RE: How Americans view the British
December 22, 2018 at 12:51 pm
(This post was last modified: December 22, 2018 at 12:51 pm by LostLocke.)
Hmmm, I'll give it my best shot...
I grew up in and around the greater Chicago area in the 80s. At that time people were just going nuts for anything British. I remember half the population getting up at almost the middle of the night to watch the royal wedding.
The biggest thing for me was the "second" British invasion for music. I got flooded with all your new wave and synth pop, which to be honest, for the most part I liked more than our American rock at the time.
I grew up with music magazine imports from England, and interviews with British pop stars on MTV, so some words or spellings that are decidedly British were just part of my grammar. Like for example, I don't see a difference between color and colour. Or, theater and theatre. They're both just "normal" to me.
That said, I see Britain (and Canada for that matter) as relatives. We don't always agree or get along, but we're family and we stand for the same things, and share a lot in common. Those are things I think about more rather than these anomalies that are occurring right now.
I grew up in and around the greater Chicago area in the 80s. At that time people were just going nuts for anything British. I remember half the population getting up at almost the middle of the night to watch the royal wedding.
The biggest thing for me was the "second" British invasion for music. I got flooded with all your new wave and synth pop, which to be honest, for the most part I liked more than our American rock at the time.
I grew up with music magazine imports from England, and interviews with British pop stars on MTV, so some words or spellings that are decidedly British were just part of my grammar. Like for example, I don't see a difference between color and colour. Or, theater and theatre. They're both just "normal" to me.
That said, I see Britain (and Canada for that matter) as relatives. We don't always agree or get along, but we're family and we stand for the same things, and share a lot in common. Those are things I think about more rather than these anomalies that are occurring right now.
