Please Explain America For Me..

[Soph xo]

Quote:
Exsqueeze me, I'm going to America too

I thought I was going to europe with you?

You're going to America with Morri yeah?
Well I'm coming too...
I've always been going...

 

[CoyoteMagic]

This is my America. Turn up the volume!!!

PS the quotes that pop up on the screen in grey are to the people that posted to this guys video that were nasty

 

[becc]

Quote:
I thought I was going to europe with you?

You're going to America with Morri yeah?
Well I'm coming too...
I've always been going...

no not morri

 

[Soph xo]

Ooohhh who?

 

[becc]

Quote:
not a guy, now get back on topic

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

Iowa:
We're the number one producer of corn, soybeans, and pork in the country. Rich farmland, known to be located in the "heartland" (center of the US)

The climate here varies from day to day- in fact, there is an old saying "If you don't like the weather in Iowa, wait 'till tomorrow- it'll change!" Take for example Friday- it was 60*+ all day and now it's snowing

we're to get 4-6" total by tomorrow night, then back into the high 50's low 60's next week.
Winter here lasts typically from December-February, though snow as early as October and as late as April has happened more than once.

Summers are hot and humid. Anywhere from temps in the 80's and up with 80-90% humidity.
Fall is beautiful- the leaves on the trees all change to beautiful shades of gold and red...

 

[CoopCrazy]

I live in Central Indiana.. Lots of corn and soybeans.. Pretty Rural but plenty of larger cities close by.. We rated 11th in National Geographics for Places to see Before you Die.. We have some awesome architecture..15 minutes down the road is Brown County and Litttle Nashville which nave amazing hills, tons of wildlife and an awesome Artists Colony that makes every thing you can imagine... Lows are around the teens (farenhiet) and highs in the summer to around 90... We get tornados, floods and occasional blizzards. I do love Indiana though as it is a melting pot of people.. If you want to read more about Columbus http://www.columbus.in.us/

 

[michickenwrangler]

I live in Michigan, the state surrounded by 4 of the 5 Great Lakes. Michigan is relatively isolated from the rest of the US, it takes hours to get out of the state since we have water, not land boundaries. Thus, we tend to be kind of internal. Most people vacation within the state and keep their travel limited to the state too. We've had some tough economic times recently on account of the auto industry (and many small business who made parts or tools for the auto industry). Our second major industry is tourism, and since most of our tourism is internal and THOSE people don't have any money ...

Michigan, including the water, is the largest state in the eastern US. We also have the largest percentage of water of ANY state. Boating, fishing, hunting, snow-mobiling and off-roading are very popular. We have a lot of federal and state forest, especially in the northern part. We lead the United States in production of cherries and dry beans and also grow a lot of sugar beets, apples, peaches, dairy products, blueberries, cranberries, potatoes and iron ore. The Keweenaw Peninsula in the extreme north is one of 2 places in the world where pure copper can be found (northern Chile is the other). Michigan was also the last home of the extinct elephant-like American Mastodon. The most recent remains were found near Flint and date to 6,000 YA (around the same time civilization was rising in Sumeria).

Our dialect is also a little closer to Canadian than the rest of Midwestern English. We use words like "pop" for soda or soft drinks, tend to stretch out our "ou" sound but not to make an "oo" like Canadians do, eh? This is more pronounced in the Upper Peninsula than the Lower. A card game called "euchre" is very popular. Many schools in northern Michigan also give Nov. 15, the opening day of deer season with rifles off. You'll also see me refer to myself as a Michiganiac. The correct demonym is wither Michigander or Michiganian, but there has been ongoing debate about that. Michigander was originally an insult at a presidential candidate for this state (refrring to him as a goose--gander). Famous rock star Ted Nugent calls himself a Michiganiac, mainly because the man is mildly crazy (in a good way). He's big into hunting, the environment, self-sufficiemcy, gun rights, that sort of thing.

We also have fairly cool summers. We begin to complain when it gets above 80 degrees farenheit. Winters are cold and snowy. It is also fairly humid here and most days are at least partly cloudy and windy.

For me, I love this state. I love trees, water, rolling hills.

First picture is Lake Superior near Munising

Mackinac Bridge (pronounced MACK-in-awe)

Au Sable River, about 45 min north of my house. Flows into Lake Huron

My yard after a snowstorm

Local wildlife, a ruffed grouse

 

[Boyd]

what he said..... and as far as belts go we are in the snow belt. Had close to three feet of snow on the driveway this winter with drifting going higher one morning.

 

[sfw2]

I was born in the UK, but I've lived in Virginia since I was 16. Virginia is on the east coast of the US. We have mountains (not as tall and impressive as the Rockies, but beautiful) to the west, and beaches to the east. The central part of the state, where I live, is rolling hills with lots of trees and farmland, although we also have the City of Richmond. We're not a very industrial state, but we have a huge naval base, and a lot of tech companies are located in Virginia. Since we border Washington, DC, a lot of northern Virginians work for the federal government, or for political lobbyists, etc.

Virginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States, so Virginians are VERY proud of their history. The first permanent European colony was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Williamsburg was the colonial capital of Virginia, and is the home of the College of William and Mary. Richmond, the current state capital, was also the capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Since Virginia was one of the slave states, feelings still run pretty high about that part of our history.

We endure hot, humid summers, but the winters usually aren't too bad. This past winter was an exception - we had a number of storms that dumped a foot, or more, of snow. Very unusual for us.

If you do come to the US, be sure to travel around. You'll be amazed by the diversity, just like we would be on a visit to Australia! And I dare say you could find some BYCers to put you up.