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ElizabethWhitehead

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  • 20 years old
  • From Iowa, United States
  • Currently in Ormskirk, United Kingdom

Study Abroad 2010

These are my ramblings and observations from running around the UK.

Cheers!

England Ormskirk, England  |  May 19, 2010
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 I think we're more alike than we are different. It only seems like everyone is so different because the differences are always the first things we notice. 

        Cheers!  Everyone says that here.  It's kind of like goodbye/thanks.  I love the lingo, it's so much fun!  Another saying that I have heard here a lot is "Are you alright?"  Here it means "How are you doing?/ Are you having a good time?" where in the States it means "What's wrong?/ Is something the matter?"  So I was really confused when someone asked me that for the first time.  Eventually I caught on and figured out what it meant.  

The people here have been really nice and helpful.  The waitress at the place I ate last night was really friendly and gave us lots of useful information.  When we commented about how friendly the people here were, she said that it was more typical of the Northern region than it is of places like London.  I think that's kind of what it's like back in the United States too.  The more rural regions you will find to be more friendly and hospitable than the more urban regions.  So I don't think this is really a characteristic of the people in the UK, but just a general statement that can be made about people.  I think this also applies to when we were talking about how people here will say specifically where there from.  (Like South London for example.)  Then I realize I do the same thing back home.  When people ask me where I'm from, I'll say Southwest Iowa or Sidney, Iowa.  I never just say Iowa or United States.  It wouldn't make sense when most people I meet are from Iowa and the United States.  Similarly, it wouldn't make sense for the English people to say "I'm English."  Since we're in England, it makes more sense for them to be more specific.  And like the people I've met here, we all have some pride in the place that we grew up and a strong sense of heritage.

I'm finding more similarities than differences between Americans and Brits.  Although we have different slang, we still behave similarly.  I would like to talk to them more about there opinions on various subjects to get a better idea of how we differ.  I think there is where the most differences might be found.  As a whole though, I think we're more alike than we are different.  It only seems like everyone is so different because the differences are always the first things we notice.  

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