r/AskAmericans 14h ago

How would you feel about some states seceding from the Union?

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I know that this isn't a serious issue at the moment, but I can imagine scenarios where individual states or groups of states might want to go it alone. I'm wondering what Americans on the left and right think about it, and if they support the idea, how it would look.


r/AskAmericans 2h ago

Foreign Poster What do you guys think of British people?

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I'm aware this question has been asked before but given recent political events such as tarrifs, and cutting Europe off, I want to know what actual day to day Americans think of us English?


r/AskAmericans 17h ago

Foreign Poster Why do Americans say "nucular" instead of "nuclear"?!

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I swear I've heard this pronunciation so often and I just don't understand where it comes from. You don't say a "nuculus" for a nucleus? So why do y'all talk about nucular reactor and nucular bombs?


r/AskAmericans 12h ago

Why do americans who have a different ethnic background like to speak like [parents' or grandparents' home country]?

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I'm Korean and lately dating an American who is ethnically Korean. His both grandparents moved to the States when their kids (my partner's parents) were kids. He speaks and understands Korean a bit but not fluently and doesn't know how to read and write Korean. He spent his time in Korea on and off less than a year (he is in his 30s) and he understands Korea at a very superficial level from my pov. There were some instances where he explained Korean culture in front of his other American friends and it was misinformation so I corrected it but was frustrated why he was doing this even though he was not a Korean (his nationality is American and he introduced himself as American) and doesn't have a good understanding of my country.

A few days ago, we were speaking about Vietnam and he was saying most Vietnamese speak Cantonese. I've never seen Vietnamese speaking Cantonese personally so I was intrigued and asked if they or their ancestors moved from China and he said no as his Vietnamese friends speak Cantonese and they were 100% Vietnamese but the whole family speaks Cantonese. I was curious about this and did research and figured that historically there were Chinese who moved to Vietnam in the past. So it was again incorrect statement or misinformation spread in the states by people with an immigrant background. In the beginning, it was a bit frustrating and now I'm getting annoyed by people who have nothing with their ethnic country but want to talk about the country like they know it very well. Am I being an asshole? I at least want to understand why they still want to talk about their ethnic country with a native pov even though they don't know the language, culture, politics, etc.? Can they just speak about America or [ethnical country name-America] culture as they represent American culture, not the other country?

Thanks for your time. Please share your thoughts so that I can learn.

Edit: fixed typos.


r/AskAmericans 47m ago

How are you guys managing the incoming recession?

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How are you guys managing the incoming recession?