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Posted: 5/19/2019 1:50:04 AM EDT
There's a bit of a pandemic going on. UK tourists insist on visiting our fair shores (which is fine, I guess...), but they defiantly insist on congregating in large numbers on holiday in:
1. New York City 2. Las Vegas 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 5. Miami That's all well and good, but they keep returning home (often making YouTube videos) and saying "As a world traveller, I've been to America and...". No. You fucking haven't, you miserable twat. So then, I feel like it's our duty as Americans, to advise our UK cousins on where they should be booking flights. Because the 5 I've mentioned (and the 5 they insist on visiting) aren't America. We can all agree on that, yes? Right. So let's help them out. And...go! |
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Well, don't come to Arizona, it's too damn hot and we open carry spoons.
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They should take a trip to southwestern WV. They probably won’t come back after that.
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I beg to differ, you can’t get MUCH more America than Las Vegas.
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There's a bit of a pandemic going on. UK tourists insist on visiting our fair shores (which is fine, I guess...), but they defiantly insist on congregating in large numbers on holiday in: 1. New York City 2. Las Vegas 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 5. Miami That's all well and good, but they keep returning home (often making YouTube videos) and saying "As a world traveller, I've been to America and...". No. You fucking haven't, you miserable twat. So then, I feel like it's our duty as Americans, to advise our UK cousins on where they should be booking flights. Because the 5 I've mentioned (and the 5 they insist on visiting) aren't America. We can all agree on that, yes? Right. So let's help them out. And...go! View Quote |
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Tennessee, and not just Nashville. Get out into the country. Come in the fall and go to a county fair. Do some fishing or hunting. See Lynchburg and Jack Daniel's place. See the Appalachian mountains. Not Gatlinburg, but the mountains around there. Hang out with the real American people no matter what state you visit. I'm down with health issues right now but any foreign arfcommers that come to Tennessee can contact me. I'll put them onto some local fun, and when I'm better I'll join them on some adventures.
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There's a bit of a pandemic going on. UK tourists insist on visiting our fair shores (which is fine, I guess...), but they defiantly insist on congregating in large numbers on holiday in: 1. New York City 2. Las Vegas 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 5. Miami That's all well and good, but they keep returning home (often making YouTube videos) and saying "As a world traveller, I've been to America and...". No. You fucking haven't, you miserable twat. So then, I feel like it's our duty as Americans, to advise our UK cousins on where they should be booking flights. Because the 5 I've mentioned (and the 5 they insist on visiting) aren't America. We can all agree on that, yes? Right. So let's help them out. And...go! View Quote |
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if someone really wanted to see america, the following is my train of thought (moving generally east to west):
-new hampshire or delaware -boston -some of the old coastal towns in VA and the carolinas -savannah GA -cape canaveral -the FL keys -the appalachians and cumberland -rural west virginia -small-town iowa or nebraska -hot springs AR -the gulf coast. not the white sands FL version, but the MS/LA version -new orleans -the italian/eastern european parts of chicago. -the great plains. horse country. brits are a nautical people who love the desert because it's like an ocean--they'll appreciate the GP. -yellowstone and glacier parks. -western CO, in the real working areas rather than the resort areas. -NASA in houston -fort worth TX--the city that cattle built. -the southwest. make them drive through TX, NM, and AZ. climbing up into flagstaff, and feeling the temperature drop on your skin. -white sands missile range. -hoover dam -yosemite and lake tahoe -the beach towns in CA -northern CA and the redwoods that's a start... |
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There's a bit of a pandemic going on. UK tourists insist on visiting our fair shores (which is fine, I guess...), but they defiantly insist on congregating in large numbers on holiday in: 1. New York City 2. Las Vegas 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 5. Miami That's all well and good, but they keep returning home (often making YouTube videos) and saying "As a world traveller, I've been to America and...". No. You fucking haven't, you miserable twat. So then, I feel like it's our duty as Americans, to advise our UK cousins on where they should be booking flights. Because the 5 I've mentioned (and the 5 they insist on visiting) aren't America. We can all agree on that, yes? Right. So let's help them out. And...go! View Quote |
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Las Cruces and then head just a wee bit more south. View Quote |
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if someone really wanted to see america, the following is my train of thought (moving generally east to west): -new hampshire or delaware -boston -some of the old coastal towns in VA and the carolinas -savannah GA -cape canaveral -the FL keys -the appalachians and cumberland -rural west virginia -small-town iowa or nebraska -hot springs AR -the gulf coast. not the white sands FL version, but the MS/LA version -new orleans -the italian/eastern european parts of chicago. -the great plains. horse country. brits are a nautical people who love the desert because it's like an ocean--they'll appreciate the GP. -yellowstone and glacier parks. -western CO, in the real working areas rather than the resort areas. -NASA in houston -fort worth TX--the city that cattle built. -the southwest. make them drive through TX, NM, and AZ. climbing up into flagstaff, and feeling the temperature drop on your skin. -white sands missile range. -hoover dam -yosemite and lake tahoe -the beach towns in CA -northern CA and the redwoods that's a start... View Quote |
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Quoted: glacier crushes yellowstone. if you've been to glacier, you got a sense of just how old the earth is. i really want to see trinity and hoover. View Quote |
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Why are you under some illusion anyone from Britain thinks the totality of the US is some major cities? I doubt they think that. Many Britons live in small towns and countrysides also.
I know several foreign people who have visited smaller areas, the south, etc, and loved it. Major cities in every country are the big tourist destinations, this isn’t some revelation or unique to the US. Orlando is full of them too...I used to live an hour away, Brits were all over the place and you could spot them from a mile away as they looked and dressed very British. |
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I was in a dive bar in Scheideck (rural California) yesterday with my parents, and noticed among the thousands of dollar bills plastered on the walls and ceiling, 2 GBP notes, both from the same couple, spaced a few years apart. The first stated "We love this bar". The second stated "We still love this bar".
The best parts of America are, sadly, the quirky little places that are tucked away that most aren't lucky enough to find on the Google search. I can't really blame the tourists passing over these places, but I have a feeling that if they knew of the less advertised destinations, most would fall in love with them the same way we do. |
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Well, don't come to Arizona, it's too damn hot and we open carry spoons. https://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/smiley_abused.gif View Quote |
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Haven’t seen Chicago, New Hampshire, White Sands, Hoover Dam, Yellowstone or the Gulf coast from that list View Quote Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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If I go to Italy and just go to Rome, did I not really go to Italy?
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if someone really wanted to see america, the following is my train of thought (moving generally east to west): -new hampshire or delaware -boston -some of the old coastal towns in VA and the carolinas -savannah GA -cape canaveral -the FL keys -the appalachians and cumberland -rural west virginia -small-town iowa or nebraska -hot springs AR -the gulf coast. not the white sands FL version, but the MS/LA version -new orleans -the italian/eastern european parts of chicago. -the great plains. horse country. brits are a nautical people who love the desert because it's like an ocean--they'll appreciate the GP. -yellowstone and glacier parks. -western CO, in the real working areas rather than the resort areas. -NASA in houston -fort worth TX--the city that cattle built. -the southwest. make them drive through TX, NM, and AZ. climbing up into flagstaff, and feeling the temperature drop on your skin. -white sands missile range. -hoover dam -yosemite and lake tahoe -the beach towns in CA -northern CA and the redwoods that's a start... View Quote |
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As a minority white guy living in Miami, I for one, welcome our former English overlords—bad teeth and all.
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Well, don't come to Arizona, it's too damn hot and we open carry spoons. https://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/smiley_abused.gif View Quote My father hosted a school teacher from Ireland for a week and the guy could not believe the summer heat or how bright it is here. He definitely appreciated our air conditioning. |
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How to deal with tourists
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I’ve tried to collect magnets or coffee cups from each of the National Parks I’ve been to. But I haven’t been to Glacier. What’s Trinity? AZ or COL Park I’m forgetting? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: glacier crushes yellowstone. if you've been to glacier, you got a sense of just how old the earth is. i really want to see trinity and hoover. |
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Send 'em to the D. If it's a nice day we'll snag a couple 40s and drive through the neighborhood.
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There's a bit of a pandemic going on. UK tourists insist on visiting our fair shores (which is fine, I guess...), but they defiantly insist on congregating in large numbers on holiday in: 1. New York City 2. Las Vegas 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 5. Miami That's all well and good, but they keep returning home (often making YouTube videos) and saying "As a world traveller, I've been to America and...". No. You fucking haven't, you miserable twat. So then, I feel like it's our duty as Americans, to advise our UK cousins on where they should be booking flights. Because the 5 I've mentioned (and the 5 they insist on visiting) aren't America. We can all agree on that, yes? Right. So let's help them out. And...go! View Quote |
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Dude, You’ve got some skills. View Quote |
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We get a bunch of them up here. From Yellowstone to Glacier, they want to see the wildlife.
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Next time I go to Wyoming I plan for enough time to see Snake River, ID and Montana too. Top and bottom one I filtered to bring out the gold and green letters more clearly but the middle pic has no editing at all Attached File
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There's a bit of a pandemic going on. UK tourists insist on visiting our fair shores (which is fine, I guess...), but they defiantly insist on congregating in large numbers on holiday in: 1. New York City 2. Las Vegas 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 5. Miami That's all well and good, but they keep returning home (often making YouTube videos) and saying "As a world traveller, I've been to America and...". No. You fucking haven't, you miserable twat. So then, I feel like it's our duty as Americans, to advise our UK cousins on where they should be booking flights. Because the 5 I've mentioned (and the 5 they insist on visiting) aren't America. We can all agree on that, yes? Right. So let's help them out. And...go! View Quote Of course, most Americans haven’t even seen most of America. It’s a big place, and I think that’s what the majority of outsiders fail to realize. We’re more like the entire continent of Europe, not a singular country there in. Half as many people, but almost exactly the same size. I’ve explained it to some that way, seems to make more sense than trying to explain how or why our people are so diverse and hold differing beliefs. Quoted:
I agree. However how many Americans think London = Britain. View Quote Devonshire and Cornwall are on our list of places we still want to see in Europe. I want to ride the train. ETA: @Pesty The railway that hugs the coast and crosses what used to be a salt marsh, drained now, and has a beach that’s a popular getaway spot. That’s the Royal Albert isn’t it? |
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Trinity Site. The monument to the detonation of the first atomic bomb. View Quote USA Government Trinity Nuclear Atomic bomb explosion in New Mexico July 16 1945 |
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or NYC OP your post is bad and you should feel bad. Dallas, Austin, Houston should be added but the list is about right. America is symbolized by our big cities and pop culture. View Quote |
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Detroit is beautiful this time of year and the chicken is to die for.
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Quoted: Spot on! Of course, most Americans haven’t even seen most of America. It’s a big place, and I think that’s what the majority of outsiders fail to realize. We’re more like the entire continent of Europe, not a singular country there in. Half as many people, but almost exactly the same size. I’ve explained it to some that way, seems to make more sense than trying to explain how or why our people are so diverse and hold differing beliefs. This is also true. Devonshire and Cornwall are on our list of places we still want to see in Europe. I want to ride the train. ETA: @Pesty The railway that hugs the coast and crosses what used to be a salt marsh, drained now, and has a beach that’s a popular getaway spot. That’s the Royal Albert isn’t it? View Quote This might help https://greatscenicrailways.co.uk/cornwall/ All the paces I want to visit in the states are generally western filming locations always wanted to go to Wyoming and Arizona etc. |
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They are stupid as they come....
I help out at a gun range in Budapest and many come with their dumb as rocks Stag and Hen parties and we keep telling them to stop pointing the guns at each other and pulling triggers. I've asked my boss multiple times to kick them out if they do and no refunds but they are afraid of losing customers who will give shitty reviews on Trip Advisor and Viago. Let them stay in their fucked up island and drink to a stupor and play roulette with their drugs. |
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