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| nobinobita 515th Post
 
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|  "Re(2):America and Me" , posted Mon 4 May 02:56
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Here in South Florida everybody drives beautiful big ass gus guzzling trucks. And I don't know why..
It's the same in Atlanta. By my count there are at least 4 large vehicles for every regular sedan on the road.
So... has being out of the country given you a different perspective on being in America?
From my own experience, after being lucky enough to travel a fair amount I concluded that America is just plain weird and outstanding in alot of ways, particularly with food.
I come from an Asian background, so when I went to Europe I was surprised by how much the native foods of France and Italy and Germany have in common with traditional Chinese foods, all of which bear almost no resemblance to what you find at American restaurants. For instance, Americans seem to have a relatively limited diet. I'm often surprised by how many people don't like meat on the bone, much less food with the head still attached. Also, I don't understand our obsession with exalting white meat. The rest of the world seems to understand that dark meat is juicy and succulent and awesome, but we have forced ourselves to prefer tough and dry chicken. Also, we're obsessed with trimming the fat out of things that are supposed to have fat (again, MEAT), but then we add the fat back in artificially through mayo and honey mustard and salad dressing.
American tastes just seem counter intuitive when it comes to food. Not that I'm complainin'. All the parts of the animal that I like (chicken thighs, pork belly) are the cheap parts, so it's easy on my wallet.
Also, as a nation we really are pretty tubby.
And very very religious.
And much more patriotic than people realize.
(BTW I don't believe any of these things are intrinsically good or bad)
But yeah, you come to any personal, mind expanding revelations from traveling?
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| Digitalboy 594th Post
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|  "Re(3):America and Me" , posted Mon 4 May 06:03
I have two callers on the line. First caller you are on the air.
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Here in South Florida everybody drives beautiful big ass gus guzzling trucks. And I don't know why..
Tai-pan, you are in Miami right? Everyone there loves to show that there is not a recession and that they CAN afford it.
I am planning to buy this beater truck. At the moment I am really content on the public transportation and not really looking forward in buying an used truck for three thousand dollars and need another five thousand just to ensure there will not be any engine problems. I am not trying to impress anyone here on what kind of car I drive. I am looking for something that I can drive over potholes. Decisions.
On to the next caller.
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It's the same in Atlanta. By my count there are at least 4 large vehicles for every regular sedan on the road.
So... has being out of the country given you a different perspective on being in America?
From my own experience, after being lucky enough to travel a fair amount I concluded that America is just plain weird and outstanding in alot of ways, particularly with food.
I come from an Asian background, so when I went to Europe I was surprised by how much the native foods of France and Italy and Germany have in common with traditional Chinese foods, all of which bear almost no resemblance to what you find at American restaurants. For instance, Americans seem to have a relatively limited diet. I'm often surprised by how many people don't like meat on the bone, much less food with the head still attached. Also, I don't understand our obsession with exalting white meat. The rest of the world seems to understand that dark meat is juicy and succulent and awesome, but we have forced ourselves to prefer tough and dry chicken. Also, we're obsessed with trimming the fat out of things that are supposed to have fat (again, MEAT), but then we add the fat back in artificially through mayo and honey mustard and salad dressing.
American tastes just seem counter intuitive when it comes to food. Not that I'm complainin'. All the parts of the animal that I like (chicken thighs, pork belly) are the cheap parts, so it's easy on my wallet.
Also, as a nation we really are pretty tubby.
And very very religious.
And much more patriotic than people realize.
(BTW I don't believe any of these things are intrinsically good or bad)
But yeah, you come to any personal, mind expanding revelations from traveling?
Nobinobita ever since I graduated from high school I knew that there is more to the world than America so I left it and started to travel. So I always had a different perspective. I agree with you on the weirdness level America can ooze. Also from an Asian background but I am an Americanized Asian goon.
Patriotism is really abusive and used all for the wrong reasons. I have a friend who is World War II veteran, Arnold, he is 88 years young. Nobody would want to talk to him just by looking at him. Whenever he talks, old man loves to talk (so many times I got sucked into his conversation without knowing it). He did his time and served it honorably as well. California is patriotic but I do not see it. Massachusetts, mainly Boston, loves and breeds patriotism. Of course I only visited Boston and saw it but since I never lived there it might be a different story. Here in California, Arnie is just another old man. In Boston, Arnie would be treated to a near Kennedy status there. I am thinking that I am in that group of people who does not realize the patriotism of Americans enough. I am guessing I am not patriot but a minuteman. I provide changes?
Revelations? Is it the same as a conclusion? I observed that in other countries have certain qualities that America once had and lost. There are even similarities between us and them. It is too in detail to type so I will leave it at that.
Anywho, I went to Hooter's not to eat wings or even show how patriotic I am but to see some tits and it is as American as I can be. The waitress that I had was not big chested at all (maybe an "A" cup) had sandy blonde, curly hair, standing at five foot one. A small birth mark blemish underneath her left eye, really cute and attractive. What made her extremely attractive is her personality. Very down to earth type, upbeat and mellow. If I did not have a fiancee, I would be attempting to get shot down by her. I would love to meet more people (mainly girls) like her. <Sigh> I need to masturbate. 
I am finally over one thousand battle points in Street Fighter IV. But then I looked on the leader boards just to see if anyone is over the average two thousand that I have seen. I discovered that there are other players that are over nine thousand.
I hate Wolverine but I went to see the movie anyways because of Deadpool. I should have seen that coming that they gave Deadpool the Hollywood treatment. I love the Deadpool character but this is just blasphemy. Bea Arthur is rolling in her grave right now.
I don't know how to live
But I've got alot of toys...
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| Iron D 3188th Post
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| "Re(4):America and Me" , posted Mon 4 May 09:25
Well, welcome to Cali, Man. My homestate, and you're in Southern Cali, even!
I live in San Bernardino, which is about 70 miles or so east of Los Angeles.
Having lived here all my life, I can say quite safely that yes, there is an insane touch screen fetish going on here. But people don't just judge you on what kind of cell phone you use...they also judge you by the clothes you wear and the kind of car you drive.
Okay, maybe that's overgeneralizing. Just like any place, there are douchebags and then there are good people. There is definitely a healthy geek culture here. The biggest cons are held in this general area and there are plenty of place to buy videogames, comics, anime, etc.
Let's see, patriotism. Personally, I say there's a good patriotism and a stupid patriotism. Those folks who thump their chests and can't stop talking about how much better the U.S. is than everybody else? That's stupid. Have some god-damned humility people.
I personally do love it here, but I feel that 1) it's unnecessary to go talking down other countries and 2) as much as I like it here, there are still a whole bunch of things that are fucked up. That, and I do still envy all those countries with free health care.
Anyways, make sure to spend some time at the beaches while you're here, and if you can try the burger place called In-N-Out. Fantastic (and supremely fattening) food.
One of the other great things about SoCal is the general lack of natural disasters. Our biggest problem seems to be earthquakes, and we haven't had a really bad one in 15 years. Of course, everyone around here is waiting for that "big one" that's supposed to destroy everything and tear the state in half, but that obviously hasn't happened yet *knock on wood*.
But we don't have problems with super-duper cold temperatures, hurricanes or tornadoes. But it is EXTREMELY hot here in the summer. Which I realized is just around the corner. Ugh.
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| Digitalboy 595th Post
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| "Re(5):America and Me" , posted Mon 4 May 10:45
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Well, welcome to Cali, Man. My homestate, and you're in Southern Cali, even!
Thanks for the welcome Iron D.
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I live in San Bernardino, which is about 70 miles or so east of Los Angeles.
Looks like there will not be any Madman get together any time soon.
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That, and I do still envy all those countries with free health care.
I like things that are free too!
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Anyways, make sure to spend some time at the beaches while you're here, and if you can try the burger place called In-N-Out. Fantastic (and supremely fattening) food.
Thanks for the advice! The last time I had In-N-Out was when I was in the hospital three months ago. Right now I am on a California burrito binge.
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One of the other great things about SoCal is the general lack of natural disasters. Our biggest problem seems to be earthquakes, and we haven't had a really bad one in 15 years. Of course, everyone around here is waiting for that "big one" that's supposed to destroy everything and tear the state in half, but that obviously hasn't happened yet *knock on wood*.
15 years eh? Great knowing this will definitely ease my mind with the swine flu and all.
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But we don't have problems with super-duper cold temperatures, hurricanes or tornadoes. But it is EXTREMELY hot here in the summer. Which I realized is just around the corner. Ugh.
There is no air conditioning in my place!  
I don't know how to live
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Nokia N97, and then one day, I will SHOW the world!
Capcom should have left this in the oven some more because I personally feel that this is not ready and complete. Everyone knows the horrendous roster but the super moves...C'MON! It is so limited. I give the game some credit because of how Capcom distinguishes the Shoryuken brothers by their attack animations and some other stuff.
who follow the path of a warrior
Eventually the traveling bug will bite me to visit there. Looking forward to it.
I am getting a little better with the regular controller. I prefer the arcade joystick better though. Whenever I 
