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I have so many questions about America and its people, I really want to go, sorry some are probably stereotypical and again sorry if some are rude:
Are Twinkies still made and are they that good.
Do the police actually eat doughnuts.
Do American villages look like something from Ed, Edd and Eddy? Like 6 houses on some round-a-bout road? And are some houses wooden?
Is that yellow school bus in service?
What's the difference between a diner and a restaurant? And do diners have that red and white tiled floor? 1960 style I think? And is 1960 still in fashion trend in buildings? Like Fallout?
Is it true Americans don't like handshakes? Apparently Americans are incredibly suspicious and carry guns in daily life.
Do gangsters actually act like stereotypical gangsters? Baggy shirt, denim shorts, bandanna etc?
Is Detroit really dangerous? I want to go.
Do American towns really look old? Like from The Walking Dead where the governor resides. Just 6 buildings and some town hall?
And what are the chances for a Thai to get visa? And can I buy a gun? I've never touched or seen one with my own eyes.
You're fine man. We're just people, like anywhere else. Granted, many of us are a lot more prideful (and some would say arrogant) than others, though patriotism is actually on the decline, believe it or not. (Wow, I just read these: my advice would be to not take everything you see on TV as indicative of us.)
1) Yes, they're still made. No, they're not that good, unless it's 3 A.M. and you're drunk enough to say **** you to body fat.
2) Yeah probably. Most people do. As for the old Police and Donuts stereotype, that's not true.
3) Americans have villages? Neighborhoods, some do. It's a Cul-de-sac, or circle. I lived one in Indy before I moved out of my parents place. Some houses are made of wood though. It depends on the house really.
4) 'That' yellow school bus? I don't know what you're talking about, but yeah, our school buses are yellow.
5) Uh, nothing beyond a name really. A diner, in the sense that you're describing is more of a quick meal restaurant that makes food quickly for you (while not technically being fast food), whereas a restaurant is more of a sit-down place that takes more time. That said, you can technically call any restaurant a diner (and vice versa). Otherwise, no, that's not a normal thing to see a red/white tiled floor. We live in the 2010's, not the 60's. Some places do, some don't. If they have it, it's probably for a 60's themed restaurant.
6) No, it's not true at all. You're seen as a rude jackass or arrogant guy if you don't shake an offered hand. Some places, yeah. We don't all carry guns everywhere we go though, though you will see a few people doing it. Most of them are usually right-wing nuts who are either compensating or want to show people that they don't care about expectations. I mean that in a facetious way.
7) That's more of a cultural trend. Some do I suppose, but not all of them do. I wouldn't know, I'm not involved in gangster problems.
8) Detroit? You actually want to go to Detroit? Wow, you really need to do some research man. What you see on tv is, more often than not, nothing like what we (as a country) really are. Detroit's not as dangerous so much as it is bankrupt. It has dangerous areas, yeah, but every city has a bad part of town. Also, there's nothing to do in Detroit. It's an industrial town that has lost most of its industry.
9) Not regularly, no. The current town I live in has a population of almost 60,000 people, and it's just the suburb of the state capital (Indianapolis, Indiana, population of almost 2 million people), which in itself is sometimes considered a satellite city to Chicago. As I said, do some research on American towns. As for the age of buildings, not really, unless you live in a historical town. I'd say that almost 80% of all the buildings in my town were built in the last 25 years.
10) I have no idea how hard it is to get a visa from Thailand. It depends on what you have to offer us. Unless you're a refugee converting to Christianity (in which a church would sponsor your migration), a prodigy or student, or someone with a lot of money, chances are we'd only bring you here as unskilled labor. And that's if we take you. To be blunt, there really isn't much your country has to offer ours (no offense, and this isn't my own opinion, just information about how my country feels). As you getting a gun, it depends on what state you live in. It might be harder for you to have access to a gun since you aren't an American citizen. In some states, it would be impossible. As well, I'm assuming you're of the Asian ethnicity. People here might not sell you a gun, even if they're the people that would otherwise sell you an assault rifle on a street corner with cash. Unfortunately, we tend to look down on Asians here if they aren't from Japan or Korea, or are wealthy Chinese.
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