Whenever I visit the US I'm always reminded that we are almost completely different culturally, but with a common language. Lots of things are familiar from the TV, but we are very different. Americans seem to talk much more, never saying one word when 3 will do! All the people I have met in the US seem to be very friendly and will have a conversation rather than just answering a question. I think most Brits get a shock when they go over to the US because they expect because you speak the same language you're the same, where as if they go to say France they expect a different culture because of the language. Every Brit I know who has visited the US agrees that just listening to Americans talk is amazing! Your language skills seem to be very different to ours! Jill, were you being quiet and not making conversation when the waitress thought you were British? One of the other great things in the US is the amount of coffee served at breakfast, in the UK it's usually one cup, refills are only just catching on here! Canada did seem very much more familliar than the US, it was just little things like a saucer with your cup!
Sarah (Who loves visiting the US)
