Sunday, February 12, 2012

America v. Britain

I've hummed and hawed whether to post this or not, and I profusely apologize for offending anyone. This list is entirely biased and opinionated, governed by my small sphere.


1. University Life (not quality of its education): USA, simply for college sports.

2. Environmental Friendliness: UK

3. Political correctness: UK

4. Baked goods: USA

5. Christmas: Home is home.

6. Food, sensitivity to other's needs (ie Vegetarian, Gluten free): UK

7. Beer bitter: UK; Beer lager: USA.

8. Authors: Hmm... A slight advantage has to go to Britain for its history, but I prefer American modern authors.

9. Non-alcoholic drinks: USA, for lemonade and sweet tea.

10. Sunday lunches: UK, for their unadulterated meats and vegetables.

11. Libraries: USA, for their crazy public University library system

12. Night Life: UK, because you can pretty much find a place to go in any town.

13. Music: USA, for Merlefest and CatsCradle (completely biased)

14. Soccer: UK

15. Sports Coverage: USA

16. Sports Rivalries: UK. Celtic and Rangers even beats UNC v. Duke. Guys, there's blood shed.

17. Outdoors for the average person: UK

18. Outdoors for more extreme sports: USA

19. Breadth of education: USA

20. Depth of education: UK

21. Ability of majority to speak foreign languages: USA

22. Economically, Socially, and Politically aware: UK

23. Public transport: UK

24. Impressive Man-made Structures: UK

25. Impressive natural phenomenons: USA

26. Athletics for girls: USA

27. Ability to think logically: UK

28. Well-travelled: UK. Due to proximity, ya'll. And 4 week holidays, standard.

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