Things you like about America

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123324357#Comment_123324357

Stream of Consciousness, man! 😃

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123324366#Comment_123324366

That's interestingly specific.

More broadly speaking, I find American people whom I interact with on music chats to be much more open-minded about music. Not at all as bothered about tribes and labels like here and Britain. They'll like Dead Kennedys, A-ha, Killing Joke, Duran Duran, Joy Division, Coldplay, My Bloody Valentine, U2, Dead Can Dance, Sting... and not apologise. Whereas so many music heads this side of the pond couldn't dream of acknowledging maybe U2, Coldplay and Sting actually have some good songs. Awful obsession with looking cool here.

Art, design, interior decor.

Love Frank Lloyd Wright and the Mid Century Modern aesthetic.

Cool classic cars.

yagan

It seems a lot of the stuff that's liked in this thread is from the past.

One place I would have liked to have seen is Monument Valley, but I saw a lot of barren places in the Australian outback to sate that aesthetic.

thereiver

I can't remember even seeing any smartphones in Use before the iphone I thought I was cool because my phone could play mp3 files from a sdcard I had a PC and a laptop I only started using data on a smartphone in 2020

I know there were generations of phones with apps and music players email and YouTube but my own opinion is a Smartphone must have a high definition screen with 1000s of apps avaidable including free games and the chrome or the osx Apple browser . with all due respect I don't care if you were using Nokia phone ten years ago to send emails or watch YouTube on a low resolution screen .

Re America twitch started in America if you are interested in gaming you,ll probably have a favourite streamer I think the layout on twitch is better than youtube . Free email started in America

Most of the blogs or or websites I read are USA based I listen to mostly usa podcasts and watch USA based videos on YouTube

Theres 3 programs I watch on rte eg house revival First dates Ireland etc

If you are are interested in tech or gaming the USA based websites are the best . The Americans I met have been nice friendly and polite . I think America is in decline .

The average gen z worker can't afford to buy a house unless they have help from their parents or if it's outside urban area,s . Women's rights and lbgt rights are under attack in certain states.America may lose its reputation as a haven for freedom and free speech

New Scottman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123324625#Comment_123324625

That's very true. The tribes mentality that came out of punk on this side of the world is destructive. It's funny seeing 50 year old Irish hipsters snarling about how much they hate U2.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123325008#Comment_123325008

Oh even 60.

Motivator

it’s an incredible country when you take Trump and all that bollocks out of it. I was lucky enough to live in Boston for a few years and it’s a wonderful city. It has absolutely everything - nightlife, beaches, history and close proximity to fantastic nature. It's sporting history is ridiculous as well. In the time that I lived there I was a regular at Revolution, Celtics, Bruins and Red Sox games. It’s the most sporting city I’ve ever seen and i couldn’t recommend it enough. The people are amazing too, hugely laidback compared to New Yorkers and it’s a very chilled out city as well.

What’s going on at the minute with how expensive Boston has become has put an end to any desire to move back there. Two young children will need plenty of educating and education costs mega money.

silliussoddius

Ellis Island.

thereiver

Maga stands for make America grifters autocracy

There,s extreme weather forecast for part of America soon heavy rain strong winds like a months rain in 2 days too bad 1000s of emergency federal workers have been sacked that might help to rescue people in danger

There are very nice places to live in America but the problem is you need to be rich to live there

Large parts of California have been destroyed by fire the question is who is going to pay for expensive fire resistant buildings in areas prone to wildfires every few years

Republicans are afraid to have town hall meetings as local people are fed up with Doge sacking people who provide public services and maintain infrastructure that's essential to a normal lifestyle

Rocket_GD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123324963#Comment_123324963

my own opinion is a Smartphone must have a high definition screen with 1000s of apps avaidable including free games and the chrome or the osx Apple browser .

Your own opinion doesn't make it true, Oxford definition "a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded apps."

You only started using data on a smartphone 5 years ago?

thereiver

Yes there were smartphones with email and app stores for years before the iphone ,

Phones with low resolution screens but the mass market took off when there were phones with high resolution screens that could show YouTube and videos at least at 720 p resolution and browsers with hd full color display modes .easy to read and display photos and images that were not just compressed low res photos.

I had a laptop and PC with broadband I just used my phone for phone calls texts mp3 player .I was in no rush to buy an expensive smartphone with limited storage .

The early smartphones were used by techies or business people who needed to access email and some basic apps .

You could hardly give away old nokia phones now unless you donate them to a museum

Cato the Elder

Their unwavering support for entrepreneurialism. Irish people treat business failure like a bad smell but Americans see it as a stepping stone towards a new venture.

Furthermore, I consider that Carthage must be destroyed.

George White

There are more gender-critical people there. Or at least people who aren't easily offended. Like there's loads of the Woke mob too, but it's a bigger country so it's more of everything.

More rep cinemas.

Weird roadside attractions.

Cluedo Monopoly

Their song "A horse with no name"

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