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14th Nov 2016

21 things Brits need to know before going to America

Not including Trump. This is a Trump-free zone.

Rich Cooper

1. Americans love America

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2. And in America, Americans care about American things

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3. America is pretty litigious, so try not to get sued – you can’t even trust kids not to take you to court

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4. And try not to get sick either

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Get travel insurance. For the love of God, get travel insurance!

 

5. There are guns literally everywhere, so much so they have to warn you not to have guns in some places

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6. Even Jeeps have the right to bare arms

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7. They take patriotism very seriously

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8. So you better treat the stars and stripes with some respect

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9. Or, alternatively…

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10. They have many culinary delights in America

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And this is not one of them.

 

11. Cultural pursuits are very important in America

Okay, you can’t pretend that that wasn’t 100% awesome.

 

12. As are sports, and they’re really good at them

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13. If you don’t have easy access to fries at all times, you’re not doing America right

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14. We’re not saying they love fast food, but…

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15. One thing they really, really, really like though, is beer

If you can call that beer.

 

16. In fact, it’s hard to say which they love more: beer or guns

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17. And, like fries, you should have easy access to a beer at all times

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18. Religion is big in America, as is flash flooding, apparently

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19. US mainstream media is, er, patchy at best

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$100,000 x 14 = …yep, checks out.

 

20. If they can’t make it better, they’ll make it bigger

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21. Basically, if you smell bacon cooking on the barrel of a gun, you know you’re in America

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