Disclaimer: I lived in the US for over ten years.

I am Saudi Arabian and have travelled to Asia, the majority of Western Europe (UK, NL, PL, FR, ES.. etc).

I can’t help but notice that I find it pleasant running into Americans because it’s next to impossible not to bond in less than 3 minutes. This doesn’t mean other cultures are bad or unwelcoming, but it is always consistently Americans that are always open to help, small-talk, joke around even when abroad.

As an extrovert, I find that extremely valuable.

Wait until you’ve met an Australian. We’ll insult you within 30 seconds… and if we keep doing it, congratulations—you’ve just made a new mate. 🍻

Kindness....you don't know the meaning of the word till you've met our Nigel...............

4 hours ago, Nemises said:

Wait until you’ve met an Australian. We’ll insult you within 30 seconds… and if we keep doing it, congratulations—you’ve just made a new mate. 🍻

An Aussie friend once told me that if someone calls you mate, it's because they don't care for you much, but if an Aussie calls you a cu**, that's because they really like you.

Edited July 25Jul 25 by spidermike007

3 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

An Aussie friend once told me that if someone calls you mate, it's because they don't care for you much, but if an Aussie calls you a cu**, that's because they really like you.

Other way around. He was joking.

4 hours ago, harvardgrad said:

I can’t help but notice that I find it pleasant running into Americans because it’s next to impossible not to bond in less than 3 minutes.

Am American and never had any issues interacting with strangers, though overall folks from non English speaking European countries are a bit shocked when greeted by a friendly American stranger.

6 hours ago, harvardgrad said:

Disclaimer: I lived in the US for over ten years.

You went to Harvard?

You're way smarter than me and pretty much everyone on here.

1 hour ago, Rockyroad said:

Other way around. He was joking.

Are your pants currently on fire?

6 hours ago, harvardgrad said:

Disclaimer: I lived in the US for over ten years.

I am Saudi Arabian and have travelled to Asia, the majority of Western Europe (UK, NL, PL, FR, ES.. etc).

I can’t help but notice that I find it pleasant running into Americans because it’s next to impossible not to bond in less than 3 minutes. This doesn’t mean other cultures are bad or unwelcoming, but it is always consistently Americans that are always open to help, small-talk, joke around even when abroad.

As an extrovert, I find that extremely valuable.

americans tend to bond fast with folks. head to a machine gun shoot or a football game and see

6 hours ago, harvardgrad said:

Disclaimer: I lived in the US for over ten years.

I am Saudi Arabian and have travelled to Asia, the majority of Western Europe (UK, NL, PL, FR, ES.. etc).

I can’t help but notice that I find it pleasant running into Americans because it’s next to impossible not to bond in less than 3 minutes. This doesn’t mean other cultures are bad or unwelcoming, but it is always consistently Americans that are always open to help, small-talk, joke around even when abroad.

As an extrovert, I find that extremely valuable.

So you never had to deal with ICE then. Good for you!

4 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

So you never had to deal with ICE then. Good for you!

not every alien is a criminal

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

not every alien is a criminal

The vast majority of people never deal with ice. Its a strange yet predictable attempt.

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

You went to Harvard?

You're way smarter than me and pretty much everyone on here.

Going to Harvard doesn't make you smart, especially if you bought your way in.

Going to Harvard on a full scholarship with no DEI influence, or paying your own way with money you made (not family money) probably means you're smart.

Edited July 25Jul 25 by BritManToo

8 hours ago, Nemises said:

Wait until you’ve met an Australian. We’ll insult you within 30 seconds… and if we keep doing it, congratulations—you’ve just made a new mate. 🍻

there all boguns 100%

9 hours ago, harvardgrad said:

I can’t help but notice that I find it pleasant running into Americans because it’s next to impossible not to bond in less than 3 minutes.

Have you ever run into me?

I think not.

I am American.

Fortunately, though you are not Farang, and so I might like you.

But, usually, I will have absolutely NOTHING to do with foreigners here.

Except, all my friends are:

Chinese and Thai, and one or two from Burma.

So, fundamentally, if you are not Asian, then please don't talk to me, since this would be a waste of time for everyone involved.

I might have been born in America, but culturally I am probably much more Asian, since the country in which I was born is now non-existent.

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

You went to Harvard?

You're way smarter than me and pretty much everyone on here.

I've always held that Harvard students and most faculty are fools.

I recall that Chomsky drove up to Harvard, the Kennedy School, to debate one of them, and wiped the floor with him.

Dershowitz is a fool, as everyone knows.

Dershowitz studied law at Yale.

So, he must be the BIGGEST fool of all.

Edited July 25Jul 25 by GammaGlobulin

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Going to Harvard doesn't make you smart, especially if you bought your way in.

Let's wait until he gets at least a few hundred posts in to see how smart he actually is.

7 hours ago, Yagoda said:

not every alien is a criminal

6 hours ago, blaze master said:

The vast majority of people never deal with ice. Its a strange yet predictable attempt.

At least where I am the job wasn't hard. Most of them have to drive and they can't afford the registration fees so they were mostly driving without license plates. Last year I was seeing those almost every day causing accidents in high density intersections. Now not so much of them and the ones with no license plate are easier to do something about now that the dmv is getting unswamped

Edited July 25Jul 25 by harvardgrad

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Going to Harvard doesn't make you smart, especially if you bought your way in.

Going to Harvard on a full scholarship with no DEI influence, or paying your own way with money you made (not family money) probably means you're smart.

True when I went. Now I would suggest going to trade school instead

7 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

there all boguns 100%

“there all boguns 100%”

Mate, it’s they’re and bogans. Two spelling mistakes in three words… that’s a very bogan effort. 🍻

Edited July 25Jul 25 by Nemises

11 hours ago, BLMFem said:

So you never had to deal with ICE then. Good for you!

When someone puts the USA is a favorable light you seem to explode.

Recently the foreigners visiting the US for the World Cup did nothing but praise the US. How did you survive that one?

21 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

When someone puts the USA is a favorable light you seem to explode.

Recently the foreigners visiting the US for the World Cup did nothing but praise the US. How did you survive that one?

People that hate the US have either not been there, or traveled as a tourist a time or two, had a bad experience with one or a couple, and judged the rest. People are much the same everywhere, but that prejudice is hard to expunge once it's ingrained, and much is from childhood. I fully understand not liking Trump for a number of reasons, but then that's put on the American public, as if it's our fault he acts like he does.

14 hours ago, novacova said:

Am American and never had any issues interacting with strangers, though overall folks from non English speaking European countries are a bit shocked when greeted by a friendly American stranger.

This is true. Can be shocking if you are not used to it

Most Americans are nice enough.

It is the warmongering tyrannical government that is the problem.

27 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

People that hate the US have either not been there, or traveled as a tourist a time or two, had a bad experience with one or a couple, and judged the rest. People are much the same everywhere, but that prejudice is hard to expunge once it's ingrained, and much is from childhood. I fully understand not liking Trump for a number of reasons, but then that's put on the American public, as if it's our fault he acts like he does.

It's the extreme left who constantly find fault with the US. They're either American expats who can't afford to return or foreigners who rely on the liberal news media, or both.

12 hours ago, BLMFem said:

So you never had to deal with ICE then. Good for you!

I sincerely wish you the experience of dealing with ICE.

Just now, EVENKEEL said:

It's the extreme left who constantly find fault with the US. They're either American expats who can't afford to return or foreigners who rely on the liberal news media, or both.

Also a few who couldn't find a woman back home, or blamed the one they had for everything, didn't know how to listen to them, or were plain misogynists so they lump all American women into one group, and come here because the girls are cheap and easy, naive or greedy, hoping to have a more financed lifestyle.

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

When someone puts the USA is a favorable light you seem to explode.

He's the biggest troll on this forum. One could only hope President Trump endorses breathing air is good for you so this troll would stop inhaling air 😉

19 hours ago, harvardgrad said:

I can’t help but notice that I find it pleasant running into Americans because it’s next to impossible not to bond in less than 3 minutes.

Americans are often more open due to a culture shaped by immigration, constant social mixing, and norms that reward friendliness, mobility, and quick rapport-building.

In a vast, diverse, and mobile society, approaching strangers, sharing personal stories, and forming fast connections are socially encouraged and culturally reinforced.

Thanks for your perspective, outsiders typically notice these things more than people who live in only one place. 🏆

Edited July 26Jul 26 by SiSePuede419
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8 minutes ago, temuFarang said:

I sincerely wish you the experience of dealing with ICE.

I doubt he ever leaves his mommy's basement