Why must Brits be the bad guys?

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Nope, Simon Cowell is in the British shows as well, it's because it's his show and he's (on TV at least) like that generaly.
 
Azuremen
Naw, its true... all the Germans and French I've dealt with while in Europe tend to be driven nuts by drunk English tourists on vacation.

And the English peoples I ran into (aside from very good looking girls), were generally drunk... one guy I was dealing with on a regular basis at where I was staying could be seen with a pint in hand by around.. 10am.

That, and your accents make you sound all superior like, plus their is the dry, cutting nature of your insults and humor, which most people just don't understand over here in the US. :dopey:
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Funnily enough, I heard that the brits are the most hated holiday makers, thanks to the noise, general loutishness. Alcahol is most definetly the cause. As a Brit myself I just laugh about these sort of things, it doesn't represent me personally so why should I care.:sly:
 
FastEddie12
Brits tend to say it like it is (eg "I need a pee.")

Yanks tend to dress it up (eg " I need a comfort break")

Brits love to shoot people down - particularly the French, of course.

Yanks like to build people up - except the Canadians, of course....
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Ive never heard anyone say, i need a comfort break. If a 'Yank' as you call us has to go to the bathroom we just say "I need to go to the bathroom" or "I need to take a piss"

I don't know about you guys, but in America things are said different in almost every state so its hard to say that Americans say something one way.
 
Yeah, who says “comfort break”? Dr. Joyce Brothers? I’ve never heard that phrase in my entire life (well, until now).
 
Same here.

And Diablo is right, the language varies from region to region.
 
Loon
Same here.

And Diablo is right, the language varies from region to region.
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Learn To Speak Redneck

1. The engine's runnin' but ain't nobody driving = Not overly intelligent.

2. As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party (self-explanatory).

3. Tighter than bark on a tree = Not very generous.

etc
 
Bubble Bunny
Learn To Speak Redneck

1. The engine's runnin' but ain't nobody driving = Not overly intelligent.

2. As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party (self-explanatory).

3. Tighter than bark on a tree = Not very generous.

etc
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Did you miss the state in my avatar? I'm from Georgia, need I say more?

EDIT: what's the point of all that anyway?
 
Diablo
I don't know about you guys, but in America things are said different in almost every state so its hard to say that Americans say something one way.
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The same can be said for the British. The language varies from county to county, really.

It just works. To have a Brit dress you down bluntly is nicer to hear than having an American do the same. The British will come across as snobbish to a lot of world audiences, but will seen to be done in a sense of good humour, where as most of the time an American will just come across sounding like an arrogant prick. Some things work for some people, other things don't.

The British make good villains, louts and snobs. Americans make good jerks. Australians make good slobs or bogans. The French also make good snobs.

Way of the world.

Note: Light-hearted post, keep your pants on.
 
TheCracker
Gordon Ramsay's Scottish - they're aloud to swear, it's part of their language. You should hear daan and TM at the UKGTP's, it's like being at a Tourettes Conference.
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:lol:

Azuremen
Naw, its true... all the Germans and French I've dealt with while in Europe tend to be driven nuts by drunk English tourists on vacation.
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Nothing proved that more to me than the Speed Channel reported in the carnival section of LeMans trying to talk to people while getting shot with corks by drunk Englishmen all around.
 
*McLaren*
Nothing proved that more to me than the Speed Channel reported in the carnival section of LeMans trying to talk to people while getting shot with corks by drunk Englishmen all around.
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:lol: Normally I'm ashamed to be English when abroad, but that must have been quite amusing...
 
It's the 'cold' stereotype, I think.

Plus, we have great 'bad-guy' cars. I mean, if you're evil, they give you a black Range Rover for free.

Oh, and by the way, I'm both creepier and thinner than the creepy thin guy. When I grit my teeth and scowl, I look psychotic. I do kids birthday parties, weddings and bar-mitzvahs. Concealed weaponry is extra.

:D
 
Venari
Oh, and by the way, I'm both creepier and thinner than the creepy thin guy. When I grit my teeth and scowl, I look psychotic. I do kids birthday parties, weddings and bar-mitzvahs. Concealed weaponry is extra.

:D
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Thats an interesting insight :nervous:
 
You have the bad guy cars? Nothing looks or sounds meaner than a 1970 barracuda with a 426 hemi (or any muscle car for that matter) :sly:

So you even have the stereotypical bad teeth :dopey:
 
There are a couple of examples of 'regional accents' being creepy/scary in movies... "Withnail and I" has the psychotic poacher, played by Michael Elphick, and of course we have the scary locals in the pub in "American Werewolf in London"... also, the character 'Begbie' (Robert Carlisle) in the film "Trainspotting" is pretty scary too :nervous:
 
FastEddie12
Brits tend to say it like it is (eg "I need a pee.")

Yanks tend to dress it up (eg " I need a comfort break")

Brits love to shoot people down - particularly the French, of course.

Yanks like to build people up - except the Canadians, of course....

I really think it's that simple. Cowell stumbled on a successful formula by telling bad singers they couldn't sing while all the Yank judges were trying to dress it up (eg Yank judge: "you need to work on your tuning, but otherwise it was wonderful"; Cowell "My cat sings better than that in the bath...").

Vive la difference.

PS Some years ago I worked at the airport, and an American came up to me and asked me if there was a bathroom he could use. Slightly surprised, I said "well there's a gents toilet over there, but I don't think it has a bath in it. You might find a shower somewhere, though." 💡
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"I need a comfort break" suggests something rather disgusting. :crazy:
 
Diablo'
You have the bad guy cars? Nothing looks or sounds meaner than a 1970 barracuda with a 426 hemi (or any muscle car for that matter) :sly:

So you even have the stereotypical bad teeth :dopey:
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When was a Hemi Cuda used as a bad guy car? Sure they look and sound mean, but Muscle cars are more often used as the hero's car in films, rarely the bad guys. Bad guys traditionally drive Ranger Rovers and Jaguars, if not British cars then they're usually German cars.


I must confess, reading this thread, I've been seaking to a few Americans, my job requires me to speak to people from far and distant lands and I have to say, the Americans I've spoken to have for the most part sounded polite and lively. Generally the British don't, we're a far more blunt nation and we have a much dryer sense of humour that can cut unsuspecting people down in an instant. I think a lot of the stereotyping from the Americans perspective can be drawn from this, also there's whole Britain-was-nasty-to-the-Americans-and-then-there-was-a-war history playing it's part too.
 

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