Civil Engineering at Sac State" instead of "I went to Sac State and got a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering."
What do Americans call a meal of fries with battered fried fish. Fish and chips?
Posted by CrazyJoe29@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1047 comments
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Okay, now I'm having to go out of my way for lunch to go get Fish and Chips... thank you very much... damnit... should be tasty though.
Does your town have a water tower with the town’s name on it?
Posted by Hoosier_Jedi@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 326 comments
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Yes we do. I want used to that though since the last few places I lived in didn't.
How do you Americans, live in a house with no fence?
Posted by Original-Slip-8203@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1523 comments
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My backyard fence is for privacy not security. My 1911 is for security, not privacy.
multiple cars per household?
Posted by miffybo@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 2087 comments
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My household has me, my wife, my brother, and 2 kids (one of which is college age) we have 4 cars, 1 for each adult in the house.
I7 14700K DDR4 in 2026?
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Not gonna lie, when I first read the title, I thought it was leet-speak and my old ass was struggling to translate it. (PS: The title is perfectly fine and I'm not criticising, just a funny observation is all)
As an outsider, the concept of high schools having massive parking lots specifically for students is mind-blowing. Is it really that common for 16-year-olds to drive themselves to school every day?
Posted by Necessary_Angle2117@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1377 comments
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I got my license 2 weeks after I turned 16 and got my first car before that summer ended. Back them I want even remotely an unusual case. My school has 3 large parking lots and all 3 were nearly filled every day of school.
Is it rude to say “I need the toilet”?
Posted by AttitudeInfamous7627@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 971 comments
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I just tell people that "I have to use the little engineers room"
One thing that you love about being an American,that people from other countries don't enjoy?
Posted by Pure_Climate_5837@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 134 comments
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Was the first thing I thought of as well. Still feels weird every time I'm overseas and they don't have a decent AC system somewhere. It does seem to be getting better though.
Do Americans not distinguish between ham and gammon?
Posted by fredwhoisflatulent@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1081 comments
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I hadn't considered that until this thread, but it wouldn't shock me if there wasn't some truth to this now.
Do Americans not distinguish between ham and gammon?
Posted by fredwhoisflatulent@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1081 comments
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Nice one. (Claps)
What's the best American sport to watch?
Posted by Queasy_Initiative_86@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 403 comments
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That was ***SAVAGE!*** LOL
What's the best American sport to watch?
Posted by Queasy_Initiative_86@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 403 comments
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American Football. It's fantastic on several different levels (in no particular order):
1) Intense action: I have watched and played most types of sports, and with the possible exception of Hockey, football is the most violently big-hitting, exciting sport out there. Even Rugby doesn't have hits anything like Gridiron does.
2) Strategy: As physical as the game is, it's also a chess match going on between the coaches with constanct adjustments, feints, and everything having to account for the strengths and weaknesses of both teams and the ability to change things on the fly if an injury or substitution changes the calculus.
3) Pacing: The short break between plays means that each 10-15 second play has a small 30-45 second break in order to break from the action. Additionally either team could potentially score on nearly any play of the game. Scores happen often enough that it keeps it interesting, but not so often that each score feels empty.
Do Americans not distinguish between ham and gammon?
Posted by fredwhoisflatulent@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1081 comments
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NGL, that was exactly where my mind went to as well at first. Since his monsterous form has piglike features, this is hilariously on the nose as well.
Why are Americans so hard working?
Posted by Material-Wallaby-587@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 579 comments
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Because food and water and a roof aren't free.
Actually, how popular is baseball?
Posted by kuma44bear@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 812 comments
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Jokes aside though... look at the NFL. No, each game is not "everything's on the line" but each game is impactful. A team loses and it's not all over or anything, but those losses mean something and each one has an impact so every game matters to that team. Nobody is resting up and tossing games (except those rare occasions where a team is resting after they locked up the first seed in the playoffs or something and when that happens, even those games are kinda boring)
Actually, how popular is baseball?
Posted by kuma44bear@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 812 comments
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Nah, but that's what preseason is for.
Actually, how popular is baseball?
Posted by kuma44bear@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 812 comments
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No, just a problem with lack of stakes. No individual game feels terribly important until the end of the season.
Actually, how popular is baseball?
Posted by kuma44bear@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 812 comments
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Agreed. Hell, even Basketballs 82 Games season feels way too long. I don't even start paying attention until the season has about 10-12 games left.
Do you often go to “the big city” in your state (assuming you don’t already live there)?
Posted by osama_bin_guapin@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 613 comments
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Also from Sac. Yeah, I only go there with some kind of purpose, bu something tends to come up every few months to take me that way and it's usually a nice enough trip that I enjoy it.
Do you often go to “the big city” in your state (assuming you don’t already live there)?
Posted by osama_bin_guapin@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 613 comments
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I live in California. You are going to have to be more specific. I live in Sacramento, the state capital.
If you mean LA... maybe once a year since it's about a 6+ hour drive. If you mean San Francisco, maybe 4 or 5 times a year (about a 90minute to 2 hour drive usually, traffic pending.
Does the patriotism a lot of Americans are known for come for the country rather than the government? Do Americans differ those two things completely?
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"I love my country. I trust my Government as far as I can throw them though."
~Many, many, many Americans
Do you still get physical mail in your mailbox?
Posted by Standard_Plant_8709@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 1085 comments
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A little bit. Generally like 2-3 things per day. Most of it is junk mail, but we also get the occasional bit of real mail (pay stubs, bills, etc...) as well.
People who live in a state with 4 seasons, how does it feel different to Europe?
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Okay, I live in Sacramento, California. About 2 hours in different directions I can either go to the beach, go to the snow, go to the redwoods, go to the desert (well, desert adjacent, flat and dusty enough to count)
In the summer we get temps that spike over 41 degrees C and spend most of the time with daily highs of about 38 degrees C. This generally lasts about 2-3 months of the year and we spend a lot of time indoors with the A/C blaring. In the dead of winter it usually hits a low of about 3 degrees C here with the odd occasional day of dipping below freezing. This usually lasts for about 2-3 months as well. The rest of the year is just moderate relatively nice temps that the area is usually known for.
What did you call free for all football growing up?
Posted by KaleidoscopeRich5137@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 469 comments
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Appreciate you taking the hit on this one... and yeah, that's what we called it as well... the 80's were a different time, man.
Why you think American food is so underrated? ?
Posted by PablitoEnCana@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 83 comments
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Most of our food tends to be just tweaked versions of other nations foods, but considering the nature of America, that actually makes sense. And when things are primarily our creation, they tend to get labled by region rather than as "American" hence we end up with things like, "Soul Food" or "Southern Food" both of which have their own distinct amazing flavor (pun intended) but tend not to be thought of as "American Food". Just the nature of the 'ol melting pot I guess.
Americans who lived in “dangerous” cities, what was the worst thing that happened to you?
Posted by xx_serpent_07@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 129 comments
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Lived for a little over a year in Stockton. Actually had zero issues during my time there. There were neighborhoods I definitely didn't park in, but overall it was surprisingly nice.
How common is it in your state to see immigrants from Asia and Africa wearing traditional clothing?
Posted by TheShyBuck@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 234 comments
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In my part of Northern California, I wouldn't call it rare, but it's uncommon enough to make me doubletake, but not so uncommon that is actually being it up or even think about it a minute later.