Britimerican???

[JJ]

Ever since I discovered the history, fashion, and culture of The UK (England in particular), I have been wearing clothes that would be considered "in" in Britain. I've been buying CDs and DVDs from England, downloading English music. Heck, some people even say I'm developing a teensy bit of an accent. Is this normal? I am quite proud of being American, but I also love the English culture. My penchant goes beyond the clothes, the telly, and the music. It's the landscape, the history, and the art. Is it normal for an American to be in love with a diferent culture? Some of my friends have called me "Britimerican".

[Amanda]

I'm American and adore the German culture. Of course you can love another culture besides your own, whatever fascinates you fascinates you. Define 'normal' in your eyes.

[JJ]

Normal 13-year-old girl-The girl who goes to gymnastics on Tuesday, Ballet on Wednesday, and Soccer on Friday. She looks perfect. Short, white skinny jeans, sky blue shirt that says "Aeropostale" across the front in big letters, and pink keds. Her favourite (notice how I spell that??) band is the JoBros, and she has a huge crush on Justin Bieber. She has the most friends, and she secretly scorns the quirkey kids (i.e., moi.)


Oh my goodness, I know that is so stereotyped. I apologise for that. I just had to get it off my chest. Never will I do that again. I promise. I feel sick for typing that...

[Amanda]

Sounds like your stereotypical Mary Sue. :U Don't try to set expectations for yourself that aren't you. Because that surely doesn't sound a thing like you. Who cares if you aren't like the girl you listed before?

[Kahlan]

I am American, and for the longest time I spelt things like neighbour, flavour, colour etc etc. xD Still do, either way, just whatever form comes first.

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[JJ]

Mary Sue gets all the friends and the respect while "Britimerican" just gets, "You do know that your from America, right?" and "What's up with the Union Jack bracelette? Why can't you show some pride in being American?"


As I said before, I am proud to be American, but I read this quote in my school planner, "Patriotism is great, but why should love stop at the borderline?" I think that totally applies to me. It should be OK to love another culture. Why not? As long as you remember to keep a little bit of your original culture, why can't you like another?

[Wildz]

Wait JJ... you aren't British?!

Just kidding. Haha. xD

I'm one of the friends that likes to call her British sometimes. She sounds like a Brit when she sings!

Aww J, don't worry if you're not one of the stereotypical popular girls. Why be normal when you can be weird? That's what Sam and I think, anyways. Sam is so crazy sometimes. xD

But yeah I don't want to like what everyone else likes. So what if I prefer to watch animes over popular TV shows? What's wrong with that? So what if I listen to British and Japanese music (and some awesome American rock bands) instead of Justin Bieber? Who cares?

So be proud to be different. Be proud that you aren't just trying to be like everyone else.

And don't worry about being interested in other cultures. Like Amanda, lately I've been interested in German culture. There's nothing wrong with that. ^.^

[Missy]

I'm very proud to be an American JJ but I also love a country in South America called Belize. I got to go there twice and absolutly adore it! So I don't think of you as weird!

[Devil's Advocate]

I live in America, but I don't consider myself "American". If people ask what I am, I just say I live in the USA; I'm a citizen of Earth. =P 'America' is basically just a bunch of made-up lines on a piece of paper, anyhow...

So, I don't think of you as weird. Makes perfect sense to me. Some people just get born in the wrong country, I think.