American-British Q&A

[SuccessAndBiscuts]

what's the deal with the whole USA/Canada hatred thing? it's in a lot of shows but i don't know what the US ha against Canada. seems like a nice place

There are Canadians that hate the US too, I've always considered it like a political sports revelry, we make fun of each other a lot but theres only a few crazy jerks with true animosity.

I want to ask to UK, my grandmother went there and came back with a few menus of the places she ate, many of them had pidgin on it. How common pidgin in restaurants?

Well if you mean Pigeon it's not (at least anywhere I've ever been) because they are basically flying rats...

That is what I meant, and that is why I asked, I didn't seem sanitary but those menus were treating it like chicken.

Someone else has given this a better explanation in this thread apparently pigeon is served but its not that kind of pigeon, it threw me cause I'd never seen it served anywhere.

 

[open trap]

For the Metal Heads in England, overall do you listen to more American Metal Bands or Engish Metal Bands. Also hows the metal scene? Do you take pride in knowing that England poineered the genre of Heavy Metal? Do you get bands from other European Nations touring in England often?

We do take enormous pride knowing we pioneered Heavy Metal especially about where I live as all the big tours go to Birmingham where Black Sabbath came from. Metal Festivals have a mix of both American and British metal, were also pretty well influenced from eropean metal like In Flames, Opeth, Rammstein and the like.

How often does Rammstein tour there? it seems that when they are in the U.S. they are too far from where i live (Boston area) to go to

 

[drisky]

Pidgeon or Pidgin is eaten in Britain but mainly in posher restraunts as it is a game bird like pheasant, guineafowl and partridge, but mainly its mostly popular in the "Home Counties" These are the counties that border London but do not include London itself.

Have you ever had it? Is it any good?

 

[BoredDragon]

Maybe I should start an American-Russian Q&A then...

you bastard

Why?
Was it your idea, comrade?

No, this is my thread and if you want to copy it you shall have to face me in mortal kombat

OBJECTION!
I AM Russian, so it would be more of a "Ask a Russian" than "explain this to me"...
So...
FRIENDSHIP.

hmmm, it would be interesting to learn more about Russian culture... all right, friendship it is and I look forward to the post

 

[Dags90]

What's the deal with Americans and circumcision?

Srsly. I'm American and I still don't get it. I think it's starting to fall out of fashion but really, penis fashion?

 

[Deadjim]

Pidgeon or Pidgin is eaten in Britain but mainly in posher restraunts as it is a game bird like pheasant, guineafowl and partridge, but mainly its mostly popular in the "Home Counties" These are the counties that border London but do not include London itself.

Have you ever had it? Is it any good?

No I've never had it nor have I had any thing gamey at all, dunno whwere I would go to get some round where I live. Short of asking a farmer to borrow his shotgun and go shootin for it :S

 

[megajon]

For the Metal Heads in England, overall do you listen to more American Metal Bands or Engish Metal Bands. Also hows the metal scene? Do you take pride in knowing that England poineered the genre of Heavy Metal? Do you get bands from other European Nations touring in England often?

I'd say its about the same really on amount maybe little more english metal i'd personally and do we take pride we love it lol the metal scene here is insanlly big bigger then people seem to think it is.
Yes we do quite often get other European bands touring here.

Lucky.
In the US there is still the metal scene but its getting smaller and smaller. Most fans are above the age of 30. Infact its so sad that at a Motorhead concert i went with two friends a lady asked us if we were there because we liked metal or if it was the "cool" thing to do because most of our peers dont like that kind of music. Basically we were asked if we were there because we were metalheads or hipsters/non-conformists. And other than english bands most European bands, espically those that dont sing songs in english, seem to have limited touring in the US

I think in england its actually getting bigger ive started to notice alot more now adays could be just my area but alot more are appearing in england from what i can tell and most of here are actually really accepting and wouldn't asking something like that like I stick out at a metal concert because i'm black and have an afro so i get ahell of alot attention because most metal heads here are white with long hair, so i guess its because im something different but they don't care they just know im there to enjoy the music and mosh.

 

[Drago-Morph]

Just how big is football (soccer) in America?

Huge. But not in a serious manner. People are always making jokes about it, but no one actually watches it.

 

[Deadjim]

Ok heres a question for t=you Americans.

Why are you so crazy for guns? and why are you so resistant to gun control reforms that might help prevent repeats of the Arizona senetor gettin shot, Virginia tech shootings, or Colombine. I realise that not everyone over there is a gun nut or a member of the NRA (I also know these guys have some serious lobbying muscle). Its just strange to see so much gun crime and such a Laize fair reaction to it

I have been to America and fired a gun, it was great fun! but still just wondered is all.

 

[Deadjim]

For the Metal Heads in England, overall do you listen to more American Metal Bands or Engish Metal Bands. Also hows the metal scene? Do you take pride in knowing that England poineered the genre of Heavy Metal? Do you get bands from other European Nations touring in England often?

I'd say its about the same really on amount maybe little more english metal i'd personally and do we take pride we love it lol the metal scene here is insanlly big bigger then people seem to think it is.
Yes we do quite often get other European bands touring here.

Lucky.
In the US there is still the metal scene but its getting smaller and smaller. Most fans are above the age of 30. Infact its so sad that at a Motorhead concert i went with two friends a lady asked us if we were there because we liked metal or if it was the "cool" thing to do because most of our peers dont like that kind of music. Basically we were asked if we were there because we were metalheads or hipsters/non-conformists. And other than english bands most European bands, espically those that dont sing songs in english, seem to have limited touring in the US

I think in england its actually getting bigger ive started to notice alot more now adays could be just my area but alot more are appearing in england from what i can tell and most of here are actually really accepting and wouldn't asking something like that like I stick out at a metal concert because i'm black and have an afro so i get ahell of alot attention because most metal heads here are white with long hair, so i guess its because im something different but they don't care they just know im there to enjoy the music and mosh.

It's pretty cool in England like Megajon said they are very accepting. I mean I love goin to metal clubs and metal nights but you don't have to look like a metal head to be there most people are just there for a good time. plenty of time I've been out with mate going to clubs that have a shirt and shoes dress code...the music ends up being rubbish and we high tail it to the metal bar for some good old fashioned moshin in our shirts and shoes no one cares.

 

[JDKJ]

Do you Southerners believe that you have a different culture compared to the rest of the United States? Always wondered.

There are multiple cultures in the US. Texas is different from other parts of the south. The Deep South is different than the Piedmont area, different that Appalachia. New England is different than the mid-Atlantic. Midwest is different than the Pacific Northwest, which is different than the Southwest...which is different than California. Heck, I'm from California and Northern California is different than Southern California...with slightly different accents.

I think it is important for our European brothers and sisters to remember that the US is very, very big. It is a continent wide. We have a great deal of culinary, dialect, political, religious, and cultural diversity.

I'm from California where soccer is very popular. Other parts of the country less so. But ice hockey is not that big in my home state.

I tried to tell 'em that if you go to East Los Angeles or San Diego, "futbol" is more popular than hockey. Tune into the local Univision or Telemundo channel on the weekends and that's all you'll see: one football match after another, all weekend long. Everything from Premier League to Liga Mexicana.

 

[open trap]

For the Metal Heads in England, overall do you listen to more American Metal Bands or Engish Metal Bands. Also hows the metal scene? Do you take pride in knowing that England poineered the genre of Heavy Metal? Do you get bands from other European Nations touring in England often?

I'd say its about the same really on amount maybe little more english metal i'd personally and do we take pride we love it lol the metal scene here is insanlly big bigger then people seem to think it is.
Yes we do quite often get other European bands touring here.

Lucky.
In the US there is still the metal scene but its getting smaller and smaller. Most fans are above the age of 30. Infact its so sad that at a Motorhead concert i went with two friends a lady asked us if we were there because we liked metal or if it was the "cool" thing to do because most of our peers dont like that kind of music. Basically we were asked if we were there because we were metalheads or hipsters/non-conformists. And other than english bands most European bands, espically those that dont sing songs in english, seem to have limited touring in the US

I think in england its actually getting bigger ive started to notice alot more now adays could be just my area but alot more are appearing in england from what i can tell and most of here are actually really accepting and wouldn't asking something like that like I stick out at a metal concert because i'm black and have an afro so i get ahell of alot attention because most metal heads here are white with long hair, so i guess its because im something different but they don't care they just know im there to enjoy the music and mosh.

I think the worst part of the US scene is that im not hearing about alot of new American bands. Just looking at my Playlist i have maby two or three bands that are fairly new. Mastodon, Dethklok (which isnt even a real band) and possably system of a down. It sadens me. Im 15 and im one of only a handful of people who embrace and accept Metal culture. Strangly enough the more into metal these people are the more politacly active they seem. As i far as i know there are only three four core metalheads where i live (long hair, listen mostly to metal, black band shirts etc) and all of use are well versed in economics and polatics for our age.

 

[BoredDragon]

What's the deal with Americans and circumcision?

Srsly. I'm American and I still don't get it. I think it's starting to fall out of fashion but really, penis fashion?

*cringes at the thought of circumcision*

I think it just has to do with tradition of Christian beliefs.

 

[JDKJ]

What's the deal with Americans and circumcision?

Srsly. I'm American and I still don't get it. I think it's starting to fall out of fashion but really, penis fashion?

*cringes at the thought of circumcision*

I think it just has to do with tradition of Christian beliefs.

Not Christian. Jewish.

 

[Dags90]

*cringes at the thought of circumcision*

I think it just has to do with tradition of Christian beliefs.

Nope. It was actually a pretty modern phenomenon and a lot of Christian groups are opposed to circumcision as altering God's creations.

 

[BoredDragon]

Ok heres a question for t=you Americans.

Why are you so crazy for guns? and why are you so resistant to gun control reforms that might help prevent repeats of the Arizona senetor gettin shot, Virginia tech shootings, or Colombine. I realise that not everyone over there is a gun nut or a member of the NRA (I also know these guys have some serious lobbying muscle). Its just strange to see so much gun crime and such a Laize fair reaction to it

I have been to America and fired a gun, it was great fun! but still just wondered is all.

Ok, I think that's a southern stereotype that has been around for a while. I should know, I'm a Texan. The thing is, the NRA is a very large organization and has a lot of influence which shows with gun control policy. The other thing is I guess it's just a part of our culture.

I actually would like more gun control and believed that it would help cut down violence. However, I did a paper on it and the data shows less is more

 

[drisky]

What's the deal with Americans and circumcision?

Srsly. I'm American and I still don't get it. I think it's starting to fall out of fashion but really, penis fashion?

Tradition is tradition, It has just had a sense of normalcy over generations. Kind of like, "Thats how mine is, I don't see anything wrong with it".

 

[Dags90]

Tradition is tradition, It has just had a sense of normalcy generations. Kind of like, "Thats how mine is, I don't see anything wrong with it".

Except as I said later, it's a pretty recent "tradition", only a 2-3 generations old at most. And is in decline. So it's not much of a "tradition" as it really was an extended fad which is falling out of vogue.

 

[JDKJ]

What's the deal with Americans and circumcision?

Srsly. I'm American and I still don't get it. I think it's starting to fall out of fashion but really, penis fashion?

Tradition is tradition, It has just had a sense of normalcy generations. Kind of like, "Thats how mine is, I don't see anything wrong with it".

Actually, a lot of the medical justification for circumcision lies in the thinking that it's more hygienic. All that "frumunda cheese" can't build up if you don't have a foreskin.

And for those of the Jewish faith, it's required. Nothing recent about that, at all. They've been doing circumcisions since the time of Abraham.

 

[ailorn]

I'm from north east America and I like the Canadians just fine. I find i have more in common with them than southerners. It may be stereotyped but the schools down south are just not as good as those up north. The fellow from Texas is right about regional accents. New York City has many different accents based on what part of the city you are from, and is different from the rest of the state, something similar for Boston and the rest of Massachusetts. People in Wisconsin drink more per capita than any other state (moved there with hubby). One town, La Crosse Wisconsin has 375 bars for 51,818 people. A bar for every 12 people with things like double or triple bubble, buy one get 2 or 3 drinks. Drinking is so popular since winters are cold and long and all we have is American football.

My question is how much is a quid? The money over there confuses me. I love many UK accents.