Vacamion Posted 30 August 2013 Posted 30 August 2013 In the mid 90s, I was walking along Princes Street in Edinburgh, which basically sits below a massive rock with a huge frigging castle upon it - Edinburgh Castle. A very tall, very overweight dude wearing garish checked brown trousers and a peaked cap aproached me and asked in a "North American" accent: "Excuse me, where's the Castle?" I didn't say a word and just turned and pointed up, shrugged and walked off. Now I concede that he MAY have been Canadian, but I'm willing to bet one of IamRodHull's testicles that he was a Sceptic Tank... Stereotypes coming to life is one of my existence's little pleasures.
Captain... Posted 30 August 2013 Posted 30 August 2013 Have you made that up . No they're not, America isn't even a place or a continent it doesn't exist if it does feel free to point it out on a map, you can't say putting North and South America together makes "America" two totally different continents. It exists, apparently it's a nonce word. If America doesn't exist how can you have a north, a south, a central, a united states of, a Latin America. I understand what you are saying and you're right, I was originally just trying to point out that getting all het up because they don't differentiate well between English, Scottish, British, especially when they aren't actually being inaccurate is a bit silly. Especially as we do the same. You can argue semantics, and knowing you you will until you're blue in the face, there is confusion, more so with Latin America, over the ambiguity of the term American. Some languages do differentiate, and in Esperanto they decided it needed this level clarity. In English they have discussed it and the term united statesian was the term they came up with, but it was never put into general use. Now of course in this country and other English speaking countries American has come to mean a citizen of the united states. Anyway, said all I need to say on this. Next we can discuss the difference between Holland and the Netherlands.
I am Rod Hull Posted 30 August 2013 Posted 30 August 2013 Well, I'm not going to bet my own... I hope you get infested with ants.....
Guest Bilo Posted 30 August 2013 Posted 30 August 2013 Produce crap crap crap comedy shows which idiot Brits actually lap up and repeat the catchphrases of over and over again. That and pinching every decent idea British TV has, bastardising it and then tainting the name of a great British show in the US. See Life on Mars and The Inbetweeners' American counterparts.
Manwell Pablo Posted 30 August 2013 Posted 30 August 2013 It exists, apparently it's a nonce word. If America doesn't exist how can you have a north, a south, a central, a united states of, a Latin America. I understand what you are saying and you're right, I was originally just trying to point out that getting all het up because they don't differentiate well between English, Scottish, British, especially when they aren't actually being inaccurate is a bit silly. Especially as we do the same. You can argue semantics, and knowing you you will until you're blue in the face, there is confusion, more so with Latin America, over the ambiguity of the term American. Some languages do differentiate, and in Esperanto they decided it needed this level clarity. In English they have discussed it and the term united statesian was the term they came up with, but it was never put into general use. Now of course in this country and other English speaking countries American has come to mean a citizen of the united states. Anyway, said all I need to say on this. Next we can discuss the difference between Holland and the Netherlands. If it does please show me a place called "America"
Jordan Posted 30 August 2013 Posted 30 August 2013 In the mid 90s, I was walking along Princes Street in Edinburgh, which basically sits below a massive rock with a huge frigging castle upon it - Edinburgh Castle. A very tall, very overweight dude wearing garish checked brown trousers and a peaked cap aproached me and asked in a "North American" accent: "Excuse me, where's the Castle?" I didn't say a word and just turned and pointed up, shrugged and walked off. Now I concede that he MAY have been Canadian, but I'm willing to bet one of IamRodHull's testicles that he was a Sceptic Tank... Stereotypes coming to life is one of my existence's little pleasures. You call that a castle? No wonder he didn't recognize it! Now, THESE are castles!
jonthefox Posted 30 August 2013 Posted 30 August 2013 The back of cinderellas castle is the only place you can smoke at Disney. It was littered with fag ends. Kind of ruined the image.
I am Rod Hull Posted 30 August 2013 Posted 30 August 2013 You call that a castle? No wonder he didn't recognize it! Now, THESE are castles! I bet thats the only fried chicken place in America that blacks wont go in to
Zingari Posted 31 August 2013 Posted 31 August 2013 Have you made that up . No they're not, America isn't even a place or a continent it doesn't exist if it does feel free to point it out on a map, you can't say putting North and South America together makes "America" two totally different continents. if America doesn't exist , how come there is a United States of it ?
Guest MattP Posted 31 August 2013 Posted 31 August 2013 This is awesome Ron, never heard these two songs mashed up.
purpleronnie Posted 31 August 2013 Posted 31 August 2013 I got the feeling when I was in the US that the confederate flag was much maligned very much like the st george's flag is in England. If you are seen with it wrapped around you or waving it about then it makes you some neanderthal, quite a shame really, I'm not necessarily a huge fan of overt patriotism but I always thought those who were waving the confederate flag were just proud of where they came from rather than celebrating some backward ideology.
jonthefox Posted 31 August 2013 Posted 31 August 2013 When i was in the states in july, every american i spoke to thought i was an aussie. Very annoying.
Zingari Posted 31 August 2013 Posted 31 August 2013 When i was in the states in july, every american i spoke to thought i was an aussie. Very annoying. Same thing happened to me. I put it down to the fact that my gf at the time looked a bit like a wombat
notnow john Posted 31 August 2013 Posted 31 August 2013 When i was in the states in july, every american i spoke to thought i was an aussie. Very annoying. Yes,I've had that problem,but I've found this foolproof way of differentiating.Australians start the answer to every question with the word "look"and then use it at least twice in every sentence.
Guest Posted 31 August 2013 Posted 31 August 2013 Transfer to funny pictures if more suitable. We'd have to change the name of the thread if we did
Merging Cultures Posted 1 September 2013 Posted 1 September 2013 I got the feeling when I was in the US that the confederate flag was much maligned very much like the st george's flag is in England. If you are seen with it wrapped around you or waving it about then it makes you some neanderthal, quite a shame really, I'm not necessarily a huge fan of overt patriotism but I always thought those who were waving the confederate flag were just proud of where they came from rather than celebrating some backward ideology. In my experience, those who wave it tend to be knuckle dragging racists.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 1 September 2013 Posted 1 September 2013 We'd have to change the name of the thread if we did hehehe I thought it was me with a sense of humour failure! Glad I'm not the only one to not find it even remotely funny.
Rincewind Posted 1 September 2013 Posted 1 September 2013 hehehe I thought it was me with a sense of humour failure! Glad I'm not the only one to not find it even remotely funny. I was playing safe. If I didn't put that some one was bound to say 'Wrong thread' and if started a new thread I'd be hung drawn and quartered by the Mod Police.
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