United States

When I went to study in the USA, what I found odd was the vague familiarity of America. It's people and the way of life. Obviously America is varied (although not as much as most countries are, perhaps). But nothing was very foreign, and some things seemed more familiar than their 'equivalents' in my home country, Australia. For example, the archetype of "the nerd" in Hollywood movies such as "Revenge of the Nerds" seemed more easily recognisable in America than at home. Such is the power of Hollywood to alter one's identity.