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    In an instant message conversation today… [insert moaning about low acceptance rates for international students in the US] Alex: grr.. how does one become a US citizen? Adrian: Easiest way: marry a US girl Adrian: Just like Gerard Depardieu did Alex: can I keep my european nationality? Adrian: Course not Alex: hmm .. not worth…

  • Braille drive-through

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    Braille instructions on a drive-through ATM? Only in America (scroll down).

  • Malls

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    Something that bothers me about the malls in America is the fact that you can’t look around freely. These otherwise pleasant and interesting places have stalls set up in the centre of their ‘streets’ which are invariably populated by mobile phone companies, and if you should even glance in their general direction, they’ll call out…

  • American TV

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    Yesterday, I read an article at the Guardian about Big Brother 3 in the UK, which among other things mentioned that Channel 4’s editing of the primetime programmes results in a drastically skewed view of the contestants. I thought, “Well, obviously.” Then last night, while watching Big Brother 2 here in the US (I see…

  • Food

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    There’s an interesting thing about food in America. I was expecting food to be quite a bit cheaper here than in the UK. Instead, the prices are essentially the same, but you end up getting an incredible amount more, maybe double the portions in the UK. So this means you end up with the somewhat…

  • World Cup

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    USA through, nation nonplussed – the BBC writes a perfect send-up of America’s indifference to the world cup and their style of sports writing.