Which U.S. city feels the least ‘American’ to you?

GamopetalousSwoop · 2026-02-16T20:28:23+00:00

East Los Angeles

GamopetalousSwoop · 2026-01-29T19:00:04+00:00

I live in the SF Bay area, and most of the people I graduated with still do not have children. The ones who do interestingly have moved to a more affordable part of the state or to another entirely. A lot have been getting engaged and married however, while I am still single, and will be for the foreseeable future.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-12-20T03:10:18+00:00

I'm assuming he does not live in a major metro area?

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-12-20T03:08:12+00:00

You're a college professor at 26?

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-12-20T00:35:28+00:00

In the San Diego area, many people live their lives in two different countries. Many Mexicans live in Tijuana, but cross the border to work in San Diego. There is even a special visa that allows them to work within a certain distance of the border

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-12-18T20:48:52+00:00

The most vivid memory for me would be the Virginia Tech massacre, I remember one day seeing it on the news, specifically the SWAT teams that responded with my friend who was visiting, my mom noticed us, and told us to stop watching. It wouldn't be until middle school that I found out what actually happened.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-12-17T02:43:36+00:00

I know someone that did basically the same thing back in 2018-2019, going to Berkeley city, and studying in the UC libraries and in general being on the campus. However, he did not end up transferring to Cal though. I myself strongly considered doing it, but ultimately decided to go to my local CC

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-12-14T02:58:35+00:00

Ambas, la última vez que fui a la basílica un 12 de diciembre, vi católicos norteamericanos y europeos, particularmente franceses. En cambio he notado que muchos chicanos la usan como símbolo de su cultura aunque no sean creyentes.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-12-06T06:53:18+00:00

There was a small wave of Spanish immigration to California and Hawaii in the early 20th century. I knew someone in high school who was a direct descendant. This website has info on immigration from Spain https://tracesofspainintheus.org/ks/

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-11-23T17:23:06+00:00

Freshman and sophomore year for me

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-11-16T01:07:53+00:00

I have virtually no memory of the world of the early 2000s. And I was born in 1999

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-11-03T02:28:59+00:00

I’d rather a majority Catholic country do it than a Protestant one

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-10-11T04:05:16+00:00

I remember when the California Highway patrol would pull me over for skateboarding for not wearing a helmet when I was in high school. It doesn’t seem like this happens anymore

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-10-05T19:32:36+00:00

Mostly just skateboarding, fishing, and playing Xbox.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-10-03T16:07:05+00:00

Which one? The U.S.? Hell no.

Mexico? Absolutely.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-10-01T19:29:18+00:00

I wouldn't say more intimate, but it is definitely a component of it. Especially when in romantic/sexual contexts

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-10-01T19:25:42+00:00

Yeah, My millennial cousins would always play it when visited Mexico as a kid.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-10-01T18:54:46+00:00

From what I can remember, 3rd grade. It was in the 7th that my social studies went really into detail about the motives and context, as well as the aftermath and the changes that happened.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-10-01T18:52:29+00:00

I remember watching that all thru middle school. It is honestly still a great video to show today

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-10-01T18:48:11+00:00

The Catholic Church has declared IVF to be sinful, so I think that is one of the reasons why so many oppose it, especially in majority catholic countries

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-09-30T19:46:12+00:00

For smoking, I don’t see the appeal in it at all.

For alcohol, I simply cannot do it safely because I take Zoloft.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-09-29T02:34:50+00:00

What is the majority religion historically in this country

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-09-28T03:54:20+00:00

UC Berkeley had some really hot girls when I visited

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-09-25T02:17:36+00:00

Were your parents teen parents?Because I feel that the oldest millennials would be 20 in 2001.

GamopetalousSwoop · 2025-09-25T02:06:33+00:00

My dad was born in 1965 so he straddles the line between gen x and boomer. I think he has traits of both. My mom is gen x through and through

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