Love_Truth
ENGland... ENGlish... America... ENGlish...
The above collection of words and three-point elipses should clarify the situation rega5rding shose accent is 'funny', I know it's complicated but I hope the above helps.
Oh, we don't have a King, and I regret that you seem equally ill-informed on other matters regarding a Constitutional Monarchy, but let's sort out the linguistic errors first, eh?
myauntfanny
Innit? Yeah! Oh, and I find the fact a 'bum bag' is called a 'fanny pack' one of the more diverting lingustic differences... the mental images both conjour to the other countries mind are great... "would you like to get something out of my fanny pack? I can't reach..."
Crazy, I love lists...
1) They dont know how to make a hamburger
Oh there's a strong tendancy to make them badly at little snack bars etc, but our McDonalds and Burger Kings are as good as the American ones (bread in the buns is a bit better in my opinion). I crave for a Wendy's or a Jack-in-the-Box though. I have to make my own instead, but they rule.
2) they wore stupid red coats in battle for hundreds of years.
To give you a chance... all those inbred mountain men needed a nice clear target...
3) The Royals always seem to hook up with ugly chicks (Lady Di the exception) when they could be poking some hotties
Unarguably true, but which part of "inbred nutters" is misunderstood here?
4) They drive the wrong way
See above, covered...
5) The French convinced them to build little tiny shit cars
No, we did that on our own thank you...
6) Gas is too expensive and they call it Petrol!
Gas is one of three forms of matter (or four if you include Plasma). Why you guys get this simple piece of science wrong we don't know.
7) The pronounce Aluminum wrong
This was due to an agreement by the Print Workers Union in 1914; Aluminium, colour, through, favourate... all the English words with extra letters in them are so the Print wrokers (who got paid on a per-letter basis) could make more money.
8) They have Football confused with Soccer.
American Football is the bastardised child of Rugby Leauge Football, with even slower play, fancy padded costumes, and lots of commercials. You have American Football confused with a sport, let's sort that misunderstadning first.
9) They wont put American presidents on their money
We have Royalty. They are crap, but it's not our fault, they're hereditry. You choose the people you put on your bills. Go figure.
10) They dont like guns
Yes, I know we're sensible. As a result we virtually never get shot. And your point was?
11) The last war they started was over the worthless Falkland Islands. Invade a real country next time!
Oh just 'cause you guys did Iraq Afghanistan and Kuwait recently Greneda and Panama didn't happen?
12) They havnt invaded France in over 50 years and the last time didnt count becuase they were invited. Maybe they can take over Quebec for Starters.
I agree. Well, about France. If you look at history Britain was always doing well when at war with France. It's a natural state of being. Everyone thought the French nuclear missiles in the Massif Centrale and Britain's Polaris fleet were aimed at the Russains. Wrong. We've had MIRIVs targeted on each other's major cities for over fourty years now.
Too be fair though, Soccer holigans kick ass
And then go to jail...
Honestly, no one has mentioned...
- That far-right neo-nazi's occasionally get voted in as local councillers - shame
- That a woman, even one with children, is likely to receive a stiffer sentence than a man for the same crime - shame
- That none of our political parties have anything approaching a 50/50 mix of men and women in office - shame
- That we still have developing countries we make pay interest on loans they'll never pay back whilst giving them aid payments with the other hand - shame
- We are party to restrictive trade agreements which subsidise or protect out-dated or inefficent industries or agriculture, and push prices up in the UK, and turn a blind-eye to massive profiterring in the sale of those items we can;t grow at home, like coffee, where the growers have very little and the manufacturers have loads. A big shame
- That we have an archaic and unfair voting system - shame
- That we complain about our public transport system despite the fact we voted for twenty years for people who let it wither... ditto schools, ditto hospitals. pparently wanting lower taxes is okay until you find out that lack of investment in public services means there aren't any. What a bunch of dummies we are...
- If Michael Moore is right about one thing, he's right that out of Tony Blair and George Bush, our Prime Minister should have known better. Shame
- Our welfare system is such that it creates a benefit trap where it is very easy to be in a situation where accepting low-paid or temporary work would mean you were worse off than just claiming benefit. Shame.
- Our legal system is religiously biased. It also doesn't give enough rights to the absent parent in split relationships. Shame.
- ... and our public libraries are a disgrace too...
Now, British people will happily discuss the above REAL PROBLEMS, even with foreigners. Seeing the reluctance to really criticize the UK by a mainly American group of people make me very clearly realise that sometimes our trans-Atlantic cousins must feel our willingness to do it is some kind of insult or attack. Nope, we just treat other country's short-comings with the same cheerful and laid-back intolerance we treat our own.
Interesting.
