Moving to the USA - Need advices

Harry99
By Harry99

Hello

I will be moving to USA soon to take up a job. I have heard many stories about the place regarding clothes.

Can you please advice on what to wear ? I don't want to stand out.

Do I have to wear cowboy boots like Mr George Bush ?

By a merry can muslim• 30 Dec 2008 18:07
a merry can muslim

Harry, my advice is not regarding clothes because I am sure you have seen enough American tourists to know what they wear....

My advice is surrounding sign language. In the UK someone giving you those 2 fingers has a very different meaning than it does in the USA.

It took me a year and a half of "chucking the duece" before I was told what it meant in the UK...

They call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to see it... --George Carlin

By janeyjaney• 30 Dec 2008 17:13
janeyjaney

Someone told me New Yorkers are mean. You should give it a swing, maybe it's true. If it is, then you're in luck.

Mean people don't care about anything else. They couldn't be bothered. I know so because my friend from NY said that my meanness is correlative to a New Yorker. Boo to her! :p

Well maybe not mean, but snotty. Snottier than a lady finger.

The internet is our revenge machine

By Harry99• 30 Dec 2008 17:12
Harry99

I'm sure I'm going to enjoy myself ... Thankyou all..

Can't wait to arrive there and not make friends..

By Mandilulur• 30 Dec 2008 17:04
Mandilulur

Stick to the big cities like LA and New York. You can be VERY alone there! Small towns will suffocate you with friendliness (hence the thobe recommendation.)

Mandi

By Harry99• 30 Dec 2008 17:00
Harry99

I will ytake your advices, but if I wear the thobe, is there a danger of getting into trouble with the police and getting deported ?

Also, I want to be alone. Is it easy not to make friends ?

By Mandilulur• 30 Dec 2008 16:58
Mandilulur

I think you should wear a thobe. It's a fashion statement, a symbol of regional pride, a unique personal signature on the streets of Smallville and it will probably deter people from inviting you to those wild parties.

Mandi

By Harry99• 30 Dec 2008 16:54
Harry99

Its just that i don't want to offend anyone when I get there.

One last thing.. I am very reclusive and conservative. I hear that there are lots of parties and other bad things going on everywhere.

Do I have to participare or can I just be alone ?

By janeyjaney• 30 Dec 2008 16:44
janeyjaney

Which state?

The internet is our revenge machine

By UncleSam• 30 Dec 2008 16:31
UncleSam

Sorry Harry we don't let Foreigners wear are traditional dress. sorry chap no boots for you like Mr George Bush or Mr George Strait wears.

By Harry99• 30 Dec 2008 16:25
Harry99

No I am not Fat. i am tall and clean shaven. I do agree that a baseball cap will help. Should I wear it backwards as I see them wearing on the television? I don't want to cause offence..

What about shorts ? Can I wear shorts in public?

By bleu• 30 Dec 2008 15:50
bleu

You will know what to wear when you get there.

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