1. There's Americans as an idea and Americans as individuals.
Americans, as an idea? Dominating, brash, ignorant/dumb, think they are the centre of the universe, treat minorities badly. BUT, also hard working, confident, full of self belief, friendly and open.
The government - hmmm. Fascistic :) It's a bit frightening trying to get into the country (though not as bad as in England, where they carry machine guns in the airports. Spot a terrorist? MOW DOWN THE WHOLE CROWD!!).
Americans as individuals are like anyone else, they cover the whole spectrum, from intelligent and well-informed to stupid and ignorant.
2. American culture is very prevalent here, and it can be annoying (Maori kids acting like African-Americans; usage of American rather than English spellings sometimes; saying "like" - though I do that!!). But some of it is nice to have, so I won't complain too much.
3. I've only been to LA, and it definitely ticked some of the "preconceived notions" boxes. On the positive side, everyone was super friendly; on the negative, it was so freaking loud everywhere (there wasn't a place without a tannoy, and god everyone loved the sound of their own voice!), and there was some pretty blatant poverty (though it's getting more like that here, too).
Oh, I should add that while it was really loud in parts, it was also really empty of people (which surprised me), and it was generally very clean and tidy (nice after the filth of London).
Processed cheese (or American cheese) is just cheap and easy to mass produce and market. I'll agree it's far from the best cheese, but it's good for some things; grilled cheese is kind of a childhood staple over here like Welsh rarebit is in the UK.
Actually, I don't mind processed cheese unless it is disguising as real cheese (like the processed cheese I saw labelled as "cheddar". Real English-style cheddar is very dear to my heart). Then it makes me annoyed.
Americans, as an idea? Dominating, brash, ignorant/dumb, think they are the centre of the universe, treat minorities badly. BUT, also hard working, confident, full of self belief, friendly and open.
The government - hmmm. Fascistic :) It's a bit frightening trying to get into the country (though not as bad as in England, where they carry machine guns in the airports. Spot a terrorist? MOW DOWN THE WHOLE CROWD!!).
Americans as individuals are like anyone else, they cover the whole spectrum, from intelligent and well-informed to stupid and ignorant.
2. American culture is very prevalent here, and it can be annoying (Maori kids acting like African-Americans; usage of American rather than English spellings sometimes; saying "like" - though I do that!!). But some of it is nice to have, so I won't complain too much.
3. I've only been to LA, and it definitely ticked some of the "preconceived notions" boxes. On the positive side, everyone was super friendly; on the negative, it was so freaking loud everywhere (there wasn't a place without a tannoy, and god everyone loved the sound of their own voice!), and there was some pretty blatant poverty (though it's getting more like that here, too).
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And your cheese is shit!
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But I guess it's all about what you're used to.
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