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Yeah, Manchester as well, and Rockingham, and loads of others that I can't remember. But places had names thousands of years before America was discovered, so I suppose there just aren't any left.
Something else as well, what is a "standard transmission"? Is this the auto, stick or another type? (It was Ned Flanders that prompted this question.)
For all our differences, I see the world as a family like The Simpsons. Europe is Homer, trying to lead but coming up with dodgy ideas. Britain is Marge, caring to much and getting run over in the process. Japan is Lisa, very clever and misunderstood. Canada is Maggie, perhaps not a central character but always there and doing more than you think. And America of course, is Bart, the young hellraiser who refuses to listen to his elders. With a cast of hundreds, how do you think the other countries fit in?
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Bumble bee man = Spain
China is Dr. Nick Riviera. Cheap, half-assed, and everyone goes to him when there's nobody better.
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Well if Europe is Homer, then Grimes would represent a country that tries to copy everything Europe does, but fails miserably.
Maybe a country from Eastern Europe?
Hey selecting, why don't you read all the posts before accusing all the Americans in this thread of being ignorant. Now who's ignorant...
No thats Smithers, the UK is Smithers
http://www.simpsonstrivia.com.ar/simpsons-photos/wallpapers/waylon-smithers.gif
There is the story that when British comic Jasper Carrott first went to the US he was asked by the Americans what the British meant by the word 'Bollocks'? He told them it was Olde English slang for zits! :1orglaugh
Hmmmmmmmm...all these choices. Where's my globe?
One or two points which I think need clearing up.First is about beer.We have two sorts of beer in the UK-mass produced so called lager which is tasteless and lacks character so the only way it becomes drinkable is to numb it with coldness - and tasty flavourful brews drunk cool, ideally at around 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit which allows it to be refreshing as well as letting the flavour burst forth.
There are over 1000 craft breweries in the US by the way who also produce excellent beer and recommend it's not chilled.A lot of Americans are becoming educated in this way;in fact the beer websites show almost an obsession with questions like "What is the right temperature to drink Stout?"
Driving on the left is a matter of history and studies have been undertaken to look at the effect of changing to the right. All studies have shown unequivocably that driving on the left is physiologically safer by a significant amount.In most people the dominant eye and hand are on the right and because driving is unsymmetric these factors (among others) make a strong case for continuing to drive on the left.
There are over 1000 craft breweries in the US by the way who also produce excellent beer and recommend it's not chilled.A lot of Americans are becoming educated in this way;in fact the beer websites show almost an obsession with questions like "What is the right temperature to drink Stout?"
Driving on the left is a matter of history and studies have been undertaken to look at the effect of changing to the right. All studies have shown unequivocably that driving on the left is physiologically safer by a significant amount.In most people the dominant eye and hand are on the right and because driving is unsymmetric these factors (among others) make a strong case for continuing to drive on the left.
The man is a genius.
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This is either condescending and presumptuous or, to your credit, idealistic and utopian, IMO, The American people are vastly more independent minded and diverse on the whole, not so world - harmonizing, collectivist as you might like to believe. There is no one size fits all in this nation. If that were the case, we'd be a heavily subjugated people. We all interpret "the ideal" in different ways, that said, no one person could possibly advocate for the mass majority. We might like to believe this, yet in reality, it cannot be accomplished
I champion a diverse cross section of differing opinions and religious (or otherwise) views, so long as one group doesn't attempt to domineer over the other, or all, for that matter.
Yes one person can advocate for the mass majority, doesn't mean it will do any-good. But you can try!
Quid = Pound (Sterling)
Soves = Pounds (Sterling)
Me ol China = China Plate = Mate (Buddy)
North and South = Mouth
Cock and Hen = Ten
Soves = Pounds (Sterling)
Me ol China = China Plate = Mate (Buddy)
North and South = Mouth
Cock and Hen = Ten
Hello Brits,
1) This kind of slang (North and South = Mouth) is very interesting. I was more familiar with the other stuff (vacuuming = hoovering, eraser=rubber, windshield=windscreen, hood=bonnet, trunk=boot, give that bird a good solid rogering etc..) My favorite is "Bob's your Uncle".. perfect :1orglaugh
Which areas speak like this? just the north? just East London? Why the obsession with rhyme? How does anyone keep track of them all? How does one take hold and become "official" or "accepted"? Do you think it is (as Wikipedia suggests) a linguistic accident? Cryptolect developed intentionally to confuse non-locals? Or to maintain a sense of community / fool the cops? Who decides, the Cockney English Dictionary? I want to invent one.
Do you guys still say tally ho? old chap? pip pip?
2) I think British comedies are spectacular. They just seem to get it. Maybe it hearkens back to Shakespearian wit, who knows. Monty Python, Are You Being Served, Goodness Gracious Me, Coupling, even Top Gear are all better than Everybody Loves Raymond, Home Improvement, or Roseanne for example. America's best comedies are cartoons - Family Guy, American Dad, etc... What UK comedies do you guys like best? Any recommendations?
3) What's your impression of the following?
Hugh Grant - I like the befuddled fellow. His nervous nature is endearing.
Sarah Alexander - My friends think I am strange because I think she's smokin hot. I know she has been said to have a frog face but I don't care. Frog face or not I would like to pound her into next year.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May -
4) How often do you (personally) drink tea?
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2) I have nothing to add to that statement, it's 100% true.
The English version of The Office is classic. Also check out Peep Show.
American comedies make me laugh very rarely. And I can't stand canned laughter, which there seems to be plenty of across the pond!
3) Hugh Grant... Meh... No opinion really. He's not a bad actor but I wouldn't care if he suddenly vanished.
Clarkson is one of my heroes, and along with Hamster and May they make a superb onscreen team. I don't care if Top Gear is all scripted, at least they don't take it seriously.
4) I've had probably between 10 - 15 cups of tea in my whole life. And I didn't like any of them.
2) My favourite local comedies include Gavin & Stacey, The League of Gentleman, Green Wing, Peep Show and quite a few others. Am a big animation fan so I dig all that American stuff and the cartoons on Adult Swim.
3) Clarkson is a god. As for his minions, Hammond's cool, James May I can take him or leave him.
4) At least twice a day.