i hope I'm not bin rude but is it true that the yanks like the English as hopin 2 com2 the states wiv my kids?

Answer 1

We've got on quite well with you for the past 200 years or so. I'm pretty sure we've forgiven you for burning down the White House in the War of 1812, just as you've forgiven us for that whole "shot heard round the world" thing. :-)

Do expect a lot of interest -- nearly all of it friendly! -- in your accent. Some Americans cling fiercely to their own regional accents, while others are losing theirs as a result mainly of the media choosing a fairly flat, uninteresting (but easily understood) Midwestern accent as the chosen manner of speech for movies and TV.

Don't expect a lot of knowledge about your own country (with the exception of the nearly universal fascination with the late Princess Diana and some other members of the royal family). I'd guess that only one American in ten thousand knows that you've already HAD two kings named Charles, or could place them within a given century. (And as far as THAT goes, Charles II had it all over the current fellow when it comes to taste in girlfriends -- I've seen a portrait of Nelly Bly, and Camilla isn't a patch on her.)

Do expect to be mistaken for Australians, if I read your accent correctly from how you've typed your question (East London, I should think). If you are, take it as a compliment; most Americans love Aussies, thanks to Paul Hogan and the poor, late Steve Irwin.

Don't be confused (or worse yet, laugh out loud) when you see the full name of the New York basketball team, though you ARE permitted to ask, "What's a bocker, and how do I become one?" (If you hadn't known, the team's full name is the New York Knickerbockers.)

Do remember that we are two countries separated by a common language, as a certain Irish playwright once said. If you're traveling in the US Southeast and ask for tea and biscuits, you'll be given a glass of a sweet iced beverage and a delicate, fluffy scone, which can be delicious but certainly not what you're expecting. If you're out for a drive in an open car and it gets chilly, don't ask your hosts to raise the hood -- they'll only pull over and open the bonnet. Never offer to knock up an American man's wife while he's out of town. And if you get hungry in an inner-city area, don't ask any of the colorfully-dressed locals where you can find a banger. Just don't.

But by and large... yeah, we Yanks like you Brits. Most of us know you've given us the Beatles, Monty Python, and the miniskirt; some of us know you've also given us Shakespeare, freedom of speech, and representative government. (And a happy few of us have been to Stratford, Speaker's Corner, and Runnymede, not to mention the Houses of Parliament.)

Oh, and one other warning -- most Americans think beer is something pale, yellow and foul, a kind of watered-down pilsner that's been left in the sun too long and can only be served when it's so cold that it suppresses the awful stink of it. If you want to try something more like proper beer, come to the Pacific Northwest and ask for a local microbrew. If you like Theakston's Best Bitter, Fuller's ESB, Boddington's and the like, you won't be disappointed in McMenamin's Hammerhead, Mirror Pond Pale, Black Butte Porter, Bridgeport IPA, and hundreds more. It's typically served too cold, but that's easily corrected -- just sip it slowly at first, till it gets to the right temperature.

If you and your kids make it to Portland, Oregon, PM me through Yahoo!Answers and we'll take you out for a pint and show you around.

Answer 2

Aloha from Down Unda, Julie!
Yeah, for the most part, Americans of the USA are partial to foreigners that speak that funny kind of English! The capital 'I's to start a sentence seems to be missing and Yank needs that capital 'Y' and your hopes to come to the USA with your children are going to be met with some more relevent wide-eye openers! You should have a splendid time! We had a great time in England!;-)[+2]

Answer 3

I do not know anyone that has a problem with English people. Come on over! However, I would avoid calling everyone "yanks". Those of us that live in the south would beg to differ.

Answer 4

Americans love the English (at the moment). You've stood by us in the toughest times over the past few years and it's greatly appreciated. So come and visit - but there's a huge country to see so plan well. Each one of the States is an entirely different place to see and experience. If you make it to Michigan, stop by and see Ann Arbor (home of the University of Michigan - Go Blue!)

Answer 5

All in all, our country gets a very bad rap for being arrogant. And in some ways this is true. We have our good and our bad, just like anywhere else in this world.

I really do believe that if everyone....and I mean EVERYONE on this planet would realize that we are all from one race, The Human Race, we wouldn't be so quick to judge others.

Peace.

Answer 6

well firstly, they're not yanks....they're Americans, secondly America is just like any other country, some of them like the English, some of them hate the English but i'm sure you won't get any hassle because your English, the main majority of Americans are great people so you should have no worries about going over the pond:D

Answer 7

Make sure to visit the Southern United States where hospitality is our specialty. Hey you guys are practically our cousins.

Answer 8

Inspite of what you may have seen or heard, America (A.K.A The United States of America) welcomes all who come here or who want to come here as long as the do it legally.

Oh, and by the way, thank you for referring to us as Yanks! ☻

Have fun but be safe.

Answer 9

yeah, I'm down with the English. Were down with everybody, except Muslims right now.

Answer 10

well if you quite calling us yanks then yeah no problems