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carcentric

posted on 31/5/05 at 05:17 PM Reply With Quote
How Americans view the British (ws)


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flak monkey

posted on 31/5/05 at 05:19 PM Reply With Quote
Hehehe Dilbert always makes me smile...

[Edited on 31/5/05 by flak monkey]





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stephen_gusterson

posted on 31/5/05 at 10:24 PM Reply With Quote
i have been to america about 15 times, and just once have I had a nice looking waitress ask me to talk to her again cos she liked my accent


I once asked a colleague out there why there seemed at the time to be a lot of english presenters on cable shopping channels. I was told it was english people are trusted.

dodgy philosophy!

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Simon

posted on 31/5/05 at 11:11 PM Reply With Quote
When my bro was in the States, he was asked (no less than THREE times), where he learnt to speak English!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cita

posted on 1/6/05 at 05:12 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Simon
When my bro was in the States, he was asked (no less than THREE times), where he learnt to speak English!!!!!!!!!!!



They asked me the same but in the negative sence!

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stephen_gusterson

posted on 1/6/05 at 09:02 AM Reply With Quote
when i was in california 8 years ago, nearly everyone that hears a non american accent in english assumed me to be australian.

I blame it on crocodile dundee!

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James

posted on 1/6/05 at 12:30 PM Reply With Quote
A friend of mine spent a year there for part of her degree. She reckoned that American men found her accent intimidating but the girlies loved her male friends English accents.
One of her English mates went home with 2 cheerleaders on his first night there!

I'll book my flight now...





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flak monkey

posted on 1/6/05 at 01:06 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by James
...but the girlies loved her male friends English accents.
One of her English mates went home with 2 cheerleaders on his first night there!

I'll book my flight now...


Reminds me of Love Actually....





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DorsetStrider

posted on 2/6/05 at 10:46 AM Reply With Quote
Having been single for far too long now I have just one question..........

Can anyone give me directions to America in my Locost?lol





Who the f**K tightened this up!

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David Jenkins

posted on 2/6/05 at 10:54 AM Reply With Quote
Straight on from Land's End, Cornwall!

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stephen_gusterson

posted on 2/6/05 at 09:29 PM Reply With Quote
according to my daily express world wall map, you would end up in nicaragua or the dominican republic



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JoelP

posted on 2/6/05 at 09:36 PM Reply With Quote
gotta go right at barbados






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DorsetStrider

posted on 2/6/05 at 10:38 PM Reply With Quote
Is it sign posted?

Maybe I could ask this friendly fish directions.....

At least I think he's friendly..... he's got a great big grin!





Who the f**K tightened this up!

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phelpsa

posted on 2/6/05 at 10:46 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by DorsetStrider
Is it sign posted?

Maybe I could ask this friendly fish directions.....

At least I think he's friendly..... he's got a great big grin!


Is he english, thats the way to tell






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mangogrooveworkshop

posted on 5/6/05 at 09:59 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DorsetStrider
Having been single for far too long now I have just one question..........

Can anyone give me directions to America in my Locost?lol
turn left at Greenland John said






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Peteff

posted on 5/6/05 at 11:35 PM Reply With Quote
If it wasn't for continental drift you could have got there in your locost via the Baring Straits. If you took snow chains you could drive across them when frozen and get to Alaska, then drive down North America.
http://www.seumas.net/recordattempt.htm
Not really feasible though.





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indykid

posted on 6/6/05 at 07:24 PM Reply With Quote
if he waits a while, there'll be a bridge for him across the bearing straits.

surely that'll make the whole journey a piece of piss
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the JoKeR

posted on 15/6/05 at 12:53 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
I once asked a colleague out there why there seemed at the time to be a lot of english presenters on cable shopping channels. I was told it was english people are trusted.


Here's my take on why that is:
1: It's been hundreds of years since we've had all-out war with each other. There have been differeing oppinions, but it all works out in the end. In all of our lifetimes, we've always been allies.
2: The shared language (98% of it, at least) sure helps. Nobody trusts interpreters!
3. We still sort of feel bad for kicking your soldiers out back in 1781. In our defense, they DID overstay their welcome. We're trying to make up for it a bit now.
4. The accent is just plain cute.
5. It's really a conspiracy. We're waiting until the time is right before letting lose our ultimate secret weapon - some weird chemical compound found in Paris Hilton's panties (knickers, to you... see#2).





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steve_gus

posted on 15/6/05 at 07:06 PM Reply With Quote
personally, i think knickers is a much sexyer word than panties.

btw

i wear neither



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Dave Ashurst

posted on 15/6/05 at 08:22 PM Reply With Quote
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i have been to america about 15 times, and just once have I had a nice looking waitress ask me to talk to her again cos she liked my accent



I went ONCE and had about 15 nice looking waitresses ask me that. Groovy, baby! AND I was wearing underpants.

Better check your technique Steve

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steve_gus

posted on 15/6/05 at 10:09 PM Reply With Quote
must have been when you were a puppy



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Peteff

posted on 15/6/05 at 11:02 PM Reply With Quote
i wear neither

Too much information there man. Does that mean you get your skidmarks straight onto your trousers?





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steve_gus

posted on 16/6/05 at 10:11 PM Reply With Quote
i can confirm i deffo dont wear ladies undergarments

other than that, im just gonna be a tease







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mangogrooveworkshop

posted on 18/6/05 at 10:06 AM Reply With Quote
How Americans view the British and the world

Aint gonna make more friends Rescued attachment The world map according to Americans!.jpg
Rescued attachment The world map according to Americans!.jpg







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flak monkey

posted on 18/6/05 at 10:10 AM Reply With Quote
Thats brilliant..hehehe





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