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This episode mainly has a rant from Dominic about shorts and how he doesn't like wearing them but Texas makes him. Also, other items of clothing he never used to wear before he came over and now has to because of the sun that he's convinced is trying to kill him.
What items of clothing do you hate and refuse to wear?
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Coming from an English speaking country, you'd think it wouldn't be that hard to adjust to the American way of life. Indeed, for some, it might not be that hard. They might slip into it quite easily. Indeed, I've heard some of my fellow Brits have gotten their citizenship and discarded their accent, proclaiming to US born citizens that they are more American than them.
But it all depends on when you came to the United States. If you moved here as a young child, then you undoubtedly have little to no memory of your country of birth so you are American. Which is why it's inconceivable that government organizations such as ICE are sending people who came to the United States before they were of legal adult age back to a country they did not grow up in or have a connection too.
Personally, I was born and bred in the UK. I came here when I was 24, so if ICE decided to send me back (Sorry folks who hate illegal immigrants, I am a legal resident alien right now, so put your pitchforks and torches away) I DO have a connection to the UK and could easily go back into living life there.
Or could I? The UK has changed in the last ten years. Indeed, I may be more suited to the Texas way of life right now.
Do any of you think you'd easily adjust? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram!
- Dominic
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Here we are back with part 2 of our assumptions about America episode. In this, we finish off the assumptions we got from followers on our Twitter and talk a little bit about the 'Ugly American' sentiment by way of Rick Steves blog.
How accurate do you think the Ugly American sentiment is?
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British assumptions about Americans. They can be rather nasty and mean spirited at times. Especially when compared to American assumptions about Britain, which were quite neutral and light-hearted. Erica was prepared for the assumptions that non-Americans were to bring and we'll be talking about the 'Ugly American' sentiment in part 2 of this assumptions episode.
What assumptions surprise you about America?
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Your childhood. Can you remember it? Maybe it was a long time ago and you can't remember, or maybe it seems like yesterday for you. Indeed, maybe it actually WAS yesterday for some of you! We are discussing what we did in our respective childhoods and with some input from our Twitter followers, we think we managed to put together an authentic look at what our childhood routines were like.
Can you remember what your childhood after school routine was like?
Americanisms. They are EVERYWHERE. Especially in the United States. What causes this? Well, American culture, obviously. Duh! Your Bad! Or is it MY bad? Who knows anymore? Listen to the episode to find out what Dominic's favourite Americanisms are.
Do you say any of these things?
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Ah, the 1990s. More specifically, Britain in the 1990s. It was all Noel's House Party, TFI Friday, Woolworths Pick & Mix and fancying Jet on Gladiators. Maybe a little bit of Oasis and Blur thrown in too. Dominic re-visits some of these nostalgic items via an article but does he remember them all?
Did you grow up in the 1990s? Tell us what you remember!
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