What is the American perception of the UK?
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What is the American perception of the UK?
Random I know, but it's something that's always interested me. I'm self-conscious on a national scale it seems.
Now that's a loaded question, are you doing this torture Felix?
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In all honesty I think you guys are so removed from our culture that we rarely think about you except for the Spice Girls and Jason Statham movies.. To sum it up I think its safe to say that Americans think that you guys talk funny.
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you for got the Beatles and Churchill :P
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Ben wrote:you for got the Beatles and Churchill :P
who were they?

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They probably think we're a bunch of freedom fighters asking for more porridge shaken not stirred whilst enjoying a smashing cup of tea.





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to be fair, what is british food? pasties, shepherds pie, fish and chips? the rest is all italian, chines, indian, french etc
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FACT: We almost always snicker when you call another guy your mate
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Ben wrote:to be fair, what is british food? pasties, shepherds pie, fish and chips? the rest is all italian, chines, indian, french etc
Roast dinner, the best food in the whole world. We win.
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MY DINOSAUR THEORY
Dinosaurs are from the future, they built a time machine and travelled back in time, unfortunately they miss judged the coordinates and got stuck underground.
MY DINOSAUR THEORY
Dinosaurs are from the future, they built a time machine and travelled back in time, unfortunately they miss judged the coordinates and got stuck underground.
I hope this thread wasnt a feeble attempt at getting us Americans to ask the same question to you limeys.
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BryceAZ wrote:Americans know everyone loves them. I mean, come on, we're friggin 'MERICA! What's not to like?
Agreed. We invented Hot Pockets for bog's sake.
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Tom's 180's wrote:Mate normally follows an insult. Such as; you're a twat, mate.
Ahh, twat. Another great british word.
Oh yeah, and let us not forget "Cunt" which will incite a completely different reaction in the US. If you use that one on a girl expect to walk away with a red hand print firmly embedded into your face. In Latin America "bitch" is the nasty one, whereas in the states girls where bitch like a badge of honor.
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McCarver wrote:Oh yeah, and let us not forget "Cunt" which will incite a completely different reaction in the US.
nah I'd say that's about the most offensive word we've got over here too, just that most blokes are de-sensitised to it after repeatedly calling each other one. Have a female friend who will kick you out of the house if you use the word while wearing a face like dot cotton licking piss off a nettle.
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