I'm Palestinian (yeah I know). I was born in New Jersey, and lived in two other states, accumulating 11 years. My childhood is America.

Currently I live in Saudi Arabia and it's going well. Just to throw it out there, I go to a co-ed American International School; I'm in my freshman year of high school right now :)

1. All the Americans here are good people. Usually sometimes I feel that the foreigners come here with a different impression (this being Saudi and all) of us here. Anyway they're quite respectful, some even curious when it comes down to religion and whatnot. In short, really most Americans here actually live quite well here, and some I might say are affected by living overseas in the Middle East.

Stereotype-wise, I know what A LOT of Americans think of people here. It even showed in my childhood as I went to a public school. Not too much, but I see it now. But instead of degrading myself to their level, I know not all Americans are bad, for there are some who really do care--I was never bullied for being who I was, and I got respect from everyone even though at times I felt as though I didn't belong. Others are just really blithe to this kind of subject. So I get a mixed view towards things.

2. In Saudi? It never snows, nor rains. The heat is around 90-100F (somewhere at 30-32C). It's tolerable, but WITH THE HUMIDITY IT'S HORRIBLE. I remember the end of 8th grade last year, those days literally felt like I was walking around with the wind as a hair-dryer. It does get cooler around winter, which is nicer.

3. Politics? We've got a monarch so no worries here. The only controversy I can think of here is the fact that women can't drive. It's a law. It has nothing to do with sexist intentions and whatnot (we're the only country in the world with this law, meaning every other country in the Middle East allows women to drive). It's traffic. If women began driving we'd be cluttered with cars and way too many accidents. It's not like they're bad drivers, but just too many cars. Lol.

4. Military wise I'm not quite sure on that one. They don't force you to join though.

Q: Does your country have a lot of imported or outside products? McDonalds, KFC, Doritos, even stuff besides food?

UK - midlands, not too far from the welsh border and the Seven river. Kind of remote (it's one of those "nothing ever happens" places).

@Findood - 30 degree for a summer heat wave I think. -8 is the lowest it ever tends to get (-12 is considered exceptional)

My question is - What sorts of areas do you live in e.g. Inner city, suburb, country etc.

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My question is - What sorts of areas do you live in e.g. Inner city, suburb, country etc.

Heavily urban (Pasay City and all that), though I live in Villamor Airbase so it's a bit better than outside of it.

I live in Tunisia, near Morocco, Algeria etc...
We speak Arabic and French, with a very Tunisian accent, and most of us have a religion. Recently some guys have been trafficking weapons and hiding in a small village.

Pin's question :
Well, where I live we only see a very few Americans, they mostly come in summer as tourists, they're always laying in beaches and hotels, and most of them are fat couples with red skin caused by staying too much under the sun. But as I live in a rural area, they never come around there. I can't say much about them, but I know that there is good and bad everywhere.

Findood's question :
Temperature always reaches 50° C every-summer. I hope you guys realize how fucking hot that is.
At winter it doesn't get worse than 5/10° but there's still always sun. It rains a lot in the north, and it once snowed. Where I am there is mostly wind.

To answer kurs, i live in the suburbs, i like it, its just houses no huge businesses no feilds its just like a huge neighborhood of neighborhoods.

Also to answer works in progress, if i walk outside i see a Walmart McDonalds burger king taco bell subway etc. every corner there is a McDonalds

Guitarii - Weather here varies a lot and tends to come in stints. Tends to be bright or overcast with rainy weeks every now and again. Summer was good this year.

Works in progress - The uk imports a lot if I remember correctly. No McDonalds unless you go into the towns or head for the cities.

Hi I'm Hidro, from Calera de Tango, Chile.
It's a commune just outside the capital, Santiago.

Common stereotypes of Americans:
Arrogant assholes.
Nazi like patriotism.
Pretty much what you see when you google "murica".
And then there's the tourist american, aka: "Gringo Turista".
White, in his 50's, wears a Hawaiian shirt, beige shorts, flip-flops,lots of money and easily fooled.
(No intention to offense, but because of some political actions the US took here around the 60's our culture has developed a generalized hate towards Gringolandia)
But you guys are awesome :]

I live in East London in the UK and I live in the Essex county.

stereotypes for Americans that are said in my area:
Fat fucks
Spoilt
Overeact to things like religion, politics
failing in school

My question would be to compare your country on what it was like in the 1990s or 2000s till this very year

I would say that in my area:
1990s-
kids were playing sports or games almost everywhere
people played video games on the SNES

That's what I THINK it was like (I'm not an 90's kid, i was born in 1999, so these are just my assumptions)

from 2010 onwards:

Everywhere I look, I see-
Boys being "chavy", wearing the "essex hairstyle

Talking about mainstream games like COD, BF4, FIFA14 , GTAV and most of the time hate over gaming companies or never heard of them (valve, Nintendo etc)
have no real interest in STORY. Just graphics and killing stuff
rage on these games quite violently (screaming down mics, smashing controller, crying.... yeah idonteven-, destroying game console)
being douchebags
failing in grades
the moment you say "your mum" to them, hell breaks loose. It doesn't even need to have anything to do with the subject (I like potatoes, "your mum is a potato")
and the girls
sluts, just utter sluts
too much fake tan on
fake everything in fact
bitchy

it's sad really, good thing a few of them aren't like that

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I have a question about Koreans. Why are most if not all your movies whether it be Action, Horror, or Drama always so melancholic? Why are your endings always so bittersweet and tragic?

Hey. We have our fair share of light-hearted comedies too you know. Watch Hello Ghost, that's a good one. I don't know how many Korean movies you saw, but I do know Drama and Romance are very popular genres in Korea. Soap Opera's for example are huge here. I suppose it's just a preference thing.

I am Mr.Anything from Whitby, Canada. I was born in the Philippines..
Stereotypes for Americans:
-Fatties
-Obsession with celeberties
-Selfish and arrogant




What was the biggest change in your country from 1990 and today?

I'm from the Netherlands, lived here all my life, but two years ago I actually found out I am legally also American by birth. Which is kind of funny.

I'll just answer the question in OP.
My views on the USA and it's citizens have always been very negative. However, over the years I've learned to redirect my dislike from the people to the structure and system of the country. Because let's be honest, they might be fat and stupid, but they're kind of stuck in a vicious cycle.

You've got Joe Thickneck and his wife Martha, 300 pounds overweight, uneducated and with low wage jobs, they fuck like maniacs because what else are they going to do, they have no skills to contribute, so they produce three fat little nitwits, who have no chance, who have no future, who are abandoned by the system from birth (unless they wanna shoot some turbanheads and risk themselves for the oil barons), who grow up without a sense of purpose, apart from the "all children are special"-bullshit, so they never learn the harsh truth and try to better themselves. And they grow up into big Thicknecks of their own, just like their parents. You expect these people to stand up against the government and say "Hey, man, stop the lobbying and the warring and spending money on the upper percentages, we need some fucking help! Our infrastructure is shit, our education sucks dick and healthcare is embarrassing." But no they can't do that, Honey Boo Boo is on, they don't want to miss that.

So yeah, I guess I've changed my views from "Ew Americans, they're dumb and stupid" to "Goddamnit US Government, look at your people, they're dumb and stupid, do something".


I don't really have a question of my own so I guess I'll leave it at that.

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So yeah, I guess I've changed my views from "Ew Americans, they're dumb and stupid" to "Goddamnit US Government, look at your people, they're dumb and stupid, do something".

Like i said, America cares more about money and religion, not the people and education. God is the answer to all unknown questions, and if you say other wise, no one has your back. I love that we're free and have the freedom of religion, but christianity is superior to all others. :/

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What was the biggest change in your country from 1990 and today?

Cell phones, i swear they've taken over

Q: For countries with Gay Marriage (Please don't start a debate)
How does your country handle it?
Does it bother you?
Does it make anything different?
I'm asking this because one of the theories about gay marriage is it will ruin the country. So curiostity is killing me. No need to go into a is gay marriage right debate, it is irrelevant to what i'm asking.

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Q: For countries with Gay Marriage (Please don't start a debate)
How does your country handle it?
Does it bother you?
Does it make anything different?
I'm asking this because one of the theories about gay marriage is it will ruin the country. So curiostity is killing me. No need to go into a is gay marriage right debate, it is irrelevant to what i'm asking.

Normal gay marriage is not legal in Finland but registered partnership is, the same if you ask me. I think almost nobody cares wether gays get married or not, atliest my age people (17-18). And i don't think it makes any difference.

To those who answered my question, i'm little bit suprised. Kursura you said thats it's cold if there's -8 or -12 in UK. I thought there would be little bit colder because record of the coldest temprature last year in Finland was -42,7 C (don't get me wrong, i would have freezed to death in that conditions) and UK and Finland aren't that far apart. I think hot is anything over 23 C and cold if it's -20 C or under.

My question is: What are, say the top 3 ordinary meals you eat everyday in your country?

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To those who answered my question, i'm little bit suprised. Kursura you said thats it's cold if there's -8 or -12 in UK. I thought there would be little bit colder because record of the coldest temprature last year in Finland was -42,7 C (don't get me wrong, i would have freezed to death in that conditions) and UK and Finland aren't that far apart. I think hot is anything over 23 C and cold if it's -20 C or under.

It's partially because I'm in the southern part of the country. But it's mainly because the UK is a lot warmer than it should be thanks to the gulf stream (it's also meant to be the reason its wetter here).

Q: For countries with Gay Marriage (Please don't start a debate)
How does your country handle it?
Does it bother you?
Does it make anything different?
I'm asking this because one of the theories about gay marriage is it will ruin the country. So curiostity is killing me. No need to go into a is gay marriage right debate, it is irrelevant to what i'm asking.[/QUOTE]

In the UK, they've made it legal. It doesn't bother me one bit, because I don't give a shit whether the person is straight, gay, bisexual or anything else. I judge people by their personalities, It hasn't made much difference in my area. Most people in my area have always accepted gay marriage, and my parents, although they are Catholic and so am I, they accept gay marriage because they think it's not an excuse to discriminate against someone just because they are gay. The only thing that happens is that the word "gay" is described as anything negative (i.e: Call of Duty is gay, I hate maths. It's gay, what you are wearing is so gay etc).