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Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

Hobohemian posted:

Well off British people dress better than well off Americans.

if you say so....

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MyChemicalImbalance
Sep 15, 2007

Keep on smilin'



:unsmith:

kiwid posted:

of all the accents in the world, the british accent is the worst.

what is a british accent?

that isn't even a thing you tone-deaf ignorant motherfucker

yeah sean bean sounds the same as prince charles

yeah thats a thing. gently caress off back to your bayou you bottom feeding wanker

Frog Act
Feb 10, 2012



are there honestly any real meaningful distinctions between american and british culture b/c i don't think there really are

Mr.Pibbleton
Feb 3, 2006

Aleuts rock, chummer.

Frog Act posted:

are there honestly any real meaningful distinctions between american and british culture b/c i don't think there really are

Their children's programming is pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujHkvi3DKI4

Frog Act
Feb 10, 2012



also, canada, australia, and new zealand are pretty much the same as britain and the united states


Mr.Pibbleton posted:

Their children's programming is pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujHkvi3DKI4

thomas the tank engine is british right?

Prorat
Aug 3, 2004

by FactsAreUseless

Qvark posted:

Lol, why do Americans think they are Russia or Canada?

90% of those two countries are a barren wasteland while America has 300 million people spread out in cities all over. (Except for Alaska)

opus111
Jul 6, 2014

Frog Act posted:

are there honestly any real meaningful distinctions between american and british culture b/c i don't think there really are

yes, of course there are. but I thought as you did before I knew a ton of americans so I don't blame you for thinking that.

Cool NIN Shirt
Nov 26, 2007

by vyelkin

MyChemicalImbalance posted:

what is a british accent?

that isn't even a thing you tone-deaf ignorant motherfucker

yeah sean bean sounds the same as prince charles

yeah thats a thing. gently caress off back to your bayou you bottom feeding wanker

Settle down, nobody cares about the minute differences between british accents. Theres a british accent, just like there is an american and australian accent. Deal w it bitch

Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

Cool NIN Shirt posted:

Settle down, nobody cares about the minute differences between british accents. Theres a british accent, just like there is an american and australian accent. Deal w it bitch

americans speak closer to "original" english accent than british. british started putting on that funny voice only around the beginning of the 19th century:
http://the-toast.net/2014/03/19/a-linguist-explains-british-accents-of-yore/

kiwid
Sep 30, 2013

MyChemicalImbalance posted:

what is a british accent?

that isn't even a thing you tone-deaf ignorant motherfucker

yeah sean bean sounds the same as prince charles

yeah thats a thing. gently caress off back to your bayou you bottom feeding wanker

lol, kid.

Jimbo Jaggins
Jul 19, 2013

Rutibex posted:

americans speak closer to "original" english accent than british. british started putting on that funny voice only around the beginning of the 19th century:
http://the-toast.net/2014/03/19/a-linguist-explains-british-accents-of-yore/

Thats a bag of poo poo thats completely made up by an idiot blogger.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Books/FolkTalk/Chapter7.html

Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

Jimbo Jaggins posted:

Thats a bag of poo poo thats completely made up by an idiot blogger.

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Books/FolkTalk/Chapter7.html

i'm not reading a book your not my professor. i do notice it was written near the beginning of the 20th century, a century after the accents are supposed to have changed

Duke Pukem
Oct 23, 2010

Three cheers for dark beer!


I cant tell if they are green with envy or if it's just their poor dental hygiene. Use the toothbrush you claimed you invented, you limey fucks

let it mellow
Jun 1, 2000

Dinosaur Gum

MyChemicalImbalance posted:

what is a british accent?

that isn't even a thing you tone-deaf ignorant motherfucker

yeah sean bean sounds the same as prince charles

yeah thats a thing. gently caress off back to your bayou you bottom feeding wanker

oi m8 the chav is a mite peeved

Jimbo Jaggins
Jul 19, 2013

Rutibex posted:

i'm not reading a book your not my professor. i do notice it was written near the beginning of the 20th century, a century after the accents are supposed to have changed

The Yorkshire accent that it talks about hasn't changed since then.

Duke Pukem
Oct 23, 2010

Three cheers for dark beer!


Coohoolin posted:

not true, potato vodka is way better than tequila

bull loving poo poo

Dr_Amazing
Apr 15, 2006

It's a long story

texaholic posted:

I haven't read any of this dumb thread, just gonna assume it is nine pages of brits moaning about stupid poo poo

Mostly Americans saying they would never lower themselves to the point of comparing the US to another country, while also saying they're better than everyone at everything.

Prorat
Aug 3, 2004

by FactsAreUseless

Dr_Amazing posted:

Mostly Americans saying they would never lower themselves to the point of comparing the US to another country, while also saying they're better than everyone at everything.

And grass is green so what?

Helical Nightmares
Apr 30, 2009

Coohoolin posted:

not true, potato vodka is way better than tequila

As a vodka drinker you are very much wrong sir.

Helical Nightmares
Apr 30, 2009

happyhippy posted:

Ireland has ginger girls.

We win again.

Most are not in the habit of shaving their more intimate parts like Americans. This can turn an awesome encounter into one where a gent must provide some creative solutions at speed.

Kirk Vikernes
Apr 26, 2004

Count Goatnackh

I'm jealous of the British and their Cosworth Escorts, Focuses we didn't get, various Lotus products, Jensen Interceptors (very rare here) , etc. I do own a Triumph Daytona 955, though and it's a great bike.

On the other hand , the British would be jealous of my white, cavity free, 40-year old teeth.

Kirk Vikernes fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Jul 5, 2015

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

Dirk Squarejaw posted:

I'm jealous of the British and their Cosworth Escorts, Focuses we didn't get, various Lotus products, Jensen Interceptors (very rare here) , etc. I do own a Triumph Daytona 955, though and it's a great bike.

On the other hand , the British would be jealous of my white, cavity free, 40-year old teeth.

Those are all 70s and 80s British cars so honestly you should be thankful you can't inflict those upon yourself

The new focus rs with awd is coming to thw us now too and will probably cost like half what it does in the uk

CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy

happyhippy posted:

Ireland has ginger girls.

We win again.

Ireland isn't Britain, thank God.

I don't give a poo poo if I'm late on this.

Not enough ginger girls, they're a million times better than an orange girl.

Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

Shirley Crabtree posted:

im not jelly i'll concede you probably do 'mcdonalds' better i guess well just take comfort in the fact that we invented the telephone, the steam engine, the jet engine, the electric motor, the bicycle, the hyperdermic syringe, the toothbrush, the lawn mower, the tin can, general anaesthetic, cure for smallpox, hip replacement surgery, vitamins, insulin, beta blockers, viagra, football, rugby, cricket, snooker, bowls, boxing, hockey, the paralympics, railways, hovercrafts, the internet, time...

isnt this guy in every lolbrits thread?

what's the version of a fat guy in a powerchair crying over an american flag? some fop in a top hat sipping tea and going "My word!"

OXBALLS DOT COM
Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc

Robo Reagan posted:

isnt this guy in every lolbrits thread?

what's the version of a fat guy in a powerchair crying over an american flag? some fop in a top hat sipping tea and going "My word!"

a fat guy in a non-powered wheelchair weeping over a UK flag, while a bunch of mooslims with those hook knives sneak up on him from behind

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Sep 11, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
Young Orc
Also maybe hes being mugged by some deformed looking children in track suits

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