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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It truly amazes me how many people who have NEVER lived in a place feel qualified to weigh in and claim there are absolutely NO cultural differences and blame it all on the OP.  That's a dead giveaway for someone who has really not stepped out of their comfort zone much in life. Or who is extremely socially dense and unaware [/quote]

Exactly. When I first started traveling and living abroad, I was sooo open to the experience. All the differences were fascinating and beautiful. Now, I just want my American-sized large coffee at an American price. I want air conditioning (and I want Europe to stop pretending it doesn't get hot in the summer. IT HAPPENS EVERY SUMMER.) I want appliances that aren't built for a single person. I want people to shower every day. Now that I'm indisputably well traveled, I am more American than I've ever been. [/quote]

I want people to stop pretending that Europe does not have air conditioners and big appliances. I live in West London and I have an American size fridge-freezer, an AC and no one has ever called me a c****. People really do shower here every day believe it or not. I have been here for eight years. Although I do hate American-sized large tasteless coffee, so you can keep that.

Most of the things you've listed are stereotypes often perpetrated by people who never lived in a country/region. Like people who never lived in Russia think Russians drink vodka for breakfast and there are bears walking down the streets. [/quote]

[b]I've lived in Russia, and they do drink vodka for breakfast.[/b]  No bears though.[/quote]

+1  I live in Mother Russia land now, and I see drunk guys swigging vodka in the streets every morning on my way to work.  Now, if you want to avoid sweeping generalizations, you would need to clarify that MANY (not all) Russians drink way too much vodka, and MANY (not all) Russians day drink.

I haven't ever seen a bear here, but I've seen wild [b]boards[/b].  [/quote]

boars, not boards.

Oh, and I've also lived in the UK.  Posters talking about rude Brits are right IN GENERAL, but only in the Home Counties.  People up North are warm and lovely.

I never saw a British person drinking vodka before/for breakfast, though.[/quote]

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