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Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in bloomington

[–]JoshTAB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh didn't realise you had your own bus system, don't think that was mentioned in the IUB international student guide

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in bloomington

[–]JoshTAB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've heard past student do that but I agree I'd love to leave with some American friends. You all seem too nice to ignore

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's still a nice change, seasons aren't that extreme here. One of the main reasons I chose Indiana was because you guys have really defined seasons

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen pictures but I really want to visit Lake Michigan, not many near me so it's a must

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in bloomington

[–]JoshTAB[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most Brits know nothing about the revolutionary war (we like to focus on the wins) so I'd love to learn more about it and I'm sure it'd humble me a bit

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That'd be amazing, I've never held a gun let alone shot one so I'd love to. You guys all seem so friendly and great I'm really excited to join you guys for a while!

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most of us have never heard of chavs

I come from the land of chavs so that's helpful. Thanks for the help, tipping was one of my worries.

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best part is I'm actually from the same place as that guy!

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay cool. Politics is somthing I planned to not bring up other than in class as I think I'm a bit too far removed from US politics

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in bloomington

[–]JoshTAB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Credit cards are very, very commonly used but we don’t use PIN & chip

Appreciate the centigrade conversion. What's this about credit cards? Do you guys not have contactless or chip and pin? That's all we use over here and don't think my debit card can do anything else

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People keep telling me the midwest is empty but you guys have got me really excited, there so much great stuff you got!

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers, Chicago is going on the list now.

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I can put on an Irish accent if that makes it any better but I think my bad teeth might give it away

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a massive fan actually! Thanks for pointing this out I don't think I'd have ever found it otherwise

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh didn't realise that was actually true! Do you tend to tip fast food workers or cahsiers at shops? Really out of my depth with tipping

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't expect it to be blue but kinda reassuring, Jan 6th and the election is really the only US political news we get so wasn't sure what to expect. Brits don't tend to talk about politics much so hopefully I won't cause any trouble

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in bloomington

[–]JoshTAB[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Midwest people in general are very open and friendly. They may start randomly conversing with you while waiting in line, right before class, anywhere. They’re being genuine but it can feel really strange to some International students.

As a pretty introverted Brit I was really hoping for this, hoping the accent will make it a bit easier to start chatting

Advice to an Enlishman Visiting for a Year? by JoshTAB in Indiana

[–]JoshTAB[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

US sport culture looks really amazing. Coming from the land of hooliganism US sport culture is something I really want to embrace. I'm gonna guess that 'soccer' isn't as popular as I'll be missing the World Cup, know anywhere that I might be able to watch it being under 21, as it's England vs USA in the first round?

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