American and British Stereotypes :scratch:

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.... thongs..........

i find thongs gross.

:p

looks like an other thread about "do you defend your hometown"

AgentWood wrote:

Spotnick wrote:

AgentWood wrote: US: french fries UK: chips

US: chips UK: crisps

You just solved 4 years of mystery...

Of course, in french, there is no "french" in fries, but still.. I wasn't aware the brits were calling them chips, hence why fish'n'chip is titled that way ;)

pommes frites, oui?

'french' is actually a verb, having to do with how the potatoes are cut--in thin strips.

this fact was lost on the idiotic right-wing congressmen who proposed changing 'french fries' to 'freedom fries' after the french refused to back the iraq war.

a good thing to be said. because everyone on earth knowns that fries - frites, come from BELGIUM. So, it has nothing to do with us, the ugly French... althought I used to think that we stole them from the Belgians in order to be more popular in the world... part of one of our stereotypes, erm...

But we HAD A GOOD LAUGH here when Americans changed french-fries to freedom-fries...

A last word...

I visited once an English friend of mine who used to live in America. We were talking about the difference between the American accent and the British one, when he told me : what if the process of history had been upside-down ? Americans would speak French like Canadians and Québécois would speak like Brits...

Us British....we won the war but we lost our teeth!!

Spotnick wrote: Sure, there is usually no place like home, and I don't feel I'd adapt easily anywhere else, but it's common sense to think you live in the best country on earth when you live in any country of the G7 (don't count Russia there!)... not sure about people from outside those countries though, let's ask them ;)

Lol. It's always the Canadians who waffle on about being in the G7! They're probably the most insignificant player there. There are countries outside the G7 with far more economic clout than the Canadians. And it's hardly a measure of quality of life.

Let's face it. As amusing as they are, almost all national stereotypes are crap. Americans say British men are pansies. I defy any of you to go say that to the terraces at a Milwall game. British say Americans are NFL-loving, burger-chomping uncultured rednecks. Tell that to Patrick.

The sad thing is, as communication technologies continue to open the world up, we're becoming more and more alike each day.

Now let me go and clear the 'roos out of my back yard.

:\pimp3:

Hannett of the Apes wrote: US: Poser UK: Chav

Don't know if this is accurate.

Perhaps a chav is closer to your "suburban white trash".

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well what about the stereotypes within brittain itself.?? most northerners think that all southerners drink in wine bars,wear cardigans tied around their necks and are almost all GAY. whilst southerners think that all northerners wear cloth caps and clogs and breed ferrets. then you get to the local level? around here its a standing joke that all wiganers are thick,well fuck it they are. pie eating bastards:D

Spotnick wrote:

AgentWood wrote: US: french fries UK: chips

US: chips UK: crisps

You just solved 4 years of mystery...

Of course, in french, there is no "french" in fries, but still.. I wasn't aware the brits were calling them chips, hence why fish'n'chip is titled that way ;)

It has to be said that UK's chips have very little in common with the genuine fries (frites) as you can find them in Belgium. Come to Brussels and buy some frites with mayonnaise (and certainly not mostard!) at la Friterie du Miroir on the Place Reine Astrid (aka Place du Miroir) in Jette. You'll understand what I mean.