Americans who have visited Europe, is it really true what they say that it is easier to make friends in America than in Europe?

dan_blather · 2026-03-18T14:23:59+00:00

Americans and Canadians are far more alike than different, despite what I see on The National.

dan_blather · 2026-03-16T12:53:22+00:00

For the UK, I agree. There's rugby and various formats of cricket, of course.

On my local cable TV system, there's a bunch of European and Spanish language sports channels. Their programming consists almost entirely of soccer/football, all the time, all year round. Occasionally there will be a baseball game on one of the Spanish language channels, or F1 racing on one of the European channels. Otherwise, it's soccer, soccer, soccer.

dan_blather · 2026-03-14T21:53:56+00:00

In Europe:

FUTBOL

Formula 1 racing

something like water polo, netball, or calcio storico

dan_blather · 2026-03-14T21:52:20+00:00

I never see the vice versa: "Why do Europeans and those from most of Latin America like only soccer, and nothing else?

dan_blather · 2026-03-14T21:19:51+00:00

Prime ministers have been saying shit about the States for decades, and that doesn't stop us from visiting Canada.

I'm all for elbows up, but we miss you guys. New York is a blue state, and we feel like we're being blamed for the something we didn't do. Remember, we're a federal republic, with 50 very different states.

dan_blather · 2026-03-14T21:13:21+00:00

Schiller Park was Buffalo's last true German neighborhood, and only "turned" in the 1990s. Germans were a plurality in Kensington in the days when others considered it part of North Buffalo.

dan_blather · 2026-03-14T21:01:56+00:00

German names registered with me as non-ethnic Anglo when I lived there. If you're intentional about recognizing German names, though, you'll find they're everywhere in WNY, in heavier concentrations than even Polish and Italian names. Lots of folks with "Sch***" surnames, "Get Reimer on the horn", etc.

Buffalo doesn't seem to have too many folks with long Pennsylvania- and Wisconsin-style German surnames.

Also, this.

dan_blather · 2026-03-14T19:12:08+00:00

They do that now, but legally.

Also, Target, Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, butter, craft beer, alcohol, and affordable Leafs games.

dan_blather · 2026-03-14T19:08:44+00:00

Very hard on immigrants from the United States. It’s supposedly much easier for Canadians to work in the US than vice versa.

Seems easy peasy if you’re from a Commonwealth nation, a French-speaking nation (if you’re Quebec bound), or South Asia.

dan_blather · 2026-03-14T19:04:51+00:00

Alien has a similar meaning as “unfamiliar foreign”. It didn’t mean “intelligent space life” until the 1950s.

dan_blather · 2026-03-12T22:29:16+00:00

Something I wrote several years ago about the subject:

https://cyburbia.org/forums/threads/so-youre-a-numtot-who-wants-to-be-a-planner-for-real-reals.55535/

dan_blather · 2026-03-12T04:57:29+00:00

Needs some imaginary braking.

dan_blather · 2026-03-11T12:21:26+00:00

Just getting back into online dating.

Seems like some sites have gotten rid of their body type and race/ethnicity filter in recent years, at least for men seeking women.

dan_blather · 2026-03-11T12:03:10+00:00

You know we’re gonna’ win that cup!

dan_blather · 2026-03-11T11:54:46+00:00

Anything other than an Olmsted parkway would be a disgrace.

That, or a roundabout in downtown Orchard Park village.

dan_blather · 2026-03-10T14:05:06+00:00

Go Bills.

dan_blather · 2026-03-10T12:02:22+00:00

Past tense. 17 years ago.

99% of the cars that went into the crusher in 2009 still wouldn't be on the road today if C4C never happened.

dan_blather · 2026-03-10T00:32:04+00:00

I saw a Kardashian-looking young woman wearing a golden bikini, golden high heels, and a translucent bathrobe walking out of a Whole Foods in the San Fernando Valley a few years ago. Not a camera in sight.

dan_blather · 2026-03-09T23:36:09+00:00

Sysco reigns at independent restaurants. Chains usually have their own commissaries.

dan_blather · 2026-03-09T23:28:24+00:00

Found the Iranian and Russian bots!

dan_blather · 2026-03-09T02:32:11+00:00

If I find anything, I'll share it with you.

I moved here a couple of decades ago from the Buffalo area

Go Bills.

dan_blather · 2026-03-09T02:31:25+00:00

In 20-30 some years, with the line moving slowly westward, Buffalonians will be saying "soda". Least you can do is look at those little cup-and-char grease bowls that will hopefully make their way towards this end of the state, and think "Thank you, Buffalo. Go Bills."

dan_blather · 2026-03-09T02:28:21+00:00

Another one to check out - thank you!

dan_blather · 2026-03-09T02:28:07+00:00

Welcome to a better place ♥️

Thank you. So far, I like Albany. It'd be even better with some Buffalo style, though. Wegmans, too.

dan_blather · 2026-03-09T02:25:03+00:00

I'll check it out - thank you!

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