hmm good question that, I’ve met a lot of people in my 26 years of being and I’ve come across many people from the states. I would honestly have to say its 50/50. I’ve met americans who are total anglophiles and have basically become British! A close family friend, whom passed away a few years ago came over from Texas to live in a tiny little village not to far from where I currently live, after selling his business. he became a Brit in no time, where as his wife wanted the opposite!
Then on the other hand I’ve met your cliche, god fearing, gun totting pig americans, whom are always ready to start a fight for no good reason other than they have been subjected nationalist brainwashing, ie ‘we are the best etc’ these types, to be fair I encountered on holiday in the Dominican and not one person at the hotel would serve them drinks or food, due to there disgusting language and way they would call the staff ‘boy’ and other hurtful things. This to me, at the time was one of the most shocking things I’d ever witnessed, and 20 something year old college ‘kid’ calling a middle aged Dominican man ‘boy’…..From the accent of the kid I’d say he was Midwestern, had a look of the land in him.
My perceptions of Americans are solely based on my own meetings with your fellow countrymen/women, so I can’t really say if I like or dislike them, I do dislike the government, I believe Obama to be nothing more than a gimmick for the public. But many people believe that also. I can say however, that of the many people I’ve meet in my life, some of the best, kindest and loveliest have been from the america’s, ie Canada, USA, Mexico etc.
A friend and I are planning a WWII world trip at some point and we want to do the states, I for one would like to avoid the lower states as neither of us are christian or religious for that matter and I’ve heard and read stories of unbelievable things done to people all because they don’t follow an organized religion. Which is one of my main factors of being untrusting of Americans (sorry!), I just can’t trust some one who blindly believes a man gave birth to himself, died came back to life walked on water (ok that’s been scientifically proven possible) and then allowed himself to be killed again.
The issue with guns is one that I know divides the country, and I for one only agree with gun ownership if you live in states like Montana, texas, in other words the massive empty ones where you can go hunting. That is what a gun is for, to allow you to feed yourself, not to take another man/womans life over some pathetic dispute. But obviously crime is a hell of a load more prolific and worse over there than it is here, in which we only banned the ownership and possession of handguns/automatic guns in the 1970’s!
But the Isle of Mann is the only place ‘inside’ the UK where you can LEGALLY own and carry a side arm. And there are no speed limits there out side of built up areas , hence why they have the world famous Manx TT.
This has been a bit of a ramble, if you’ve read this far I doff my non-existant hat to you, as its 2:38am here and I’m bloody knackered!
Hope to speak again, and remember don’t be a stranger here, join in and you’ll get more than you’d originally came for!
peace, love and good vibes bro!
