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I wan't to know what you folks think about it, I'm not going to even attempt a proper definition.
I feel that Britain because it holds a special place in the world, is being targeted as a nation.
I am going to ignore the fact that other countries get taken the *jam* out of, because I want to feel good.
I wan't to believe that you are all enviuos of us.
Warm bear, bad soccer, and ugly women are examples of modern British Cultural Impierialism that gains my disapproval.
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forgot poor dental hygiene
It's FOOTBALL G'DAMIT!
I HATE AMERICA!
What is wrong with using oral-B?
I find it freshens and whitens.
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Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar
GAH! why is no one else joining in on my circus of hillary(you could insert it if you want, might not be as funny)
they dont wash
baths are a annual event
its cold and miserable - and thats just the people
they sent a large portion of my nation to their deaths while they drank tea
they fully intended on defending us as well as they did singapore and let us get annexed by the japenese while they fought their stupid ,regular as daybreak wars over a cow pat sized piece of worthless dirt called europe
they spread this silly, painstakingly long (5 DAYS!!! who ever heard of such a thing), boring game called cricket like an std, and to continue the sexual analogy, like their sex, its boring & they are cr@p at it.
they suffer from little nation syndrome, so they had to go around colouring half the globe pink
the royal family (yes William too)
they smell bad
they whine incessantly about everything
Essex slappers
they wore bright red coats and fought in little squares so they were easier to kill
the bill
they deep fry everything
the spontaneously combust if subject to direct sunlight
they say they are speaking english but you cant understand a word that comes out of their mouths
a smiling englishman is a contradiction in terms
their silly little partitioning lines they drew all over the globe has caused most of the worlds wars
did i miss anything
The english girl who took advantage of me started biting my tongue. It hurt.
:laugh4:
Yunus Dogus, that's hilarious.:2thumbsup:
Well, they didn't join the master race, no other reason needed.:dizzy2:
Oh wait, they built more ships than we did and they only come here to get drunk, they basically go anywhere just to get drunk. ~;)
Because of this:
http://vilhelm.blogg.se/images/yuck_1166816477.jpg
OMG she is sooo hot!
Dont be bitter because no one cares what Australia says, or thinks, or does...if anything...Quote:
Originally Posted by Yunus Dogus
Adblock is a wonderful thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoreTore
Yeah adblock is so banging I would do it anyday, as long as it dont support MAN U.
Someone has issues... I take it you're bitter? :inquisitive:Quote:
Originally Posted by Yunus Dogus
Edit: Image block in Firefox works just as well. :thumbsup:
I did'nt think he liked bitter?
Its all dirty and B R I T I S H.
Why, oh why, would anyone block a picture of such beautiful ladies...
That's a good point, of course he has finest quality Australian Lager while we have to suffer cheap watery and warm 2 - 3% flat slop, as all the beer here is like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar
Envy. Pure envy.....
And who says we have no sense of humour, we established Australia didn't we? :clown:
I'll probably commit suicide if/when Aass, the only beer in Norway who doesn't water down their beer, decides to do just that...
Probably by blowing myself up at the Carlsberg headquarters.
This thread delivers
They envy us because we used to rule the world.
Oi, no babes outside the babes thread, its the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoreTore
As for anti-britishism, I blame the Welsh, Scots and Northern Irish. Obviously no one could dislike the English as we are famously friendly, down to earth, and modest. Also we have quaint laws that the Americans love, like still having the death penalty for orthodontists after one laughed at queen Victoria's vast overbite.
BTW, apparently not only is the beer in Australia poor quality lager, but they drink it in halves? Can you imagine? Mind you if I had to drink Fosters I wouldn't want to drink pints either.
:clown:
So why do the Anti-American threads have generally sensible discussion as to why the world thinks of America as it does, but the Anti-Britishism thread has so far just been a place to mock the British?
Is there going to be reasonable discussion or are we just going to see anti-British insults the whole time?
Unless I'm way off, I took this thread as making a mockery of the anti-American threads...
Anyway, for all the British posters back here, what countries or parts of the world do you not feel welcome in? That's more or less the gauge I use for anti-Americanism. How many places I can go on vacation where I don't feel like the locals are expecting me to apologize immediately after hello.
Interesting thread thus far in comparisson to the other "anti" threads going. This isnt meant as spam, but I wanted to be sure I got subscribed.
for the record im not anti british, I think its a great place my brother in law is from Surrey, nice chap, except for him going on about "the ashes" and cricket.
Insults, if I have anything to do with it. :beam: Stiff upper lip old bean. At least we are still worth insulting. Who ever had a prejudice against Norway?*Quote:
Is there going to be reasonable discussion or are we just going to see anti-British insults the whole time?
@ prole, the middle east is a bit ropey. On the other hand being a Brit in Manhatten is gravy:2thumbsup: I regard that as a more than reasonable trade off. :yes: Rest of the world is usually a piece of cake, once they realise you aren't American :laugh4: People are surprisingly forgiving about the whole Empire thing, on the whole. (Obviously, we taught them well...)
Oh, and bits of Ireland aren't completely great.
*No offence intended to a fine country
I don't think anti-Britishism exists in the USA. If you've ever seen "Love, Actually", that Colin character? There's truth there, believe me. You'll be out at the bar, spending good cash on drinks and cutting a fine rug, just to see a 'chick vaccuum' appear when one of our neightbors from across the pond arrives. American girls will fall over themselves fighting to get their mitts on the goofiest, palest, skinniest dude with coke bottle glasses at the drop of the word "al-you-min-ee-um". It's just not fair :wall:
Every now and then you'll get some REAL hick or redneck that will feel a need to defend the nation's honor by hearkening back to our victories in 1783 and 1812 (wasn't one of those technically a draw? here's a hint...if we don't have a warship named after one of the battles, it wasn't a huge success for us). But the vast majority of Americans feel as though you, the Aussies, the Canadians and the Israelis are the only friends we've got left in the world.
But for the love of Christ, learn to cook!
Paris - but that's more about being non-Parisian than being British in particular :beam: and certain parts of Wales, of course.Quote:
what countries or parts of the world do you not feel welcome in?
This from the home of the Big Mac? Who says Americans don't do irony? ~DQuote:
But for the love of Christ, learn to cook!
Now excuse me, I have to rehearse......
(sounds off stage) al-you-mi-nyum, al-you-mi-nyum..... (repeats endlessly.....)
See my comments on Manhatten, above :2thumbsup:Quote:
I don't think anti-Britishism exists in the USA. If you've ever seen "Love, Actually", that Colin character? There's truth there, believe me. American chicks will fall over themselves fighting to get their mitts on the goofiest, palest, skinniest dude with coke bottle glasses at the drop of the word "al-you-min-ee-um". It's just not fair
Do you damned Brits think that we here in Finland have forgotten Ålands war,during Crimean war?Bombarding Finnish cities with your wretched ships being too afraid to fight like men!After all you even handed out the first Victorias´ crosses to those drunken sailors.The revenge will be sweet! Damned Brits! Untill then no Brit will be safe here in Finland~;) !
We've been punished many times over for that... (just check out that photo*, isn't that punishment enough?)
*and then use adblock
Im afraid the damage have been done already.With the melting of my eyes as i witnessed the horrid scene.I had to adopt a keyboard of the blind people and i blame now the Brits for that also!:smash:
Somebody ought to do one of those frame-by-frame beer-by-beer morphs that go around in email.... I think that's actually Samantha Morton.... before the beers.
Did we really do that?Quote:
Do you damned Brits think that we here in Finland have forgotten Ålands war,during Crimean war?Bombarding Finnish cities with your wretched ships being too afraid to fight like men!
Wow, is there ANYONE we haven't sailed up to and bombarded at some point?
Are we the boys or what?
Oh yeah, we trashed countries George Bush can't even find in his atlas :laugh4:Quote:
Wow, is there ANYONE we haven't sailed up to and bombarded at some point?
Are we the boys or what?
Hang on, we missed Liechtenstein!
On a side note, whenever Scots are abroad (mainly Euroland) and are proposed with the question "Are you English?" (which is quite often), the foreigner gives a notable change in tune. Reel off a few words in the native tongue and the chap'll dance for you, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by English assassin
Pah! 1812 was a glorious British Victory! Turning back the American rebel invaders in their goal to Annex British North America!Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Corleone
a quarter of the worlds landmass in pink.Quote:
Originally Posted by macsen rufus
a third of the worlds population subjects of Her/His Majesty.
we rock, who gives a damn what the global proles think of us, eh, wat?
This always reminds me of Blackadder How the first world war started.:2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Furunculu5
Well, we are 0-for-2 going after Canada -- not examples of U.S. military brilliance by any means. The Brits managed to occupy our capital city during both wars. Odd however, that the pre-20th century RN never was particularly successful fighting in what are now US waters, though they tended to smack most of the other contenders around more or less wherever they found them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke Malcolm
For our overseas friends. :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Conradus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4TKTRV4HM0
:laugh4:
It's hard to sail battleships over mountains.Quote:
Originally Posted by macsen rufus
Oh, and guys, those boys in squares wearing red coats? They withstood 12 charges by French Cavalry.
For the record, the English are not really welcome in Scotland, Wales, Ireland or Cornwall.
I love this country. We're so up ourselves that we feel the need to put the word Great in our country's name, and have had a great time annoying the rest of the world by driving on the left hand side of the road.
Oh dear, is this what they teach kids these days?Quote:
Originally Posted by currywurry
This from a Yorkshireman as well. :wall:
You beat us at the Battle at Reden 1801 where Horatio Nelson stole most of the danish norwegian navy and bombed copenhagen. Dont dare come near denmark.
edit: i suppose it makes up for the time when we invaded your pretty little island.
250 years ago the only thing worse than going to Austraila was hanging.
No change there then :laugh4:
Whilst I realise that the thread has a light-hearted aim, it would be appreciated if the outright country bashing and insults are stopped.
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Where in the USA does this happen? Where exactly? Im talking which street? Coz Im going there... :2thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Corleone
I've been thinking about this thread all day long, but I can't for the life of me come up with a single thing that's not to like about Britain....:shrug:
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I'd love to say;Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
You, Sir, are a bounder and a cad and I will have satisfaction on the dueling field.
But I won't. :oops:
:laugh4:
Could we just give you some IKEA vouchers instead?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kagemusha
Places I don't feel safe in or welcome.
Some parts of Fulham I used to wonder into were right dodge. Never felt at home in Cornwall either, the local store owner (of Cornwall) kept on harping about "eew arg, so yers ere frum lundon. Oooh yull enjuy it ere, were all kelts duwn ere"
Gosh, it was increadibly annoying. But he did a damned fine bacon sandwich.
https://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3896/fourirehv2.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar
Let's face it, guys, Bopa pwns this thread from start to finish.
Respect man! :bow:
Y'know I have never pwnd anything in my entire life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adrian II
You have made my day and proved Jojax from Counter Strike wrong.:yes:
But uh, I still believe you have to make derogatory statments about my country, because I know deep down, no matter what you say, you hate BRI'AN
innit.
Whats wrong with Cornwall ?Quote:
Never felt at home in Cornwall either
Its my favourite part of Britain .
Just don't tell the locals they are part of Britain:laugh4:
Britain you are OK on, call it part of England though, and that could cause trouble.Quote:
Whats wrong with Cornwall ?
Its my favourite part of Britain .
Just don't tell the locals they are part of Britain
I love Cornwall. My name is Cornish (alas my branch of the family had to leave in a hurry in about 1850 after an incident between my great.....etc grandfather and a dairymaid, who in due coruse became my great....etc grandmother) so I get on fine so long as I tone the Landan accent down a bit. (Sometimes I just pretend to be Australian as a lot of us got transported too.)
Plus, pasties. :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup: Food of the gods. If any other county has a better foodstuff carrying its name I can't think what it is (NB IA, its not Yorkshire pudding. :laugh4: )
The A303 could do with being sorted though.
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Originally Posted by Yunus Dogus
very,very good, I agree fully!
Now to the bone.
You forgot to add
Sucks at Cricket
Sucks at making tea
Can't make Meat Pies
Doesn't play AFL or NRL, only Soccer.
They whinge too much.
Don't care about what we aussies say.
lol, don't tell them they are nothing more than a tribe from south of the thames that got pushed westwards into cornwall when the romans kicked their asses. :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
I thought the Dumnonii were one of the smart tribes that co-operated with the Romans on the basis that having to live in villas with central heating and plumbing got more votes than annihilation and having your sheep sold into slavery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Furunculu5
It was the Saxons that shoved them out of what became Devon and Somerset and forced them to become Cornish. And you wonder why they hate the English. :wink:
This thread reminds me of the time my wife asked me " Do I look fat in this dress?" :juggle2:
No matter how I answered I was going to be in the doghouse. Therefore, no comment is my response. :yes:
Long time no see my "high-cyclic" friend. How do things fare with you?Quote:
Originally Posted by rotorgun
I am doing well, thank you. I sent you a PM as this is probably not the best thread for socializing. Appreciate your rememberance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh
Heh ugly people. Lots of them.
Took me two days to come up with sumpin I hate about the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar
The off-white shirts of your businessmen ar a major irritant. Cappucino's are a bit of an issue. A British cappucino is a bucket of whipped cream with a whiff of coffee. Oh, and the sign at the end of the northern corridor in Hatton Cross (Piccadilly line) that says 'Don't walk' when there is no reason to close it off in the first place. That took the biscuit, I'm never going back to the UK again.
Bad things about Britain:
The alcohol culture. I keep forgetting when I go to other countries that what determines your status is not how much of last friday evening you can't remember.
The hostility of the youth. Britain was recently rated as having the worst behaved youths. When British children hit teenager years, there is an aweful trend to become a knife slinging cigarette smoking chav.
The lack of real culture. England has very little of it's true culture preserved, as opposed to countries like Spain or Italy; in Rome you can't walk for 50 meters without tripping over a priceless Renaissance sculpture, and the native way of life reflects the Italian culture vividly. The British have their idiosyncrasies, but because of their Imperialistic ways they tend to integrate foreign customs; and lots of them. Not nessesarily a bad thing, and not always true.
The British sense of humour can sometimes be sarcastic and, to the sensitive visitor, insulting.
Good things about Britain:
Great country; plenty of wealth to be had, plenty of rights going around for the masses. Very safe, apart from the occaisional Islamic Terrorist plot, and I don't want to sound racist but the fact that the government lets so many extremist Islamic people in has not done us any good (another downside perhaps).
Good education system, best Unis in the world.
NHS that actually works.
The fact that they have been able to bring other influences so well has been a good thing.
Economic stability.
Great World influencer.
nice post, but I disagree with parts.
The Culture, British culture should imho always be seen as one of intigration and improvemenmt, not static stagnation and historical mindedness. I mean, the best bands in the world have come from Britain due to it's, well openess?
Our sense of humor has no peer, NZ humour is weak and mild in comparison, and from personal experiance American humour seems a bit outdated and warmish, although Family Guy is awsome!:2thumbsup:
Blackadder, The Goons and Monty Python rule.
Though it does seem that modern comedy quiz shows are usually hosted by complete (bad words), Nick Amstell (is that his name), I could rip his throat out he's so full of himself. :yes:
A quarter of the worlds landmass, a third of the worlds population. And look what is left now. :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by Furunculu5
:laugh4: IKEA vouchers? Gah!That must be one of the most innovative ways to insult my fragile sense of National pride.:clown: That cancer called IKEA that is spreading over the known world is something that only the evil Swedes could have invented.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar
But now with that remark,you have distracted me from Anti-Britihism to Anti-Swedism and trust me you dont want this Finn to go there.:viking: ~;)
yup, we mortgaged the empire to the hilt to make sure that you guys weren't forced to eat sauerkraut 24/7. :inquisitive:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragon20
Straight from the mouth of Niall Ferguson. Haha. Marvellous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Furunculu5
hmmm, i did read his book on the empire abour a year back. :p
All things we the British hate as well. About the coffee thing, it's a plot, I swear. Have you ever seen a cute teenage girl try to drink one?:help:Quote:
Originally Posted by Adrian II
currywurry, Great Britain is the Island, i.e. the bit with England Scotland and Wales. Other significant islands are around it include Man and that bit off to the West, Eire.
:shame:
The Brits have a bad habit of flying half way around the world with all their mates to countries with great food and great weather so they can eat pub grub, watch football, and complain about the local beer, which they have no trouble drinking by the gallon.
Annoying though this undoubtedly is, it's a considerable advance on 150 years ago, when the same people would be doing essentially the same things, but with bayonets.Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesGregarius
The answer is for you to come on holiday to Britain. Every summer we export all our chavs to Spain, and get a load of really cute Spanish girls in exchange. :2thumbsup:
(They do stand on the left on the tube escalators though :skull: :skull: :skull: )
And this is a problem? To my mind it just means you get a better view of a nice pert derriere ahead of you :beam:Quote:
(They do stand on the left on the tube escalators though )
pert derriere?Quote:
Originally Posted by macsen rufus
Ye God strike this man down for this fowl use of ye old eroticy english.
It's worse than that, its French.
In the difference between the words "derriere" and "bum", you have the whole anglo-french culture clash in a nutshell.
Sorry, I just can't use the word "bum" since I was traumatised by an American tramp :beam: