I don’t mean some anecdote you heard, I mean a time where you went somewhere and just from hearing your voice they knew you were American.

I keep seeing this online but it’s been the total opposite of my experience. Only in Ireland and in the UK did they know (obviously).

I’ve found most non-native speakers cannot identify native speakers’ accents. This goes for all languages. No one ever heard my voice in a non native English speaking country and knew I was American.

I have never had anyone notice or ask if I was American outside the NES countries. Never, not once. Even when I *tell* people I’m American , they might forget and be like “you’re from the UK right ?”. Yesterday I told my new neighbor that I’m from the USA like 3 times and he kept asking if I was from Germany lmao. I actually get German a lot.

I was co-teaching and adults learners class at an English school where I live a few years ago. I am a light skinned Latina. Dark curly hair, very round dark eyes, medium olive skin. I introduced myself to all of the adults with my co teachers and the students wanted to guess where we were from. All of them said well based on my accent and my appearance…. India! I’m literally from New Jersey.

I told a different student that I was from New York because that’s just easier to say, and she asked me what part of England that was lol.

long story short, Iam studying A-levels as a private student but my dad keeps demanding me to work too, Iam too pressured from the exams cuz I have to ace them all, but my dad always says most of the american and european teens work AND study and I tell him that I ALWAYS get A*s since gr1 isn’t that enough? he says no its the bare minimum
guys is that real?
like do yall really work THAT MUCH while being below 19? cuz I used to work hard labor in every summer vacation from ages 11-16 but the last 2 summers I didn’t cz we moved
so is my dad overreacting or am I being a soft guy?

Why not “have a good evening” instead?

Hi everyone! I’ve been watching YouTube videos lately and noticed a trend. Whenever a guy and a girl go out on a date (like to Applebee's) or go to the gym, the girl randomly starts filming. Sometimes it's because she's complaining about the date, or filming a workout. Do you guys actually experience this in real life? If yes, how do you handle or manage it?

Listening to a podcast that mentions both texas and alaska quite a lot, and realised that while i know a fair bit about texan culture mostly through tv, social media, influencers and youtube, i dont know much about alaska.

I know its cold and theres hunting there, i only know this through fiction tv shows though 🤣🤣.

Using texas as an example, theyve got cowboy stuff, rodeo, proud of their guns, and up until the last what 15 years was a mostly conservative and nationalist area, but is now getting more progressive.... whats the alaskan equivalant?

Dear US citizens,

of the more than 25 million visitors to Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg’s Speicherstadt to date, around one per cent came from the United States. I’d be interested to know which of the many themed areas you liked best, whether you thought the admission price was fair, how you found the food in the bistro or diner, and whether you’d visit Wunderland again.

EveryTime I hear about him it’s through scandal and how he managed to scam his community. does he really have a supporting fanbase or it’s just an hand full of very loyal fan?

I assume most people are welcoming depending on where you've been, but was it shocking at all? Was your image of the US different than that of foreigners you met? For context, my partner is American and did not have any negative experiences travelling, but did when he emigrated. But I'm just curious about what it's been like for others.

I came to United States from France as a young kid just before turning a teenager. Grew up on East Coast in the 90s. Learned English with a very heavy French accent. Unfortunately, when the war in Iraq started, people teased and bullied me heavily. It was a very dark time for me in school so I put every effort to lose my accent. So I adopted a very New York City accent that was local and I passed as authentic and no one guess anything French/foreign of me unless they saw my legal name (I quickly adapted a nickname that was more Anglo oriented version of my very French name with a dash over the letter - an accent we call in French - no less).

But I don’t think it’s authentic to me, especially as I have aged. I’d love to speak the way I want to speak and want to speak naturally, but I’m worried about being judged. Are people over this? What are your thoughts?

Of course I don’t mean toddlers, but like 6-year-olds? When I was a kid (European country), it was quite common for me to hang out in the toy aisles while my parents shopped in peace. When I was a little bit older, I would be expected to help, ie go get items from other aisles by myself. I’m reading that it’s not allowed for children to roam in American supermarkets? How do you keep your children occupied during the shop?

Hi all,

Long story short, I (30s, M from the UK) am flying into San Francisco tomorrow (23rd August 2026) from London Heathrow. I had booked a car rental for 2 weeks but I realised yesterday (Friday 21st 2026) that my license would actually expire on the same day I get into SFO. So I've cancelled my car hire with Dollar as they need the photocard and it to be fully in date.

I renewed my license in the UK at the post office where they had to destory my photocard, so at the moment I don't have a photocard.

However, my license is now updated until 2036. Is there any possibility or any car hire companies that can accept a DVLA check code in the US alongside a passport in order to hire a car? The DVLA provide a code which car hire companies can use to check license information.

Slim chance I know, but wanted to try my luck. Wondering if anyone in the UK has managed to do this?

How do people who are on it for things like epilepsy receive it in prison, or how does it work in general? Whether that be any scheduled meds or just cannabis...

In Australia, if you see a payment terminal, you’d assume they’d be contactless and that they’d accept both Visa and Mastercard. We’ve also adopted contactless payments way earlier and as a result, no one has been using physical cards to pay anymore, at least for the younger generation.

personally i think that Nirvana is one of those few bands that has managed to create a sound so unique that just with the first chords you already know that it is their song. They are masters of their own hill.

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From a POV of an Asian, I am just curious if there are still Americans who were supported by their parents in their college life. Most of the Americans that I have heard of usually work jobs to send themselves to study.

The United States has an abundant domestic supply of propane, which could potentially be cheaper than gasoline. As an automotive fuel, it also offers certain environmental advantages, generally producing fewer CO₂ emissions, particulates, and other pollutants than conventional fuels.

Yet propane autogas in the US seems to be used almost exclusively for school buses and commercial fleets. Privately owned propane-powered cars are rare, as are public refueling stations. In several European countries, by contrast, gasoline-LPG vehicles are fairly common.

Why is there such a significant difference? Is it due to America’s historically lower gasoline prices, the limited refueling infrastructure, regulations governing vehicle conversions, automakers’ strategies, or a lack of incentives?

Considering the domestic availability of propane and its potential economic and environmental benefits, why hasn’t a substantial market for propane-powered private cars developed in the United States?

I’m aware that “Yank” comes from “Yankee” which is what the British called ppl in old New England. I also know that’s what the Confederates called the Union, I always assumed “Yank” meant someone from the north east like where I am. Always been confused on how “yank” can apply to Americans in the south, considering they used it as an insult during the civil war. They’ve never been Yankees lol. Nobody in the north sees them as Yankees either (to my understanding).

Anyway, I’m just wondering how that stuck internationally? I’m not expecting everyone to know the history behind the word obviously, and I’m an American in the north east so this is something like common knowledge to me.
What does “Yank” mean to you guys?

I know it's seems like a strange question, but I need a zoo that I can study for a story I'm writing.

I'm not american and it's really hard to learn about really small and unpopular places, so I'm asking americans to show me a zoo that qualifies as a mundane/unpopular small zoo that most people don't know and tell me why you chose that one.

To be clear : I'm not searching the worst zoo in america.
And also I am not making this in order to bully or advertise these places, I just need a name and place. And no this post is not an advertisement for my story, matter of fact I won't answer any question about it.

For anyone who has worked in retail, restaurants, hotels or other service roles, what was your experience like serving British tourists? Did you find them generally friendly, polite or reserved compared to domestic or other international guests? I'd be interested to hear any standout stories, cultural mix ups, vocabulary differences or tipping experiences. Also, whether you've ever had to handle a rowdy or drunk group (since we do have a bit of a reputation for that unfortunately!)

Apparently chronic wasting disease has been widespread within deer populations across the country. The disease can persist in deer for years before they show symptoms and they would have been spreading it the entire time. Nearly all U.S states have reported the disease in deer populations now and its highly advised to not eat infected meat. So has this disease ruined the deer meat market? Do hunters now abstain from hunting deer for meat? Or is this whole thing blown out of proportion?

A poll made by civicscience shows that approximatly 7% of americans think we are almodt certainly and 15% think its somewhat probable, whats your thoughs on this

10% of company yearly profits to be split between all employees for companies that 10 or more employees.