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Informal Survey: 3 Words

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Amigos4

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I am curious! What are the first 3 words/images that 'pop into your head' when you hear the words 'United States'?

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I am curious! What are the first 3 words that 'pop into your head' when you hear the words 'United States'?

Cheers
Amigo

That question has the potential to cause a lot of controversy!:);-)

However . . . . the three words which first popped into my head were:

American
South
English
 
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That question has the potential to cause a lot of controversy!

Thanks for replying RedMtl!

A little 'controversy' among friends is not necessarily a bad thing!

Let's see what other descriptors are provided by the members of the forum!

Cheers,
Amigo
 
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Thanks for replying RedMtl!

A little 'controversy' among friends is not necessarily a bad thing!

Let's see what other descriptors are provided by the members of the forum!

Cheers,
Amigo


Amigo

Are you going to keep a spreadsheet of this? It might be interesting to see how many people pick matching words.

RedMtl
(Remembering that Canada is North of the aforementioned South!):cool:
 

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Tall, White, English-speaking People!
 

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unreasonably Politicaly Correct
 

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Staue of Liberty
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Of course you can have two versions! I'm confident that your famous brother (Shakespeare) had several versions for each of his plays before deciding which one to publish!

Enjoy!

Cheers,
Amigo
 

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Sorry to say that but:
1) agressive international politics
2) arrogant/patronizing people
3) outgoing people
Since numbers 2) and 3) are opposits of each other I'd like to explain why I put here both of them. It so because I've met only those two kinds of American people (at least so far..) and they were absolute extremes in either of these.
I hope I didn't offend anyone with my opinion!
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Can't help it, but here's another 3:

lack common sense
 

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Can I repeat Anglika's warning? This thread could be fun and useful, but the Moderators will have to close it if people insist on trying to provoke a fight.

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(Blouen, I'm not very tall :p )
 

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Hi, Barb_D!

Remind Blouen that being 2 out of 3 isn't a bad average! :) Besides, as long as your feet touch the ground, it really doesn't matter how tall you are!! :)

Cheers,
Amigo
 

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How about:
Broadway shows
"Beach Boys" music
Southern Fried Chicken
 

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Hamburgers
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Long noses

:-D
 
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