An at least partly serious thread in which we ask Seppos about things about their country that have us scratching our heads:

  1. Why does no-one in LA give a shit about NFL?
    Just reading this article, apparently only 20,000 turned up to the LA Rams Superbowl victory parade, whereas 800,000 turned up to Kansas City’s.
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/09/the-rams-mortgaged-their-future-for-a-super-bowl-was-it-worth-it
    Also, the city was without an NFL team for about 2 decades as I remember.
    It’s not like the city can’t be arsed with sports, is it? I mean the Lakers sell out, year after year.
    source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9977406/los-angeles-lakers-sellout-streak-ends-320-games

Its a city filled with transplants. If you live there, odds are you follow teams from where ever you came from. Sporting events are more of a posh activity then one of passion. Lakers and Dodgers games are star studded events where you go to be noticed, and maybe catch a bit of baseball or basketball in the process. Gen speaking, LA just isn’t a sports town.

Things that trouble me on a regular basis….

Why do a lot of Americans shout “Whoooooooooo” when they get excited, in either a sporting or social context?
Is there something funny about shouting out food items at Golf events that we’ve all missed?
What is the undisputed American drive through experience?

    Amps LA, the Chester of America.

    Literally no-one moves to Chester for work, unless you harbour ambitions of being a Roman soldier tourist guide or working for Bank of America.

    • Amps replied to this.

        Here’s one that escapes me. Why do Seppos get unlimited refill Xtreme Gulp ™ Cokes or Mountain Dew wherever they go, even if it’s just a fucking ‘gas’ station, for about one dollar, whereas in the UK a shitty bottle of Oasis costs nearly two quid?

        It can’t be production costs, it must be Yank consumers with their persistent demands for bottomless sugary drinks whereas Brits just accept any old shite.

        Mad_Cyril Things that trouble me on a regular basis….

        You sing a version if John Denver’s Country Roads about Ushited. Get a grip, Epstein.

            Why do you call guide dogs ‘Seeing eye dogs’?

            Why do you not say the before hospital?

            Why are all your bank notes the same size?

            Why do you have adverts for prescription drugs on TV?

            Why are there gaps in toilet doors?

            “Why are there gaps in toilet doors?”

            This is my biggest question.

            Sounds like you lads have been going to gay bars. Not sure what ur talking about

              bosstrabs My point was more the lack of interest in sports, but that’s not quite accurate, it’s their lack of interest in anything that could be considered ‘culture’.

                Why haven’t you done a better job at taking the proper sandwhich culture abroad? All we get in Europe is Subway and it sucks.

                  Homegrove we have tried. However, that sarnie butty and barm eaters from the UK have a cancelling effect on all of our progress.

                      Unless we are allowed to go on safari in London and Manchester we have to settle for the next best thing.