Is this true about the Brits?

Gavin Greig

Maybe the fault lies with Ms. McLaren. About seven out of the first ten hits on Google appear to consist of articles by fellow Canadians which comment on how annoying she is. Gavin Greig

David Stone

;-P Lame... :-D David Stone dstone@newcenturytitle.com
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Nnamdi Onyeyiri

David Stone wrote: Lame... thats such an american thing to say. :-D

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Simon Walton

This reporter clearly needs to learn the difference between "English" and "British". Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024

Ryan Johnston 0

What is the difference? Is it: English -> from England British -> from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland (Am I missing any?)

Simon Walton

Ryan Johnston wrote: English -> from England British -> from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland (Am I missing any?) Nearly! Great Britain consists of England, Wales, and Scotland. The UK includes Northen Ireland also. Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024

Ryan Johnston 0

Simon Walton wrote: The UK includes Northen Ireland also. Ahh... I've always wondered what the difference between Great Britain and United Kingdom were.

David Stone

Oh please... :laugh: David Stone dstone@newcenturytitle.com
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Simon Walton

Ryan Johnston wrote: Ahh... I've always wondered what the difference between Great Britain and United Kingdom were. Don't worry Ryan, most of us don't know either. :) Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024

Nnamdi Onyeyiri

sry, but its a fact of life, what self respecting non-american would say that?

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David Stone

Funny. I thought you were going to comment on how "Oh please" is yet another American thing to say...:-D David Stone dstone@newcenturytitle.com
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Giles

She's obviously a sour fat old trout. Anyway, nobody's English in London anyway - everybody knows that. Their on the whole from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe. :-D

Nnamdi Onyeyiri

true, thats such an american thing to say. ;P

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Stan Shannon

Wouldn't your typical Scot be a little offended at being discribed as British? "Human imagination has been sculpted by the universe within which it was born" Hmmmm...

David Stone

Too late. You snooze, you lose... David Stone dstone@newcenturytitle.com
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Nnamdi Onyeyiri

David Stone wrote: Too late. You snooze, you lose... not sure if that american, but it sure as hell is an OOOOOOOOOLD thing we used to say over here, looks like you lot are a little behind ;P

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Simon Walton

I can't see any reason why. Some people are very patriotic in that respect. In the recent census for the UK, there was a fuss over people putting their nationality as "Welsh" or "British", in my country. Both are valid. Simon "This is an equal opportunities airline. The pilot is blind." Sonork ID 100.10024

David Wulff

LRN 2 WLTZ :laugh: Martin Marvinski wrote: Is this true about the Brits? I'd say it may well be true (at least it sounds true) for some people you hear about - namele people who read daily pornpapers like the Daily Sport or the Sun - but I can honestly say I have never met one. Well that's not entirely true, I did see a Sun reader once on the bus into the city, pretending to read the weather report whilst tilting his head at some page three slut's latest additions. (Slightly off-topic, maybe, but honestly - the fact the Sun is the number one paper in Britain says a lot about the British, and it isn't good) Anyway, continuing on-topic: there could well be a cultural difference between the city-bound Londoners and thier rules and order, and those like myself who have been raised and live in the countryside with its pretty smells and colours. Round here you don't ask pretty girls for phone numbers, you ask which fields they farm so you know daddy wont be doing a late night shift in the barn. Well, so to speak anyway. ;P

David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk

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David Wulff

Reverend Stan wrote: Wouldn't your typical Scot be a little offended at being discribed as British? Wouldn't your typical Scot be too damned pissed on whiskey and suffering from chronic diahria (sp?) from all the haggis they eat, to even notice? :rolleyes:

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David Stone

Now that this is on the second page of the lounge I can say anything I want without fear of it being censored. Bwahahahahahahaha! But seriously, I was trying to come up with some more "American" expressions and that was the one that came to mind. David Stone dstone@newcenturytitle.com
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