So, on the other topic (High School Drama Should Go Die in a Hole) you all were talking about the school systems where you live. I want to know more about your culture! First, tell me where you live. Then, say what is important to your culture. What makes it tick, what is similar in everyone around you? Also, add anything interesting in

I'll start.

I live near Denver, Colorado, in the U.S.

Today was the Super Bowl. It's the championship for American football, for all who don't know. A lot of people just watch for commercials (they're really funny!). The game was between the Indiannapolis (sp.) Colts and the New Orleans Saints. This was the first time the Saints went to the Super Bowl in the 44 years it has happened. They have had a lot of trouble since Hurricane Katrina hit in New Orleans, so I really wanted them to win. They did (31-17) and I was really excited!!!! Anyway, the Super Bowl is a huge deal for all Americans. Oh, and the quarterback for the Colts, Peyton Manning, is from New Orleans. Wierd, huh? He grew up with my sister's 2nd grade teacher, who was also a family friend.

What else about our culture...Basketball is big right now. I'm more into high school basketball than college or pro, probably because my brother plays. Friday, we played our semi-rival school, and it was really awesome. Anyone whos awesome comes to these basketball games, and it makes them awesome because all of the students chant back at each other. Ex.:

School 1-Let's go Jaguars! (repeat)
School 2-Let's go Falcons! (repeat)
School 1-Echo (repeat)
School 2-You got swatted!(repeat)
School 1-You can't do that! (repeat)

It's really awesome to be there. By the way, "you got swatted" and "you can't do that" refer to happenings in the game. High school basketball is good times.

One more thing, our school district is broke. Teachers are being let go left and right, and fundraisers keep popping up. It's sad.

So, what is your culture like??

Live in New Zealand (NZ). Our national sport is rugby and we go crazy over it. Look up the names Dan Carter and Luke McAlistar and you will see why.
Our national colours are black and white, iconic symbol= silver fern.

We're a little country, we pride ourselves on being down to earth. Our country consists of two main islands (little islands in various places too): North Island and South Island. We have a huge population: 4, 354, 664 (lol).

Our national anthem is always sung in Maori first then English which is very cool. We have one of the highest rates of domestic abuse in the world, along with underage drinking. Oppression of Maori?

I love my country but I am in no way patriotic. I want change for alot of things including harsher laws on child abusers.

We have huge competitions with Australia in sport, mainly because Australians are dirty sportmen (don't deny it).

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Live in New Zealand (NZ). Our national sport is rugby and we go crazy over it. Look up the names Dan Carter and Luke McAlistar and you will see why.

Richard Kahui came into my work once and I seriously nearly fainted.

I live in the United Kingdom, specifically England. I recently moved from the north west of. England (Manchester) to the north east. As a country we're not patriotic at all and I find alot of ignorant racists in the north east, which I hate. There's many different areas in the UK and every area has a different culture. I love England alot but would like to live somewhere warmer! One of the greatest thing about my country is the NHS (National Health Service) which enables everyone to have access to free health care! I believe we could benefit from being more patriotic. Our national games are football (or soccer if you have to!) and rugby. We also have amateur lacrosse teams, which is my sport of choice to watch. I have found a major difference in the people in he north east to the people where I used to live which is rudeness and I don't really like it up here.

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lovelyboys wrote:

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Live in New Zealand (NZ). Our national sport is rugby and we go crazy over it. Look up the names Dan Carter and Luke McAlistar and you will see why.

Richard Kahui came into my work once and I seriously nearly fainted.

I'm always on the lookout for an All Black to leave my partner for

I live in the USofA, Anchorage Alaska. Big things up here are hunting, fishing, boating, camping, and outdoorsy stuff in general.

A really big thing here is snow machining. Better known as snow mobiling to those crazy lower 48ers. haha.

20 degrees (F) is not cold. No. -18, now THAT'S cold.

one inch of snow does not mean snow day. one inch of snow means, 'Snow? Where?'

Alaska has 4 seasons: Winter. Still Winter. I Can't Believe It's STILL Winter. and Road Construction.

I have a pet moose and penguin named fluffy. the polar bear sleeps out back.

2 hours in traffic? Where do YOU live? I can WALK ALL OVER TOWN.

Who on earth would have an outdoor swimming pool? Bozos.

We get PAID to live here. That's right, PAID.

You know you're from Alaska when:
You can relate to 5 or more of this things...

1. Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a motor home on the highway.
2. "Vacation" means going to Anchorage for the weekend.
3. You measure distance in hours.
4. You know several people who have hit moose more than once.
5. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
6. You use a down comforter in the summer.
7. Your grandparents drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
9. You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave both unlocked.
10. You think of the major food groups as: deer meat, beer, fish, and berries.
11. You carry jumper cables in your car, and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
12. There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the grocery store at any given time.
13. You know what Bunny Boots are.
14. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
15. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.
16. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.
17. It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for one item, even when you're in a rush, because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
18. You didn't know what the word "county" meant, and we were never taught about "area codes"... 907 is all you had to know
19. You think bald eagles aren't that great
20. You know to go to Best Buy a month after a CD release because that’s when it will FINALLY arrive in Alaska
21. You wish seagulls came with a mute button
22. You can go to McDonalds and order off the $1.50 menu which they feel is equivalent to the $0.99 menu
23. You were appalled by the "Carrs-Safeway" merge a few years ago
24. You have to have a raven cage around your trash to keep them out
25. You go to school, work, or both in the dark and come out in the dark
26. 30 degrees is shorts weather
27. -10 is a bit nippy
28. Buses leaving school are delayed because a bear is in the parking lot
29. You tell people you live in an igloo for kicks
30. You don’t swim in natural bodies of water for fear of swimmers itch or beaver fever...or leeches
31. Having a moose in your front yard is a legitimate excuse for being late to school
32. There is nothing like Matanuska Maid...who cares about Meadowgold, Dairyland and Viva!!
33. You only go to the fair for turkey legs and a husky burger
34. You refer to the continental US as the "lower 48"
35. You get an attitude when you have to pay tax in the lower 48
36. There is 4 feet of snow the night before school and you STILL have to go.
37. If you don’t like the weather wait for 5 minutes and then go back out outside.
38. You sleep through an earthquake like nothing ever happened; the only way you know is because the clock fell off the wall
39. Salmon isn’t a delicacy, it's a staple
40. Halibut is beer battered rather than cooked some fancy way
41. 70 degrees is equivalent to 90 degrees in the lower 48
42. You know who "Sleeping Lady" is
43. During the winter you rarely use your freezer
44. You think $4 for a loaf of bread is cheap
45. A "cookout" is not all the time outside because it’s entirely too cold for all of that
46. You don't sleep in the summer because it’s too short to miss a minute of it
47. Half your friends own a sled (snow machine) and you think people that call them snow mobiles are idiots
48. You have been chased or know someone who has been chased by a moose at least once.
49. You’ve seen the northern lights, and you know why they are such a "big deal"
50. You know its all about the snow, DUH.
51. You know that Cattle Company has the best potato soup there is.
52. Your bedroom windows are covered in aluminum foil or black blankets.
53. You know the two speed limits in Alaska: the ‘get outta my way limit’ and ‘taking cover limit’
54. You only watch the news when they announce the amount of the year’s dividend
55. Your school classes were never canceled because of ice
56. You have to start your car at least an hour before you leave so most of the ice and snow will melt off by the time you leave
57. You wear flips flops all year without getting sick
58. You've never seen cotton or tobacco growing, but your neighbor has a 30 acre pot field
59. You literally can’t leave the house without seeing some one you know.
60. You know the term "studs" isn’t referring to hot guys.
61. You have to ski in gym class
62. You know who "Binki" was, made fun of that stupid Australian tourist, and was so sad when he died.
63. You expect to see a moose crossing Tudor every time you drive down.
64. You give up and tell people in the lower 48 that you DO live in an igloo and you DO have a pet polar bear named Mishka when they refuse to believe otherwise.
65. You call someone without a crack in there windshield a tourist
66. You remember what Showboats was and you’re little sad it's gone.
67. When you go to the lower 48 you wonder where everybody's block heater cable is
68. You've been to the Peanut Farm for a drink but refuse to tell anyone...ever
69. Combat fishing isn't a joke, it's a religion.
70. You've seen a 2-month old moose get hit by a full-size van at 65 MPH, then get up and run off
71. Two words "Korn Fritters"
72. Your parents taking you trick-or-treating involves riding door-to-door in the car
73. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

Culture? I think so. haha. got this off a facebook group, couldn't help myself...