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How Americans view the British
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I haven't been to Britain since the 1980's. I visited London twice while I was stationed in Germany.
Back then it was a decent place to visit and you didn't have to stay on the tour to have a good time. I'm not sure that's true anymore outside of the more popular areas. I hope it is, but what little international news I see in my daily news feeds doesn't compel me to want to visit again now. Even so, I have to wonder if the news we get from Britain here is even remotely accurate. Just last spring there were reports of a fairly dramatic rise in knife violence in England and Wales. By October The Independent, which many people seem to think is not a great newspaper, was reporting the situation as record assault/sexual assault levels. I'm sure it's fine if you know the local customs and places to avoid. That's pretty much true everywhere though, isn't it? If I were to visit today, I'd still go off the tour, but I wouldn't recommend it to most people based on news reports. I'd be very anxious if my children did... (December 23, 2018 at 5:57 am)Maketakunai Wrote: I haven't been to Britain since the 1980's. I visited London twice while I was stationed in Germany. All in all Britain is a pretty safe place to visit. There has been an upturn in knife crime in London for some reason? I don't think it's a major problem elsewhere in the country though. If I was recommending a visit, I would say avoid the big cities, and the further north you go(in England at least) the friendlier it gets.
I'd take a Brit over a Yank as a housemate any day.
That being said, I'd take a Scot or an Irishman over a Pom any day. :-) None of that was sexual. (December 22, 2018 at 10:37 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Eccentric in some ways, but a hell of a lot saner in others. At least when a British buffoon rises in politics, the best he can get is London. Okay, guitarists, guess what's wrong with this picture: I am not a guitarist (when one tried to teach me I always gripped too tight strangling the strings), but BoJo the Clown is holding the neck above the clamp
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Home (December 23, 2018 at 8:16 am)sterling96 Wrote: i just searched the thread title on Americans view EVERYONE as inferior, I think. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
(December 23, 2018 at 8:56 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(December 23, 2018 at 8:54 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Americans view EVERYONE as inferior, I think. Fair point. I'll rephrase: Americans, as a rule, tend to view other nationalities as inferior. While this is not true of all Americans, it is a view routinely depicted in US foreign policy and reinforced by my (admittedly limited) personal experience with Americans. Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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