The States: Where We Wish Texas Would Secede Already

[Kepler]

People are nice -- I mean, nicer.
it's less frantic -- objectively true
More open spaces -- by definition, true
Nature is a thing -- that it is
Things cost less -- that they do

I'm not sure I would have bothered to write a piece about 4 self-evident things and a cliche, but what's to hate?

Doesn't the entire I Hate the Coasts industry consist of:

People are mean and stuck up
It's more frantic
Fewer open spaces
Nature has been destroyed
Things cost waaaaaaaaaaaay more

[Jimjamesak]

Funny thing is, according to various surveys, Americans in general are too nice and open. It’s supposedly the easiest tell.

[Kepler]

Funny thing is, according to various surveys, Americans in general are too nice and open. It’s supposedly the easiest tell.

Huh. I must say, I have not read that. My impression of the international impression of Americans is:

• Loud
• Generous
• Ignorant
• Goofy
• Violent

The World's short bus.

[Kepler]

I am an idiot.

I have been on this planet 58 years and I did not realize until today that Lakes Michigan and Huron are connected.

[Kepler]

It’s supposedly the easiest tell.

The easiest tell is not speaking any other language but English.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

I'm not sure I would have bothered to write a piece about 4 self-evident things and a cliche, but what's to hate?

Doesn't the entire I Hate the Coasts industry consist of:

I never thought people were mean in nyc. But I was calling my taxi driver a c u next Tuesday by the time I moved

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

It is a good reason why CRT is all the rage

https://mobile.twitter.com/ggreeneva...49552005357572

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

PA introducing laws to control more of universities

just name Ben Shapiro as your curriculum director and be done with it

https://mobile.twitter.com/JeffreyAS...30027771977735

[The Sicatoka]

The easiest tell is not speaking any other language but English.

When I travel or cruise I speak fluent Canadian, eh.

(Take the midwest, speed it up about 10%, a little more staccato, trade a few words, and you're on "shed-yule" to speak Canadian. I only have to listen to CJOB 680 out of Winnepeg for a day or so and I've got it down, ... eh.)

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

It’s supposedly the easiest tell.

Before any party even opens their mouth to say a word, I always thought the fastest tell was the shorts, sneakers, and US sports team apparel.

But my standard resting scowl and tendency to look like I know where I'm going does probably explain why I've had random people come up to me in Europe and start speaking in the local language.

[Kepler]

But my standard resting scowl

So. Austrian. Those people reminded me of New Yorkers: eyes straight ahead, harried scowl, **** you saunter. It felt like home.

The gods gave me a resting face of pure neutrality which has come in handy so many times in life. All I really have to say is nothing and people go through tremendous gyrations to try to figure out if I am judging them, scoping them out, or even noticing them. One friend's cop dad told me if I just sat in the room during testimony people would probably get nervous and confess.

I think that was a compliment?

Anyway, IRL I just shut up.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

When I travel or cruise I speak fluent Canadian, eh.

(Take the midwest, speed it up about 10%, a little more staccato, trade a few words, and you're on "shed-yule" to speak Canadian. I only have to listen to CJOB 680 out of Winnepeg for a day or so and I've got it down, ... eh.)

"Pro-cess", never "prah-cess".

[dxmnkd316]

Before any party even opens their mouth to say a word, I always thought the fastest tell was the shorts, sneakers, and US sports team apparel.

But my standard resting scowl and tendency to look like I know where I'm going does probably explain why I've had random people come up to me in Europe and start speaking in the local language.

Shorts, sneakers, and jeans were everywhere during my last couple times there. Even in areas the locals took us to. Levi's was huge in Paris.

That said, different shorts, different sneakers, and type of jeans made it a little more obvious. I stuck with my nondescript shirts, dark jeans, and very plan dark shoes. Worked very well in Germany. And I have the same scowl when I'm thinking. My wife calls it resting b--tch thinking face.

[dxmnkd316]

Funny thing is, according to various surveys, Americans in general are too nice and open. It’s supposedly the easiest tell.

Fake nice. The coasts will throw you in a woodchipper if they could and the midwesterners would think about it.

[Kepler]

Shorts, sneakers, and jeans were everywhere during my last couple times there. Even in areas the locals took us to. Levi's was huge in Paris.

That said, different shorts, different sneakers, and type of jeans made it a little more obvious. I stuck with my nondescript shirts, dark jeans, and very plan dark shoes. Worked very well in Germany. And I have the same scowl when I'm thinking. My wife calls it resting b--tch thinking face.

It always blows me away when we go to Europe how beautifully the girls in their 20s dress. Simple, inexpensive stuff, but with some thought. It's basically the US in the 50s and 60s.

Teens and guys are slobs same as us, though.