admittedly a troll here, but there have been several posts recently criticizing certain places as being too "americanized". how do you suppose that happens, and is it a good thing or a bad thing?

I'm confused (which happens often.)

This is the U S forum, which means you're discussing U S places. How can places in the US (America) be "americanized"?

Miami and parts of southern Texas and California could stand to be a little more Americanized IMO.

I was at a meeting in downtown LA a couple years ago and wandered over to a Burger King a few blocks from the convention center. I may have been the only person there who spoke English. The first two people at the counter couldn't understand my order and they had to call someone from the back to take it. I have no accent, speech impediments or lisps. Welcome to America!

I agree with Jack O', this is the united states thread, how can united states be rated in terms of americanization?
I think the question is too simplistic in expecting a good or bad answer. Can you give us an example of good or bad, of what you were thinking when you asked it ?

maybe uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wants opinions from americans and thought he'd get more of that by posting it on the u.s. forum....?

travelis, seems like you have a problem with h______s.

i'm guessing ya dont like a bit of spice in your bland world

uuhhhh duuhhhh,

wad ya mean by "americanized" anyways?

ya mean like a rich, cultural diversity resulting from freedom; freedom from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, beliefs, opinions...

seems like a America could use some "americanization" as well

Speaking as someone whose grandparents were ALL born in the US (my ancestors were all in North America before the American Revolution) and who ALL spoke languages other than English as their first language (three French, one Spanish), I find it insulting that the "Yur in 'Murika, speak English you damn fornur" attitude is still with us. I thought traveling broadened one's horizons...?!

I find travelling sometimes makes me thank god for the United States

Cancun is Americanized. I like that.

JJason: have you ventured outside of the "Hotel Zone" in Cancun ?

The height of ignorance: a letter to the editor in a SC newspaper was complaining about all the Mexicans in our state who were rude enough to speak Spanish. A loose quote from his letter "I speak the language of Jesus Christ and Shakespeare, American".

Floored.

dduuhhhh, is dat what u meant?

duh Cancun kind of americanized where ya get hicks like me or lickered college kids flocking dare

shuks, i seez enuf of that when i drives to Nue Orleanz. i tries to avoid dat when i leavz this country

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Go: Oh dear.... Kinda reminds me of Brett Butler imitating some slack-jawed yokel's first visit to California:

"Well hell! There's colors here I didn't know I could hate!!"

GoTravel...scary stuff isn't it!? Is there a way we can round up all the *mullets* and send 'em somewhere else?

It is very scary and I can't help but wonder if this redneck even knew how to write. I think he dictated the letter.

Since when is American a language?

As far as Jesus Christ speaking American, can you imagine the religion he follows?

That there are people in this country like this man that walk around in society scares me.

Yes, I like the bit about Shakespeare speaking American too. Actually it sounds very much as if it was written by a Fodors troll, doesn't it?

rj...how did you bold the word "know"? I've wished for italics, but bold would suffice in a pinch. Testing

I have ventured outside of the hotel zone in Cancun. (Xel Ha, Tulum, Xcaret, etc) Even downtown but I like the Americanization of it.

JJason, Other than the fact that they accept dollars, I did not find downtown Cancun that Americanized, but that is OK with me.