Cultural Differences Explained
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Cultural Differences Explained between American, Canadian's, Aussies and Britishers Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad. Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad. Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad. Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates. Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club. Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves. Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job. Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer. Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness. Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them. Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem. Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box. Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels. Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels. Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them. Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball. Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby. Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball. Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat others in every sport they play them in. Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English". Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English". Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans. Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid. Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer. Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer. Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss. Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it. Americans: Seem to think that poverty &
SachinBhave wrote:
Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby.
Unlikely as we call "soccer", "football".
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Cultural Differences Explained between American, Canadian's, Aussies and Britishers Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad. Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad. Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad. Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates. Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club. Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves. Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job. Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer. Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness. Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them. Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem. Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box. Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels. Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels. Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them. Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball. Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby. Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball. Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat others in every sport they play them in. Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English". Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English". Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans. Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid. Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer. Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer. Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss. Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it. Americans: Seem to think that poverty &
SachinBhave wrote:
Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid.
You say that like it's a bad thing!
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Cultural Differences Explained between American, Canadian's, Aussies and Britishers Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad. Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad. Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad. Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates. Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club. Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves. Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job. Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer. Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness. Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them. Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem. Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box. Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels. Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels. Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them. Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball. Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby. Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball. Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat others in every sport they play them in. Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English". Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English". Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans. Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid. Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer. Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer. Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss. Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it. Americans: Seem to think that poverty &
Mildly amusing.
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Cultural Differences Explained between American, Canadian's, Aussies and Britishers Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad. Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad. Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad. Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates. Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club. Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves. Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job. Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer. Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness. Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them. Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem. Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box. Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels. Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels. Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them. Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball. Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby. Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball. Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat others in every sport they play them in. Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English". Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English". Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans. Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid. Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer. Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer. Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss. Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it. Americans: Seem to think that poverty &
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Cultural Differences Explained between American, Canadian's, Aussies and Britishers Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad. Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad. Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad. Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates. Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club. Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves. Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job. Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer. Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness. Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them. Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem. Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box. Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels. Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels. Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them. Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball. Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby. Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball. Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat others in every sport they play them in. Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English". Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English". Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans. Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid. Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer. Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer. Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss. Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it. Americans: Seem to think that poverty &
SachinBhave wrote:
Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem.
Don't tell the Scots, Irish or Welsh this - all very proud nations with a fine history of singing their respective national anthems unlike the English who only know "God save our Gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen, God Save the Queen. Send her victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us, God save the Queen, Dum de dum de dum, Dum dum de dum de dum"
SachinBhave wrote:
Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby.
Dear lord no. If you knew us, you'd know that our prime source of conversation is the weather.
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SachinBhave wrote:
Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem.
Don't tell the Scots, Irish or Welsh this - all very proud nations with a fine history of singing their respective national anthems unlike the English who only know "God save our Gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen, God Save the Queen. Send her victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us, God save the Queen, Dum de dum de dum, Dum dum de dum de dum"
SachinBhave wrote:
Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby.
Dear lord no. If you knew us, you'd know that our prime source of conversation is the weather.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
our prime source of conversation is the weather
I thought it was who was going to beat England on penalties.
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SachinBhave wrote:
Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem.
Don't tell the Scots, Irish or Welsh this - all very proud nations with a fine history of singing their respective national anthems unlike the English who only know "God save our Gracious Queen, long live our noble Queen, God Save the Queen. Send her victorious, happy and glorious, long to reign over us, God save the Queen, Dum de dum de dum, Dum dum de dum de dum"
SachinBhave wrote:
Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby.
Dear lord no. If you knew us, you'd know that our prime source of conversation is the weather.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
have you read verse 2? Lord, grant that Marshal Wade, May by thy mighty aid, Victory bring. May he sedition hush, and like a torrent rush, Rebellious Scots to crush, God save the King. very PC what old chap
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Not even mildly funny. Plus it's too freakin' long for a "joke wannabe".
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Not even mildly funny. Plus it's too freakin' long for a "joke wannabe".
It's fairly funny - but you need context, which means you need to have lived in one or more of those countries for a while :-) The main reason it's voted down is because an Indian posted about it, which I agree half ruined the joke (given the bad history Indians have in the Lounge with respect to joke threads). If someone like PO'H posted it, it'd have got a dozen 5s.
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modified on Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:21 AM
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SachinBhave wrote:
Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby.
Unlikely as we call "soccer", "football".
viaducting wrote:
Unlikely as we call "soccer", "football".
The joke is from the point of view of an American. And hence the transliteration :-D
Regards, Nish
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Cultural Differences Explained between American, Canadian's, Aussies and Britishers Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad. Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad. Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad. Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates. Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club. Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves. Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job. Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer. Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness. Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them. Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem. Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box. Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels. Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels. Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them. Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball. Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby. Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball. Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat others in every sport they play them in. Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English". Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English". Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans. Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid. Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer. Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer. Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss. Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it. Americans: Seem to think that poverty &
Don't, or use an assumed name. It's a 4-worthy thread but in general, I'd suggest that you avoid posting joke threads using an Indian name. There have been a large number of Indians who have posted threads here that were supposed to be jokes but were actually ghastly ungrammatical pieces of verbal diarrhea (and because no one could make out the grammar, it became a moot point whether it was funny or not). Why do you think I am quite serious and un-funny these days, when everyone knows I have a truly hilarious sense of humor? :rolleyes:
Regards, Nish
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Don't, or use an assumed name. It's a 4-worthy thread but in general, I'd suggest that you avoid posting joke threads using an Indian name. There have been a large number of Indians who have posted threads here that were supposed to be jokes but were actually ghastly ungrammatical pieces of verbal diarrhea (and because no one could make out the grammar, it became a moot point whether it was funny or not). Why do you think I am quite serious and un-funny these days, when everyone knows I have a truly hilarious sense of humor? :rolleyes:
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
There have been a large number of Indians who have posted threads here that were supposed to be jokes but were actually ghastly ungrammatical pieces of verbal diarrhea
No, there were a small number of Indians who posted an obscene amount of threads here that were supposed to be jokes but were actually ghastly ungrammatical pieces of verbal diarrhea. I'm still waiting for the effect to die down so I can post some good ones.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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viaducting wrote:
Unlikely as we call "soccer", "football".
The joke is from the point of view of an American. And hence the transliteration :-D
Regards, Nish
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
The joke is from the point of view of an American. And hence the need for transliteration
FTFY
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
There have been a large number of Indians who have posted threads here that were supposed to be jokes but were actually ghastly ungrammatical pieces of verbal diarrhea
No, there were a small number of Indians who posted an obscene amount of threads here that were supposed to be jokes but were actually ghastly ungrammatical pieces of verbal diarrhea. I'm still waiting for the effect to die down so I can post some good ones.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
Post away mate. We know who you are (sorry if this induces paranoia).
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As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
There have been a large number of Indians who have posted threads here that were supposed to be jokes but were actually ghastly ungrammatical pieces of verbal diarrhea
No, there were a small number of Indians who posted an obscene amount of threads here that were supposed to be jokes but were actually ghastly ungrammatical pieces of verbal diarrhea. I'm still waiting for the effect to die down so I can post some good ones.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
I'm still waiting for the effect to die down so I can post some good ones
Go for it, Vikram. Your English is already excellent!
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