Travel Tips about visiting the U.S.

[Patchez]

Some of these are amusing, true and odd. It's all in the perception I guess.

http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/compass/d ... 49993.html

[Frankennietzsche]

Ingrateful ferners!

It mades me think of this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/20/opini ... .html?_r=0

[Palinka (RIP)]

And never put a tick in the box marked, "Do you plan to overthrow the legal government of the United States?" on the landing card (unless you have a really good Army hidden about your person).

Also, when the Customs Officer asks you if you want a receipt for the Cuban cigars that he has just confiscated, answer in the negative unless you enjoy "full cavity searches".

Finally, for some reason, wearing a Kilt, when going through security, even when the metal-detectors blare, seems to get you a free pass (N.B. This last sentence is not to be read by terrorists or people who have ticked the box marked, "Do you plan to overthrow the legal government of the United States?" on the landing card).

Further advice may follow from this seasoned visitor to the US, as and when I remember them (free drinks on transatlantic flights may be considered proof of the existence of your deity/pantheon of choice).

[Frankennietzsche]

Nobody is impressed by how much you can drink.“In the U.S., they do not have a sense of pride if they drink a large amount. Rather, if you drink a lot, there is a sense that you cannot manage yourself, and you can lose respect from those around you. Being drunk doesn't excuse your actions, and to drink alcohol habitually is a sign of alcoholism. Alcoholics are seen as mentally weak, and are ostracized by society due to their inability to have self control."

This is not necessarily true. It really depends on what demographic that one visits. Someone inform the Japanese that they may be visiting the wrong Americans. I blame the protestants, specifically the Southern Baptists, Methodists and the WASP-y types, in general, plus the LDS, the self-improvement gurus, the various Dr. Phils, the "addiction" specialists and the nervous-nelly and the nanny-types (which would be a good name for a band), and mostly, the Quaker tradition on which this land was founded. Also, George W Bush.

[oettinger]

My all time favorite is still the Westboro Baptist Church. Never cease to amaze me

[Frankennietzsche]

The Westboro "church" is really just an extended family cult. Almost all of the members are either related by blood or marriage. It is actually quite amazing how much noise that they make with how many members that they have.

[mistah willies]

The Westboro "church" is really just an extended family cult. Almost all of the members are either related by blood and/or marriage. It is actually quite amazing how much noise that they make with how many members that they have.

Just helping clarify a bit?

[oettinger]

The Westboro "church" is really just an extended family cult. Almost all of the members are either related by blood and/or marriage. It is actually quite amazing how much noise that they make with how many members that they have.

Just helping clarify a bit?

Just google it. I totally got what he wanted to point out. These people are so much over the top that it really is more comedy than anything else, that`s why I mentioned them. For funs sake, they should not be taken seriously in only the smallest ways. There`s this guy, Louis Theroux, who does all these strange documentarys where he visits brothels, amish people, "killadelphia"-ghettos and so on. The episode with these people will crack you up.

[Frankennietzsche]

The Westboro "church" is really just an extended family cult. Almost all of the members are either related by blood and/or marriage. It is actually quite amazing how much noise that they make with how many members that they have.

Just helping clarify a bit?

Just google it. I totally got what he wanted to point out. These people are so much over the top that it really is more comedy than anything else, that`s why I mentioned them. For funs sake, they should not be taken seriously in only the smallest ways. There`s this guy, Louis Theroux, who does all these strange documentarys where he visits brothels, amish people, "killadelphia"-ghettos and so on. The episode with these people will crack you up.

Related, cross-forum link or interest.

[mistah willies]

Nobody is impressed by how much you can drink.“In the U.S., they do not have a sense of pride if they drink a large amount..."

This is not necessarily true. It really depends on what demographic that one visits. Someone inform the Japanese that they may be visiting the wrong Americans.

To paraphrase Bur, "Your Americans are broken."