From what I gather, people give you the same weird look when you say you're an Atheist in America, as you do when you say you're a Christian to a normal person over here.
Most Christians over here don't mention it, possibly in case people think they are a bit crazy. I don't think I've ever heard a Christian (bar one nutter I met) mention God or Jesus. I have friends (actually a gay couple), one of whom is religious. They make the very occasional joke about the others beliefs, and it is all very amicable.
The whole Christian America thing I find funny and scary in equal measure. The idea of George Bush standing over the nuclear armageddon button, thinking what Jesus* would do is terrifying.
*The racist, homophobic and warmongering Jesus in his imagination.
Most Christians over here don't mention it, possibly in case people think they are a bit crazy. I don't think I've ever heard a Christian (bar one nutter I met) mention God or Jesus. I have friends (actually a gay couple), one of whom is religious. They make the very occasional joke about the others beliefs, and it is all very amicable.
The whole Christian America thing I find funny and scary in equal measure. The idea of George Bush standing over the nuclear armageddon button, thinking what Jesus* would do is terrifying.
*The racist, homophobic and warmongering Jesus in his imagination.
