Also, from TV shows it looks like people in the US are really rude. Do you guys seriously not say "hello" when you enter a shop?
Yes, we are, and no, we don't! In some parts of the country we would, but the nation is slowly being taken over by big-box stores, where if we said hello, there would be no one to hear us.
As for guns, I've not seen one "in the wild" either. I went with my father for his shooting recertification once, because he was in the military, and got to see (and shoot) a real gun there. Other than that, no firearms in my life. Police officers carry guns here, so I'll see the butt of them, always holstered.
As for "French is sexy," we have lots of associations with France and sex in American culture (French letters, French kissing, etc). I stayed one time in a town called French Lick, IN, and the innuendo was relentless. I don't really understand it either.
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Date: 2014-01-16 02:03 am (UTC)Yes, we are, and no, we don't! In some parts of the country we would, but the nation is slowly being taken over by big-box stores, where if we said hello, there would be no one to hear us.
As for guns, I've not seen one "in the wild" either. I went with my father for his shooting recertification once, because he was in the military, and got to see (and shoot) a real gun there.
Other than that, no firearms in my life.Police officers carry guns here, so I'll see the butt of them, always holstered.As for "French is sexy," we have lots of associations with France and sex in American culture (French letters, French kissing, etc). I stayed one time in a town called French Lick, IN, and the innuendo was relentless. I don't really understand it either.