planning a trip to america

[flappist]

Special rules for when you are in USA

1) Do NOT get into the front seat of a taxi, it REALLY freaks them out and they think you are going to rob them
2) If you are driving and are pulled over by the police, SIT IN THE CAR AND KEEP YOUR HANDS IN PLAIN SIGHT. They will shoot you if they think you are going for a gun i.e. reach down to get your licence and then get out to show it to them. This is not a joke.
3) The average yank is not very knowlegable about anything outside the USA and you can have lots of fun with this but DO NOT say anything anti-american even as a joke. They will not get it and will get VERY aggressive.
4) Do not get into any political arguements, (see rule 3)
5) They are, as a whole, VERY polite and expect the same of you. They have strange views on many things including drinking, expect the unexpected.
6) Yanks usually like Aussies becuase we always help them in wars but remember THEY won WW1, WW2 end everything else, it is just easier to agree.
7) It is a GREAT place to visit, I have been there heaps of times to most of the different areas and you will have a ball.
8) This is VERY IMPORTANT.... DO NOT joke with the INS/Customs/Airport Security guys as you enter/exit. When you land at LAX (assuming you go via LA) as you pass into the customs area after grabbing your bags you will see a small room with a big glass window and a lot of very unhappy faces, these people drew the attention of the customs/INS officers, they are not having fun.....