whats it like to be an american?

Question

ive always wanted to go there but i dont like to fly that long

Answer 1

I think it's just like being anywhere else or being any other nationality. There's the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful.

Physically, it is incredibly diverse.

The west coast (California, Oregon and Washington) has these sheer drop cliffs and giant rocks rising out of the darkest blue water I've ever seen. You can tell it's COLD just by looking at it, and when the waves slam into them, the white on the caps bursts into the air. Then there are the forests...and the mountains, and the wide expanse of beaches in the southern areas of California. (and on the negative side...the traffic in California is unimaginably bad!! Why so many people have to be on the road simultaneously and all drivingly badly...)

Moving east in from the west, after you've gone through the Sierra Nevadas and /or the Rocky mountains, you may hit the deserts. For sheer stark beauty.....it's like a moonscape in places. It always amazes me that anyone survived it. In the summer it's deathly hot.

Then you happen on this HUGE canyon (or Las Vegas...but I'm a nature person, so we'll skip the cities). Seeing the sunset going down in the Grand Canyon is gorgeous. You can see all the different layers of rock, and they're all different colors. If you're lucky you'll see a Kaibab squirrel (which have these giant ears and aren't found anywhere else), or an elk, or a mule deer. If you're tough, and you have the time, you can hike the Canyon. Down isn't too bad, but UP is definitely a challenge as the trail is carved into the walls and the walls are straight up.

There are the great expanses of open prairie and grasslands. There were cases when pioneer women would walk into the sea of grass and disappear....they lost their minds from the loneliness of it all. You can see why it would happen.

Then there are the swamps, and cypress with the moss hanging from them, like something in a scary movie in Louisiana.

The white beaches of Florida..

It just goes on and on.

(*chuckle*) And so will I, if I don't stop now.

Addenda: If you want to know what it's like to be an American. It would be hard to answer...having never NOT been one. I suspect it's much like being any other nationality. Some times you're proud, other times annoyed....other times a bit embarrassed. Much like going out with your extended family to a nice restaurant.....

Answer 2

It could actually be quite a good question (by the questioners mistake) if we avoid the predictable answers.

Do americans feel like they're being blamed for the actions and decisons on their governement?

What about other times where Americans are specifically targeted? 9/11 is the obvious one but there are numerous others from all over the world.

Land of the free but yet the whole country is filled with gun owners, massive problems after the flooding are still there after all this time, even the world famous such as madonna have moved to the UK.

Is it a good time to be American?

(by the way, i'm English and although we don't always agree everything Mr Bush does, we are still and always will be your wingman)

Answer 3

I dont know what it is like to be an american but i have been to Florida twice on hols and am going again in 9 days!! It is a fantastic place. Everyone is friendly and helpful and it is so clean. There is no litter everywhere like here. There are also designated smoking places in the theme parks. We are thinking of emigrating out there.

If you get the chance to go then go for it. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone!! It is wel worth the long flight!!

Answer 4

that's a hard question because Idon't know anything else. Umm, I'll try. We can eat and shop 24 hrs. a day. We can say whtever is on our minds and not be arrested (within reason ie; can't start riots or threaten bombs) I work in a predominantly male job becaue females are not allowed to be discriminated against. I don't hve to stand in line for rationed food. I buy whatever I can afford and want. i travel where-ever I want . nobody tells me what I have to study in college I can choose. But the politicians make decisions for us and we get blamed for voting them in office and then we can't change it until the next vote. That pisses me off.

Answer 5

Being American, is like being everyone else from any where on Earth. This is a diverse country, where every ethnicity, religion, ideas, are all Americans.

Answer 6

Being an American and going to America are two different things!

Answer 7

i feel very fortunate to have been born in america, but i would really prefer to live in the UK.

i find it frustrating sometimes to be the center of so much negative attention. there are a lot of policies and practices that i do not agree with here.

it's scary. i know there is crime everywhere, but i'm afraid to even send my kids to school each day. does anyone else have problems with high-school shootings?

i think it used to be really great to live in america. now i'm not so sure.

Answer 8

Dunno about being in America but i'd say being in America is not unlike the conditions Taylor found himself in the planet of d'apes

Answer 9

Very depressing I should think....

Answer 10

Fat.