I highly doubt you would get the "You don't belong here" look any more than naturalized Americans do. I wouldn't worry about it at all. |
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Last edited by GangsterPanda; 12-19-2012 at 08:09 PM.
I highly doubt you would get the "You don't belong here" look any more than naturalized Americans do. I wouldn't worry about it at all. |
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thanks but are you personally ok with British immigrants? Do you know any? |
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Something I've always admired about Americans is their general attitude towards immigration. I'm obviously not from the US, but as an outsider looking in, I've always been given the impression that it's a very welcoming country. This is in sharp contrast to many other places around the world where immigrants are often viewed with suspicion. |
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The point of the US is to accept all. We fail at that occasionally though. Most people (women ) like accents if that makes you feel better. |
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@HeavySleeper yeah I felt the same when I was in Orlando and New York, they are really loving and caring. |
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I only know them online. I went to a small college, in a pretty small city (I live in Kansas, not a tourist vacation spot really ). |
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I hear it's extremely hard to get US citizenship. |
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If you pick a metropolitan area, with lots of immigrants, you will be ok. But there are places, where they don't like strangers and newcomers in general, not just immigrants. US is build by immigrants, and everybody knows that, except some backward people. But those you can find in any country. |
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British immigrants? I don't have much of an opinion. I have met a few and they seemed like wonderful people. My town has immigrants from all sorts of places, its really not even a factor. Plus I love British accents. |
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Utah sucks, though as long as you avoid southern utah it's a bit more metropolitan than the deep south. Mormons aren't xenophobic but... ugh. Just ugh them. |
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A British accent is seen as cool here. Aside from that, there is no issue at all. |
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Depends on where you go -- there are a lot of anti-immigrant people in the USA, but if you are younger and have a zest for life -- you would fit in a lot of places. Anyone from the United Kingdom who came over this way that I met was very cool and a blast to be around. Diverse places, metro areas, etc. -- would probably be your best bet. If big cities aren't your thing, areas with multiple colleges/uni's would be a great route to go. |
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John Lennon is the most popular person who ever lived here. |
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I don't really think anything.... You'll probably be fine. Maybe it just depends where you go and the crowd. America is a big place with lots of different people and places. Races, and ethnic groups. |
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Oh yeah and you can also look forward to people trying out their bad british accents on you and asking you how you feel about tea and crumpets. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
I personally don't have much of an opinion, but considering how obsessed America was with the royal wedding and Kate Middleton (among other British movies and events), I'd say you'll fit in just fine. This might seem judgmental on my part, but I would probably avoid moving into low-income neighborhoods or the south (as someone else mentioned), you'd probably just get made fun of for your accent. |
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People will generally think you're the intellectual/scholarly type once they hear you speak, a fair number of people might think you're a bit of a snob because of it though. Nothing that can really be done about that, Americans and Canadians are just sort of primed for that response. |
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Canadian culture seems to me to be a lot more moderate and pleasant. That's the foreign impression anyway. |
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He has been here a few times. I heard him say in a different thread. |
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