How many US states have you been to?

[Iggy]

Dunno, if i really would go to USA i would probably want to see native americans... at least, whats left of them. And maybe Alaska and other north states, which i haven't seen so much on movies, but i have read about them. But south, westcoast and eastcoast states really doesn't look very interesting...

You can be equally negative about all countries. I am sure there are places in your country and my country which are worth avoiding; I am sure there are areas of both our countries which are really worth exploring.
It is narrow minded to dimiss such a diverse area as the majority of the US as not looking very interesting.

 

[Silica_Pathways]

Nope, just pointing out that those kind of remarks usually land you attention from moderators Your funeral though

Don't ya worry, i've been banned from Blizzard, Paradox and other forums, so it wouldn't be surprise if i would get ban here also ...though i even haven't started speaking about hating jews or preteen porn, so i don't think i deserve ban... for now

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[Drewcifer]

What are u going to do ? Kick my ass or sth ?

And, Drewcifer, i know all USA cities ar not the same, but i doubt it's really worth the effort to go there.

Dunno, if i really would go to USA i would probably want to see native americans... at least, whats left of them. And maybe Alaska and other north states, which i haven't seen so much on movies, but i have read about them. But south, westcoast and eastcoast states really doesn't look very interesting...

Well If you think that maybe you are right, maybe you are wrong. From what I know the great cities of the old world had cultural golden ages that I am sad that I missed but I think I may see the same thing bubbling up in the city I am in right now, you won't read about it in your cultural history books for 100 or 200 years from now but the actual events are happening in front of me. Culture doesn't require a petigree, it just requires a lot of people who are intent on creating and don't care about how it is percieved. You have to understand that I am a bit of a hard case and think that I live in a city that has no cultural petigree but is doing things right now that will be seen in the future as the foundation of a great cultural city. It is fun actually because Minneapolis has so little past but so many people who are involved in culture now that we can imagine ourselves as the next Florence, or Athens, or London, or Paris, or Rome, etc. Perhaps it is delusions of grandure but the nothingness in our history seems to conjure up the creative energy of a large percentage of the people who live here now to try to build the glorious past that the future looks back upon with envy.

Edit: but you will never see it comming out of Hollywood.

 

[Juka The Dumb]

Don't ya worry, i've been banned from Blizzard, Paradox and other forums, so it wouldn't be surprise if i would get ban here also ...though i even haven't started speaking about hating jews or preteen porn, so i don't think i deserve ban... for now

uu,looks like i found a friend on this forum..

 

[Renata]

34m or 35: everything but the upper midwest, the northwest, Alaska and Hawaii. Can't quite remember if I've ever been in Kentucky. The Cincinnati airport is in Kentucky, isn't it? If so, then that makes 35. All of the other states except Illinois (O'Hare), Oklahoma and West Virginia (drove through a corner) I've spent at least several hours in.

States I've spent more than just drive-through time in: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, Arizona, Nevada, California & Utah. So 20.

Renata

 

[Silica_Pathways]

Iggy, but americans have created their publicus imago themselves, i don't know any other country who had put in such an effort to advertise their culture... So don't blame me, i just judge them by what i see & hear about USA every day

 

[downtown]

Home State: Ohio
I've pretty much hit every state on the east coast, from New York all the way down to Florida. Ive also been to Kentucky, Tennesee and Alabama, but most of those were driving trips.
Ive also been to Indiana and Illinois and Michigan. New Mexico and Utah.

Ive spent considerible time in Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, both Carolinas, Kentucky, New York, Georgia, Florida, New Mexico and Utah. the other states I was just passing through

 

[LLXerxes]

17.
the states i've been too are represented in blue.

 

[Renata]

New York (upstate, NY is really two different places) QUOTE]

I'd say three places: everything below the Bear Mountain Bridge (NYC, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester), everything above the Bear Mountain Bridge (rest of the state), and Ithaca.

The first is typified by every other sitcom you see on TV, the second is typified by "American Choppers" and the third ... well, Ithaca is Ithaca.

Renata, who has lived in all three

 

[Pirate]

Pennsylvania, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Deleware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, West Virginia, Massachusetts, and I drove through Illinois without stopping so I don't count that one. That's 15. I regret not having been out West yet, but I'm trying to plan a trip to visit some friends and family. Don't plan on touring much of the south - I can't stand the heat and humidity anywhere South of DC.

 

[Iggy]

Iggy, but americans have created their publicus imago themselves, i don't know any other country who had put in such an effort to advertise their culture... So don't blame me, i just judge them by what i see & hear about USA every day

American culture is not just Hollywood, the Bush Government and big corporations pushing their products at you. I know it can feel like that and I do appreciate how some people can feel a little "anti anything US" if that is all they see. The real US culture that the US people live in bears little resemblance to the image.

Take the British (me), some people who have never been to the UK may think we are all very polite, love to queue, have double decker red buses in all our cities and stop for a cup of tea at 3pm. In a country the size of the UK there are so many diverse cultures, peoples and sceneries. The US is obviously a heck of a lot bigger and in my opinion you can find far more diversity.

Like any country, the US culture is about its people and the land upon which they live. Go and see it for yourself and then make your mind up about the place.

 

[Pirate]

Just a side point; visiting a tourist trap in a state doesn't really give you the sense of what the country is about so counting states doesn't necessarily correlate with your understanding of what is going on in the country. I know and talk to people from far more states than I have visited, and I've actually lived in far fewer. It's still an interesting thread, but I might refrain from drawing any general conclusions from it.

 

[Arminius]

24 States: 314 Electorial Votes.

 

[Silica_Pathways]

Take the British (me), some people who have never been to the UK may think we are all very polite, love to queue, have double decker red buses in all our cities and stop for a cup of tea at 3pm. In a country the size of the UK there are so many diverse cultures, peoples and sceneries. The US is obviously a heck of a lot bigger and in my opinion you can find far more diversity.

Wrong. UK doesn't don't have that kind of one-sided look of culture like USA. Ok, there are many stereotypes about brits, englishmen, but seeing UK from different (closer) wiev is much easily than do the same with USA, just because UK isn't spreading all those stereotypes themselves all the times. For example, i've seen good movies about UK, which really shows the true life there, even action movies doesn't strenghten steretypes, but shows how it really is there... but if i try too get some info about american culture, than there's nothing more to see, those Hollywood movies are repeating the same sh*t again and again...

 

[Gladi]

Bright day
Been to Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, New Jersey, New Zork, and Maryland i think.

 

[IglooDame]

Wrong. UK doesn't don't have that kind of one-sided look of culture like USA. Ok, there are many stereotypes about brits, englishmen, but seeing UK from different (closer) wiev is much easily than do the same with USA, just because UK isn't spreading all those stereotypes themselves all the times. For example, i've seen good movies about UK, which really shows the true life there, even action movies doesn't strenghten steretypes, but shows how it really is there... but if i try too get some info about american culture, than there's nothing more to see, those Hollywood movies are repeating the same sh*t again and again...

Just out of curiousity, what Hollywood movies have you watched, and what UK movies have you watched? And you haven't been to the US, have you ever been to the UK?

 

[Iggy]

@Crash. All I can say is that I have visited a number of the States in the US through my work. On every occasion I took a short break after my business trip and explored the environment and found that most of my earlier perceptions about the people were wrong. During every trip I discovered something new which I would not have got through the media.
The above applies to most counties. Forget the hype, find out for yourself would be my advice.

 

[Silica_Pathways]

Just out of curiousity, what Hollywood movies have you watched, and what UK movies have you watched? And you haven't been to the US, have you ever been to the UK?

There's so many Hollywood movies out there and i have watched many of them, it would take lot of time to remeber all Hollywood movies i've seen... Do u want to say there are some, umm, different Hollywood movies which are worth seeing just because they show USA from different wiev ? And sorry, i can't tell what UK movies i have seen, because i'm not sure, which were really made by english and which where just taking place in UK Also, i haven't been to UK myself, but i've got friends who lived there some time ago

 

[Silica_Pathways]

@Crash. All I can say is that I have visited a number of the States in the US through my work. On every occasion I took a short break after my business trip and explored the environment and found that most of my earlier perceptions about the people were wrong. During every trip I discovered something new which I would not have got through the media.
The above applies to most counties. Forget the hype, find out for yourself would be my advice.

I would travel around all world if i had enough time & money, but lot of my money i spend for pc hardware... So for now i can travel world only by internet

 

[privatehudson]

I agree with Iggy, if you want to learn about a country and it's culture, then go visit said country, speak to the people. I tend to go on holidays and stay with friends who live there, that way you get an excellent view of life in those areas. In the one stay I had in the states I found myself talking to some of the most educated and cultured people I have yet met. What interested me was the sheer curiosity of the people, yes they were "ignorant" of the UK, but they wished to learn more about every aspect of our country and compare it to the states. I found the whole experience very enlightening, and agree that a view from afar of a country, based on books, films or others is no substitute for actually going there.

I'd reccomend a visit there to anyone, and generally reccomend visiting a country before one makes assumptions about it's culture or people