To think the USA and UK should become 1 country

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As the title says.

I think it should happen, not sure why exactly other than to pool out resources.

I lived in the US for 2 years when the DCs were little. I enjoyed my time there very much but It's an incredibly insular and arrogant country. For most Americans, there is no world outside the USA worth bothering about. Some of its citizens are breathtakingly ignorant of anything outside their home state, let alone outside the US.

Oak maiden workers have very few rights and in some states have none.

I thought seriously about moving to Canada for years (easier as I speak French and have a graduate degree - US wouldn't have me) but was put off by 10 days annual leave vs 30 days annual leave in my UK job - the main reason I'd move would be to experience another place properly and you can't do that without the ability to travel in it and see places.

White vinegar is in all the supermarkets I frequent Minnesota

(Essentially all the major UK ones)

No thanks, any populous that has to believe it lives in the best country in the world and has
be reminded what its flag is every 10 yds ain't for me.

YANBU. I really would not like this to happen. It depresses me enough that we seem to know far more about the US then many of our European neighbours.

Also, they do not spell words properly.

It may have improved by now, but when we were there even senior managers only got 2 weeks holiday per year. And people could be 'hired and fired' on a whim.

No direct experience with this, but I'm pretty sure in the US, if you are fired from your job then you become eligible for unemployment benefits.

10 days annual leave is dire!

Am NOT a teacher, however the annual leave at my workplace is VERY good.

It really depends on the state and the company you work for. DH gets 6 wks a year also those that are unionized have better protection.

ODFOD. What an insult to the UK :(

See stickysausages your ODFOD comment illustrates a key cultural difference between our 2 countries.

I see this as a funny but interesting thread that compares two seemingly similar nations that were rooted in a common history.

Some (not all) Brits get their backs up thinking this marks the beginning of an invasion!

I definitely think there's some mileage to be had in combining the best of each country.

I'd like to keep our weather please. I'm skiing this weekend and I really don't want rain.

But I'd like longer maternity leave, some employment rights, and good fish and chips please.

Roundabouts are nice too, once you get the hang of them. Keeps traffic moving much better than the American way of stop signs everywhere.

Anything that happens in America... we get it 5 years later...

Nike hi-tops, hip hop... gun crime... obesity...

More importantly,

How would you build the fuck off big bridge?

We could both start and meet in the middle Socks

I'm guessing that since most people don't seem keen for the high-speed train from London to up North, a big-assed bridge to the US isn't happening.

80sMum, there are an awful lot of ignorant Brits too. Personally, if you worked out the ratio of Dumbasses in each country, I would say it's pretty equal.

I wonder how long it would take to walk across the bridge

Yes please. I love america.

Let's not.

I'm an Americans who loves England, but I don't want to be English. The Labor Party, Religious Education in schools, and the NHS are three reasons why the UK and USA could never unite.

Well, we tried that about 300 years ago and it really didn't work out, did it? So we broke up and agreed we're better off as 'just friends'.

I'd say let's feel free to borrow the best of our respective countries from each other and ignore/forgive the things we don't like, just like real friends do.