RE: A Question for Brits...
March 4, 2014 at 2:38 am
(This post was last modified: March 4, 2014 at 2:40 am by max-greece.)
As an Ex-pat Englishman living in Athens:
No. I don't think many of us know when it is exactly.
Not really. There's a feeling of you being rather like us, but not quite. There's also a growing sense of you not being homogeneous. People from the East coast are more like us. People from the middle are residents of Jesusland and people from the west coast are pot smoking weirdo's obsessed with surfing.
They are handy for coins, notes and stamps. Other than that most English people find them to have been a huge disappointment over the last few decades or so.
Most TV shows are dire. The best are probably equally spread. Game of Thrones is as good as anything I have ever seen.
Americans are obsessed with their teeth. There seems to be a competition over there as to who can make the largest teeth fit into their mouth. I'm not sure what better means in this context - huge white teeth tend not to look real.
Varies with the region. GWB always sounded disabled to me whilst Obama sounds intelligent, articulate and well educated.
We grew up with it. Its been running from the early 1960's - before the first star trek episode was even recorded.
I use it. It raised a few eyebrows in a NY Bar when I announced to my friends I was just "popping out for a fag."
You mean - we didn't? OK - in all seriousness never really given it much thought. If we had I think America would have gained independence anyway at some point, peacefully.
Not applicable - sorry.
Just an aside of the cigarette incident this was in the mid 90's. You could still smoke in bars. A group of us went into a bar after work, ordered some beers and I lit up. Suddenly I was aware of everyone staring at me. I said: "This is a bar right?"
The barman replied that it was also a restaurant and that therefore smoking wasn't allowed. I apologised to everyone, picked up my beer and headed to the door.
Suddenly there's a chorus of "Nooooooo..."
I was mystified. "I can't smoke outside either?"
"You can smoke outside - you can't drink outside."
Gotta say I thought they were all making fun of the foreigner and said as much. Some of them started to laugh which didn't help.
"So there's nowhere the 3 of us can be together then?"
The caused an uproar - in the end they let me smoke one cigarette inside.
It was about half an hour later - now that we were friends with everyone in the bar that I announced I was popping out for a fag. That brought the place to a total silence for a few seconds. A friend explained the term, the was a group slow exhale of relief.
America and Britain. Two nations divided by a common language.
Quote:1. Do Brits (including Ireland of course) celebrate the US's Thanksgiving?
No. I don't think many of us know when it is exactly.
Quote:2. Do Brits dislike Americans (on average)?
Not really. There's a feeling of you being rather like us, but not quite. There's also a growing sense of you not being homogeneous. People from the East coast are more like us. People from the middle are residents of Jesusland and people from the west coast are pot smoking weirdo's obsessed with surfing.
Quote:3. Do you like having a monarchy?
They are handy for coins, notes and stamps. Other than that most English people find them to have been a huge disappointment over the last few decades or so.
Quote:4. Do you prefer American TV shows over British TV shows (on average)?
Most TV shows are dire. The best are probably equally spread. Game of Thrones is as good as anything I have ever seen.
Quote:5. Do you feel there is any truth that Americans have better teeth than Brits?
Americans are obsessed with their teeth. There seems to be a competition over there as to who can make the largest teeth fit into their mouth. I'm not sure what better means in this context - huge white teeth tend not to look real.
Quote:6. Do you think American's have a sexy accent or do you think we sound really stupid?
Varies with the region. GWB always sounded disabled to me whilst Obama sounds intelligent, articulate and well educated.
Quote:7. What's so great about Doctor Who?
We grew up with it. Its been running from the early 1960's - before the first star trek episode was even recorded.
Quote:8. How common is the word 'fag' used when referring to a cigarette?
I use it. It raised a few eyebrows in a NY Bar when I announced to my friends I was just "popping out for a fag."
Quote:9. Do you wish your country had won the Revolutionary War?
You mean - we didn't? OK - in all seriousness never really given it much thought. If we had I think America would have gained independence anyway at some point, peacefully.
Quote:10. Would you be willing to let me stay with you for a week if I visited your country?
Not applicable - sorry.
Just an aside of the cigarette incident this was in the mid 90's. You could still smoke in bars. A group of us went into a bar after work, ordered some beers and I lit up. Suddenly I was aware of everyone staring at me. I said: "This is a bar right?"
The barman replied that it was also a restaurant and that therefore smoking wasn't allowed. I apologised to everyone, picked up my beer and headed to the door.
Suddenly there's a chorus of "Nooooooo..."
I was mystified. "I can't smoke outside either?"
"You can smoke outside - you can't drink outside."
Gotta say I thought they were all making fun of the foreigner and said as much. Some of them started to laugh which didn't help.
"So there's nowhere the 3 of us can be together then?"
The caused an uproar - in the end they let me smoke one cigarette inside.
It was about half an hour later - now that we were friends with everyone in the bar that I announced I was popping out for a fag. That brought the place to a total silence for a few seconds. A friend explained the term, the was a group slow exhale of relief.
America and Britain. Two nations divided by a common language.
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
