<p>so..I really need to know what you think about high school life in us. Next year im planning to go live there for 6 months but Id rather know your testimonys on how it is living there....just for the record Im from colombia (south america)</p>
<p>I have never lived outside colombia, but from what ive heared it is a great expirience, not only because who get to know more people, but also you get to know other cultures, other ways of living.</p>
<p>Yeah but, besides this, you get to improve you English a lot. I?m interested in an exchange too, but I would like to hear the opinion from an American because tv is not enough</p>
<p>NOO MARRIII DONNT GOooooooo</p>
<p>NEVVverrr leave mee!</p>
<p>:P jajaja</p>
<p>ive never been there but i want to go and visit my cousin this summer for like a week because we get out before them.. .i really want to see if its like they say in the television or if its just like our school here. I cant wait to see if it is really like that or not!!</p>
<p>then i willl tell you:)</p>
<p>How funny. Only Colombians have answered a thread about Americans.</p>
<p>Where to start, where to start. It's not really like on TV. It's just.... Hard to explain.</p>
<p>How about more specific questions?</p>
<p>It's good, if you don't get shot.</p>
<p>US is a great place to visit, and sometimes a great place to grow up, but most of the time it isn't much a land of dreams.... but more a land where the christian right wing is screwing up everyone... but yeah def go :) haha</p>
<p>I am going to have to disagree with what you just said about the 'christian right wing'. I am pretty sure if anyone is screwing up this country it is the atheist liberals.
USA is the greatest country in the world, why do you think there are so many people coming to our country illegally, legally, or as [political] refuges?</p>
<p>btw i am a republican ... and don't care for liberal atheism either.</p>
<p>I think what the US misses is the liberal 'Social' attitude of europe. Immigration is also a problem but that is so in many countries. The US is one of the few countries created for the one purpose of those who were to inhabit it.. be free. Yet the population is 'Socially' very restricted.</p>
<p>If you don't mind racist police on your tail every once in a while (believe me, as a Hispanic, it happens to me a lot), it's a pretty decent county for the most part.</p>
<p>Oh gosh. I love the way this thread turned out. Basically, OP, every country has its ups and downs. Here, I can guarantee you that you will get a wide range of opinions and people (as you can tell from the differences in people in the posts above). It's really what you make of it.</p>
<p>Personally, I always think it is nice to try something new, or travel something different (except, you know, skydiving). Give it a try. If you don't like, we won't keep you here. Haha. :]</p>
<p>where is the OP actually going in the states?</p>
<p>Lol, is it just me or has there been some huge random increase in colombian students in the high school life forum. My nationality is colombian but have never been there.</p>
<p>lol this is a hard question to answer. For us, it's normal, thats why its hard to answer from your perspective. Which part of the U.S. are you moving to? Lifestyle varies so much coast to coast.</p>
<p>I'm thinking there are a bunch of Colombians here because they all discovered it together, like at school or something. Which is not good.</p>
<p>lol, yeah it appears as if they go to the same school. Like at some guidance assembly the counselor just posted the link to CC and was like you can consult this website if you have any more questions haha.</p>
<p>depends on how you look at it and the poeple you hang out with</p>
<p>public schools are known to be very much easier</p>
<p>if you go jus be careful cuz you cant drink and smoke on the streets as you do here in colombia. espically buy alcohol, if you have a fake id you also have to be extra careful since its very strict about things like that</p>
<p>We have to be here for computer class. We have lives and other things to do than randomly post on a college forum</p>
<p>why is IT not good snoopy that we colombians in a computers class have been told to talk in these threads..... SO WHAT AFRAID OF US HAVING BETTER LIFES? AFRAID OF US HAVING MORE INTELLECTUAL AND INTELLIGENT IDEAS? AFRAID THAT FOR A NEAR FUTURE USA WILL NO LONGER BE THE WORLDS NUMBER 1 POWER AND THEREFORE TURN OUT FOR ALLIES SUCH AS US FOR HELP?</p>
<p>THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK, AND BTW, THE PERSON WHO SAID: GOOD IF YOU DONT GET SHOT: HAVE YOU LIKE NEVER LEFT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? IN USA THERE IS MORE DANGER OF EVERYTHING (GETTING SHOTS, DRUGS, ALCOHOL) ETC, SO PLEASE OPEN YOUR EYES, AND STOP THINKING USA IS THE ONLY IMPORTANT AND " THE OASIS" OF THE WORLD</p>
<p>snoopyiscool, you know what? a redneck has no place insulting other people. much less colombians, who are awesome. Coming from a small town like yours, its hard to believe you could find Colombia on a map.</p>