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In my lifetime it has seemed that when Americans slip onto the subject of England its all tea, bad teeth and queens.
It raises the question in my mind, how much does the average American know about England? Without the aid of Google.
Dont worry France, we tight.

Whats a CHAV?!

English music artists? (Don't say the Beatles)

Any city except London?

Name of our Queen/Priminister?

(Just some basic questions above)
I have faith in you Americans, maybe you'll learn something from this thread		2010-11-01 09:42:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

well i from sweden and not america, but i am used to reference (i have no idea what that word means to be onnest) england to tea and such 'cause it's just a little fun :] else i don't really expect englishmen to really look and be like that.

(nah, i can't answer any of those questions xD)		2010-11-01 11:09:00

Author:
>er.
Posts: 785

England has too many flat bits. Moving on.
But in all honesty, I actually find that americans assume alot of things about people from the UK.
Although, then again, half of us are now trying to be cheesy american highschool sort of characters thanks to Disney handing out that kind of ridiculous children's TV program at every chance they get.
I'm not actually going to answer that question, because it's way too easy for me xD		2010-11-01 11:33:00

Author:
Gavin
Posts: 338

well im from ENGLAND! and only about 20% of us speak posh . Family Guy makes me laugh when they bring on a English guy in a suit bad teeth and a posh accent. here in Essex were i live (county in England next to London) we dont really pronounce our H's so 'house' is 'ouse' ect.

listen to this song . one of the best girl MC's talking about London

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGr0843DV8k

EDIT: this is London grime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdVXXxp2VHQ

EDIT AGAIN: this is skepta and giggs . 2 of the sickest MC's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMHZBubXnS8&feature=related		2010-11-01 12:20:00

Author:
howMUCHforBOUNTY
Posts: 623

I have no idea what a Chav is.

Ozzy Osbourne and Freddy Mercury.

Leeds and Chester (I'm pretty sure they're cities)

I know your prime minister's name, I've heard it numerous times, but I can never remember it.

But then I'm Australian so I don't think this proves much.		2010-11-01 14:08:00

Author:
SR20DETDOG
Posts: 2431

In my lifetime it has seemed that when Americans slip onto the subject of England its all tea, bad teeth and queens.
It raises the question in my mind, how much does the average American know about England? Without the aid of Google.
Dont worry France, we tight.

Whats a CHAV?!

English music artists? (Don't say the Beatles)

Any city except London?

Name of our Queen/Priminister?

(Just some basic questions above)
I have faith in you Americans, maybe you'll learn something from this thread

A chav is like a Ned except English. They're foul, track suit and burberry wearing, welfare collectin' no-goods.

English? Hm. The Smiths? Joy Division? Orbital? Gosh, there are SO MANY from every era. Kate Nash?

Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Durham, Newcastle, Bristol... I could go on all day.

You know, I forget the Queen's name. Elizabeth II, I think? But your prime minister is David Cameron, appointed prime minister of the coalition government between the lib dems and the tories after the last election resulted in a hung parliament.


Of course, I guess I kinda cheated because I lived in Scotland for the last four years, so maybe my knowledge of England is a bit more than your "average" American.


EDIT: The stereotypes about tea, bad teeth, and you guys having a queen are all spot-on, by the by. ESPECIALLY the tea. The British think a cup of tea is a solution for anything and everything, and it must be prepared just so. But never make the mistake of asking your typical Brit for a cup of coffee: they'll give you instant! >_<		2010-11-01 14:18:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

Monthy Python, nudge nudge 2010-11-01 15:04:00

Author:
moonwire
Posts: 1627

If you want something to stereotype "us British" on, how about our embarrassment of being British? We're extremely proud of how embarrassed we are!

Cartoons in particular do portray us as all poshies who are still stuck in the early 1900's. But we can't talk, we portray all Americans as fatties with guns. All the French as sex-craved drunks. I'll stop before this becomes too offensive! But yeh, when all the English stereotypes annoy you, just remind yourself of how much we stereotype other nations - infact we're probably the worst ones!		2010-11-01 15:20:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

But we can't talk, we portray all Americans as fatties with guns.

See, already this stereotype is wrong. I've never owned a gun.

I admit, I didn't know anything about British culture until I started playing LBP, except from what I read in Harry Potter. So, naturally I assume that you are all witches and wizards.

As far as British bands, well, probably one of my favorite bands, james, is from England, so does that qualify? Most of the stuff I listened to in the 80's was music from England, to be honest.

Oh, and does Guilford count as a city?

I barely know who our president is, though, so don't ask me questions about politics from another country. 		2010-11-01 15:35:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

You're from England? Can you introduce me to the queen!?2010-11-01 15:45:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

You're from England? Can you introduce me to the queen!?

Come take my hand, i'll take on you a trip to Buckingham Palace to meet her
http://www.cheatmasters.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/royal_queen.jpg
Im proud to be British I like it that Americans dont know some of our English words like "Cheeky" hehe i find it amusing!		2010-11-01 15:57:00

Author:
Fenderjt
Posts: 1969

1. Don't know
2. Portishead
3. Liverpool
4. Queen is Elizabeth II, but I don't know the Prime Minister

I know the fun fact that under 20% of men in the UK are circumcised. Does that get me some UK credibility?


I like it that Americans dont know some of our English words like "Cheeky" hehe i find it amusing!

That goes both ways my dear!		2010-11-01 16:02:00

Author:
mrsupercomputer
Posts: 1335

I admit, I had no idea what "chuffed" meant until about a year and a half ago. 2010-11-01 16:02:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

I belive you also got Apollo going on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z5DMB-b900&feature=channel
And a bit more Monthy Python!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s		2010-11-01 16:11:00

Author:
moonwire
Posts: 1627

Really? I always thought the average American was pretty clueless about anywhere outside of the US. ;3

Come on, you were all thinking of saying the same thing.		2010-11-01 16:12:00

Author:
Ostler5000
Posts: 1017

Really? I always thought the average American was pretty clueless about anywhere outside of the US. ;3

Come on, you were all thinking of saying the same thing.

I'll bet there are many that are. Some of us aren't exactly what you'd call "cultured"... but we're not all like that.

For example, I tried Marmite over the summer. I really like it. Some British food is really great, including Kendal Mint Cake.		2010-11-01 16:17:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Some British food is really great, including Kendal Mint Cake.

dont forget Fish 'N' Chips		2010-11-01 16:52:00

Author:
howMUCHforBOUNTY
Posts: 623

I'll bet there are many that are. Some of us aren't exactly what you'd call "cultured"... but we're not all like that.

For example, I tried Marmite over the summer. I really like it. Some British food is really great, including Kendal Mint Cake.

Ahaha, congratulations on choosing some of my least favourite British foodstuffs.

The British do have EXCELLENT desserts (puddings), though: Sticky Toffee Pudding, Christmas Pudding, Flapjack, Mince pies... my mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Oh, and Macaroni Pies (maybe a northernly thing) are amazing. And cheese and onion pasties... And there's nothing better than a good English breakfast.

Gah, now I'm hungry!		2010-11-01 16:57:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

i know of england that they have montey pyton2010-11-01 17:07:00

Author:
Unknown User

I think Marmite is one of those things you either love or hate. I was surprised I liked it. Would I redeem myself if I said I liked HobNobs, too?2010-11-01 17:09:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

I think Marmite is one of those things you either love or hate. I was surprised I liked it. Would I redeem myself if I said I liked HobNobs, too?


Ahaha, yeah. I hate it, my English girlfriend loves it.

And how could I forget hobnobs! And digestives! Oh, and real cask ale. *mouth waters*		2010-11-01 17:12:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

I'm English and haven't had a drop of tea since July 2006.

So hah.		2010-11-01 17:13:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Really? I always thought the average American was pretty clueless about anywhere outside of the US. ;3

Have you actually looked at the majority of the UK?? The words, pot, kettle, black, come to mind 		2010-11-01 17:21:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

Ahaha, yeah. I hate it, my English girlfriend loves it.

And how could I forget hobnobs! And digestives! Oh, and real cask ale. *mouth waters*

Digestives are awesome.

And Ard, I think you might get kicked out of england for that sort of talk. You'd better be careful.


Have you actually looked at the majority of the UK?? The words, pot, kettle, black, come to mind
lol.		2010-11-01 17:22:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

I'm English and haven't had a drop of tea since July 2006.

So hah.

I have about 5 cups a day. That's kinda reversed your "ha".


1. Don't know
2. Portishead
3. Liverpool
4. Queen is Elizabeth II, but I don't know the Prime Minister

Portishead are named after a town that's VERY close to me. But I don't like it 'cus it smells funny. Learning is fun!		2010-11-01 17:23:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

I've never had tea in my life!!

/runs from angry mob		2010-11-01 17:28:00

Author:
Doopz
Posts: 5592

I just had a cup of teeeeea! Was lovely. lol

I like the biscuits "Rich Tea" and dipping them in my tea...

How can you all forget the traditional Sunday Roast! I had one for my lunch today. Roast is the bed thing about England! 		2010-11-01 17:32:00

Author:
Fenderjt
Posts: 1969

I'd answer your questions but my Big Mac is getting cold and I have to finish polishing up my .357





Whats a CHAV?! - I know it's not a good thing to get called one - isn't it like a hooligan or thug?

English music artists? (Don't say the Beatles) Pet Shop Boys - they live near GrantosUK

Any city except London? Brighton, Manchester, Liverpool, Guidlford....

Name of our Queen/Priminister? Liz 2.... oh, sorry, colonial tongue and all.... HRH Queen Elizabeth II. PM is David Cameron, used to be Gordon Brown.(Yes I listen to BBC Radio)


So ya, not all of us are ignorant of other cultures... we just let you think we are. It's easier that way.		2010-11-01 17:39:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

Have you actually looked at the majority of the UK?? The words, pot, kettle, black, come to mind

Good thing I'm not an average Brit, then, eh?		2010-11-01 17:46:00

Author:
Ostler5000
Posts: 1017

EDIT: The stereotypes about tea, bad teeth, and you guys having a queen are all spot-on, by the by. ESPECIALLY the tea...

If you say so mate...

... Well okay the queen bit's right but the rest of it... Eugh I don't know where to begin...
That's just... Well wrong. I don't know anyone who regularly drinks tea...
The teeth?! The only place I've seen that stereotype is on Family Guy... And... well it's Family Guy.
It's a shame, because you were doing so well until that edit...

This thread makes me laugh.


Oh, and about the prime minister... Yeah it's David Cameron. This is the first time in my life I've been jealous of the American leader.

Also, our pancakes are better than American ones.
<3
*waits for Plasmavore in eager anticipation*		2010-11-01 17:52:00

Author:
Keanster96
Posts: 1436

CHAV- Council House And Vioilent, we dont want them......
I myself come from Yorkshire
? - This strange symbol is our currency (The Pound)
And the kind of music showing its face in the charts goes a little like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6-KdTIi_Ek&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzvGKas5RsU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nj1Ck_k53U&feature=channel		2010-11-01 18:14:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I like the biscuits "Rich Tea" and dipping them in my tea...

Rich Tea Biscuits are AWESOME. We have those in our "international" section at the local supermarket, along with Jammy Dodgers, Jaffa Cakes, Marmite, Wine Gums, etc.

However, my "American" is definitely showing through. All my posts are about food. 		2010-11-01 18:19:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

If you say so mate...

... Well okay the queen bit's right but the rest of it... Eugh I don't know where to begin...
That's just... Well wrong. I don't know anyone who regularly drinks tea...
The teeth?! The only place I've seen that stereotype is on Family Guy... And... well it's Family Guy.
It's a shame, because you were doing so well until that edit...

This thread makes me laugh.


Oh, and about the prime minister... Yeah it's David Cameron. This is the first time in my life I've been jealous of the American leader.

Also, our pancakes are better than American ones.
<3
*waits for Plasmavore in eager anticipation*

Wow. You don't know anyone who regularly drinks tea?! I? Wha? Just? But? ...Huh?! You sure you're in England? In my experience, every single time you visit somebody, the first thing they say after, "Oh hi! Come in..." is along the lines of, "I'll just pop the kettle on." Every single one of my (British) friends drinks multiple cups of tea every day. Well, that's not true: I know one Glaswegian who prefers coffee and drinks that daily instead. Everywhere I've been and everyone I've met in Britain, tea is the single most unifying cultural aspect. It doesn't matter if you're in the city centre of Manchester or a rural village in the country, everyone drinks tea and will offer you it as soon as you cross the threshold into their home!

And Family Guy is by no means the only place that has the bad teeth stereotype. It's been done many times, including in the Simpsons. And it's patently true. Aside from the fact that (while it's getting better) your dental care is in a bad state so many people only visit the dentist if there's an emergency, orthodontics are just far less common in Britain. This is changing some, but even so, if you look at the percentage of American youths that get braces versus the percentage of British youths, I guarantee there is an enormous discrepancy. And I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I figure that unless there's some solid medical reason for braces, giving everyone cookie-cutter perfect smiles is a bit silly. Again, I can draw from my own experience: I can think of only one British friend who had braces, while I struggle to think of one American friend who didn't!

And boy, you're just poking the bear with that pancake comment! Your crepes (because they are NOT pancakes, regardless of what you call them) will never rival the fluffy delicious joy of American pancakes with fresh, sticky maple syrup. Although Scottish pancakes are almost identical to American pancakes, except a little sweeter.		2010-11-01 18:21:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

I like Rich Tea Biscuits too, but if you dip them in your cup of tea, you'll be fishing it out with a spoon! 2010-11-01 18:23:00

Author:
Rhys125
Posts: 841

I really don't get why the bad teeth stereotype is used so often. Trust me, out teeth aren't that bad. In fact, I think they're pretty good. 2010-11-01 18:26:00

Author:
trip090
Posts: 1562

I don't drink tea. Or coffee. I don't really like hot drinks in general. Instead I seem to drink milk a lot.

And yes, Rich Tea Biscuits are awesome. I might go and buy some now actually...		2010-11-01 18:28:00

Author:
Nuclearfish
Posts: 927

We all know that Hobnobs are the hard men of the bisciut world, Hobnobs laugh in the face of soggy rich tea biscuits.
I'd like to see the tea that could crack the mighty Hobnob		2010-11-01 18:34:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I really don't get why the bad teeth stereotype is used so often. Trust me, out teeth aren't that bad. In fact, I think they're pretty good.

I think maybe the problem here might be that, rather than the British having especially bad teeth, the Americans have especially GOOD teeth. Unless your teeth are growing into a perfect smile, many teenagers in the US get corrective braces to turn them into a perfect smile. The result is that you see very few Americans with imperfect, natural smiles. So, obviously, when Americans visit the UK where natural smiles are much more common, they're perceived as having bad teeth, though really American teeth would likely look similar if we didn't correct them at an early age.		2010-11-01 18:38:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

I just remember the joke in the simpsons about the "Big Book of British Smiles" ... I think that was the first time I ever heard about that stereotype. It was the episode where Lisa needed braces. I dunno, I'm american, and my teeth are all messed up. And I had braces. 2010-11-01 18:40:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

We all know that Hobnobs are the hard men of the bisciut world, Hobnobs laugh in the face of soggy rich tea biscuits.
I'd like to see the tea that could crack the mighty Hobnob

http://www.sunshine-foods.co.uk/Smaller%20Pics/Fox%27s%20Butter%20Crincle%20Crinch.jpg i spit on your hobnobs. *phtheh*
also, i noticed some stuff:
fish and chips- not british
Republic of Ireland drinks more tea than us
chavs aren't necessarily violent
david cameron - not a person, just a brown-nosed talking back of money constantly trapping the poorer community in it's clutches and seeing how much suffering it can cause *rants*

im done now :I		2010-11-01 18:45:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

http://www.sunshine-foods.co.uk/Smaller%20Pics/Fox%27s%20Butter%20Crincle%20Crinch.jpg

I want to have these now.		2010-11-01 18:48:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Wow. You don't know anyone who regularly drinks tea?! I? Wha? Just? But? ...Huh?! You sure you're in England? In my experience, every single time you visit somebody, the first thing they say after, "Oh hi! Come in..." is along the lines of, "I'll just pop the kettle on." Every single one of my (British) friends drinks multiple cups of tea every day. Well, that's not true: I know one Glaswegian who prefers coffee and drinks that daily instead. Everywhere I've been and everyone I've met in Britain, tea is the single most unifying cultural aspect. It doesn't matter if you're in the city centre of Manchester or a rural village in the country, everyone drinks tea and will offer you it as soon as you cross the threshold into their home!

And Family Guy is by no means the only place that has the bad teeth stereotype. It's been done many times, including in the Simpsons. And it's patently true. Aside from the fact that (while it's getting better) your dental care is in a bad state so many people only visit the dentist if there's an emergency, orthodontics are just far less common in Britain. This is changing some, but even so, if you look at the percentage of American youths that get braces versus the percentage of British youths, I guarantee there is an enormous discrepancy. And I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I figure that unless there's some solid medical reason for braces, giving everyone cookie-cutter perfect smiles is a bit silly. Again, I can draw from my own experience: I can think of only one British friend who had braces, while I struggle to think of one American friend who didn't!

And boy, you're just poking the bear with that pancake comment! Your crepes (because they are NOT pancakes, regardless of what you call them) will never rival the fluffy delicious joy of American pancakes with fresh, sticky maple syrup. Although Scottish pancakes are almost identical to American pancakes, except a little sweeter.

I can't stand tea or coffee. I live off water, pure orange, pepsi/pepsi max,coke zero, Monster and alcohol. Personally i can't stand tea.

Family Guy's British stereotypes are hilarious and i love them.

Our pancakes that are really more like crepes are still good. I like crepes.		2010-11-01 18:51:00

Author:
Unknown User

Your crepes (because they are NOT pancakes, regardless of what you call them)

Pancakes pre-date America. Significantly. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot on the "Americans are ignorant" thread

Edit - not America... Obviously. I mean The United States. I barely had any sleep 		2010-11-01 18:58:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

some biscuit surveys:

Name
(1) Dark Chocolate Digestive
(2) Milk Chocolate Digestive
(3) Milk Chocolate Hobnob
(4) Jaffa cake
(5) Gingernut
(6) Chocolate Caramel Digestives
(7) Dark Chocolate Hobnob
(8) Hobnob
(9) Custard Cream
(10) Tunnocks Chocolate Caramel Wafer
(11) Shortbread fingers
(12) Dark Choco Liebniz
(13) Bourbon
(14) Crunch Creams
(15) Digestive
(16) Fig Roll
(17) Choc chip cookie
(18) Tunnocks Teacake
(19) Double choc chip cookie
(20) Garibaldi
(21) Jammie Dodger
(22) Chocolate Ginger
(23) Viennese Finger
(24) Milk Choco Liebniz
(25) Ginger Cream
(26) Toffypop
(27) Jam Cream Sandwich
(28) Rich Tea
(29) Party Rings
(30) Pink Wafers
(31) Abbey Crunch
(32) Malted Milk
(33) Cadbury's fingers
(34) Penguin
(35) Fruit shortcake
(36) Abernethy
(37) Butter Crunch
(38) All Butter
(39) Shortcake
(40) Rocky
(41) Lemon Puff
(42) Orange Chocolate Digestive
(43) Brandysnap
(44) Mint Chocolate Digestive
(45) Cafe Noir
(46) Wagonwheel
(47) Viscount
(48) Echo
(49) Happy Face
(50) Blue Ribband


Name
(1) Digestive
(2) Milk Chocolate Digestive
(3) Dark Chocolate Digestive
(4) Gingernut
(5) Rich Tea
(6) Jaffa cake
(7) Custard Cream
(8) Hobnob
(9) Choc chip cookie
(10) Bourbon
(11) Milk Chocolate Hobnob
(12) Shortbread fingers
(13) Malted Milk
(14) Fruit shortcake
(15) Garibaldi
(16) Chocolate Caramel Digestives
(17) Tunnocks Chocolate Caramel Wafer
(18) Double choc chip cookie
(19) Shortcake
(20) Fig Roll
(21) Jammie Dodger
(22) Milk Choco Liebniz
(23) Crunch Creams
(24) Penguin
(25) Dark Chocolate Hobnob
(26) Butter Crunch
(27) Tunnocks Teacake
(28) Ginger Cream
(29) Viennese Finger
(30) Jam Cream Sandwich
(31) Rich Tea Fingers
(32) Abernethy
(33) Marie
(34) Dark Choco Liebniz
(35) Cadbury's fingers
(36) Nice
(37) Thin Arrowroot
(38) Abbey Crunch
(39) Pink Wafers
(40) Party Rings
(41) Morning Coffee
(42) Chocolate Ginger
(43) Toffypop
(44) All Butter
(45) Orange Chocolate Digestive
(46) Wagonwheel
(47) Cafe Noir
(48) Pink n White
(49) Rocky
(50) Iced Gems


Name
(1) Pink Wafers
(2) Fig Roll
(3) Wagonwheel
(4) Rich Tea
(5) Lemon Puff
(6) Iced Gems
(7) Gingernut
(8) Garibaldi
(9) Jaffa cake
(10) Nice
(11) Coconut Cream
(12) Coconut Ring
(13) Pink n White
(14) Custard Cream
(15) Bourbon
(16) Thin Arrowroot
(17) Jammie Dodger
(18) Blue Ribband
(19) Hobnob
(20) Chocolate Caramel Digestives
(21) Digestive
(22) Orange Chocolate Digestive
(23) Raisin cookie
(24) Malted Milk
(25) Mint Chocolate Digestive
(26) Brandysnap
(27) Cafe Noir
(28) Mikado/Mallow
(29) Dark Chocolate Digestive
(30) Happy Face
(31) Toffypop
(32) Viennese Finger
(33) Almond
(34) Party Rings
(35) Fruit shortcake
(36) Ginger Cream
(37) Tunnocks Teacake
(38) Chocolate Ginger
(39) Tunnocks Chocolate Caramel Wafer
(40) Morning Coffee
(41) Lincoln
(42) Rich Tea Fingers
(43) Teacake
(44) Crunch Creams
(45) Jam Cream Sandwich
(46) Viscount
(47) Shortbread fingers
(48) Marie
(49) Taxi
(50) Penguin		2010-11-01 18:59:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

A true Brit wakes up to a plate of breakfast muffins....Or Kellogs

http://www.foodpeoplewant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Homemade-English-Muffins-1024x768.jpg		2010-11-01 19:02:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

This thread is killing me. I am SO hungry now! I think I'm going to stop on the way home and get some rich tea biscuits at the supermarket!2010-11-01 19:05:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

I am lucky enough live just outside THE Guildford. However as far as I can tell, most stereotypes are wrong, and almost every country has one. Hehe, you have redeemed yourselves US.

Btw: I hear your chocolate is awful, you poor things. 		2010-11-01 19:06:00

Author:
PygmyOwl
Posts: 1316

I am lucky enough live just outside THE Guildford. However as far as I can tell, most stereotypes are wrong, and almost every country has one. Hehe, you have redeemed yourselves US.

Btw: I hear your chocolate is awful, you poor things.

Actually, I live in an area that produces some of the best chocolate in the united states. Not to say that British chocolate is bad, though. I love Cadbury Creme eggs. Dairy Milk buttons are pretty darned good, too.

We have reeses peanut butter cups here, though, which are probably one of the best chocolate treats known to man. 		2010-11-01 19:10:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Pancakes pre-date America. Significantly. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot on the "Americans are ignorant" thread

Edit - not America... Obviously. I mean The United States. I barely had any sleep

Um. They pre-date England, too, pal. Also, I didn't realise this was an "Americans are ignorant" thread, that's not very nice.

I choose to differentiate between pancakes and crepes. It may be an unpopular and maybe even 'incorrect' insofar as any language can be right or wrong, but it hardly makes me ignorant. But hey, thanks for ruining the fun banter and being a jerk!		2010-11-01 19:13:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

I actually find this thread fascinating. It's really interesting to see what other countries think of us, and what we think of them. I've learned a lot today. 2010-11-01 19:15:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

All I know is, those crazy Englandians drink milk with their tea.

That disturbs me.		2010-11-01 19:16:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

Um. They pre-date England, too, pal. Also, I didn't realise this was an "Americans are ignorant" thread, that's not very nice.

I choose to differentiate between pancakes and crepes. It may be an unpopular and maybe even 'incorrect' insofar as any language can be right or wrong, but it hardly makes me ignorant. But hey, thanks for ruining the fun banter and being a jerk!
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RTM: "grrrrr....."

RUN dxdydz! RUUUUNNNNN!!!1!111!!!!

anywho, bourbons. bourbons invented jesus.		2010-11-01 19:16:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

All I know is, those crazy Englandians drink milk with their tea.

That disturbs me.

I take milk with my tea. It was something that my mom did, also. Does this mean that I disturb you, Jason?

Also, flamingemu, that is exactly what rtm looks like right before he RAAAAAAAAAAAGEEEEES!		2010-11-01 19:18:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

i was thinking that...

http://headshothorror.webs.com/queen_AlienPress_still01.jpg

I always thought peanut butter and jelly had jelly cubes in it. I always hated it, but then i just took jelly cubes out, but now i cant eat jelly cubes.
stuck with peanut butter, too salty when made in the UK, blerg.		2010-11-01 19:23:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

Actually, I live in an area that produces some of the best chocolate in the united states. Not to say that British chocolate is bad, though. I love Cadbury Creme eggs. Dairy Milk buttons are pretty darned good, too.

We have reeses peanut butter cups here, though, which are probably one of the best chocolate treats known to man.

Phew, thats good, I was wondering how you survive. ...Once when I was a kid my dad brought home a rainbow lollipop from Texas, and it was as big as my HEAD! That was my image of the US for ages. Place of Awesomeness. 		2010-11-01 19:23:00

Author:
PygmyOwl
Posts: 1316

All I know is, those crazy Englandians drink milk with their tea.

That disturbs me.

Tea with no milk!? what apocalyptic wasteland is this 'America'		2010-11-01 19:23:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I always thought peanut butter and jelly had jelly cubes in it. I always hated it, but then i just took jelly cubes out, but now i cant eat jelly cubes.
stuck with peanut butter, too salty when made in the UK, blerg.

I am an american that has never had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I bet that makes me pretty strange, too.		2010-11-01 19:26:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

America even has Cadbury's chocolate -- and it still comes in the foil wrapper here!

Actually, didn't Kraft buy Cadbury's, anyway?

Anyway, what we should REALLY be discussing is the awesomeness that is British adverts. I'm at work so I don't wanna go scrounging around youtube just now, but the Cadbury's gorilla ad and the "bring on the trumpets!" natural confectionary ads are both awesome.

American advertisers could really learn a lot. Of course, everyone these days has DVRs and Hulu or whatever, so the point's a bit moot now anyway.		2010-11-01 19:41:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

America even has Cadbury's chocolate -- and it still comes in the foil wrapper here!

Actually, didn't Kraft buy Cadbury's, anyway?

Anyway, what we should REALLY be discussing is the awesomeness that is British adverts. I'm at work so I don't wanna go scrounging around youtube just now, but the Cadbury's gorilla ad and the "bring on the trumpets!" natural confectionary ads are both awesome.

American advertisers could really learn a lot. Of course, everyone these days has DVRs and Hulu or whatever, so the point's a bit moot now anyway.

I think America has defence on the advertising front:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsvAj6qfmFQ		2010-11-01 19:51:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Not to say that British chocolate is bad, though. I love Cadbury Creme eggs. Dairy Milk buttons are pretty darned good, too.

Cadbury's isn't British any more though You bought it

I like pretty close to Cadbury World. It's...amazing. Or it was. It probably isn't now. I mean Americans are great but you don't exactly know what you're talking about 		2010-11-01 19:51:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Cadbury's isn't British any more though You bought it

Wait, I bought Cadbury?! No wonder my credit card bill was so huge last month!!! :O		2010-11-01 19:55:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Wait, I bought Cadbury?! No wonder my credit card bill was so huge last month!!! :O

If you bought Cadbury where's my free chocolate? 		2010-11-01 19:58:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Cadbury's isn't British any more though You bought it

Darn those corporate american big wigs, buying out innocent, feeble, old Cadbury

And when y'all Americans planning on moseying over to England, not much to do but we got all the pubs you need.
I've visited America 8 times, every time to Florida, which would be why I associate America with THEME PARKS		2010-11-01 20:08:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I don't drink tea unless I have biccies. And if i happen upon Rich Tea I will literally dunk 5 at once. They're THAT good.2010-11-01 20:13:00

Author:
julesyjules
Posts: 1156

I don't drink tea unless I have biccies. And if i happen upon Rich Tea I will literally dunk 5 at once. They're THAT good.

You really wouldn't believe how wrong I read this the first time. Let's just say it was very o_O inducing and PG-13		2010-11-01 20:17:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

This is now a food thread, isn't it?

Best food to come out of the UK:
Scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam


Worst food-resembling product to come out of the UK
Marmite

(PS: Dear Australians; Vegemite is no better)		2010-11-01 20:23:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Tea? No thanks! The last time I remember when I drank tea was when I had a cold...2010-11-01 20:24:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

I drink my tea the way OBAMA tells me to drink my tea, the right way 2010-11-01 20:34:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Keanster! I'm here! It's ranting time!

Ok, I love the US and would actually really like to go to uni there.. (We should meet up ) So sorry if I offend anyone, but THESE THINGS MUST BE SAID!

1. It's called JAM. Not jelly. This is jelly (http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/virtual-jello.gif).
2. The way most Americans pronounce British place names? No. Just no.

-For example: Leicester (Square) is pronounced 'less-ter' NOT 'lie-ses-ter'
-Any area that ends with '-ham' shall be pronounced as '-uhm'. Birmingham = 'Burr-ming-uhm' not 'burr-ming-HAM'
3. Thanks for the help in WWII! You really helped out! HELPED. Not SAVED.
4. Colour must be spelt with a 'u'
5. The letter 'z' must be called 'zed' not 'zee'. It's only 'zee' in the US so that it rhymes in the alphabet song...

I could write a few more but I want to go make a cuppa.

Again, sorry if I offended anyone, as I said, I love the US! ^_^		2010-11-01 21:06:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

I thought you said you liked my "accent". That does it! We're not friends anymore Fergus.

Also: Color.

Also again: Why do you even have a name for the letter Z when you refuse to use it in words that it belongs in, i.e. apologize. 		2010-11-01 21:10:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Oh, I do like your accent Sara!
I never said I didn't

And we DO use the letter Z, just... Correctly! ^_^

*many gasps and slaps from the US*		2010-11-01 21:15:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

Shouldn't you spell your name plasmavoure then? 2010-11-01 21:21:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

Nononono silly

Colour is pronounced "cul-uhh"
Vore is pronounced as.. well.. 'vor'

So no 'u' needed ^_^

And anyway, plasmavore is a play on herbivore, carnivore etc. Plasma is found in blood. Therefore a plasmavore is a creature that consumes blood... >=)		2010-11-01 21:24:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

Keanster! I'm here! It's ranting time!

Ok, I love the US and would actually really like to go to uni there.. (We should meet up ) So sorry if I offend anyone, but THESE THINGS MUST BE SAID!

1. It's called JAM. Not jelly. This is jelly (http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/virtual-jello.gif).
2. The way most Americans pronounce British place names? No. Just no.

-For example: Leicester (Square) is pronounced 'less-ter' NOT 'lie-ses-ter'
-Any area that ends with '-ham' shall be pronounced as '-uhm'. Birmingham = 'Burr-ming-uhm' not 'burr-ming-HAM'
3. Thanks for the help in WWII! You really helped out! HELPED. Not SAVED.
4. Colour must be spelt with a 'u'
5. The letter 'z' must be called 'zed' not 'zee'. It's only 'zee' in the US so that it rhymes in the alphabet song...

I could write a few more but I want to go make a cuppa.

Again, sorry if I offended anyone, as I said, I love the US! ^_^

1. Jam and Jelly are two different things in the United States, too, but the difference is admittedly more subtle. But it's important to note that they are not interchangeable. Jam is delicious and fruity, whereas jelly is a little more homogeneous and sugar-y. I'm not sure of the technical differences, but I know that in the UK you call both these items 'jam' which can make finding the right thing to go on toast require some trial and error.

2. That's just unfamiliarity with the names, please don't hold it against us! New Englanders tend to be better about it because they have many of the same place names (Gloucester, for example). British people mispronounce British place names, also. The number of times I've heard an Briton say "Thames" so that it rhymes with James and starts with a th like in 'the'... Also, many English pronounce Edinburgh incorrectly. ...And I'm not sure anybody outside the Welsh pronounce Welsh town names correctly!

3. This is a weird one. You don't really ever hear Americans (maybe the old and infirm do, I don't know) claiming this, and yet the British all seem to think we believe that. But really, if you know your history, we DID, with the help of yourselves and many other countries, Canada included, save you in WWII. If I recall, the storming of the beaches on D-Day was mostly American troops. But hey, once we licked Germany you guys gave us some help against Japan, so it's all good.

4. This is an arbitrary distinction. It stems from the fact that the US adopted one authorative dictionary and the UK adopted another. Prior to dictionaries, everything was spelt every which way. What IS interesting, is that the prefered spelling of such words as "civilization" is with a Z. In fact, until recently the OED refused to include the S alternatives. This is because the roots of these -ize words tend to be Greek, and to use -ise is to purposelessly Francify them. Also fun fact: Soccer, Fall, and many others were originally English words that fell out of favo(u)r.

5. As wrong as it sounds to mine ears, I cannot argue this point!

And sorry if I offended any Brits, I love the UK! But after spending four years there, I get a little touchy about misperceived differences on both sides. 		2010-11-01 21:48:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

Keanster! I'm here! It's ranting time!

Ok, I love the US and would actually really like to go to uni there.. (We should meet up ) So sorry if I offend anyone, but THESE THINGS MUST BE SAID!

1. It's called JAM. Not jelly. This is jelly (http://www.doobybrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/virtual-jello.gif).
2. The way most Americans pronounce British place names? No. Just no.

-For example: Leicester (Square) is pronounced 'less-ter' NOT 'lie-ses-ter'
-Any area that ends with '-ham' shall be pronounced as '-uhm'. Birmingham = 'Burr-ming-uhm' not 'burr-ming-HAM'
3. Thanks for the help in WWII! You really helped out! HELPED. Not SAVED.
4. Colour must be spelt with a 'u'
5. The letter 'z' must be called 'zed' not 'zee'. It's only 'zee' in the US so that it rhymes in the alphabet song...

I could write a few more but I want to go make a cuppa.

Again, sorry if I offended anyone, as I said, I love the US! ^_^

...........Bombshell
I'm sure glad this kids on our side
....Hail Britannia, Britannia rules the waves.....hmm...hmmmm...hmmmmmmmmmm......hmm...hmm mmmm		2010-11-01 21:54:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Oh, and does Guilford count as a city?



1. its Guildford
2. I LIVE THERE !!!1		2010-11-01 21:55:00

Author:
Alternative_sack
Posts: 409

Oh, I'm sorry! I left off the d! That's what we americans call a typo. 2010-11-01 21:59:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

*hums along* ^_^

@dxdydz 2. I have never heard anyone say 'Thames' like that in my life. And I agree with the Welsh town names...
3. Hmm.. I wouldn't call it saving exactly.. I'm pretty sure a lot of people have the opinion that we still could have won the war without you guys' help. It would've just been a lot harder and taken a lot longer... (Again, sorry if what I'm saying caused anyone any offence.. :S If I did, I profusely apologise... )		2010-11-01 22:01:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

*ahem* fo' yo' infomation*ahem* I am a very civilized American, but I do not know what a ''CHAV'' is.

Bands, or artists, whatever
Genesis
Queen
Yes
Tears for fears
Electric Light Orchestra
The Smiths
Supertramp
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
ETC

Cities:
Leeds, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Swansea, that is all I can remember right now.

Your queen is Elizabeth II, and your prime minister is David Cameron.

IN YO FACE		2010-11-01 22:01:00

Author:
ExplosiveCheddar
Posts: 978

Swansea

Swansea isn't in England.		2010-11-01 22:05:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

While we're doing comparisons: in the UK a pint is a proper pint. Not a piddly little American pint. I think that says everything. The only justifiable reason for not going fully metric is those extra 70ml in every glass... you guys don't even have that excuse!!

Oh, and we do actually have certain fruits that are typically made into "jellies" (as a form of preserve). Though the only example I can think of is crabapples, which make awesome jam. Typically we stick to jams and marmalades though.

Welsh names are fine, you just have to accept that welsh is a foreign language and so the pronunciations are going to be different. It's not like the geordies, who technically speak English regardless of what your ears are telling you 		2010-11-01 22:12:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

Swansea isn't in England.

I thought we were talking about the whole United Kingdom		2010-11-01 22:14:00

Author:
ExplosiveCheddar
Posts: 978

I am a very civilized American

IN YO FACE

Nice touch at the end there 		2010-11-01 22:15:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Us: "here americans, have a present!"
You: "yaaaaaaaaaay"
Us: "here, have Susan Boyle "

http://dc217.4shared.com/img/NWl8CVFY/s3/OMG-cat.gif		2010-11-01 22:16:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

And of course England has THIS!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J5xs2ukksE		2010-11-01 22:18:00

Author:
Fenderjt
Posts: 1969

I thought we were talking about the whole United Kingdom

You obviously haven't read the thread title. 		2010-11-01 22:20:00

Author:
Doopz
Posts: 5592

@Fender, Mr. Bean is EPIC WIN!

If it's ok with you guys, I'm going to pull out the killer...

ENGLAND HAS STEPHEN FRY.


Nuff' said.		2010-11-01 22:23:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

You obviously haven't read the thread title.

Well I don't care now you all know I'm not an idiot, I just don't read titles		2010-11-01 22:25:00

Author:
ExplosiveCheddar
Posts: 978

Well I don't care now you all know I'm not an idiot, I just don't read titles

Or the first post?		2010-11-01 22:29:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

brits, we must bow our heads in shame.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmU10EoOfog&feature=related
yes. when i do the things that feels right, magic happens.
yes the quality is terrible.		2010-11-01 22:29:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

I think that this video right here is possibly one of the greatest and most amazing things that England has ever produced.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3KBuQHHKx0		2010-11-01 22:34:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

I think nobody has rememered that the war could have been won without the british or americans, after germany betrayed the soviets and invaded russia it was as good as lost for them. As soon as they lost momentum and the red army counter attacked they didn't stop until they got all the way to berlin, by which time the americans were still over 200 miles away!2010-11-01 22:35:00

Author:
shepanator
Posts: 46

I think nobody has rememered that the war could have been won without the british or americans, after germany betrayed the soviets and invaded russia it was as good as lost for them. As soon as they lost momentum and the red army counter attacked they didn't stop until they got all the way to berlin, by which time the americans were still over 200 miles away!

*ignores post*

Tamworth! That's not massively far from me

Like...40 miles 		2010-11-01 22:39:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Stereotypical thread is Stereotypical.

Good things from england that come to mind:

http://www.carlylescatering.com/english_muffin.jpg

http://101parenttips.com/101parenttips.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/english-muffin-pizza.jpg

Dido Armstrong (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&expIds=17259,18167,26637,27060,27197,27284,27357&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=Dido+Armstrong&cp=7&pf=p&sclient=psy&safe=off&site=&source=hp&aq=f&aqi=g4g-o1&aql=&oq=Dido+Ar&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=2304850557947867) (Did a song with Eminem )

http://comigirl.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/gorillaz.jpg

Did this post make anyone else hungry?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_my7ZnBE-2Ao/SjmpE8wamMI/AAAAAAAAB4I/o1ZgcEcwUbQ/s400/drooling-homer.gif		2010-11-01 22:44:00

Author:
Unknown User

*ignores post*

Tamworth! That's not massively far from me

Like...40 miles

40 miles in which direction? 		2010-11-01 22:44:00

Author:
shepanator
Posts: 46

40 miles in which direction?

North East.		2010-11-01 22:47:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Well, I'm French and...

*takes out his shield*

...and I never really thought of England this way, with all those clich?s. Obviously, I admit tea often comes to my mind when I think about England, but I never really understood what all people say about English people's appearence. I've often somehow come across those clich?s in the Simpsons or in American Dad.

British Smile (http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/britishteeth.jpg) ? Err... Anyway, they parody too many people to be taken seriously.		2010-11-01 22:49:00

Author:
Oddmania
Posts: 1305

North East.

Mansfield, Nottingham, Derby?		2010-11-01 22:50:00

Author:
shepanator
Posts: 46

The best thing about England is that if you "accidentally" break both your legs with a sledgehammer, you don't have to pay to get them fixed.

Also, I don't really get the whole bad teeth thing... most of the people around where I live seem to have perfectly fine looking teeth.

And I simply CANNOT LIVE without tea. I must have about 45 thousand cups a day. MMMM TASTY MOIST MMM YUM with Rich Teas and Digestives and Bourbons and mmmm *gorge*		2010-11-01 22:53:00

Author:
Splapp-me-do
Posts: 86

Mansfield, Nottingham, Derby?

I mean Tamworth is North East from me

I live 13 miles away from dawesbr (http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/member.php?3801-dawesbr). I know exactly where he lives 		2010-11-01 22:55:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

The best thing about England is that if you "accidentally" break both your legs with a sledgehammer, you don't have to pay to get them fixed.
Yeah, but if you do it "accidentally", there's not much point in it. Depends on the kind of "accident". 		2010-11-01 22:56:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

Well, I'm French and...

*takes out his shield*

...and I never really thought of England this way, with all those clich?s. Obviously, I admit tea often comes to my mind when I think about England, but I never really understood what all people say about English people's appearence. I've often somehow come across those clich?s in the Simpsons or in American Dad.

British Smile (http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/britishteeth.jpg) ? Err... Anyway, they parody too many people to be taken seriously.

To be honest my friend, it is a well known fact that us English are hotties 		2010-11-01 22:58:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

To be honest my friend, it is a well known fact that us English are hotties

http://latenightdebates.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/amy_winehouse.jpg

Yeah....that's hot..... 		2010-11-01 22:59:00

Author:
Unknown User

http://latenightdebates.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/amy_winehouse.jpg

Yeah....that's hot.....

.......yeh
.............Shes beutiful on the inside.....maybe?		2010-11-01 23:13:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

http://latenightdebates.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/amy_winehouse.jpg

Holy mother of Zeus.

Anyway, I've never really been the 'stereotype' kind of guy.		2010-11-01 23:19:00

Author:
Frinklebumper
Posts: 941

i know a few things about england. 1. a band, the Police!, of course, 2. England is where Top Gear ( tv show ) is at, as you can tell from their accents, plus, they say so. and 3, my favorite, England, is the home of the google map win men, : http://chzgifs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/google_maps_win_sg.gif if you want to be SURE this is in england, go here: Withington Drive, Astley. England. M29 7NW, on google maps. it is right near there. ( or so says the comments, it isn't that hard to find, if you know where to look. i found it and if you STILL don't believe that is in england, look at the page i found it on. http://senorgif.memebase.com/2010/08/26/funny-gifs-google-maps-win/2010-11-01 23:20:00

Author:
flamesterart
Posts: 585

I think we ALL can have a look at these maps here (http://alphadesigner.com/project-mapping-stereotypes.html) and have a laugh at how silly we ALL are.
Then get back here, look at how we ALL get along nicely despite the difference and realize how much more silly we are.		2010-11-01 23:51:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

oh wow. thats hilarious. too bad they're all to ugly to be posted here or i would show my favorite. oh well. but, um, that is a little bit off topic.

BACK TO THE TOPIC
the guy who dose the voice overs for lbp is british, i think.... he sounds like it anyway. does anyone know his name?		2010-11-02 00:44:00

Author:
flamesterart
Posts: 585

What does everyone think of Oklahoma? (Where I live.) Lol I'd love to see stereotypes on that one.2010-11-02 00:53:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

oh wow. thats hilarious. too bad they're all to ugly to be posted here or i would show my favorite. oh well. but, um, that is a little bit off topic.

BACK TO THE TOPIC
the guy who dose the voice overs for lbp is british, i think.... he sounds like it anyway. does anyone know his name?

...
...
...

Just... oh my god... :'(		2010-11-02 00:58:00

Author:
Unknown User

BACK TO THE TOPIC
the guy who dose the voice overs for lbp is british, i think.... he sounds like it anyway. does anyone know his name?

Stephen Fry

Yep he's quite famous around the world. Fun to follow on Twitter too - he's making a Sherlock Holmes film and tweets from the set.		2010-11-02 01:01:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

Media Molecule are from England. That should be enough to convince everyone how awesome we are.

I'm willing to bet that without the good old English cup of tea, LBP would never have even been finished and we wouldn't even be here to have this interesting discussion!		2010-11-02 01:24:00

Author:
Nuclearfish
Posts: 927

True, true.

God save our gracious tea!		2010-11-02 18:23:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

Here in jolly old England, The Queen is every teenagers crush

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/queen-elizabeth-ii.jpg

she lookin fine!		2010-11-02 18:42:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I dislike the Queen, Frankly, i couldn't care less if the monarchy all died.2010-11-02 18:45:00

Author:
Unknown User

Thanks for the help in WWII! You really helped out! HELPED. Not SAVED.


lol I have to be honest, this is kinda what I thought after learning about WWII in American History class in the 10th grade. But I guess that's what happens when you study a war from only one perspective.		2010-11-02 18:55:00

Author:
Enlong3
Posts: 357

Okay I do admit, I don't know much about other countries (only what they force fed us in Global and AP Global History).Give us some slack though, how many countries have 50 Mini-countires inside them, not only that but the US has only been a country for about 235 years compared to others that date back to B.C.E. Keep in mind the US spans 3 time zones (Hawaii dosn't count >:O neither does Alaska >:O), so sometimes it'll look at itself and say "Wait a second, thats not me is it? "2010-11-02 19:21:00

Author:
Bradlee
Posts: 96

If you don't count Alaska or Hawaii - we have 4 time zones.

West -------------------------------- East
Pacific - Mountain - Central - Eastern		2010-11-02 19:26:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

Rich Tea biscuits are rubbish!!! They have no flavour and stick up the top of your mouth And i think im a genetic caffeine addict too, all my dads family (and me and my brother) drink about 2 or 3 BIG mugs of tea everyday, no sugar of course, sugar is for losers2010-11-02 19:30:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

Here is a quick resume of the UK as it is today, for the benefit of our US posters...

Our incompetent politicians use our money to fund their own lavish lifestyles, while working familys who struggle to make ends meet stand around helpless to act, (mainly because peaceful public protests are now an offence under the terrorism act).

Our schools make our kids wear crash helmets in the playground in case conkers (horse chesnuts for US posters) fall on their heads and ban hopscotch due to potential spraining of ankles, yet our children come home having learned nothing of value.

Our police spend more time at a desk than on patrol, and despite the worrying rise in knife crime they still won't save someone from being mugged without filing a risk assessment first.

Our sportsmen put far more energy into drug and alcohol fueled nights with their prostitute friends than they do into actually winning the games which they are given absurdly high salaries to play.

Our pop "stars" are hand picked for their looks, sing whatever formulaic, egocentric trash is handed to them by Simon Cowell (that smarmy git from American Idol for US posters) and probably wouldn't know a song that came from the heart if it ****** on their chips (peed on their fries for US posters).

Our millions of benefit spongers sit around on their lazy backsides (butts for US posters), complaining about how there's too many "bloody immigrants" (Mexican lawn mowers for US posters) these days, when the majority of those immigrants are only coming here to do the jobs that they are to idle to do.

So anyway....hope that's helped you guys from America to better understand British "culture" 		2010-11-02 19:38:00

Author:
Ungreth
Posts: 2130

Okay I do admit, I don't know much about other countries (only what they force fed us in Global and AP Global History).Give us some slack though, how many countries have 50 Mini-countires inside them, not only that but the US has only been a country for about 235 years compared to others that date back to B.C.E. Keep in mind the US spans 3 time zones (Hawaii dosn't count >:O neither does Alaska >:O), so sometimes it'll look at itself and say "Wait a second, thats not me is it? "

Fun fact: by many measures, the USA is an older country than the UK.

I mean, of course, culturally the UK is much older, but if you define nations by their government (which is generally the accepted way), the UK is not very old at all.		2010-11-02 19:50:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

I mean, of course, culturally the UK is much older, but if you define nations by their government (which is generally the accepted way), the UK is not very old at all.

explain: surely our government is older? i thought that the war of independence was when you made your own and got rid of ours??		2010-11-03 01:50:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

i thought that the war of independence
We won because we spawn camped (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_camping#Spawn). :kz:





2010-11-03 02:03:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

We won because we spawn camped (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_camping#Spawn). :kz:







I think the modded weapons probably helped too

http://blog.adw.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/atombomb.jpg		2010-11-03 08:58:00

Author:
Ungreth
Posts: 2130

Here is a quick resume of the UK as it is today, for the benefit of our US posters...

Our incompetent politicians use our money to fund their own lavish lifestyles, while working familys who struggle to make ends meet stand around helpless to act, (mainly because peaceful public protests are now an offence under the terrorism act).

Our schools make our kids wear crash helmets in the playground in case conkers (horse chesnuts for US posters) fall on their heads and ban hopscotch due to potential spraining of ankles, yet our children come home having learned nothing of value.

Our police spend more time at a desk than on patrol, and despite the worrying rise in knife crime they still won't save someone from being mugged without filing a risk assessment first.

Our sportsmen put far more energy into drug and alcohol fueled nights with their prostitute friends than they do into actually winning the games which they are given absurdly high salaries to play.

Our pop "stars" are hand picked for their looks, sing whatever formulaic, egocentric trash is handed to them by Simon Cowell (that smarmy git from American Idol for US posters) and probably wouldn't know a song that came from the heart if it ****** on their chips (peed on their fries for US posters).

Our millions of benefit spongers sit around on their lazy backsides (butts for US posters), complaining about how there's too many "bloody immigrants" (Mexican lawn mowers for US posters) these days, when the majority of those immigrants are only coming here to do the jobs that they are to idle to do.

So anyway....hope that's helped you guys from America to better understand British "culture"

Oh, how it smells of Italy...		2010-11-03 09:12:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer
Posts: 5112

Eeeee baaah gummmm, yer conna beat a nice brew wi a bacon butty and a dollop o Branston.

This is what makes me proud to be English........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48KbDElBQ9k

Icey		2010-11-03 14:14:00

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IceMaiden
Posts: 1057

explain: surely our government is older? i thought that the war of independence was when you made your own and got rid of ours??

Right, but the government we got rid of then isn't your current one. Usually the 1801 Act of Unions is the point identified as being the start of your current country/sovereign state, though it can be argued that your country is as recent as 1927.

If you go by age of constitution instead, the UK is still at 1801, but the US ends up being the second oldest country in the world behind San Marino.

I mean, really, no one's going to argue that (Colonial) American history extends farther back than British history, but we have pretty much kept the same government since our inception, whereas you guys saw some pretty radical changes, especially in the 1800s.		2010-11-03 15:23:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

Right, but the government we got rid of then isn't your current one. Usually the 1801 Act of Unions is the point identified as being the start of your current country/sovereign state, though it can be argued that your country is as recent as 1927.

If you go by age of constitution instead, the UK is still at 1801, but the US ends up being the second oldest country in the world behind San Marino.

I mean, really, no one's going to argue that (Colonial) American history extends farther back than British history, but we have pretty much kept the same government since our inception, whereas you guys saw some pretty radical changes, especially in the 1800s.

Why would you count it like that?

If i worked in one job for 10 years, then switched and worked somewhere else for 6 years, it wouldn't mean someone who had only worked 12 years but in the same place had worked longer than me.

That's a bad example, but even so.		2010-11-03 16:08:00

Author:
Unknown User

Time for some poetry!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq9OpJYck7Y		2010-11-03 17:17:00

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Syroc
Posts: 3193

Time for some poetry!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq9OpJYck7Y

Time for censorship! 		2010-11-03 17:23:00

Author:
Unknown User

So, all you people from England know eachother personally right?

2010-11-03 17:26:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

Time for censorship!

Censoring art is just wrong. 		2010-11-03 17:32:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Censoring art is just wrong.

Censoring = Bad words go away

Title of song = has bad word

Bad word = Insta Ban? (apparently)

Well, I tried to stop it 		2010-11-03 17:35:00

Author:
Unknown User

britain rules, i live in bristol and we all talk like farmers and we rule, I, personally dont ike tea but i have a question for you americans... name 3 songs by the band: the wombats....without looking on the internet!!!2010-11-03 18:36:00

Author:
Hellobob5
Posts: 382

Why would you count it like that?

If i worked in one job for 10 years, then switched and worked somewhere else for 6 years, it wouldn't mean someone who had only worked 12 years but in the same place had worked longer than me.

That's a bad example, but even so.

But, keeping with the analogy, the measure isn't how long you've worked but how long you've held the job.

Really, it's pretty much the only criterion that makes sense. If you consider countries as being defined by their geographical location, that would quickly fail because borders are constantly changing throughout history. If you consider countries as being defined by their culture, again that would fail because immigrants and shifting cultures don't mean a new country. You have many middle eastern immigrants now, but that doesn't make you a new country, does it? Similarly, you can have disparate cultures within a single country (just look at Spain!). The only really solid way to define a country is by the structure of its government.		2010-11-03 18:50:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

So, all you people from England know eachother personally right?



Of course! Our country is so small we all live on the same road! Why, just the other day I had a tea party, everyone in England was invited. They all fitted comfortably in my living room. The Queen also turned up and complimented my scones. She also accepted my friends request on Facebook at last. She's been ignoring me ever since I accidently put one sugar in her tea instead of two... :S
Anyway, we're friends again.

Then the Archbishop of Canterbury turned up, and we all played SingStar. Ahh, what fun was had!
Then Stephen Fry had to leave, so everyone said goodbye and we played musical statues. It ended up in a tie between JK Rowling and Mary Poppins.

Then we played pass the parcel! I'd gone shopping for the rarest prize possible. A teabag. Boris Johnson won in the end and I made him a cup of tea with his prize. He prefers a milky brew.

So then it was getting late, so Supernanny tucked us all in and we went to bed.

Just wondering, did everyone have fun at my party? ^_^		2010-11-03 18:52:00

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Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

Then we played pass the parcel! I'd gone shopping for the rarest prize possible. A teabag. Boris Johnson won in the end and I made him a cup of tea with his prize. He prefers a milky brew.

So then it was getting late, so Supernanny tucked us all in and we went to bed.

Just wondering, did everyone have fun at my party? ^_^


Somehow, Boris Johnson playing pass the parcel just makes perfect sense.		2010-11-03 18:56:00

Author:
dxdydz
Posts: 52

... Just wondering, did everyone have fun at my party? ^_^


'twas fun I s'pose... Who'd o' thought Mr. Bean would be such a raging alcoholic... O_o		2010-11-03 19:05:00

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Keanster96
Posts: 1436

'twas fun I s'pose... Who'd o' thought Mr. Bean would be such a raging alcoholic... O_o

I'm glad Ray Winstone finally turned up to sort him out!		2010-11-03 19:11:00

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Rhys125
Posts: 841

I know! :O

He had about 15 Martinis!
Shaken not stirred, of course...		2010-11-03 19:14:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

oh wow. thats hilarious. too bad they're all to ugly to be posted here or i would show my favorite. oh well. but, um, that is a little bit off topic.

BACK TO THE TOPIC
the guy who dose the voice overs for lbp is british, i think.... he sounds like it anyway. does anyone know his name?

Stephen Fry		2010-11-03 22:03:00

Author:
Alternative_sack
Posts: 409

Wow. You don't know anyone who regularly drinks tea?! I? Wha? Just? But? ...Huh?! You sure you're in England? In my experience, every single time you visit somebody, the first thing they say after, "Oh hi! Come in..." is along the lines of, "I'll just pop the kettle on." Every single one of my (British) friends drinks multiple cups of tea every day. Well, that's not true: I know one Glaswegian who prefers coffee and drinks that daily instead. Everywhere I've been and everyone I've met in Britain, tea is the single most unifying cultural aspect. It doesn't matter if you're in the city centre of Manchester or a rural village in the country, everyone drinks tea and will offer you it as soon as you cross the threshold into their home!

And Family Guy is by no means the only place that has the bad teeth stereotype. It's been done many times, including in the Simpsons. And it's patently true. Aside from the fact that (while it's getting better) your dental care is in a bad state so many people only visit the dentist if there's an emergency, orthodontics are just far less common in Britain. This is changing some, but even so, if you look at the percentage of American youths that get braces versus the percentage of British youths, I guarantee there is an enormous discrepancy. And I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I figure that unless there's some solid medical reason for braces, giving everyone cookie-cutter perfect smiles is a bit silly. Again, I can draw from my own experience: I can think of only one British friend who had braces, while I struggle to think of one American friend who didn't!

And boy, you're just poking the bear with that pancake comment! Your crepes (because they are NOT pancakes, regardless of what you call them) will never rival the fluffy delicious joy of American pancakes with fresh, sticky maple syrup. Although Scottish pancakes are almost identical to American pancakes, except a little sweeter.




WHY DO YOU AMERICANS THINK IKE THAT!!??

Britain is amazing! With all those classic sitcoms!

1: Food: I like tea, yeah, but its not really a regular thing for me. I prefer an ice cold glass of water *awkward silence* I usually have tea about... 3 times a month maybe. But I have like 2 sugars in mine 'cos I like them sweet!! I guess tea is just a british thing. we have some great food too, Fish and Chips for example. I don't like English brekky or roast due mainly to the fact I'm Vegetarian :I but still I LUV british foods!!

2. Appearance/habits: what is it with the bad tooth thing?? I've never ever seen a British with bad teeth apart from that creepy guy who loves in the flats (another British word) down my street but you Americans think we're all 'Tally- ho' and 'pip-pip' and all posh with bowler hats and canes.. That was the case in 1895 maybe but not now.
Also, dont get mad, me and my mate think Americans as obese gansters with a hamburger in there hand playing the Xbox...... no offense...

Plus as I mentioned we have those legendary British comedies (Only fools and horses FTW). whilst I find US comedies are all about sex and romance..

That's all I got. Im gonna go watch wallace and gromit whilst having a cup of t... I mean a glass of water.

Tally h---- I mean BYE!		2010-11-03 22:39:00

Author:
Alternative_sack
Posts: 409

I'm British. I have braces. Most of my school does :/

But yeah, Britain isn't much like the sterotype. I'm actually a little scared to go outside at night. Luckily my TV isn't ad-ridden like yours

And plasmavore's party was fun 		2010-11-03 23:16:00

Author:
kirbyman62
Posts: 1893

Ayup, Icey me duck! Excellent video you got there, mrv and I love that bit

Another classic moment from OF&H is the chandelier moment with grandad. Brace yourself Rodney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mf58Yndjsw		2010-11-03 23:20:00

Author:
mrsvista
Posts: 755

but you Americans think we're all 'Tally- ho' and 'pip-pip' and all posh with bowler hats and canes.. That was the case in 1895 maybe but not now.
Also, dont get mad, me and my mate think Americans as obese gansters with a hamburger in there hand playing the Xbox...... no offense...

Hmm. Not really very fair is it? Americans think of us as having bowler hats and canes, and you think of them as obsese and doing nothing but eating and playing games. I'd much rather be assumed to wear bowler hats.


Ayup, Icey me duck!

I HATE it when people say that. 		2010-11-04 00:10:00

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Nuclearfish
Posts: 927

All this lively debate leaves me itching for a scone2010-11-04 00:47:00

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MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I know my mom is from England she lived by London2010-11-04 01:53:00

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WESFUN
Posts: 1336

I don't know CRAP about england2010-11-04 02:06:00

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Wildking123
Posts: 13

England's alright. I just can't stand David Cameron and his puppy...2010-11-04 02:23:00

Author:
standby250
Posts: 1113

HEY WAIT A MINUTE MAPLE SYRUP IS FROM CANADA!!!
couldnt be bothered to find the original post but dont talk about maple syrup as a great american foodstuff and then cuss out canada like all americans do << stereotyping again
also by the way i know americans take the mick out of rednecks from their own country and then theres the whole east coast west coast thing which is a bit different , but i always find it funny how people from England always take the mickey out off the scottish and welsh AND even people from different parts of england!! for example southeners reckon all people from the north are idiots and they think everyone from the south are all posh and snobby, there is also the stereotype that people from the west country (cornwall, devon, and somerset dont you know) are all either yoghurt eating hippy surfers or inbred fools. and can someone tell me why norfolk people are supposed to be inbred aswell ??

ps: great party plasma, next ones at mine right?		2010-11-04 04:57:00

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Skalio-
Posts: 920

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/452708/753977.jpg

i found this thread very educational... in fact i like this a lot keep up the good work.		2010-11-04 08:29:00

Author:
TheAffected
Posts: 626

England's alright. I just can't stand David Cameron and his puppy...

Wait, when did he get that?

Actually, this must sound weird coming from someone who is living in England :/		2010-11-04 08:47:00

Author:
kirbyman62
Posts: 1893

Also, dont get mad, me and my mate think Americans as obese gansters with a hamburger in there hand playing the Xbox...... no offense...

I'm an American, I think hamburgers are disgusting, my Xbox is collecting dust in the corner, I'm skinny and I am certainly not a gangster. Or "gangsta" as we Americans apparently say. 		2010-11-04 14:00:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

I'm an American, I think hamburgers are disgusting, my Xbox is collecting dust in the corner, I'm skinny and I am certainly not a gangster. Or "gangsta" as we Americans apparently say.

Then again you live in Pennsylvania...

When you move to a coastal state with huge cities thats pretty much what you will find.

I love hamburgers... but not fast food ones... i need a freshly grilled medium burger to fully enjoy the experience. *drools*

otherwise i eat mexican food.		2010-11-04 14:04:00

Author:
TheAffected
Posts: 626

I guess... although Philadelphia is admittedly pretty scary. I was there once for a punk rock show and I saw a cop shooting his gun at a mouse in an alleyway. People like him aren't really doing any sort of good for the American stereotypes, now, are they? 2010-11-04 14:34:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

I dunno... I love a good burger as well as a great slice of pizza. I also love Chinese, Mexican, German and lots of other types of food regardless where it originated. I also don't own a gun nor am in any sense of the term a gangster. I have seen them on tv though. I have also watched numerous English comedies, seen concerts involving English bands and never ever once thought about anyone's teeth, or that they wore a bowler hat because none of them ever did. In fact.. the first time I read bowler hat in this thread, I had to stop and think a second because I couldn't recall that bowlers ever really wore any type of hat when bowling.

I think stereotypes are just that.. few people assume them, but at the same time can sometimes assume that most people have them about themselves or others. Sorta like since the stereotype exists, everyone must believe them even though they don't. I think that is some pretty darn silly logic. 		2010-11-04 15:02:00

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jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

I was born in the US.
I am an American.
I like hamburgers and pizza. I play PS3. I'm an ordinary American. (Noooo gangstas)
However, somewhere on the line, I picked up the word "cheeky" on a cruise ship.
I take much interest in other nations, especially England.
Probably why I'm interested in England is because they use almost the exact same language I use, but without slang.
Oh, and Harry Potter lives there!		2010-11-04 15:18:00

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JspOt
Posts: 3607

Probably why I'm interested in England is because they use almost the exact same language I use, but without slang.

I don't think you and me are thinking about the same country there mate 		2010-11-04 15:28:00

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rtm223
Posts: 6497

Hm... well, sorry, must have been mistaken.:/
All I do know is that I think it'd be fun to come to England over summer vacation.		2010-11-04 15:31:00

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JspOt
Posts: 3607

Well if you do, can you let me know where the English Summer is - we seem to have misplaced it at some point 2010-11-04 15:35:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

Yo, I don't see what the deal is with these American stereotypes.

Just the other day, I got a new haircut. My bunnies, they got the same haircut. Tonight we gonna hit the bars, getting fluffy tonight yo.

Hey, Bartender! Two carrot bombs! That's how I roll.		2010-11-04 15:56:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

Well if you do, can you let me know where the English Summer is - we seem to have misplaced it at some point

English summer: Rain		2010-11-04 18:36:00

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Alternative_sack
Posts: 409

I LOVE the rain! ^_^2010-11-04 18:41:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

Born in Mexico, Living in the US, same stuff for me, I've always seen (many if not most) English man as serious people, extremely polite and are always in time (which I admire, I like things to be done in time), I do not believe in stereotypes, I think it just limits intercultural relationships with imaginary barriers made of assumptions thinking that all the people of a region is the same.2010-11-04 18:42:00

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Ragnarok
Posts: 898

I LOVE the rain! ^_^


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPc-FLdw9uk

On-topic:

THE CULT! The Cult is another british band! 		2010-11-04 18:46:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

People like him aren't really doing any sort of good for the American stereotypes, now, are they?

No they aren't... thats kinda funny though.


English summer: Rain

I thought it was more like.

English Seasons: Grey with the chance of rain		2010-11-05 02:33:00

Author:
TheAffected
Posts: 626

Seasons like this (especially in the big cities like London where im from and Birmingham)

Winter: Grey with a heavy chance of rain and slight chance of snow and gets dark reeaally early like 4:30pm!!
Spring: Grey with lots of rain
Summer: Grey with a chance of blue, and slight chance of sun
Autumn/Fall: Grey with lots of rain and a reddish brown carpet of leaves on the ground

So yeah come here for your holidays its great!!		2010-11-05 02:43:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

Seasons like this (especially in the big cities like Lond where im from and Birmingham)

Winter: Grey with a heavy chance of rain and slight chance of snow and gets dark reeaally early like 4:30pm!!
Spring: Grey with lots of rain
Summer: Grey with a chance of blue, and slight chance of sun
Autumn/Fall: Grey with lots of rain and a reddish brown carpet of leaves on the ground

So yeah come here for your holidays its great!!

I love grey! I mean I like the sunny days, sure, but I'd rather go with a cloudy day any day! 		2010-11-05 03:14:00

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CyberSora
Posts: 5551

A UK friend of mine and I were playing LBP back a few months ago. I don't recall how the subject came up be he mentioned something about someone 'passing gas'. I told him I always thought Brits were too proper to do that, and he said, "Are you kidding? We invented it!" 2010-11-05 03:37:00

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TheCountessZ
Posts: 537

I'm putting this out there, our version of the office (the original) pwns the American version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=598qf_xj76A&feature=related		2010-11-05 04:15:00

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MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I'm putting this out there, our version of the office (the original) pwns the American version.
I don't think it's as funny. (From observations of the video.)		2010-11-05 04:28:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

I don't think it's as funny. (From observations of the video.)

I feel the same way but reversed		2010-11-05 05:23:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

English humor... How odd.2010-11-05 05:28:00

Author:
TheAffected
Posts: 626

At least British comedies know to end after two seasons and not go on for ... how long has it been now? Six years? Seven years?

I actually like both versions of the office, though. I just wish they would stop already, before it gets REALLY bad.		2010-11-05 12:00:00

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xkappax
Posts: 2569

But we can't talk, we portray all Americans as fatties with guns.

That's 80% true.

What I know-

-Steve_big_guns lives around there, that counts right?

-They say 'lovely' more than Americans do.

-They.... live in England.

-They have cool accents.

That's all I got.		2010-11-05 13:13:00

Author:
X-FROGBOY-X
Posts: 1800

I heard something about English food, does this even exist?! Do you have like, English food restaurants?! Selling curry and yorkshire puddings and tea? No. Wai.

On a (slightly) more normal note: I live on the outskirts of Guildford but I can't find the exact address of Mm towers! Typical. I want to peek in the windows and see how LBP2 is coming along. 		2010-11-05 15:57:00

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PygmyOwl
Posts: 1316

I heard something about English food, does this even exist?! Do you have like, English food restaurants?! Selling curry and yorkshire puddings and tea? No. Wai.

we have an english/irish section at our local grocery store... they have jaffa cakes, twinings tea, jammy dodgers, wheatabix, marmite, hobnobs, candy bars from england and ireland, and a bunch of other things. No "english restaurants", though.		2010-11-05 16:51:00

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xkappax
Posts: 2569

I have a faint idea where the English stereotype came from......I recall a film called Austin Powers2010-11-05 23:10:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Seasons like this (especially in the big cities like Lond where im from and Birmingham)

Winter: Grey with a heavy chance of rain and slight chance of snow and gets dark reeaally early like 4:30pm!!

This is very true. I was walking home last night at about 5:30pm. I could barely see it was so dark!

Yay for lamp posts!		2010-11-06 12:12:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

But we can't talk, we portray all Americans as fatties with guns.
That's not true at all; I'm not fat. :kz:
And I don't have a gun, either.

Ha. But seriously, if you think that you stereotype us, you should see how we stereotype each other. (It's mainly political; if you go to any kind of news website with a comments section, you'll see some serious flaming, which is usually done by "liberals" Democrats (I guess they have more computers?) against more "conservative" Republican people. (This is done by Republicans too, but it's usually just a few powerful people fear-mongering on television, versus a bunch of regular people flaming on the internet for the Democrats.
You see the issue here, right?
(Yay for political parties...)
But sadly, (Warning: tedious political stuff ahead) I don't know enough about Britain, except that the country is "more socialist and liberal" than America, that "you're guilty until proven innocent" in Britain, (versus innocent until proven guilt, which is *apparently* the system here in America.) and a lot of other bad things of that nature that I'm apparently supposed to believe, because in America, it seems people like to make everything political.

I'd really like to learn more from actual citizens, because I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with the increasingly polarized everything here.
But as for all those "tea and bad teeth" stereotypes, I have none of those. In fact, it would seem like that more ...socialist?... climate in Britain has made the average people happier there than those of America, but I'm not sure. We just had our mid-term elections, and the political ads I saw pretty much every day were viscous; is the political system in Britain as polarized?
Do British citizens have as much hate for there fellow citizens who don't share their political views as many Americans seem to?


A true Brit wakes up to a plate of breakfast muffins....Or Kellogs

http://www.foodpeoplewant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Homemade-English-Muffins-1024x768.jpg

I sometimes have those for breakfast, too, but in the U.S., they're called English muffins.		2010-11-06 16:55:00

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Stoicrow
Posts: 276

To shut down a conservative from talking in the US the liberals like to throw the word racist at you. I don't believe that word is thrown around in UK like that as much.

On another note...I've always regarded the UK as our brothers and sisters. 		2010-11-06 17:27:00

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TheCountessZ
Posts: 537

This is very true. I was walking home last night at about 5:30pm. I could barely see it was so dark!

Yay for lamp posts!

I'm actually scrared to walk my dog now, what with all these hooded youths going around and it being dark so eairly. No joke :/


I heard something about English food, does this even exist?! Do you have like, English food restaurants?! Selling curry and yorkshire puddings and tea? No. Wai.

But I don't think I know of any 'English' resturants, unless you count Fish and Chip shops, but I wouldn't, they're not exactly 'resturants' as anyone knows them.		2010-11-06 22:22:00

Author:
kirbyman62
Posts: 1893

Kirbyman, those chavs just want a hug......And possibly some illegal drugs...2010-11-07 02:45:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Another thing that I've heard is that there are cameras in every urban area in Britain, including neighborhoods, that are always watching. Is that true? And, if it is, doesn't that seem kind of strange? I've also heard that your government wants to use drone aircraft to fly over constantly and watch everywhere...2010-11-07 18:37:00

Author:
Stoicrow
Posts: 276

That's old news.
We've had those cameras since 1984... (Anyone get the reference? )

Also, I thought this was pretty funny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqzSs63onKE). Ricky Gervais FTW. 		2010-11-07 18:51:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

I too share Plasmavore's pashion for Ricky Gervais......And the strange minded Karl Pilkington.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1EBqPZyo88&feature=related		2010-11-07 20:37:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

1984 hey dont want to give it away to anyone less cultured and well read but are you thinking what im thinking?? if so nice one!2010-11-08 02:44:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

lol @ the ricky Gervais show!
brittan also has outnumbered: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfa94T_evG4
I find outnumbered to be quite enjoyable!		2010-11-12 20:03:00

Author:
Smudge228
Posts: 533

Really? I always thought the average American was pretty clueless about anywhere outside of the US. ;3

Come on, you were all thinking of saying the same thing.

WAAAAAAAAAA! I'm an American and I BLAH BLAH BLAH and you BLAH BLAH so BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. Oh yeah and some random comment about Generalization or something.~~Shoots terrorist and drives off in obscenely big SUV~~		2010-11-14 02:18:00

Author:
KILLA_TODDZILLA
Posts: 653

In all honesty, i've always considered England and America very similar, you guys in the states just don't know it 2010-11-14 02:48:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

In all honesty, i've always considered England and America very similar, you guys in the states just don't know it

You care to elaborate on that ? Makes me curious.		2010-11-14 03:38:00

Author:
Kitkasumass
Posts: 494

My comment got deleted? Political correctness gone mad!2010-11-15 22:31:00

Author:
SeanyC-SeanyDo
Posts: 115

well this is the English version on ''the Hills'' its called ''the Only Way is Essex'' im from Essex

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxE0LA7rYiQ		2010-11-15 23:48:00

Author:
howMUCHforBOUNTY
Posts: 623

well this is the English version on ''the Hills'' its called ''the Only Way is Essex'' im from Essex

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxE0LA7rYiQ

After seeing that, I have no intention of watching that 'show'.		2010-11-16 01:37:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Here is a quick resume of the UK as it is today, for the benefit of our US posters...

Our incompetent politicians use our money to fund their own lavish lifestyles, while working familys who struggle to make ends meet stand around helpless to act, (mainly because peaceful public protests are now an offence under the terrorism act).

Our schools make our kids wear crash helmets in the playground in case conkers (horse chesnuts for US posters) fall on their heads and ban hopscotch due to potential spraining of ankles, yet our children come home having learned nothing of value.

Our police spend more time at a desk than on patrol, and despite the worrying rise in knife crime they still won't save someone from being mugged without filing a risk assessment first.

Our sportsmen put far more energy into drug and alcohol fueled nights with their prostitute friends than they do into actually winning the games which they are given absurdly high salaries to play.

Our pop "stars" are hand picked for their looks, sing whatever formulaic, egocentric trash is handed to them by Simon Cowell (that smarmy git from American Idol for US posters) and probably wouldn't know a song that came from the heart if it ****** on their chips (peed on their fries for US posters).

Our millions of benefit spongers sit around on their lazy backsides (butts for US posters), complaining about how there's too many "bloody immigrants" (Mexican lawn mowers for US posters) these days, when the majority of those immigrants are only coming here to do the jobs that they are to idle to do.

So anyway....hope that's helped you guys from America to better understand British "culture"

Wow. Our countries have a lot more in common than I thought! I always thought that your government wasn't as corrupt as ours. I guess I was wrong. But, I guess that means both Americans and citizens of the UK *might* find something funny in this music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO2eh6f5Go0).
I find it to be moderately entertaining. Even though it is about the perceived flaws of the U.S. government, I thought you might enjoy some of it.
Also:

That's old news.
We've had those cameras since 1984... (Anyone get the reference? )

Yes, I get the reference. 		2010-11-16 01:44:00

Author:
Stoicrow
Posts: 276

1984 is such an obscure book that I wouldn't get the reference to a government intrusively monitoring their citizens in a dreary concrete dystopia.

Seriously, who DIDN'T get the reference?		2010-11-16 03:31:00

Author:
SeanyC-SeanyDo
Posts: 115

It's funny how the Irish and English see each other, I was born in SE London with a Northern Irish dad and a English mum. In case you don't know, Northern Ireland has.. well let's just say "troubles" () about staying part of the UK. I'm sure some people have heard of this. Anyway, there was a bit of a war between the unionists (people who wanted to stay as part of the UK in NI) and the republicans (exact opposite). It was a sectarian war more then being part of the UK, me thinks, as the unionists were Protestants and the republicans were Catholics. There were bombings in the UK as a result which led to "misinterpretations" about all Northern Irish in the UK being terrorists.

In short, my mum's friends thought my dad was ploting to kill the Queen while we were sleeping.

Ah, funny times. I called 999 (emergency number) while I was a baby, having the operator hear "heavy breathing", MI5 ringing us back thinking my Dad had commited a bombing. Good times.

In Ireland however, all you hear is how much the English are cruel cold blooded killers. I live here now by the way, so that should be enough evidence.

I guess most neighbouring countries are generally rude to each other.		2010-11-16 20:33:00

Author:
AgentBanana
Posts: 511

Norway and Sweden is another one2010-11-16 20:54:00

Author:
SeanyC-SeanyDo
Posts: 115

It's funny how the Irish and English see each other, I was born in SE London with a Northern Irish dad and a English mum. In case you don't know, Northern Ireland has.. well let's just say "troubles" () about staying part of the UK. I'm sure some people have heard of this. Anyway, there was a bit of a war between the unionists (people who wanted to stay as part of the UK in NI) and the republicans (exact opposite). It was a sectarian war more then being part of the UK, me thinks, as the unionists were Protestants and the republicans were Catholics. There were bombings in the UK as a result which led to "misinterpretations" about all Northern Irish in the UK being terrorists.

In short, my mum's friends thought my dad was ploting to kill the Queen while we were sleeping.

Ah, funny times. I called 999 (emergency number) while I was a baby, having the operator hear "heavy breathing", MI5 ringing us back thinking my Dad had commited a bombing. Good times.

In Ireland however, all you hear is how much the English are cruel cold blooded killers. I live here now by the way, so that should be enough evidence.

I guess most neighbouring countries are generally rude to each other.

I recall studying that very subject as part of my course when I did my GCSE History coursework.
I'm pretty sure that you Americans don't have GCSE's from what I've heard.		2010-11-16 21:30:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Kirbyman, those chavs just want a hug......And possibly some illegal drugs...

To be fair, I've never actually seen any on my dog walks, but it's a sort of fear still.

Pilkington (sp?) FTW! I loved An Idiot Abroud 		2010-11-16 21:51:00

Author:
kirbyman62
Posts: 1893

I guess most neighbouring countries are generally rude to each other.
I wouldn't say our neighboring countries are rude, but some of the states (as in, the United States) have stereotypes towards other states.

I recall studying that very subject as part of my course when I did my GCSE History coursework.
I'm pretty sure that you Americans don't have GCSE's from what I've heard.
No, we don't. Are school system is like this: We have kindergarten first; usually, the children start at age five. After this, we have five years of elementary school, four years of middle school, four years of high school, and then (hopefully) four or more years in a college or university. After which, we start working... I believe the retirement age is 69 here.
Back to GCSEs... well, thanks to the "No Child Left Behind" Act, our schools are kind of jokes. Even if you fail over and over, teachers will pass you on. In fact, while you do get a high school diploma, the only "test" for it is to simply get through high school. We do have standardized testing, but again, these tests are usually quite easy. Luckily, I'm in more advanced classes, so I don't have to associate with the kids who don't care. Sometimes, though, I honestly can't believe how bad our schools are...		2010-11-17 02:27:00

Author:
Stoicrow
Posts: 276

I guess most neighbouring countries are generally rude to each other.

The British have a completely random (comical not serious) dislike and disdain for France and French people, i think it goes back to when they chickened out in WW2

also we don't like Germany, probably it started with the TWO world wars they started, but i think nowadays its more about football grghdgrhWorldCupgrhsghBallOverTheLinegrgrgrhd 		2010-11-17 12:00:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

our most famous celebrity



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK2tWVj6lXw		2010-11-17 18:30:00

Author:
Hellobob5
Posts: 382

Back to GCSEs... well, thanks to the "No Child Left Behind" Act, are schools are kind of jokes.
ooooooh the irony
although, american schools don't have uniforms which is quite cool 		2010-11-17 18:45:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

ooooooh the irony
although, american schools don't have uniforms which is quite cool

..actually some do now. Especially Catholic schools, but even some public schools have adopted uniformed dress codes.		2010-11-17 19:00:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

But it's not like every school in Great Britain has uniform, ive never had to wear one2010-11-17 20:09:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

Am I the only one that likes uniform?
I don't know why I do. I guess it's because everyone's wearing the same thing. So Hide and Seek was easier

And yeah our schooling system is completely different.
We have nursery, effectively 'Daycare', and then kids start Reception at age 5. We leave Primary School (Elementary School) at age 11, and join Secondary School (Middle and High School). Where we can leave at age 16, or carry on to Sixth Form (17 and 18 year olds). After which we go to university.

We sit SATs when we are 11 (last year of Primary). GCSEs in Year 11 (16 year olds) and A-Levels in Sixth Form. Then Uni etc. ^_^		2010-11-17 20:31:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

GCSEs in Year 11 (16 year olds)

I'll actually still be 15 when I'm in year 11. It's awesome having a birthday in August. 		2010-11-17 20:40:00

Author:
Doopz
Posts: 5592

Not happy about all this university business going on in the news.

10 minutes till the apprentice (the better version), Lord Sugar pwns Donald Trump		2010-11-17 20:46:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I sat next to a bunch of protesters with their signs on the tube the morning of the student fees protest.2010-11-17 21:47:00

Author:
SeanyC-SeanyDo
Posts: 115

I wouldn't say our neighboring countries are rude, but some of the states (as in, the United States) have stereotypes towards other states.

No, we don't. Are school system is like this: We have kindergarten first; usually, the children start at age five. After this, we have five years of elementary school, four years of middle school, four years of high school, and then (hopefully) four or more years in a college or university. After which, we start working... I believe the retirement age is 69 here.
Back to GCSEs... well, thanks to the "No Child Left Behind" Act, are schools are kind of jokes. Even if you fail over and over, teachers will pass you on. In fact, while you do get a high school diploma, the only "test" for it is to simply get through high school. We do have standardized testing, but again, these tests are usually quite easy. Luckily, I'm in more advanced classes, so I don't have to associate with the kids who don't care. Sometimes, though, I honestly can't believe how bad our schools are...

My daughter just started kindergarten this year and it is totally not what I remember it to be. When I went it was finger painting and the teacher reading to us. Now what was second grade for me, my daughter is learning in kindergarten. Unbelievable but I must admit completely necessary.		2010-11-17 22:14:00

Author:
KILLA_TODDZILLA
Posts: 653

My daughter just started kindergarten this year and it is totally not what I remember it to be. When I went it was finger painting and the teacher reading to us. Now what was second grade for me, my daughter is learning in kindergarten. Unbelievable but I must admit completely necessary.

That is actually becoming a serious issue; as the overall quality of education declines, schools are pressured to "do something" so that we can compete with other industrialized nations (Haha. Us? Compete? In education?) that are rapidly outpacing us... if they haven't already outpaced us. So, instead of trying to instill a value of education in American students, (Again, not happening.) schools respond by giving students even more work... not just in kindergarten, but in every grade- even the quality of college degrees are declining, forcing people to need even more former schooling just to get a job... it's really quite sad.

...Back to England, is the situation the same there? I know nothing our the status of the English education system, except for the fact that it is very likely to be way better than ours.


ooooooh the irony
although, american schools don't have uniforms which is quite cool

It is nice that I don't have to wear a uniform, I guess, but it isn't as if there are not dress codes. Although, many students don't seem to care about these; some kids wear there pants below their waist, which is called "sagging". This is banned in my school, supposedly, but some kids just think it makes them look gangsta, or something. One of the funnier things that occurs in my school is that fat girls try to wear extremely tight cloths- It's kind of scary. There are also "skater" cloths... I've always found it funny that so many of my peers would pay extra to by jeans that are all ripped up. I guess it's that just because they may not have ever even used a skateboard, or have done anything even remotely cool or original, but they want to look like they have!

In English schools without uniforms, does this kind of thing occur?		2010-11-17 22:38:00

Author:
Stoicrow
Posts: 276

Just YES to English television


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZzvwipf72k


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyaU95yFkZQ		2010-11-18 02:11:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

Ah, the steriotypes have been let out of the closet for the first time in 20 year and in about 5 days they have filled a thread.


Well I'm english and I don't know many names of towns in america, english people generally only know the names of the states, and some don't know that. So I guess that the questions could be turned around, with some small editations.I think that all countries have steriotypes, not many of which are real, So I guess that (um.....) that It is just one of those things that people think that the french eat frogs legs and were berets all day, and all have facial hair.

Yes I am done now. 		2010-11-20 12:25:00

Author:
Unknown User

Ah, the steriotypes have been let out of the closet for the first time in 20 year and in about 5 days they have filled a thread.


Well I'm english and I don't know many names of towns in america, english people generally only know the names of the states, and some don't know that. So I guess that the questions could be turned around, with some small editations.I think that all countries have steriotypes, not many of which are real, So I guess that (um.....) that It is just one of those things that people think that the french eat frogs legs and were berets all day, and all have facial hair.

Yes I am done now.

Sounds like from your level of intelligence that you must be in Parliament, am I correct? All (not most) stereotypes originate from truth no matter how convoluted it my seem and my mental picture of a typical Frenchman is "smokes cigarettes , drinks wine, and acts like their poo-poo doesn't stink". So when I meet a group of french people they can either set me straight or prove my point.		2010-11-20 14:21:00

Author:
KILLA_TODDZILLA
Posts: 653

although, american schools don't have uniforms

Ah ha, hahaha, ha.
I laugh at you, Sir.		2010-11-20 17:55:00

Author:
Bremnen
Posts: 1800

I like uniform.
It makes me feel all warm and Britishy inside... ^_^

I have just remembered a thing that you Americans seem to always do when telling people where they are from. Unless it is a well-known city, you guys always (seem to anyway) say the state after the name.
So it's sort of like...
Person A: Where are you from?
Person B: Tallahassee, Florida.

Annoys me for some stupid reason 		2010-11-20 18:08:00

Author:
Plasmavore
Posts: 1913

I like uniform.
It makes me feel all warm and Britishy inside... ^_^

I have just remembered a thing that you Americans seem to always do when telling people where they are from. Unless it is a well-known city, you guys always (seem to anyway) say the state after the name.
So it's sort of like...
Person A: Where are you from?
Person B: Tallahassee, Florida.

Annoys me for some stupid reason

Hey! Here at Brazil we (sometimes) do that!
Guess that it only happens at countries with big states.

Ol?, eu sou de Blumenau, Santa Catarina.		2010-11-21 00:17:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

I have just remembered a thing that you Americans seem to always do when telling people where they are from. Unless it is a well-known city, you guys always (seem to anyway) say the state after the name.
So it's sort of like...
Person A: Where are you from?
Person B: Tallahassee, Florida.

Annoys me for some stupid reason

I see people from lots of countries that do that, especially places with big "state"-like areas.		2010-11-21 02:11:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

Cities come before states when mailing things:

Indianapolis, Indiana or
Cincinnati, Ohio then followed by the zip code

I guess that's why we say it that way. I didn't realize it bothered people.		2010-11-21 03:04:00

Author:
TheCountessZ
Posts: 537

A couple of words for American tourists:

?Stop talking about how ?cheap? everything is.
?Read something about the country you?re visiting before you get on the plane.
?Don?t "educate" people.
?Don?t talk about how much better something is in America.		2010-11-21 03:38:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

A couple of words for American tourists:

?Stop talking about how ?cheap? everything is.
?Read something about the country you?re visiting before you get on the plane.
?Don?t "educate" people.
?Don?t talk about how much better something is in America.

Wow...talk about arrogance! That's like calling the kettle black. I won't be visiting this thread again. Just one piece of advice though..."Don't educate people."		2010-11-21 13:42:00

Author:
TheCountessZ
Posts: 537

Wow...talk about arrogance! That's like calling the kettle black. I won't be visiting this thread again. Just one piece of advice though..."Don't educate people."

I think you'll give it a crafty browse

Not that tourism is my concern, I live in a part of England called 'Hull' in Yorkshire....most people in England don't know that Hull exists, whearas London, thats where I here these complaints most commonly.

I would welcome tourists, any nationality, with open arms, because I've become acustomed to the fact it's just people like me around here, and the pleasant German woman down the street. I would love for some diversity because although a younger me hated little things like the accent, it's grown on me, I now consider it to be quite charming. The people who visit Hull are most commonly a couple on a weekend getaway from a neighbouring area. What a waste of facilities such as 'The Deep'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/images/2005/06/27/the_deep_cread_470x353.jpg		2010-11-21 15:16:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

I have just remembered a thing that you Americans seem to always do when telling people where they are from. Unless it is a well-known city, you guys always (seem to anyway) say the state after the name.


I see people from lots of countries that do that, especially places with big "state"-like areas.

What I find funny about this is when watching Movies that dart around the world and they show the placenames at the beginning of the scene. It's always:

<city name>, <state> for places in the US
<city name>, <country> for places outside the US

It's amusing to me simply because you start getting things show up like "London, England" and "Paris, France", as though the audience would struggle with these highly ambiguous place names



most people in England don't know that Hull exists

Really? Most of us do know it exists, we'd just rather not have anything to do with it 		2010-11-22 11:56:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

lol movies are funny, they do everything for dramatic effect. Although some US cities copy names of cities from around the world, I'm sure things like a huge panning shot of the Eiffel tower resolve any ambiguity.2010-11-22 13:05:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

lol movies are funny, they do everything for dramatic effect. Although some US cities copy names of cities from around the world, I'm sure things like a huge panning shot of the Eiffel tower resolve any ambiguity.

..well, unless someone gets confused by something like this.

http://www.hellocincinnati.com/media/articles/large/1315_image1_large.jpg
Paramount Kings Island Amusement Park
Cincinnati Ohio		2010-11-22 14:57:00

Author:
jwwphotos
Posts: 11383

Really? Most of us do know it exists, we'd just rather not have anything to do with it

Hmm...? why's that? It's a very pleasant location.		2010-11-22 16:19:00

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MrFunctionality
Posts: 637


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