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Originally Posted by kefjuh
Well, I'm the first one to post in the U.S.A part of this forum, and to start: I've got plans to study in the States since I was 11 or something, and i'm so curious about the habitats and rumours I heard (saw on the telly) about Americans so.. let's start asking.. 
1) Is it true the malls and stores are so damn big in the US? Or do they also have some 'normal-size' stores?
2) Is it true people breakfast every morning in a sort of fastfoodrestaurant with cakes, brownies etc.?
3) Do you have over 200 tv-channels on your telly? 
4) Is it true in a movie, or whatever you're watching on tv, you get commercial messages every 10 minutes?
5) From when to when do American children have vacation in your state?
6) Does every state have it's own right to decide when children have vacation? Or decides the city itselfs that?
All right, i'm full of questions, but right now, I can't make them all up  . Oh, my last question:
What is a good school to learn about MARKETING (advertising and stuff like that)
I really hope you will and can answer my questions.
Greets from Holland, and my - Kevin -. 
BTW: the grammar of question #6, is that correct? I'm questioning it.
BTW2: the other reason i have so much of this questions is because we really don't learn about the states.. We only learn about (boring) England. |
1. We do have huge malls, and then there are smaller stores. One of my personal favorites is Wal-Mart. (VERY American... you must go to one if you come to the States!) Most of them are quite large, but they have everything. It's almost like a mall, but all in one store, and it's a lot cheaper than the mall!
2. It's possible to eat breakfast every morning at a fast food restaurant, but many of us eat at home for breakfast often, too. Popular home-made breakfasts include but are not limited to: cereal, waffles, pancakes, french-toast, pop-tarts/pastries, eggs, toast, bacon.
3. Some people do have over 200 channels. I think a great deal of people only have about 60 or 70.
4. I think it depends on the station, but I'd say it's more like every 15 to 20 minutes... I don't count, I suppose because I'm used to it.
5. Some things for school are run by the state, but most things like this are determined for the school system, which is run by a city or county. In my school system, children started vacation in the middle of May, and I think go back to school in the beginning of August. It varies a lot by different systems, and some schools even go year-round.
I'm sorry, I'm not sure what a good marketing school would be, but hope I answered most of your questions, and I hope you find a very good marketing school!
BTW... #6:
6) Does every state have it's own right to decide when children have vacation? Or decides the city itselfs that?
"It's" should be "its" in the first sentence. It's vs. its is a very tricky part of English, and I know LOTS of native speakers who confuse the two. My rule to remember is to never use it's unless you can replace it with "It is." If you want to show possession, use its.
And the second sentence would be "Do the cities themselves decide that?" Or "Does the city itself decide that?"
Those are tough phrases. You have very good English! Keep it up! =)