Will you visit the US?

[Clevername]

Yes. Culturally, those places are very different from my own.

The UK and the US are pretty close culturally. When I go on holidays and visit places, I want a totally different culture. Different food (our food has become pretty americanised), different places, just differences. Plus, most of the US is too hot, I hate hot places.

Also, I've never really had much of an interest in american history or american landmarks, so that wouldn't interest me much either.



And actually, going to Iran could be interesting. I mean, I bet people aren't as bad as they are made out in the media, most are probably just average, nice people. Seeing their culture could be really interesting.

I'd probably be equally worried about being shot going to america (seeing as everyone and their mum owns a gun).

I totally get that that's why next trip I'm going to the Philippines.

[MKing]

SNIP

They are just jealous.

Here's more pictures of my area..

Rivers you can swim in, you can actually jump off that rock and the water is really deep, it's about 40 feet jump, done it loads of times.
You have have to jump to the left of the rock make sure to get a running start.


A picture of the tahoe keys.


Some places you can hike right out too.

Crystal lake


Desolation(yes it's really called that[not a nickname])

[xylophone]

I also noted down food, language, religion ect ect are all pretty similar.

Like I said, not really. As an American myself I can go a few states over and aside from the common language it almost feels like an entirely different country, hell, even within my own state I can do that. The U.S. is extremely diverse culturally.

[StationaryHawk]

Not unless I have a really good reason to go (like visiting someone). I'm quite comfortable up in Canada.

[xylophone]

TAHOE

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Ya, the Sierra Nevadas are pretty kickass, though I went through an old growth forest by Mt. St. Helens one time, was pretty awesome. It felt like Fangorn Forest or something, like movies where they go into the forest and it gets all dark? It was like that

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I totally get that that's why next trip I'm going to the Philippines.

From what I hear from my Philipino co-workers, its gettin pretty dicey over there, they're getting terrorist cells leaking over from Indonesia.

[Kalyyn]

They are just jealous.

Here's more pictures of my area..

GOD DAMMIT Indiana sucks. Where do you live again?

[Clevername]

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From what I hear from my Philipino co-workers, its gettin pretty dicey over there, they're getting terrorist cells leaking over from Indonesia.

Thanks for your concern but i'm a 6' 220lbs American who does private security work in Iraq for a living, I'm pretty sure I'll be ok.

[xylophone]

GOD DAMMIT Indiana sucks. Where do you live again?

That's more CA yo! Aside from our overabundance of hippies, this place kicks ass. (well I guess it could be NV too, Tahoe is on the border.)

[MKing]

SNIPE

Yeah love it here, the redwoods are cool too, and bodega bay, santa cruz, san diego, fort bragg, and just generally anything in the mountains or up the coast from fort bragg.

P.S, i would recommend staying away from most of SoCal, especially Los Angeles and the surrounding area, plus the beaches are pretty horrible in LA compared to san diego or santa cruz.

[xylophone]

Thanks for your concern but i'm a 6' 220lbs American who does private security work in Iraq for a living, I'm pretty sure I'll be ok.

Packin heat, gotta love the 3rd world, but ya, from what I hear aside from that the place is pretty awesome.

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Yeah love it here, the redwoods are cool too, and bodega bay, santa cruz, san diego, fort bragg, and just generally anything in the mountains or up the coast from fort bragg.

P.S, i would recommend sating away from most of SoCal, especially Los Angeles and the surrounding area, plus the beaches are pretty horrible in LA compared to san diego or santa cruz.

There's a reason we're the tourist spot even within CA.

[MKing]

GOD DAMMIT Indiana sucks. Where do you live again?

Tahoe, California / Tahoe, Nevada, it's so big it's in 2 states, otherwise called CalNeva

[Trollhamaren]

I've visited the US for vacations, 5 times I think, for 10-15 days each time, I've been in the tourist places like orlando, la, miami, new york, one time to Seatle.. Great memories . I love to travel, I've never been in blizcon, maybe this year.
I've some complains with racism, since I'm latin, 2 or 3 bad experiences, not personally me, but my wife, I don't really care about what other people think, I take it from who come. But my wife is kinda sensitive in this topic. And I know is not everybody, also depends of the places where you go.
BTW anyone who wants to visit Mexico, is invited to our home, we are even listed in couchsurfing.org .

[MKing]

SNIPED

I can never eat another burger and enjoy it after having hodads.

[xylophone]

I can never eat another burger and enjoy it after having hodads.

Hodad's will do that to you, probably the most full I been was a double cheeseburger, a full order of frings and a shake. My friends had to roll me outta there.

[damntree]

No. I have such a strong resentment towards their government and a majority of the populace that I wouldn't want to.

You've met a large majority of the American population or are you just ignorantly prejudice?

[xylophone]

You've met a large majority of the American population or are you just ignorantly prejudice?

Ding Ding Ding!!!! They watch their news and believe we're all bloodthirsty bigots, I remember seeing this documentary on EU mindsets about America, they asked a bunch of kids to draw a picture about what they think America is and this little ~10 year old girl drew evil president Bush shooting people, they're pretty much indoctrinated to think that we're like that.

[MKing]

Hodad's will do that to you, probably the most full I been was a double cheeseburger, a full order of frings and a shake. My friends had to roll me outta there.

Yeah it's awesome, i never really eat much but i could eat tons of those if i was given the chance.

The only other places i like to go to for vacations are Baton Rouge, Louisiana where the rest of my family lives, going through the bayous on a boat is an "enchanting" experience, And Destin, Florida.(watch out for crabs there they bury themselves in the sand, but as long as you don't step directly on them they won't attack you and will just run away.


That's a picture i took personally.

http://kingmje.deviantart.com/store/
You can look at my other pictures there.

The ones of the monastery and such were taken near tahoe too, your allowed to live there if you commit yourself to the (christian)faith and can own property there for 200$ - 400$ a month, it's owned by an indian guy that only visits 1 month a year.(You are also required to help make food, plant flowers, and help guests in the gardens every weekend.)

[Kalyyn]

Tahoe, California / Tahoe, Nevada, it's so big it's in 2 states, otherwise called CalNeva

I bet your property values are through the roof though

That's the trouble with trying to get out of Indiana. My $250k home would cost millions in California. The area may be beautiful but I'm just not prepared for that kind of drop in standard of living.

[crystaline]

overabundance of hippies

santa cruz

Should have seen the Occupy camp there

[Thorfisnson]

I've visited the USA a few times to Colarado and New York City and upper New York as well as Florida but like all large countries there is so much to see so I'd love to go again for a road trip East to West coast I think.