The Land You Live In

[Midgar Mist]

As some of you already know, I'm British. More specifically, I'm English.
I think a lot about my own country and its quirks (I mean we have all these different names meaning slightly different things: England, Wales, Scotland, Britain, Great Britain, United Kingdom)

I prefer to identify as British

And.....before the mods think about moving this to Academia (whose halls I shall never step in) I shall say this: politics aside, what makes your country unique and beautiful to you?

Possible ideas: geographical features, your individual customs etc...

I have a sweet endearing curiosity but......if despite what I've said this still disappears into Academia......(shrugs)

[Fynn]

Well we sure have a lot of potatoes

[FFNut]

we have a ton of snow here in Canada.

[Pumpkin]

Poutine

Unless you mean where I currently live then I would say all the trees. They're everywhere and it is pretty

[Psychotic]

I'm proud of my nation's sense of humour. I think British people are the wittiest on the planet and I love that. Look at our very own Eyes on FF! Every year the funniest member ciddie nominees and winners are dominated by the inhabitants of this silly little island.

Oh, we also have the best teeth in the world, contrary to popular opinion. Go team.

[Freya]

I'm American. The United States is quite a large country compared to many European countries so our states are almost like countries themselves in some cultural ways.

I grew up between Texas and Wyoming. I was mostly young in Texas so I don't share the fondness for it that many Texans do. My Pre-teen and Teenage years were spent in Wyoming. This place is the moon. Or that's what I used to refer to it. It's rolling plains then beautiful mountains. But it snows a lot in the winter so it looks very moon-like to me. Yellowstone is one of the most gorgeous places I've ever been to though and I highly recommend it to others.

The people in Wyoming are a bit more "Cold" Like their blizzarding windy weather. They're more direct and blunt with the way they speak to one another and they aren't that open and friendly to new people, or "Warm". It's not that they don't care, it's just they aren't like that as a culture to random new people. They have a neutral American accent. They also have an obsession with hunting.

I currently live in Southern Oklahoma. This state is actually very pretty for most of the year and is quite magical during the summers when the fireflies are blinking across the lakes. Allergies are horrible as anything can grow here so it can kill you, whoops. You also have to worry about ridiculously intense weather with the Tornados that come through here. There is nothing like that kind of weather. I find it fascinating but for many others they find it terrifying.

The people are more warm and open toward new people but they are also extremely judgemental. You can definitely feel more accepted and happier on a basic level of interaction. We're part of the "Bible Belt", though. So while they'll be nice and smile and be friendly in a basic sense, they tend to be more judgmental over things you've said or done. Many around here tend to use their religion as an excuse to be more rude like this. They will "pray for you" in regards to your sins or repent their own sins every sunday. This is not to say everyone is like this or that religious people in general are like this but a large majority in this area tend to follow that trend. I kind of like shopping on sundays though because of how religious it is here. No one is ever at the grocery store Sunday morning, it's lovely.

They also are very nosey here. There is a monthly paper that comes out that everyone loves that has all the mugshots and small descriptions of what people got arrested for in the past month. It's in every county I've been in, in this state. They make bank off it. I find this strange and a bit of an invasion of privacy but they all find it normal and are excited about it. It's strange.

Also they love playing in the mud/dirt. There's this weird culture that they have that involves large trucks and off roading and mud and rivers and lakes and dirt and I don't get it but whatever.

So yeah! That's Wyoming and Oklahoma for you! That's a bit longer than I think you wanted haha

[Bri]

Awesome thread Mist! Well, I love the island that I am from (Saipan). Beautiful beaches, tropical weather, delicious local food and people always celebrating with big feasts. As well as local and fire dance and arts.

[Del Murder]

America is so big and diverse that I can't really identify with the whole of it. But I am a proud Californian. Of all the states we have the best mix of smart people, creative people, laid back people, and mixes of all those. Every state has its beauty (except Arizona), but CA has the most diverse and abundant beauty of them all. We have forests, beaches, deserts, mountains, lakes, cities, rural towns. It can be snowing in one part of the state and people sunbathing in another part. We have Disneyland, Hollywood, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, the redwoods, Napa Valley, and all the major sports. I can't imagine living anywhere else.

[starlet]

I'm from Michigan, been here all my life. The best/coolest things about this state I'd say are craft beer, the fact that I can use my hand as a map (because of the shape, Michigan is a mitten!) and the wide variety of ethnicities round the metro-detroit area.

[SammieBabe]

I'm from Florida, and while it's easy to make of fun of it, I love my home. No matter where I go, what I do, I'll always miss our soft white sand, the smell of saltwater everywhere, and hearing the seabirds.
I put it like this: Millions of people from all over the world, spend billions of dollars every year, to hang out in my backyard. That's smurfing cool, I think.
And yes, there are plenty of things to do that don't involve theme parks. Just ask a local.

[Karifean]

We sure are awesome at winter sports. Kinda makes up for our suckiness at summer sports.

[Midgar Mist]

Poutine

Unless you mean where I currently live then I would say all the trees. They're everywhere and it is pretty

I think British people are the wittiest on the planet and I love that.

I'm American. The United States is quite a large country compared to many European countries so our states are almost like countries themselves in some cultural ways.

Awesome thread Mist! Well, I love the island that I am from (Saipan). Beautiful beaches, tropical weather, delicious local food and people always celebrating with big feasts. As well as local and fire dance and arts.

America is so big and diverse that I can't really identify with the whole of it. But I am a proud Californian. Of all the states we have the best mix of smart people, creative people, laid back people, and mixes of all those. Every state has its beauty (except Arizona), but CA has the most diverse and abundant beauty of them all. We have forests, beaches, deserts, mountains, lakes, cities, rural towns. It can be snowing in one part of the state and people sunbathing in another part. We have Disneyland, Hollywood, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, the redwoods, Napa Valley, and all the major sports. I can't imagine living anywhere else.

Pumpkin, I like pretty trees too, would love to see great big North American Forests someday. Pine trees.....oh so beautiful pine trees

Psychotic, being British myself I'm inclined to agree. Our sense of irony is sharp, so is our sense of satire.

Freya, you write like a writer and since you're an Editor here I would expect nothing less than a detailed account . And you've given me some interesting points to think about. I would argue that in a much tinier way, we can also be different given that we are a United Kingdom. Scotland and Wales have cultural differences to England. Northern Ireland is more different, given they only became a part of us in the early 1920s and they aren't geographically joined to us.

Bri, if I could ever afford it I would go on holiday to your home country

Del, if I could ever afford it I would also go on holiday to San Francisco. From what I've seen (on TV), even the cityscape is beautiful, not to mention the natural beauty that is the Bay, the beautiful sparkling Bay

[Ayen]

We like to do everything differently from the rest of the world, practicality be damned! We took your language, your sports, and adapted it to service... us

In Kansas though? Uhh... We have corn? Yes, corn, and mountain-less skyline. Hrm. Wheat Jesus also watches you masturbate. Yes, yes. Freya knows what I'm talking about. Hm...

Oh and we share a city with Missouri, and have tourism... for some reason. I-I don't know why anyone would visit here. I really don't.

[Colonel Angus]

Our food. We have a very diverse city, so we have food from practically every part of the world. Whether it's Pizza, hot dogs, steak, bbq, southern, soul, Mediterranean, it doesn't matter, it's great.

[Night Fury]

Great cups of tea! Fantastic chocolate! Great sense of humour and brilliant TV shows! We also have a lot of fantastic musicians!


Annnnnnnnnd loads of great accents everywhere - except Brum ew. My accent is the best though