I was wondering as you guys have 53 states, in England there are some really nice places to visit but spain is a popular place and the west indies, the US, Australia
I was wondering as you guys have 53 states, in England there are some really nice places to visit but spain is a popular place and the west indies, the US, Australia
I do not take vacations and do not travel. But I am Canadian so I guess I am not what you would qualify as an "American"
Sometimes I wish I lived near the border to USA just so I could rent a mailbox on the other side and save a shitton on shipping XD.
technically anyone who lives on the land you live on is American, but yeah when you say American here you mean people from the statesQuote:
Originally Posted by MaxWar
I know the states is much cheaper for clothes trainers and everything, a friend told me even the portion sizes are bigger, in the uk a large meal at say burger king is just extra fries and a large drink, when really I would like a bigger burger
Generally I don't like to travel because of the hassle and stress involved, but I do prefer staying in the US. Flying has become a joke.
I don't mean to nitpick but there are only 50 states in America. I do like to go to Hawaii when ever I can, my brother lives there so I get a free place to stay when I go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Modelboard4
i think he is being sarcastic
heard Hawaii is fantastic, sega were founded there ironicallyQuote:
Originally Posted by Crystalpepsifan
after the Russian thing I don't blame youQuote:
Originally Posted by Joe Redifer
I would prefere to see more of Europe but there are so many places I have yet to see the in the US. Living in this God damned desert has made me desperate to get of the heat see some green things and water.
I don't see much point in traveling in the US unless it's somewhere unique like NYC or Las Vegas. Otherwise it's just more of the same. A trip abroad can be an experience that you never forget, and depending on where you go, it can actually be cheaper than traveling within the US. If I had less than a week of vacation, I'd rather just stay home and relax.
I'm lucky if I get to the grocery store.
I never wanted to leave florida so its ok.
When I do go on "vacation" its down to miami.
The burgers here don't enlarge with a large meal,
Only the fries and drink do.
Even supersized meals back in the day had the same sized sandwiches.
Pro tip.
Those kfc super big buckets for chicken meals hold fountain drinks.
About a gallon or more, now that's. A big gulp.
The only fast food I eat is poutine. And when you ask for a bigger one it can get really big really quick.
Not many from this forum it seems, but yes, lots of americans visit states they don't live in as a vacation.
Joe, you actually live in what is a very popular vacation spot for people in my state.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Redifer
Come here! We have tons of green things, and lots of water! (but you will die from the humidity)Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Lizard
The problem with North America (Canada and the US) is that they are so big, so if you want to go somewhere really different you have to pay a lot of money.
If you live in the UK and want to go to France, it's a trainride. Live in Germany and want to visit Italy? It isn't nearly as far as someone from the US and Canada would have to travel.
With that being said, I loved my time in the UK and France (even though it was like a week), and I really want to go back to Korea again someday.
You're just a little over 6 hours of driving time away from California and even less for Colorado.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Lizard
I had to fly into Newport on Monday for a little training session that only lasted 4 hours. I took the rest of the time to drive around, have some food at a local burger joint, check out a game store in Long Beach and enjoy the nice cool weather. It was nice having breakfast in the outdoor courtyard of the hotel, the following morning.
I've been to just about every state within the continental US. My job requires me to travel out of town at least once a month and over the 25 years I've been in the business, I had to opportunity to travel all over the country. I'd like to one day take a trip to Europe, but the price of travel to there can be quite expensive.
I really recommend doing it! Sure it can be expensive, but if you plan carefully you can save a lot. If I never traveled when I had the chance because of cost, I would definitely regret it when I got too old to be able to easily go.Quote:
Originally Posted by gamevet
In college I spent 3 months backpacking around Central America. I can safely say that it had a profound effect on my life and changed my perspective of the world entirely. I spent less than $10 a day on food/lodging, but even if it had been $100 the benefits still would have been worth it.
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Originally Posted by gamevet
Yeah and I'm poor as shit. I'm not going anywhere right now.
I would love to travel all over the world, but I just don't have that luxury. Also, the USA is as big or bigger than Europe. Traveling from California to anywhere on the east coast is significantly longer than traveling from London to Istanbul.
i was told Britain can fit into texas 13 times so I believe you,Quote:
Originally Posted by j_factor
you guys have a big wonderful country to explore
Yeah, Texas is huge. It would take me 10 hours to drive from Dallas to El Paso.Quote:
Originally Posted by Modelboard4
Texas could pretty much run as an independent country, with all of its oil wells and a large amount of American defensive contractors being based here. We didn't get as much of an economic impact as the rest of the country, when the economy went to shit 5 or 6 years ago.
I've been to Utah, California, Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Tennessee and New York. Each state had something to offer and I enjoyed each one. My wife and I travel at least twice a year and we have plans to visit Europe for 6 weeks when I retire in 2019.
53 states?
modelbored pls
It will be 55 if a certain California proposition passes.
(But of course it won't.)
I don't believe in vacations. I've been to Missouri and Colorado a few times, usually on my own dime costing me an arm and a leg in premature car maintenance and gas. Every_single one of these trips has been to see blood relatives I have very little in common with and whom never keep in touch.
I honestly don't know what I would do with a real vacation, but a cabin in the woods with 8+ hours a day of hiking in 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit sounds about right.
AmenQuote:
Originally Posted by sheath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWiDizNJ8AA
I went to Alberta once.
Common man, California is too fucken big to be only 1 state.Quote:
Originally Posted by j_factor
Ah nice, I was starting to believe I was the only one who did not care about vacations and traveling. If I ever go to the states it will be driving my panel and I will be too busy filling it up with BVM monitors out of California to spend time admiring the scenery.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheath
yeah I know its not 53 but I like to play the clueless Englishmen and see if you would correct me over a state or two more, anyway you guys always jibe us over our graveyard teeth which really are really bad, I wish my teeth were American, I wish I lived in sunny californiaQuote:
Originally Posted by AlecRob
At least pippa has a nice ass. Be proud of your damn country and it's sexy royalty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Modelboard4
I've actually been through most of the southern states and it is sad to say if you've seen one you've seen them all. Some of the cities have the money to make a productive little tourist attraction out of the old down town, and those all look just the same as well. I'm not sure why I would go to a place just to go into a bunch of bog standard gift shops that have the same bog standard trinkets with the city and state name changed. People seem to love this crap though.Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxWar
Back when I was a stupid kid and was just married we went to NYC and then to a bed and breakfast in Pennsylvania. NYC and Newark didn't impress us much, the former smelled like a sports stadium (spilled drinks and urine). The hillside B&B in Pennsylvania made me want to move there, thanks mainly to the lack of humidity and relatively tall trees. Then I found out there were little to no jobs in my fields in Pennsylvania. So here we stay.
Pippa is very pretty, but you would have to be of highest class the kind of people that own land and a mansion or very very famous to marry her sadly, theres still a class thing within the posh people that they marry within their finance range, so me and you are not potential husbands for Pippa, in fact we would be lucky to clean the toilets at the receptionQuote:
Originally Posted by AlecRob
Dude, we're like 6 hours from San Diego. The beach. An easy weekend getaway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iron Lizard
I'm originally from NY (Long Island). I've went back a few times, and I loved visiting the city. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheath
I haven't been to that many states, but I love visiting small towns and meeting the people there. Much more so than big cities. If I won the lottery, I'd buy an RV and tour the US for a year or more.
WEIRD QUESTION should post in a new thread really
as I was wondering about bad sewerage smells. where I live in London we have a green way which under it is a sewer and sometimes it used to really smell bad from a mile away, like putting you head down the toilet, especially in summer, a friend once said his cousin went to the states, don't know where but I think he toured around, and that you have a similar problem, was wondering if that's true as you sewerage system is much newer than ours and the Teenage mutant ninja turtles have never complained about it.
We were rushed both nights/mornings we stayed in NYC, I tried to make it a good couple of hours each time but I don't like crowds or tourist attractions. Honestly though, the stadium smell hit me in Central Park. I thought that was telling. It didn't help that the "recently remodeled" hotel we stayed in at the last night had still drying paint and people playing basketball LOUDLY all night.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomaitheous
Seriously though, world cities all seem to have the same generic elements just like gift shops. I'd tour their mom&pop electronics and pawn shops if those happen to exist, here in texas they are all syndicated and identical too.
I don't know about the smell, maybe bacteria and methane gas, they tend to get to work in the warm,Quote:
Originally Posted by Modelboard4
but the "newer" systems over here are significantly smaller pipes than Europe's.
I used to live in Orlando where there are many European vacation home subdivisions.
It was like the plumber lived there too.
He was always there and I fixed the remote controlled pool equipment so one day I asked him,
and he told me that they all think they can flush huge amounts of paper down because they can do that at home
with no problems.
Not all the sewage here actually goes to the sewer either.
Many homes have their own septic systems with a cesspool underground with a drain field attached.
As far as mutant turtles, we are working on it.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI7q6DF6D54
It's been a while but yes I've visited other states and Canada, though I haven't been to Canada since the passport requirement started.
Here in the northeast it seems like a lot of people in the mountains go to the shore and a lot of people on the shore go to the mountains. Lots of cool cities in neighboring states to visit as well if that's your thing.
thanks for replying, if you ve ever seen a east London street our houses are literally stuck together one by one, so here all our homes in general use standard sewerage pipes as far as I know, but we have a problem in London with people pouring fat down the drains and so now sewerage workers have to remove great chunks of hardened fat, its becoming a problemQuote:
Originally Posted by Segadream
To poor right now. Gas, shitty hotel etc still cost money. Must keep working. Summer months are painfully slow.Quote:
Originally Posted by tomaitheous
I prefer to travel outside Canada and the US because I want to experience different cultures. Travelling in general is so expensive that I rarely leave the lower mainland area of BC, though. I did go to Fiji and New Zealand for my wedding/honeymoon and I have been to Costa Rica. Those were all awesome.
I still want to see more of North America, too. The part of the US I'm most familiar with is the Pacific Northwest since it's in driving distance. Pretty much every Vancouverite has been to Seattle. The other way around doesn't seem to be as common but I think that's slowly changing. There seems to be more American tourists up here than before. And I see more license plates from various states around in recent years than any time since Expo '86.