miss_conduct wrote:I have heard that European women are far more approachable and have a lot more going for them than do American women. That said, what are the men over there like? Are they friendly? I happen to be a big fan of English men.
Some Euro men I admire are: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sven-Ole Thorsen, and Dolph Lundgren (actors)
Sting, Elton John, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, John Lennon (all British singers)
Also is being English considered being European? Just curious.
Hi, I'm a girl from UK.
I am going to be away for a while (I'll try to pop on here when I can) so you just caught me but I'll say, of course being English is European. I never understand where Americans get this from- if we are not in Europe, where are we?
Perhaps it's to do with being an island, we are seen as separate? Or because we share same language as America so we are seen as just another state? No idea.
The UK is in the European Union and whilst we don't have the Euro currency I for once feel very close to other Europeans and am always surrounded by them as it's very multicultural here. We do love our own currency and resist merging with the whole of Europe in a way in which we lose our identity, but in the same manner I hear people moaning about how they miss francs and pesetas too. So it's not about distancing ourselves.
About English guys, I can't compare them to American guys as I have never been to America, but I find them very friendly and can't see why anyone will have an issue with them in general (apart from some louts you get in every country). The average English guy in my experience is laid-back, easy to get on with, approachable, modest, humourous and down-to-earth. If I ever do talk to an American, in comparison they seem very forceful, competitive, gushing, always 'reaching for the stars'... I think an English man would find it slightly embarrassing to take himself as seriously and would have to throw a self-degrading comment in there by way of apology, even if he was actually very ambitious.
Need some negativity to balance it out, hmmm! Well, we are a bunch of alcoholics here, generally speaking, and also in general not very healthy eaters. Most men (and women!) relish an existence on processed meat, bread, pasties, potatoes and lager. So you're not going to be waking up to David Beckham for long, even if he looks like that now. Some men in the middle and upper classes experiment with the odd olive and non-Cheddar cheese, but they'll still be living on bacon sandwiches and ketchup whenever possible.
It's kind of fun to hear you asking about foreign men on this site. Do what the men do- come over for a visit, look around, and see what you think. If it's not your cup of tea, French and Italian guys aren't too far away
EDIT: I find European guys in general very friendly, but in my experience the Spanish are the rudest, followed by the French (not personality-wise, it seems to be in the culture). I just talked to a friend who had come back from visiting Portugal, France and Spain, apparently Portugal was the friendliest, Spanish and French were very abrupt and didn't see the point of habitual politeness... in England I get given a cup of tea as if it's a baby, and always warned if the plate is hot in a restaurant; in Spain they throw the cup at you very loudly, spill it all over the table, and throw rubbish on the floor of the tapas bars so you have to walk in bits of food etc. But it's all good, exploring different cultures, and well worth the visit, you get used to the way others do things very quickly.