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KBG29 on 23 June 2016

My American Life.

Moday - Friday Most of the time.

Get up, eat, shower, work, work at home, eat, games/internet, sleep, repeat.

Friday Night

Get off work, Club/Casino/Bar/Bowling, Hook up with a dude or a pre-op transgender girl (If Lucky, both cases), sleep

Saturday - Sunday

Anything anytime all day, unless I work, then its the same m-f routine.

Living i the US is pretty awesome, but I have never lived anywhere else, so I am not sure if things could be better. Thialand has lots of beautiful gay guys and ladyboys so it may be more fun, maybe i'll find out some day.



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Slimebeast on 23 June 2016
kowenicki said:
The American lifestyle is no different to the Western European lifestyle in my experience of visiting New York, California and Florida very many times.

They might mean the weather and outdoor lifestyle if they are moving to LA Galaxy for instance.

Have u been there as part of your work or just as a visitor?

Did u vote leave or stay today btw?



gergroy on 23 June 2016

Sit around and watch tv?



Slimebeast on 23 June 2016
Nymeria said:
That really depends on where in US you are living.

Major city? Suburbs? Rural area?

Northeast? Midwest? South? West Coast?

It's a big country so if you know where they're going can offer more.

I don't know if you're familiar with Sweden, but imagine you are one of those guys. What image do they have of USA? A football player who can barely make a living out of playing football, here in Sweden this season they earn around $1300 per month after taxes from their football team. Over there perhaps double that. What do they mean when they say "they like the american lifestyle"? What do they expect?

One of them is going to Jacksonville. Dunno where that is. The other guy I dont remember.



pbroy on 23 June 2016

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Slimebeast on 23 June 2016
Augen said:
Slimebeast said:

Two football players in my favorite team in my hown city here in Sweden recently announced that they will move to the USA and play for soccer teams there (in the league just below the MLS). They both said that one of the reasons was that they "like the American lifestyle". This got me thinking, what do they mean?

These football players in question aren't any stars here or anything, just mediocre players in a top team in our second league and life in the American second league won't exactly mean life in luxury and fame, so it's certainly not the "football life" itself over there that draws these guys.

What is the American lifestyle compared to a Western European lifestyle in concrete terms? Could you give examples of how your life would be different? Or is it more of a dream image many foreigners have based on the USA as a cultural superpower with the dominance of Hollywood films, pop music, glorious American history with all the cool wars America has participated in and so on?

1. MLS
2. NASL (Guessing you mean here)
3. USL

The United States is similar enough to make many foriegners feel comfortable.  ~98% of folks speak English, yet you can get cuisine from dozens of ethnic backgrounds (varies depends on where you are, but most cities have multiple immigrant communities).  Living in US and EU one major difference is expectations of house and transport.  Friend of mine from the UK couldn't believe the nice house he could get in suburbs that would cost 3x in the UK.  Car culture versus public transport has + and - , but know people that love the freedom it brings. Can travel pretty easily to several distinct climates and not worry about passport or currency issues.

In regards to sporting culture and soccer/football, one thing foriengers mention is how the lack of real negativity exist.  Sure, they may get booed or taunted, but the pressure is far less from local media and supporters.  Majoirty of the time people have positive attitude and cheer on their local club.  They also state never have to concern themselves with being harassed and just "be normal" and go shopping and raise their children.  Specifically know multiple South American players that state how much they love this aspect, guessing Europeans can also appreciate it.

My guess is these Swedish players will be embraced largely by the local supporters and live largely uneventful lives outside of match days where they can play in decent facilities (varies) and be cheered on (crowd size varies as well).

Any idea where they are going?  I know many Europeans tend to favor Florida or California due to weather.

Good! The mentality must be a huge thing. No negativity like you say. I've heard that a lot when Swedes talk positively about the USA.

Both are going to Jacksonville.

Do you know how popular NASL is?



Slimebeast on 23 June 2016
pokoko said:
I don't even know what that means and I live here. The United States is vast and diverse and the lifestyle depends on many different factors. I'm guessing that people who think they know are basing that on television or film. Where I live, I can go several miles in one direction and there is a poor farming community where hunting is the main form of entertainment, while going in the opposite direction takes me to a wealthy port city and college town where a lot of movies are shot.

Pretend you're a guy around the age of 25 and single, open, social and outgoing that has normal interests apart from football.

How is life different in the USA, in a regular city, anything from 50,000 inhabitanst to New York City, compared to Western Europe.

What in your day to day life is really different compared to living in Germany, the UK, Sweden, Belgium or France? What is the American lifestyle?



deskpro2k3 on 23 June 2016
Slimebeast said:

Two football players in my favorite team in my hown city here in Sweden recently announced that they will move to the USA and play for soccer teams there (in the league just below the MLS). They both said that one of the reasons was that they "like the American lifestyle". This got me thinking, what do they mean?

These football players in question aren't any stars here or anything, just mediocre players in a top team in our second league and life in the American second league won't exactly mean life in luxury and fame, so it's certainly not the "football life" itself over there that draws these guys.

What is the American lifestyle compared to a Western European lifestyle in concrete terms? Could you give examples of how your life would be different? Or is it more of a dream image many foreigners have based on the USA as a cultural superpower with the dominance of Hollywood films, pop music, glorious American history with all the cool wars America has participated in and so on?

 

Not everywhere in the USA is the same, so it depends on which state they're going live in. I think when people say "The American Lifestyle" I believe what they really mean is "The New York Lifestyle"

Take this from a New Yorker. NY, and CA are the only places with sane people, and a lot of foreigners.



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Slimebeast on 23 June 2016
KBG29 said:
My American Life.

Moday - Friday Most of the time.

Get up, eat, shower, work, work at home, eat, games/internet, sleep, repeat.

Friday Night

Get off work, Club/Casino/Bar/Bowling, Hook up with a dude or a pre-op transgender girl (If Lucky, both cases), sleep

Saturday - Sunday

Anything anytime all day, unless I work, then its the same m-f routine.

Living i the US is pretty awesome, but I have never lived anywhere else, so I am not sure if things could be better. Thialand has lots of beautiful gay guys and ladyboys so it may be more fun, maybe i'll find out some day.

So like many others, the highlight of your life is the weekends. You like going out a lot? Or, you actually go out two days a week (both Friday and Saturday)?

What about hobbies? Sports? Do you often go over to a friend's house and just sit there and talk (or suck his cock )?



Slimebeast on 23 June 2016
deskpro2k3 said:
Slimebeast said:

Two football players in my favorite team in my hown city here in Sweden recently announced that they will move to the USA and play for soccer teams there (in the league just below the MLS). They both said that one of the reasons was that they "like the American lifestyle". This got me thinking, what do they mean?

These football players in question aren't any stars here or anything, just mediocre players in a top team in our second league and life in the American second league won't exactly mean life in luxury and fame, so it's certainly not the "football life" itself over there that draws these guys.

What is the American lifestyle compared to a Western European lifestyle in concrete terms? Could you give examples of how your life would be different? Or is it more of a dream image many foreigners have based on the USA as a cultural superpower with the dominance of Hollywood films, pop music, glorious American history with all the cool wars America has participated in and so on?

 

Not everywhere in the USA is the same, so it depends on which state they're going live in.

Take this from a New Yorker. NY, and CA are the only places with sane people, and a lot of foreigners.

New York I think is one of those places where a European has really a romanticized picture of how life is. It's like, we think you're out and having fun pretty much all the time. Really social. Parties. Fun. Attention. Love.

When you meet your friends, doesn't it take like hours to even get there? I mean, for me when I live in a city with over 1 million people (there's one in Sweden) it matters where your friends live geographically. If it's too far, the likelyhood of phycsically meating gos drastically down.