The Americanization of my family

[Klaus]

Our two boys used to play soccerfootball, but a while ago, they had enough of their trainer and switched to basketball.

Until now, our daughter used to practice gymnastics, but today, after trying it out, she told me that - of all things - she wants to do cheerleading instead. Which is about as mainstream here as doing yodeling or Japanese sumo in the US.

[LuFins Dad]

Japanese Sumo is pretty mainstream in the US… Well, big fat people in diapers at least…

[Renauda]

I know the feeling. Here it is a constant battle to correct the son’s pronunciation of the letter “z”. The correct pronunciation for commonwealth countries is zed not the American zee. As well he does not seem to grasp the idea that we do not hold our right hand over our hearts when the national anthem is played and nor do we pledge alligence to the flag. Finally, to stop him from saying “huh” as opposed to the quintessential Canuck “eh” at the end every sentence.

[Doctor Phibes]

Last week my son used the term 'bigly' and I was forced to remove him from my will.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in The Americanization of my family:

Last week my son used the term 'bigly' and I was forced to remove him from my will.

A mild punishment for that.

[Copper]

@renauda said in The Americanization of my family:

commonwealth countries is zed not the American zee.

That's why I told my sister, who lives in NZ, that if they were really committed they would call it New Zedland.

[Mik]

[Renauda]

@copper said in The Americanization of my family:

@renauda said in The Americanization of my family:

commonwealth countries is zed not the American zee.

That's why I told my sister, who lives in NZ, that if they were really committed they would call it New Zedland.

Except that the islands were named by a Dutchman who named them after Zeeland and charted them accordingly.

Otherwise, you’re probably right.

[Jolly]

[Klaus]

I wonder what we'd need to do to complete the Americanization. If we do that, we do it right. Then I don't want to be some boring Boston academic family. I want us to go all the way to Southern hillbilly. Would a "Let's go Brandon" shirt be a good start?

[Axtremus]

@Klaus, acquire a U.S. flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to it.

[LuFins Dad]

Racist…

[Jolly]

And don't forget...

[Klaus]

Getting a decent (or in fact any) supply of weapons and ammo might be a problem here...

[Copper]

Believe it or not, I chewed a lot of Red Man in Boston.

Of course it is grown here in Virginia and NC

[Jolly]

Don't forget...

Link to video

[89th]

@Klaus perhaps its my own ignorance of expectations, but I've found your grasp of the American culture, lingo, politics, news, etc... seamless. As if you live here. In fact, are you my neighbor here in Minnesota? Admit it. Klaus is SUCH an obvious over acting move to try and sound foreign.

[bachophile]

@89th Minnesota is in America?

[jon-nyc]

@89th said in The Americanization of my family:

@Klaus perhaps its my own ignorance of expectations, but I've found your grasp of the American culture, lingo, politics, news, etc... seamless. As if you live here. In fact, are you my neighbor here in Minnesota? Admit it. Klaus is SUCH an obvious over acting move to try and sound foreign.

Seventeen years of TNCR will do that even to the most Teutonic soul.