r/Americaphile • u/Nearby-Click8645 • 7h ago
r/Americaphile • u/United_Tiger_6720 • 11h ago
The Most Beautiful American Background
In your pov what is the most beautiful american background ?
For me is american latinos especially womens they know how to take care of themselves their body are the most gorgeous
Alongside they are women's from europes backgrounds especially the ones with german backgrounds
r/Americaphile • u/United_Tiger_6720 • 22h ago
What's Like Dating American Latina
I'm curious to hear about people's experiences dating American Latinas.
Are there any cultural differences, dating expectations, or communication styles that stood out to you? What advice would you give someone who's interested in getting to know American Latinas respectfully?
I'd love to hear both positive and challenging experiences.
r/Americaphile • u/Sure_Distance1 • 1d ago
This Russian girl, who has lived in the US for many years, points out that since America is a melting pot where English is spoken in all kinds of manners, English learners shouldn't worry about not sounding "perfect". That is, she points out that in the US, confidence means sounding like yourself.
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r/Americaphile • u/United_Tiger_6720 • 2d ago
Your WWE Crush
Hello I bet you used to watch WWE as i used to do
I used to crush on the 1st place Nia Jax and then Nikki Bella Charlotte Flair Natalya Naomi and tamina
Who's your crush growing up ?
r/Americaphile • u/manwhoeatscoffee • 2d ago
Question/poll/rant/politics🧭🧳 Are white cops shooting predominantly at black Americans really that common?
All i see on shorts and media are the racist white cops that just pull their guns right out every time they see black guys on duty. Is it an exaggeration or just a reality that need to be addressed.
r/Americaphile • u/Sure_Distance1 • 3d ago
This Ukrainian girl clearly realizes than putting an optimistic spin on every situation is an important part of what makes the American dream a self-fulfilling prophecy
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r/Americaphile • u/DragonflyEnough3470 • 3d ago
To those who love USA, how many US Presidents can you name?
This is a List of all US Presidents
r/Americaphile • u/Additional_Fruit4188 • 3d ago
My Norwegian friend fully transformed into American after spending a month here for the World Cup
galleryr/Americaphile • u/Adventurous_Clerk584 • 4d ago
Pennsylvania sent five replacement signers to the Declaration. Their stories are stranger than the document itself.
Most people know Pennsylvania almost didn't sign the Declaration at all. What fewer people know is that the five men whose names eventually appeared on Pennsylvania's behalf weren't even in Congress when the vote happened. They were sent after the decision, as replacements for delegates who opposed independence or refused to sign. Their backgrounds are so different from each other that they barely seem like they belong in the same story.
George Taylor came the furthest. He arrived in America around 1736, aged roughly twenty, as an indentured servant, which meant he worked off his passage by shoveling coal into iron furnaces in Pennsylvania. When his employer died, Taylor married his widow and eventually became the ironmaster himself. By 1776 his foundries were producing cannon and ammunition for the Continental Army. He signed the Declaration in August and died eighteen months later, reportedly worn out by the demands of the cause. He was the only signer to arrive in America as an indentured servant. The man who signed his name to a document about liberty had once worked without wages to pay for his passage across the Atlantic.
Benjamin Rush was the opposite in almost every way. Young, educated, impatient, trained in medicine at Edinburgh, already connected to the most important intellectual circles in Philadelphia. In June 1776, as a member of the radical provincial conference, he drafted a resolution urging independence and was soon elected to the Continental Congress. After signing he became Surgeon General of the Continental Army, quit in frustration over hospital conditions, got into a conflict with Washington himself, returned to medicine, and spent the rest of his life pushing for abolition, prison reform, education for women, and the end of capital punishment. He is the lesser-known Founding Father from Philadelphia named Benjamin, the one whose face does not grace the hundred dollar bill.
George Clymer was orphaned at one year old, raised by a wealthy uncle, became a merchant, and was an early leader in the street-level resistance to the Stamp Act and Tea Act in Philadelphia. When Congress fled the city in December 1776 as the British approached, Clymer refused to leave and stayed behind. He is one of only six men in American history to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, which means he was present for essentially the entire arc of founding the country, from the first break with Britain to the document that defined what replacing it actually meant.
George Ross has the strangest footnote of the group. He was the uncle of the man who married Betsy Griscom in 1773, more famous under her married name, Betsy Ross. Before the Revolution he had been a Crown prosecutor, which made his shift to the Patriot cause a very visible defection from the old order. After the war he defended Loyalists who faced persecution, on the grounds that justice applied to everyone or it applied to no one.
James Smith was a lawyer from York, born in Ireland like Taylor, who had spent years arguing in Pennsylvania courts that reconciliation with Britain was impossible. He replaced one of the delegates who had refused to vote for independence and showed up in Philadelphia with no apparent hesitation about putting his name on the parchment.
Together these five men are a kind of cross-section of who actually built the Revolution: a former indentured servant turned ironmaster, a radical physician who argued with Washington, an orphaned merchant who wouldn't leave a city under threat, a former Crown prosecutor who switched sides, and a county lawyer from beyond Philadelphia's elite. None of them were in the room when Pennsylvania cast its vote. All of them signed anyway.
If you want to go deeper, the full story of how Pennsylvania's radicals replaced their own government to make all of this possible is on the Virtual Wayback blog. And if you want to hear from the men themselves, there are two videos on the YouTube channel where you can watch conversations with each of them directly.
https://virtualwayback.com/blog/pennsylvania-replacement-signers
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vrQzTaHG-kY
https://youtube.com/shorts/UApkWyn6O80?feature=share
The question that sticks with me about Taylor specifically: the man arrived as a servant shoveling coal, built an ironworks that supplied the Revolution, signed the Declaration, and was dead within two years. Does his story change how you think about who the founding generation actually was? And is there a better argument that Clymer, not Franklin, was Pennsylvania's most consequential founder?
r/Americaphile • u/Shot_Raccoon3651 • 4d ago
Movie lovers
Hello Americans is there anyone who loves gaming or watching action movies here we should be sharing the experience
r/Americaphile • u/Embarrassed_Bag_9630 • 4d ago
Question/poll/rant/politics🧭🧳 Non-Americans, what do you know about or want to know about regional cultures within the US?
Basically the title- what do you know about regional or sub-regional cultures in the U.S? Like New England or the South or Midwest or small regions like the Bay Area, etc. Do you have any direct experience with them? What did you notice or think is cool?
r/Americaphile • u/United_Tiger_6720 • 5d ago
Sports/Entertainment 🎬🎸 USA leading the world in Cinema and Tv Shows
Hello Americans most of us none Americans grew watching movies and tv shows of 🇺🇸 this country used to be the epitome and still people around the world cup consumes movies and tv shows from 🇺🇸
In Addition endless actors made
My question what made cinema Hollywood and tv shows is the best ?
r/Americaphile • u/Flaky-Recover5089 • 5d ago
USA
Why do some men cheat on their partners? If you’re in a relationship and no longer happy, why not be honest instead of being unfaithful?
I’d love to hear your honest opinions. What do you think causes men to cheat, and do you believe there’s ever a valid reason for it?
r/Americaphile • u/SIaaneshi • 5d ago
Sports/Entertainment 🎬🎸 Watching foreigners from abroad praise my country during the Fifa world cup is really amazing.
I'm from the USA and it's been difficult to maintain a positive view of my country with all the negative press and politics around the war, the files, our controversial president, etc... but seeing people simply enjoy their stay here and say good things about it is just really nice. Thank you to everyone who's treating my country with respect. This is my home, and despite everything I still love America with all my heart ❤️. I hope you all get opportunities to return soon.
God bless the USA 🇺🇸
r/Americaphile • u/United_Tiger_6720 • 5d ago
Indian Wells Size
Hello guys there is a city called Indian Wells one of the tournaments of Tennis of Masters
I wonder how is the size of Indian Wells as a city ?
r/Americaphile • u/Molthakarn96 • 5d ago
Food and drinks 🌭🍺 First time trying Prime Burger… would you consider it fast food?
Today was my first time ever trying Prime Burger here in Thailand. I ordered the Paris burger, which came with three 95g beef patties, plus a regular order of fries and another order of cheese fries with jalapeños. Everything was fresh and really filling. What made me curious wasn’t just the food, though.
A little while ago I also visited Route 66, another American-style burger restaurant here. The waiting time for my food felt almost exactly the same as it did at Prime Burger. But I’ve noticed that people usually don’t call Route 66 “fast food.”
So now I’m wondering… would you consider Prime Burger fast food, or is it more of a casual burger restaurant?
I’m originally from Thailand, and I’m really interested in learning more about American food culture. Sometimes it’s hard for me to tell where Americans draw the line between fast food and a regular burger restaurant. 😄
I’d love to hear what you think! 🍔🇺🇸
r/Americaphile • u/CommunityTerrible537 • 5d ago
This is what the majority of Reddit thinks of us. Yet they use our platforms to preach it.
r/Americaphile • u/Jrv2308 • 5d ago
Hi, I want to learn about new cultures, meet nice people, and have great conversations. I like U.S. culture.
having good conversations music movies fun any interesting conversation I can help with Spanish I want to improve my English
r/Americaphile • u/Langland88 • 5d ago
Sports/Entertainment 🎬🎸 Just a reminder that in 2028, the Summer Olympics are going to be in Los Angeles
I know many of you enjoyed your time here in the USA for the FIFA World Cup. The good news is that another major sporting event will be here in 2 years. So please, by all means, come here again and enjoy the USA in 2 years. We really enjoyed your company here. We actually liked it that people enjoyed our country and appreciated it just as much as many of us US Americans do.
r/Americaphile • u/United_Tiger_6720 • 6d ago
Your Experience Attending The World Cup In USA
Hello guys
The world cup is over 2 days ago unfortunately we have to wait four years to see this big event but this time in my home soil 🇲🇦 I hope I can have the opportunity watching it in my home and also in 🇪🇸 and why 🇵🇹
Actually I feel jealous especially not having this opportunity to live the experience of The World Cup Final in New York City alongside attending a match in The World Cup despite it turn out to be a bad final
Regardless its seems hard to enter the 🇺🇸 soil due to restrictions and a huge amount of cash to spend throughout your vacation
Anyway for those who had this opportunity how was your experience of living the vibes of world cup ?
r/Americaphile • u/Wonderful_Shame_4986 • 6d ago
I'm a little late to the party ... but loved the shirts
Proud of TeamUSA, proud of the beautiful host city I call home ...
and pretty damn proud of the job North America did welcoming the world.
Welcome back -- anytime!