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.

                      Why don’t you add sales tax/VAT to your ticket price like everone else does?

                      Why do you pronounce the word “herb” with a silent H?

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

                      Nonsense, UK’s sandwich culture is immense. The suckage of most of mainland Europe/Scandinavia on that front is unrelated and baffling. The fact that the sole Pret a Manger (a UK chain) in Berlin Hauptbahnhof is one of the best sandwich shops in Berlin says it all.

                      • LT42 replied to this.

                          When will Yanks realise their whole way of life is a sham and only a notch above Mexico, one notch below Canada?

                          Think Zacko will need some time to compile the detailed responses WE DESERVE

                          It’s that good in the states many people have loaded guns

                          LT42 LOL, you don’t get out much do you, Hugo. No sign of “Pret-a-Manger” on the list here.

                          https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g187323-zfd10647-Berlin-Sandwiches.html

                          Ah yes, tripadvisor, that most reliable indicator of quality.

                          I have actually been to 4 of the places in that top 10 though:

                          • Brammibal’s sells vegan doughnuts. Don’t even think they do sandwiches?! And even if they did they’d be vegan, so immediately out.
                          • Zeit für Brot does great cinammon buns, but their sandwiches have never looked particularly appealing.
                          • Markthalle Neun is a food market which has more street food type stalls - not so much sandwiches for lunch, more if you want to get a bao bun in the evening.

                          The only place I’ve been to on there which is actually excellent for sandwiches is Mogg, which does mean pastrami and ‘reuben’ sandwiches.

                          There are a few other places in both the top 10 and top 20 that seem good but for things other than sandwiches. The only other one which might be worth checking out is Distrikt. But as with Mogg it’s a pricey independent place in the centre of the city. It really is slim pickings.

                          Looking through the list, and in the city in general, many of them are just similar unimaginative Italian-inspired salami/mozzarrella/tomato in a ciabatta or painfully crusty baguette. A lot of “trendy” places here also only offer vegetarian or vegan sandwiches; cos it’s Berlin, and also maybe it’s easier.

                              Smallman1

                              That really annoys me. Also egg plant and zucchini. Just fuck off alright, already. The way they say oregano too. O-ray-ga-no. Cunts.

                                Derm raging at American linguistics whilst his kids talk with an Aussie accent is an interesting paradox.

                                Lols says Frank Gallagher.
                                You’ve heard my kids talk? They don’t, most expat kids don’t who have English parents. And even if they did Aussies still don’t mispronounce everything, it’s just an accent which is not the same as saying words completely differently like Sepo’s do as described above.
                                They have better elocution than any dim sounding shameless manc anyway.