Horza Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 That's a bloody silly attitude.Also made self-defeating by use of 'wanker'.The Britishisms are coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Search the internet for anything about this and you will quickly find that the world has come to a consensus on this. The proper way to respond to this would have been to point out that our national sport contains players like Do I get points for using "batty" in this post?No. Because the influence of the Jamaican Patois means that if you say that to someone nowadays, they're far more likely to think you're calling them gay than two sandwiches short of a picknick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Yeah, I don't see the problem. People borrow colloquialisms from each other all the time and always have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The proper way to respond to this would have been to point out that our national sport contains players like Bringing that up would just be bullying. I'm not a complete asshole.Bones, fetch yourself a cup of tea and a biscuit; you've done the Empire proud.I'm on it. Thank god my two British roommates just got home so I can ask them what a biscuit is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The K.'s E. has rather gone off, wot?(British ain't what it used to be.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drowned Crow Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Both counties borrow slang from each other . Do you have the same issue with Britain's using the Americanisms like the word dude?The UK is so saturated with American culture that you can hardly blame them. What do Americans know about British culture other than Harry Potter and Downton Abbey? Anyway, British people acting like douchebags thousands of miles away does not affect me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The UK is so saturated with American culture that you can hardly blame them. What do Americans know about British culture other than Harry Potter and Downton Abbey?Lord of the Rings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Benny Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Lord of the Rings!And some modern "beat" music combos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 And some modern "beat" music combos...If this segues into dub vs. bro, you will have earned a kazillion points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Bass Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 "Bloody" and "wanker" got stolen years ago. I've noticed some people around here using rubbish, but not a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 "Bloody" and "wanker" got stolen years ago. I've noticed some people around here using rubbish, but not a lot.Tossers, the lot of 'em.Also, why are the brits so up on spanking and down on masterbation? Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronson Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The UK is so saturated with American culture that you can hardly blame them. What do Americans know about British culture other than Harry Potter and Downton Abbey? Anyway, British people acting like douchebags thousands of miles away does not affect me.What do Americans know about British Culture ? Probably a great deal more then you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Brits have to protect their cultural heritage, you know. Take away their bloody wankers, and what are they left with that they haven't exported to exhaustion already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The one that really surprises me is that twat is considered offensive in the US, it's one you took and made more offensive instead of less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Brits have to protect their cultural heritage, you know. Take away their bloody wankers, and what are they left with that they haven't exported to exhaustion already?British Cuisine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The one that really surprises me is that twat is considered offensive in the US, it's one you took and made more offensive instead of less!Ever ask for a smoke and be really misunderstood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Ever ask for a smoke and be really misunderstood?Nope, because I don't smoke :P I'm pretty sure I must have offended some people in my year in the US without even realising it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Nope, because I don't smoke :P I'm pretty sure I must have offended some people in my year in the US without even realising it though!Yeah, I don't smoke either, which makes all my misunderstandings that much harder to explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-for-Joffrey Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 The UK is so saturated with American culture that you can hardly blame them. What do Americans know about British culture other than Harry Potter and Downton Abbey? Anyway, British people acting like douchebags thousands of miles away does not affect me.Dr. WhoTorchwoodFawlty TowersThe Black AdderMonty PythonMr. BeanThe Office (the British one obviously)Oh, Jon Oliver on The Daily Show/Community and Anthony Stewart Head on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. :PAlso, least we forget, in England, everything means vagina: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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