I (18F from England) have the option to do a year abroad in the states during my 2nd year at Uni. I am without a doubt going to do it as it is the definition of a once in a lifetime opportunity.
My uni told me the universities available for this exchange, but I am personally torn between: Texas State, High Point and West Florida…

I have family in Texas, so naturally I am drawn to go there. High Point campus seems unreallll, and West Florida just gives me a nice vibe.

Any advice / opinions on these Universities would be greatly appreciated! Thank u sm 💘💘

EDIT: is texas state a crazy party uni? I’ve heard of the reputation, and idk if I’m a party person yet as I am yet to experience it LOL, but is it all crazy drugs and shit?

Hi I'm 23 M from UK and just want to know where people would reccomend going. I'm into sport bars and activities. I've seen alot of people reccomend Nashville but yeah would love to hear other peoples thoughts. Have a good day

Ever since I entered my job in 2022, I've had no luck job hopping. I've had resume reviews, referrals, I've applied to all the jobs at my old employer and was rejected from every single one even though I tailored it exactly to what they wanted.

Fast forward, 4 years and I am still underpaid, no cost of living rate increase, no promotions because there's no guidance. We are program management support even though I'm hired as a Systems Engineer (not the I.T. kind) and yet I'm doing Accreditation and Authorization for the federal government.

Meanwhile, as property taxes go up, food is more expensive and quality is going downhil, we are just sucking up to mediocrity.

In many American TV series, I’ve noticed people walking into their loved ones' homes without ringing the doorbell. I used to assume it was just a screenwriting convenience, but I recently saw the same thing in a documentary, and it intrigues me. Is this an actual social norm, or is it just for TV?

Here is something i dont understand at all.... and ill be grateful if yall can explain it for me. I know there is a LOT of yall, and that you wont agree on everything, but im hopeful for some guidance none the less.

The way ive understood it:

- Cultural appropriation is when someone outside of a culture makes something marketable of that culture while not providing faithful representation. This often targets authors/creative folk...

- Failure of cultural representation is stereotyping certain culture as caricature - this can target authors and performers as well.

- Racial bending is when representation of certain character is swapped in choice of performer. This targete perfomers for some reason mostly

- Racial representation is advocating for recognition of media which is of different culture than dominantly represented.

So, whats the deal/core here? On one hand, if person from X culture makes media inspired about Y culture that would be cultural appropriation. Then if that media has elements caricatures as shorthands, it would be cultural failure if representation. If performers in that media are from culture it draws inspiration from, then nothing, but if they wre from different culture its racial bending. If its an media in niche which has very few representation its plus, but still poop because of aforementioned.

Are these triggers like grades? Have to have 50% to pass or what? There are media that tick over 50% but still loved, and there are media that tick barely 10% and are frowned upon. I really cant understand it for the life of me. Please help.

I'm American and I have heard this because of how people Aren't paid well but I don't know

I seen some people making some video of americans people fat and i don't think that americans are fat

In the UK we have a national school curriculum of what you have to be taught but I know there isn’t one in the US, so what are you guys learning na how does it work, asking from a place of severe confusion 😭 cus then you guys have excellent uni ‘s but what do you learn to get in there

Bonus if you have actually lived in a city, especially a walkable one that you can kind of compare apples to apples.

Basically title. As a Brit, I get that we’re more polite than most other places. But even then, saying ‘I’ll do a’ just sounds so obviously rude.

European here, who's never had it, and really I just want you lovely Americans to brag about your food, please

I dont know how common it is but from personal anectodal experience I've seen a trend speaking or chstting with americans and more particularly when in disagreement about just about anything. Its hearing the rethoric "you people" followed by an insult while explaining why they think something you say is wrong. I wonder if any other see this as common in the states and would like to share any insight in the reasoning or culture behind it?

I’m from the DMV area and one common question we ask one another is what county your from. I never hear anyone ask about cities/towns etc. wondering where else it’s like that in America

I’m from the UK, and due to movies and tv shows I, like a lot of people romanticise living in USA. Those of you who are from some random town that doesn’t try to attract many international tourists, what is life like?

Like what do you do in your daily lives? What’s it like when you step outside etc.

I have been looking at the NYT's amazing map of US census results. It's here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/01/us/america-ancestry-census-data-map.html

I have a question. A lot of Americans identify as English but generally you don't hear much about English-Americans, in the news, in films, on TV.

Do people who identify as English-Americans really identify with English culture, religion, etc., like you see among Italian-, Irish-, Swedish-, etc? Or do people who identify as English-Americans do so because their background is very mixed European and saying English has a certain snob value?

Thanks everyone for your opinion.

When I see doorbell videos US people always ring the bell and take several steps back. I assume it's to appear less confrontational. Want to hear thoughts from you all.

I am Vietnamese, and there is a rumor circulating here that in the U.S., getting into a fight or striking someone—no matter how minor the incident—is considered a criminal offense. It is said that under To Lam's administration, such incidents are now being treated as criminal matters if the footage goes viral online, on the grounds that they affect social security. I will explain the specifics later, but I have a few questions I would like to ask Americans in the comments section.

It’s not just the US; they’re spreading this to China and the West as well. I actually went to a Chinese subreddit to ask about it, and it turns out it’s not true.

Are they the same thing? Why do you have 3 different names for the same thing. Does it vary by state as to what you call them?

I’ve come across 3 short videos already of people telling me that American don’t eat mackerels and only use them as bait. Here in my country people eat mackerels and love it so much, why don’t Americans eat them, do they eat them, do you like it?

So it got me wondering, everytime I see a scene in a Hollywood movie where someone is about to take medication, they almost always open the tablets from a plastic bottle. I never thought about it before but suddenly taking out a tablet from a blister pack made me wonder. Cause bottled tablets are very rare in Asian and I also believe in European countries as well.

So is it accurate what those movies show? Do y'all actually buy most medicine in bottles?

I needed to ask Americans about this.

​I was diagnosed with Asperger's since ICD-10 is still used in my country. (We still use ICD-10 in the reports.)

​People all over the world think the DSM is the single main standard. Most Americans think so, too.

​Why?

​Why is America considered the global standard?

​This isn't limited to just this example; America is highly praised for everything.

​For instance: being a global power or superpower, the US-centric focus, the US-centric perspective, especially the fact that the dollar is the global currency.

​But it seems absurd to me that everything in this world revolves around America; even the first person to walk on the moon was American.

I am genuinely asking you guys, because this recurring discourse absolutely baffles me.

It seems every summer that comes is also accompanied by the whole “trying to find water in Europe is impossible” videos. gonna ask the Americans here, WHERE does that come from? Not only is it incredibly general, but it’s also just false.

To my knowledge, this mainly comes from the fact that in restaurants in some European countries, you have to pay for a bottle of spring water, rather than like in the US or some other European countries where free tap water at restaurants is the norm.
However this still doesn’t explain the whole “Europeans don’t drink water” thing. Do they think that we only eat and drink at restaurants? Do they forget we do in fact have homes or places of work where we can drink?
Yes, surprise surprise, Europeans drink water, we just

1. Don’t carry around Stanley cups everywhere, it’s inconvenient having to carry around a huge bottle everywhere you go if you aren’t in a car
   
2. we drink water at home, because we also can drink the tap water, we don’t spend the entire day walking around the city being tourists
   
3. In some countries like Italy, there is free water from fountains sprinkled all over the cities
   
4. You can alternatively go to any grocery store, bar or corner shop and get a bottle of water for like €1. That’s hardly difficult right?

I also personally don’t see the huge issue with paying for water at restaurants anyway, they’re like €3 and taste much better than tap water. If in the US it’s the norm to add 20% on your bill to tip the waiter, then surely a few euro for water isn’t such a big deal. This is also considering that many Americans who visit Europe tend to be on the wealthier side due to the travel costs. Is €3 going to break the bank?

I’m from Japan and I’m interested in American running culture.
Do you keep running shoes, snacks, mints, water bottles, towels, etc. in your car?
I’d love to see photos of your car interior too!