SpeedRacer 1 #51 May 25, 2011 The important question is, as always, which country has the biggest penis. We have Florida. Case closed. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #52 May 25, 2011 QuoteQuoteMy brother lived over there for about 7 years. He liked it but he missed many of the foods we have over here Yep; everybody knows that the best American food is Chinese and Italian. But, the Brits have Indian, so at least there's hope. Chicken tikka masala was invented in the UK. It is exported to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh from Britain.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #53 May 25, 2011 Quote >Really, so what has America got that is any better at all? The beer. Haaa - You're a very funny man (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #54 May 26, 2011 Anybody who eats haggis and blood pudding just ain't right. Otherwise, UK is good to go. Where? I don't know. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bqmassey 0 #55 May 26, 2011 I feel the same as several others have mentioned. I feel like both countries are on the same train headed towards the same train-wreck. The US is just a few cars back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #56 May 26, 2011 What is this decline/train-wreck people keep talking about? No longer conquering and controlling foreign countries? That might not be a bad thing. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #57 May 26, 2011 QuoteI feel the same as several others have mentioned. I feel like both countries are on the same train headed towards the same train-wreck. The US is just a few cars back. DUDE! The U.S. is pulling that train! Hellbound!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterblaster72 0 #58 May 26, 2011 QuoteQuoteQuote"What does America think about the UK?" Other than a few cultural elements (Beatles, Monty Python, Harry Potter, Top Gear) I pretty much don't think about the UK at all on a daily basis. That's not good or bad; it's indifferent. Exactly. The world doesn't revolve around the union jack Stars and bars anymore, and the UK US of A is not nearly as important as the OP anyone thinks it is. I agree with that too. If there's one thing Americans and the English have in common other than the language they speak, it's an unwarranted sense of self-importance. I'm not one of those Americans. Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #59 May 26, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Quote "What does America think about the UK?" Other than a few cultural elements (Beatles, Monty Python, Harry Potter, Top Gear) I pretty much don't think about the UK at all on a daily basis. That's not good or bad; it's indifferent. Exactly. The world doesn't revolve around the union jack Stars and bars anymore, and the UK US of A is not nearly as important as the OP anyone thinks it is. I agree with that too. If there's one thing Americans and the English have in common other than the language they speak, it's an unwarranted sense of self-importance. I'm not one of those Americans. and I'm not one of them Brits ... I just play one on the Interweb (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flashvortx 0 #60 May 26, 2011 I think it's really funny to talk to British skydivers in my British accent while they talk to me in their American accent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #61 May 26, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Quote I heard their "Fish 'n' Potato Wedges" are pretty good. that and the sandwich is pretty much it. It's not Eastern European bad, but history is not going to remember the Brits for their contributions to food. Really, so what has America got that is any better at all? a hell of a lot. That you don't know any better is another sign that you're British. We could say the same. The whole Brit food myth is due to GIs coming over during WWII when there was rationing and everything was boiled. Things have moved on a long way since then.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #62 May 26, 2011 Quote Anybody who eats haggis and blood pudding just ain't right. Otherwise, UK is good to go. Where? I don't know. I have to agree about the blood pudding but Haggis is actually surprisingly nice.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CornishChris 5 #63 May 26, 2011 Agreed, haggis is good. There is a lot of great British food (Roast Beef & Yorkshire pudding, Steak & Kidney pie, Fish & Chips, Apple Crumble, Spotted Dick & Custard), and there is some pretty bad British food (Deep fried Mars bar, black pudding (although I actually quite like it), eel pie) and I am sure the same is true in the states. Your great contribution to world food: McDonalds & KFC. Oh, and the corn dog although I'm still not sure what they are. Every country has its pros and cons. CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #64 May 26, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote I heard their "Fish 'n' Potato Wedges" are pretty good. that and the sandwich is pretty much it. It's not Eastern European bad, but history is not going to remember the Brits for their contributions to food. Really, so what has America got that is any better at all? a hell of a lot. That you don't know any better is another sign that you're British. We could say the same. The whole Brit food myth is due to GIs coming over during WWII when there was rationing and everything was boiled. Things have moved on a long way since then. As is the old teeth joke - dentistry has moved on a lot in 70 years. See -> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #65 May 26, 2011 Who the hell eats eel pie these days though Chris - you'll be having them believe we all talk like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins next. And the only place you'll find a deep fried mars bar is in some scabby back-street chip shop in Glasgow, (hyperbole perhaps, but it's not far from the truth). I still don't get the problem with black pudding. Sounds gross, sure, but it's lovelly as part of a Full English Breakfast. I do kinda take the point about British food. We might now, as a nation, cook a great deal of very fine food, but after a few good dishes like roast beef etc... I do kinda struggle a bit to think of dishes actually invented or considered quintessentially British. How often do we go out for "a British"? We might go out for Thai, Chinese, Indian, Italian, French etc... but British? Same could be said about American food of course – no one ever goes out for "an American", unless you're referring to some gopping fast food, and let's face it, that’s never going to win any awards is it. Just goes to show what else our two nations share I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #66 May 26, 2011 Thats because like the British the Americans are a mongrel nation and their food is from everywhere else (apart from some fast food)When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #67 May 26, 2011 Quote As is the old teeth joke - dentistry has moved on a lot in 70 years. See -> And good dental care does NOT mean having impossibly (read artificial) White teeth. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #68 May 26, 2011 QuoteThats because like the British the Americans are a mongrel nation and their food is from everywhere else (apart from some fast food) Still hard (nigh on impossible) to get a good Ruby over there too. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #69 May 26, 2011 Quote Quote Really, so what has America got that is any better at all? What about wine! lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #70 May 26, 2011 Quote The whole Brit food myth is due to GIs coming over during WWII when there was rationing and everything was boiled. Things have moved on a long way since then. yyeah, now there is indian food and deep fried Mars bars... To get back on the original subject, americans must think that brits are fare too uptight and traditionnalist not to toast during the God Save the Queen scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #71 May 26, 2011 Point of interest (well, maybe to some anyway) – as a member of Lincolns Inn, I have the prerogative to give the loyal toast seated, in commemoration of a time in the 17th Century when King Charles II, (not the one we cut the head off of, the other one), came to dine at the institution and everyone got so drunk that, King included, no one could stand up and he therefore granted members the right to give the toast seated. I think I'm right in saying that 200 years later the Navy got the same right when William IV got sick standing on board ship. (I joined Lincolns over Grays, Inner Temple or Middle Temple on the advice that they had the best wine cellar and that their port was therefore the best to be had). Always important to have your priorities right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wsd 0 #72 May 26, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote I heard their "Fish 'n' Potato Wedges" are pretty good. that and the sandwich is pretty much it. It's not Eastern European bad, but history is not going to remember the Brits for their contributions to food. Really, so what has America got that is any better at all? a hell of a lot. That you don't know any better is another sign that you're British. We could say the same. The whole Brit food myth is due to GIs coming over during WWII when there was rationing and everything was boiled. Things have moved on a long way since then. The only time I had ever eaten something disgusting while in the UK was from a KFC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CornishChris 5 #73 May 26, 2011 True America does make some great wine but there have been vineyards in the UK since Roman times. With the climate getting warmer the weather in the south of England is now akin to that of the Champagne region a hundred years or so ago and the English wine industry is going through something of a boom. The biggest issue is that there just isn't the space for the size of vineyard you see in the US or Oz so most of these vineyards, whilst some create excellent wine, are never going to see it exported internationally. My favourite is Camel Valley Brut which is a sparkling pinot from Camel Valley Vineyard near Bodmin in Cornwall. I shall be going there in a few days (its a 5 hr drive but I'm heading to wonderful Cornwall for the Bank Holiday) and will be stocking up! CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #74 May 26, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Really, so what has America got that is any better at all? What about wine! yeap - you got the one f'sure. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #75 May 26, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote I heard their "Fish 'n' Potato Wedges" are pretty good. that and the sandwich is pretty much it. It's not Eastern European bad, but history is not going to remember the Brits for their contributions to food. Really, so what has America got that is any better at all? a hell of a lot. That you don't know any better is another sign that you're British. We could say the same. The whole Brit food myth is due to GIs coming over during WWII when there was rationing and everything was boiled. Things have moved on a long way since then. As is the old teeth joke - dentistry has moved on a lot in 70 years. See -> One of my dad's war stories was about fish 'n' chips. On "frying day" (only once a week or so) they would try to be first to grab one of the bicycles at the base to run down to the nearby community (Hingham or Attleborough) to get some "fresh" FnC. It was especially good after a steady diet of "potted meat". He said the vendor would serve it wrapped it in a "cone" of old newspapers. They then would ride back down the road between high hedges looking up at the night sky for enough light to navigate down the road back to base. By the time he got back the old frying grease and the newspaper ink had run down his arm. They also combined to give the fish and chips a uniquely charming flavour. ...Quite good, though, he said. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
