Lover of the USA from the UK

Hey everybody

I am from the United Kingdom and have a huge fascination with American and Canadian culture

i'm here to make new friends and plan trips to the USA and Canada

Welcome! I think we have people here from every nook and cranny of the US. My advice....don't go in July or August....it's hot!

Welcome! I think we have people here from every nook and cranny of the US. My advice....don't go in July or August....it's hot!

Oooo, yes.  My husband used to want to go in August, since that was when Florida is at it's hottest (where my parents live).  I've taken him then.  He now agrees that late January and February are perfect!     Poor guy.  He wants to badly to like hot weather, but he cannot handle it.  It's our little secret.

Canada?  What's that?

You might as well go on a British forum and say you are interested in British and Gibraltar culture.  Most Americans couldn't find Canada on a map. 

Welcome!

Have to agree with jimbocz.

Not that we can't place Canada on a map, but that Americans have no idea about Canadian culture. Haha. It's different up in the Great White North. Everything I know about Canada I learned on Tumblr.

I just find it baffling when somebody hears my accent and says "Are you Canadian?"  I always want to say "your accent is quite distinctive as well, are you from The Isle of Man? 

Pleased to say that I know a bit about Canada!  People always ask if I am from Canada or America.  "South of the border, I say 'owt' and 'a-bowt,' not 'oot' and 'a-boot.'"  And milk comes in a bag in Ontario. 

Welcome to the forum!

Edited because my brain is faster than my fingers...

Canada?  What's that?

You might as well go on a British forum and say you are interested in British and Gibraltar culture.  Most Americans couldn't find Canada on a map. 

Welcome!

Except those of us that lived on the border Toronto has always been my sorta second home, and when working phone support was often accused of being an outsourced employee in canada because I'd end up with "aboot" and "eh?" sneaking into my vocabulary.

Welcome!