Declaration of Independence. I assume English is not your first language.
That the impression is more North American than Italian and that non-native English speakers seek opportunities to practice their second-language skills are just two reasons why Italian airport officials may assume that Italian Americans speak English. Italians have strong reputations in making accessories, bags, and clothing and in taking time for hairstyling, make-up, manicure, and pedicure so any of these personal components can be major-league clues as to primary language and residence of visitors.
I'm not American, but I am sure that African Americans support many different people and ideals. To assume that they all support the same thing is totally ridiculous and immature .
Well, I personnally do. "Americans don't use the word 'please', they don't know about 'the rest of the world', they assume everybody speaks English" are some stereotypes you may find, but on the whole the French have a positive view of Americans.
567 Native American tribes are legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. No reason to assume that all tribes share the same beliefs.
The Google Calendar is very accurate, and doesn't contain any immediately visible errors. One can assume that the Google calendar is able to keep track of any important holidays all over the world, as well as American national holidays and religious holidays.
It's antiquated and sounds strange to English ears, but there's nothing particularly wrong with it in and of itself. It's a phrase I hear often from Indian colleagues but is never used by the English or Australians (or, I assume, Americans).
It really doesn't matter. Native English speakers (American and English) will be far more impressed if you have a good vocabulary and good use of grammar than if you have perfected a particular accent. As a native English speaker, I tend to assume that people who speak English as a foreign language adopt the accent of their teacher, or of the area that they learnt English in.
I assume using words like: candy, instead of lollies flip flops, instead of thongs, and trash can, instead of rubbish bin. Also maybe speak the words with an American accent. Lari_xox_173
Besides the different accents one will hear in America, the language (English) is very "Americanized", especially as regards idiomatic expressions. The easiest ways to learn "American" English are, in descending order, Live here for a year or two, watch all American movies you can with contemporary setting, read all American novels you can with a contemporary setting. The first way is by far the easiest, but all three assume you have a basic ability in English first.
I'd assume eBay or amazon or Google or yahoo shopping
No, American English is pretty distinct from British English at this point, especially what most people think of as a Southern dialect. The closest dialect of American English to British English (I assume you mean BBC British, because British dialects get more disparate the farther down the social ladder they go) is probably something in New England very near the East Coast, or maybeupper-class coastal Southern English. The problem is that the accents have remained more similar than the dialects have.