You Are There! A Day In The Life In The United States

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hello!how do you do ? i come from china and my name is anjun.i saw you in a forum, i like make friend with others. especially,english native speaker!

i want improve my english,because my english is poor. i hope we can be the best friend!i can tell you everything you wan to know about china and you can teach me english!we can strenghen our friendship while we can learning!

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You're welcome Wave Ocean!

This time I can not read of all But I will be to try agian on nex time. Thank you for add me and suggest a good things for me. I'll come back agian.

Memorial Day Holiday Celebration in the United States

Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May.

• It commemorates men and women who died while in military service to the United States.
• Unofficially it marks the beginning of the summer season and Labor Day marks the end of summer on the first Monday in September.
• The Indianapolis 500 mile and Coca-Cola automobile races are held on the Memorial Day weekend.
• Many Americans visit the gravesites of their deceased relatives, friends, have family gatherings, fly American flags at half mast (a sign of respect or mourning), fireworks, shopping, trips to the beach, barbeques, picnics, and just have a good time with family and friends.

Now you know the meaning of the Memorial Day holiday in the United States because "You Are There!"

Wishtolearn, maybe your day will come, until then, "You Are There" virtually!

Correction:

Size: Should read square miles (Km2)

Slang Names for Locations in the US:

USA= The States

California= Cali or Californ-I-A / Southern California=SoCal

Texas= The Lone Star State

Chicago= The Windy City

Dallas= Big D

Detroit= The Motor City/Motown

Las Vegas= Sin City

Los Angeles= The City of Angels

Minneapolis/St. Paul= The Twin Cities

New Orleans= The Big Easy

New York City= The Big Apple

Philadelphia= Philly

Seattle= The Emerald City

thanks for the info! i have never been to teh united states but i feel that its a great country even though its not as secured as it used to be! i wish i could go there and visit all kind of places, and most important> Practice my english

Land Information on the United States

Size: 3.79 million miles (9.83 million miles km2) 3rd or 4th largest in the world.

Division: 50 states, 48 contingious states, 2 separated from the main land, i.e. Hawaii which is located in the Pacific ocean and Alaska which is bordered by Canada and Russia.  Also, there are various territories of the US which are:

Midway Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.

Also is the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) which is the capitol of the United States.

Division Regions:

Northeast, Mid-west, South, and West.  These four major regions are sub-divided into 9 regions.

Developed/Undeveloped Percentages:

Developed: Approximately 7% (less when including Alaska)

Undeveloped: 94.6% Open rural space

Location:

North America bordered by Canada on the north and Mexico on the south

Time Zones:

Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern, also Hawaii and Alaska

I hope this information will help you to become more knowledgeable about the United States so you can understand the "You Are There" series. More to come, send in any topics of interest.

Yes Sir Pouria the statistics are the facts to compare and provided for your information.

Welcome Lanyaa!

Weah44 and Others,

It's a good goal to write perfect sentences, however, a practical goal would be to improve your writing step-by-step by reading English material and studying how the writer wrote their sentences.  In other words, use de-engineering to analyze written material by identifying the parts of speech such as: object, subject, verb, noun, pronoun etc. of the sentence.  After wards, substitute your words for theirs.

As you increase your reading and writing abilities, you will increase your knowledge of English.  Study the excellent English teachers lessons on this website, my specialty is explaining American English phrases.  I hope this helps.

Additional Ethnic Population of the United States (2000 Census):

Chinese - 2,271,562

Japanese - 1,103,325

Cuban - 1,097,594

Filipino - 2,116,478

Welsh - 1,753,794

Vietnamese - 1,029,420

Pakistan - 253,193

I will post any additional population I obtain.

Also, concerning the next in the series, if you have any suggestions for topics on living in the USA, please request them.  Thanks!

thank  u sir  so  much  ... you  know  this  is  most  diffcult  thing  in  english  (making  perfect  sentences )....  i will  focus  in  this  target to  be  perfect  in  this  skill  ...  and  i  hope  that you  offer me  some adivces how  make  perfect sentences

and  i am  so  eager  to  now  more  about  america ...it  is  really  great  when  you  this  much  of  info about  some place you  never  visit  ...

Yocriz, no, it isn't easy.  The living expenses are generally more on the east and west coasts, generally less expensive in the north, south and middle of the country.  However, it would be best to live near major universities where there is a community of residents from your respective countries but housing expenses will be higher.

Weah44, you made a good effort to express yourself in English, here is my rewriting of it:

It is so helpful, now I get the idea!  You want to combine the study of English with daily life in the United States.  It's really a great idea to learn fast and easy, I appreciate it!

By the way, I have an idea!  I suggest you correct our English or offer some advice concerning writing perfect sentences to express our feelings.  Is my idea acceptable to you?

it is sp helpfull  .. now  i got the  idea  you  want  to merge us not  only  with language but with  the  english life  also  ..  it  is  really  great  idea  to  learn fastly  and  easly .... i appreciate

by  the  way   i got  an  idea ... i suggest  that  you  may  correct  us or  advise  us  to use  perfect sentance  to  express our feelings by  see  our  writing and give adives ...how that  idea  is  suitable for  you  ??  

Weah44 and Others,

You have asked a very good question.

The purpose of language is communicating in a society.  The value of "You Are There" is to introduce the readers to the culture and the people they are trying to communicate with.

It is a vicarious way for you to experience the culture in the United States without actually being there.

It is my desire to use alternative methods to assist in your learning of American English.  I hope this response is helpful to the readers.  Thanks for asking.

it is really intersting information  ...by  the  way sir  what  is the use  of all  this information in development of our  englsh  language ??? ....

thanks .... i am still folowing  your lessons  

This post is written with the intent to offer the reader an opportunity to become more knowledgeable of the United States and to relate the people and culture with the language.

Statistics are provided to help you become acquainted with the population residing in the United States as compiled by the US Census Bureau.

Subsequent series will be on typical experiences of living in the United States.

Total population    304,059,728 (2008)/ 308,745,538 (2010)
Afghan                         87,907
Albanian                     201,118
Alsatian                        14,337
American                17,927,125
Arab:                       1,549,725
Egyptian                      179,592
Iraqi                             69,277
Jordanian                      59,233
Lebanese                    501,907
Moroccan                      77,468
Palestinian                    85,745
Syrian                         149,541
Arab                           260,427
Other Arab                  189,300
Armenian                   464,264
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac     90,342
Australian                    98,586
Austrian                     771,531
Basque                        57,599
Belgian                       394,987
Brazilian                     351,914
British                      1,113,762
Bulgarian                      94,288
Cajun                         106,295
Canadian                    716,075
Carpatho Rusyn               5,394
Celtic                           59,007
Croatian                    427,217
Cypriot                          7,643
Czech                      1,593,535
Czechoslovakian          320,210
Danish                      1,458,787
Dutch                        4,928,607
Eastern European          408,913
English                    27,516,394
Estonian                        29,045
European                  3,006,134
Finnish                        687,682
French (not Basque)        9,446,760
French Canadian              2,079,170
German                     50,271,790
German Russian               14,308
Greek                        1,350,600
Guyanese                     214,529
Hungarian                 1,538,824
Icelander                       55,166
Iranian                        439,913
Irish                       36,278,332
Israeli                        146,551
Italian                     17,748,513
Latvian                         93,498
Lithuanian                712,165
Luxemburger                 46,935
Macedonian                 48,841
Maltese                         50,691
New Zealander                 16,300
Northern European        226,503
Norwegian              4,643,339
Pennsylvania German        338,845
Polish                      9,887,099
Portuguese              1,419,428
Romanian                468,804
Russian                      3,129,738
Scandinavian                562,936
Scotch-Irish              3,538,444
Scottish              5,827,046
Serbian                        180,464
Slavic                        138,422
Slovak                        808,191
Slovene                        177,978
Soviet Union                  1,934
Sub-Saharan African:      2,890,967
Cape Verdean                 99,003
Ethiopian                165,419
Ghanian                         88,068
Kenyan                         41,632
Liberian                 46,356
Nigerian                265,507
Senegalese                 12,151
Sierra Leonean                 17,570
Somalian                 82,716
South African                 53,277
Sudanese                 36,150
Ugandan                          8,731
Zimbabwean                  6,177
African                      1,858,001
Other Subsaharan African    117,047
Swedish                      4,390,058
Swiss                        997,233
Turkish                        189,640
Ukrainian                998,246
Welsh                      1,980,323
West Indian (No Hispanic) 2,532,380
Bahamian                 44,952
Barbadian                 54,587
Belizean                 51,406
Bermudan                  5,972
British West Indian         84,921
Dutch West Indian         71,326
Haitian                        805,691
Jamaican                949,844
Trinidadian and Tobagonian  197,592
U.S. Virgin Islander         16,020
West Indian                272,883
Other West Indian          4,807
Yugoslavian                343,422
Other groups            112,172,354
unclass.not reported     35,056,693

Income Percentages ($USD)

10k-14,999      7.4%

15k-24,999      5.6

25k-34,999    10.8

35k-49,999    14.3

50k-74,999    18.7

75k-99,999    12.3

100k-149,999 12.1

150k-199,999  4.2

200k over        4.0

Average Income: $70,096 / Average Weekly Income: $617.00 (2009)  

Average Hourly Wage: $18.62 / Federal Minimum Hourly Wage: $7.25

Unemployment rate: 9.4% (National)

Total Private Sector Jobs: 108.5 million

Federal Civilian Employees: 2.2 million

Bachelor Degrees: 27.5% (2005-2009)

Prices:

College Expenses:

Public (4 year college): $9,000 (average tuition & fees)

Private (4 year college): $35,000 (average tuition & fees)

Junior College (2 year college): $2,713 (average tuition & fees)

Grade School through High School: No charge for public schools

Average Home Price: $216,700  /  Home Ownership: 67.4% (2009)

Average New Car Price: $26,477 (2008) / Average Used Car Price: $7,986

Apartment Rent: $800/month (estimated)

Gallon (3.785 liter) Milk: $3.00

Eggs (1 dozen): $2.00

Bread (1 loaf):  $2.50

Rice (white large grain raw): $0.75/lb

Drinking Water $1.00 (1 gallon/3.785liters)

Gasoline: $3.16 Average (1 gallon/3.785 liters)

Car Insurance: $100.00/month (estimated)

Legal Cost to Start a Business: $100-150.00 (estimated)

This is just a sampling of the statistics, it gets more detailed by States, Cities, counties, etc. but this gives you a basic idea.  If anyone wants any specifics, please do a search or inform me for any assistance.