In America, dating can feel more like a job interview. (Photo: Hugo Philpott/PA Wire)
If your expat game plan includes finding love then you’ll need to wrap your brain around romancing the American way. On the surface, U.S.-style dating looks a lot like it does elsewhere: find someone you don’t hate on sight and who you strongly suspect isn’t a serial killer, then arrange to meet for some kind of shared food or beverage experience. If all goes well, schedule a second date. If not, don’t. But according to my singleton sources in the U.S., within this skeleton format there are certain cultural etiquette differences that you need to know if you’re a Brit trying to snaffle an American partner on their turf.