<p>Are you in the US now? What state? Does your school have a friendly atmosphere? Do you have real American friends ( I don't mean just classmates or roommates but friends who you can really talk to about everything....) Did you ever date an American (a guy or a girl)? How did it go? Mention the name of your school if you don't mind.</p>
<p>the social life in America really depends on your personality =)</p>
<p>I'm in Northern California. Americans are much, much, much friendlier and more approachable than Scandinavians tend to be, and I have had no trouble at all finding myself in good and long-lasting friendships - however, just as anywhere else this depends on your personality.</p>
<p>One thing I've noticed, and it is a common topic amongst friends who also study as internationals, is that many Americans (at least in Cali) have a slightly different way of looking at friendship. At first, many of us were confused because it comes off as "false" and two-faced when you are not used to it - but a lot of the openness you'll experience the first few months is simply politeness: don't take it personal if people that treated you as their new best friend one quarter don't stop to say hi the next. Friendly behavior is a bit more impersonal here.</p>
<p>Some are and some are not it really depends</p>
<p>Kit4hk is spot on. Also depends on the social atmosphere of your school. </p>
<p>Go to a school with a liberal reputation and you should be just fine. Americans (especially girls) seem to be obsessed with Brits/the British accent.</p>
<p>Haha, what kind of question is that? You make it sound like us Americans are aliens or something...we are human too and yes we get along with people. Don't listen to Canada or France or anything lol.</p>
<p>yes yes i have the same feel i live in the US and when i go to UK the ppl are more uptight and not as friendly as the Bay Area~~</p>
<p>Americans are more open than most i must say. There shouldn't be a problem in making friends at all!</p>
<p>I have a friend in Clark University and he told me the Americans are a lot harder to be friends with; all his new friends are international also. I hope it's not the same everywhere.</p>
<p>"the social life in America really depends on your personality." is utterly accurate.</p>
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<li>your social life here will probably be correlated to the social life you had in your country. With that said, some people find might find it intimidating to befriend native americans and approach internationals and other form the smae country.</li>
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<p>Also, from experience, people from states with a large number of immigrants already will be more inclined to accept and interact with international students as opposed to traditional states where some people are reclusive and don't take int'ls seriously.</p>
<p>I live in Texas, but I live in one of the most liberal cities in America-Austin. I would totally agree with frrrph(man, so many Rs, by the way, are you from Norway?Just interesting) and in the future just keep in mind everything frrrph has mentioned. People are really friendly, but it's just a politeness. However, you can still make sincere friends, it just takes time. Good luck!</p>
<p>"yes yes i have the same feel i live in the US and when i go to UK the ppl are more uptight and not as friendly as the Bay Area~~"
HAHAyep thats that way it is here. Well i mean i live in Sacramento, but i think the whole norcal vibe is really nice and easy going/kind and whatnot. Some of socal is too, but i don't head down there too much cause san francisco is one of the best cities ever. I love the people here, and it seems that people love us.</p>
<p>Like when ive traveled outside of california, then when people find out they are thrilled about it.</p>
<p>oh, and im easy to make friends with, as long as you are not a walking disease and bacterium cultivator. And you must have some self confidence. Im not good at making friends with people who don't like themselves at all. And you must be reasonably clean. I tend not to befriend people whose hair has more grease than bacon.</p>
<p>I'm from legendary New Jersey and I study in NYC... I, stereotypically should be the least friendliest person around.</p>
<p>It totally depends on your personality, I have international friends. An as an American trying to go over the the UK i have the same fears. People are people, if you had a good personality.. people will like you. There are international students EVERYWHERE, this whole country had once been an international in the US... you will be fine I promise.</p>
<p>wow that sucks. It seems that New Jersey gets probably the worst stereotypes in the US when it comes to being mean and rough.</p>
<p>HAHAHAHAHA...yeah I live in jersey and see hear a lot of those stereotypes hahahaha. but americans are def. not conservative and easy to get along overall..no offense, but among them all it's really really really hard to make friends with Italian-Americans...esp. if you're an asian living in Jersey LOL</p>
<p>(or maybe its because ur name is pikachu) kidding.</p>
<p>I am an american, living in atlanta, ga. there are plenty of thing you could say about me from that alone. ignorant, hick, republican... but i go to a very liberal school, i myself vote democrat, and to be quite honest, the majority of my friends aren't american. at least not white-american or african american. most of my friends are chinese, korean, and indian. i find this is because i was raised on high morals, and most americans, especially in the south, are not. however, the chinese, korean, and indian cultures (amoung other various foriegn cultures- the british, the japanese... etc.) value work ethic and good morals, so ive found that i make friends more easily with them. im not sure what its like coming from somewhere else... but i wish you the best of luck. if youre not coming to the south, youre probably ok. i know that sounds terrible, but its honest. just remember, there are some good people everywhere. you just have to find them.</p>
<p>i knw that according to a lot of internationals,
americans are all stupid and retarded.
which is true for high school and below b/c Americans are retarded high school and below
but if u go to a great college, it should be better</p>
<p>As for me, it easier to make friends with older Americans (25+), because very often I feel that I'm much older than my USA coevals. There can be many reason for this. To name a few: </p>
<p>-In my country families stop using babysitters when child is 6-7 y.o. I used to stay at home and go to school by myself from the age of 8. At this age I learned how to warm up simple food for lunch, and new that when I come home I have to do homework; there was no nanny to remind me, and my parents were at work.</p>
<p>-The life in general is more difficult, and very early kids have to take off rose-colored glasses. Of course, life is difficult for many Americans as well, but, perhaps, not for most of those who are admitted to colleges that are so popular on CC.</p>
<p>-The legal drinking age is 18, smoking 16; we start going to clubs from the age of 15, and actually most of the kids starts drinking at 15-16 as well. As a result by the age of 21 (for me it was 19) everybody already tried all this staff and have enough time to get tired of it. When I compare crazy parties we had when I was 16 and my todays life, I feel pretty old.</p>