UK versus US

[JP226]

ok, i thought it might be a good idea to get things in the open.

This topic is for Americans and Brits to set somethings about our two similar but different cultures straight...

here i'll start, what does Bullocks mean???

[QuackyNC]

Why do brits always say bloody?

[Elu Barcino]

Why do you always say 'Yeeee Haw'?

Don't you love stereotypes?

P.S: Seriously, though, why do you always play sports that you invented, and only you play? At least we have the courage to be routinely thrashed in a wide range of sports (such as football, rugby, and cricket) that we introduced to the world!

[Habelo]

Why do you always say 'Yeeee Haw'?

Don't you love stereotypes?

P.S: Seriously, though, why do you always play sports that you invented, and only you play? At least we have the courage to be routinely thrashed in a wide range of sports (such as football, rugby, and cricket) that we introduced to the world!

err not that any other country in europe play cricker ore rugby...
And the brits dont play hockey. ha!

[Skyhigh]

Why do you always say 'Yeeee Haw'?

Don't you love stereotypes?

P.S: Seriously, though, why do you always play sports that you invented, and only you play? At least we have the courage to be routinely thrashed in a wide range of sports (such as football, rugby, and cricket) that we introduced to the world!

I don't know anybody who says "Yee haw!" Not one person. that is a stereotype taken from old old hollywood westerns maybe.

there was a little something this spring called the World Baseball Classic with teams from all over the world. Proving that baseball is NOT only played in America. And guess what? The USA lost...

[RZZZA]

Why does it seem like brits put an R at the end of the word idea? Its not idear, but it sounds that way coming from you bloody, dogs bollocks brits.

Come to think of it, I guess Americans do sometimes say "thats bollocks!", only with us it goes "Thats balls!"....its usually pre-teens and teen agers who say that when they want to deride something. Dats balls! Big, sweaty donkey balls!

[Tostig]

Why does it seem like brits put an R at the end of the word idea? Its not idear, but it sounds that way coming from you bloody, dogs bollocks brits.

Answer that I wish were true: "Because our prenunciation is correct."
True answer: "Because we do things oddly around here occasionally. You should have tried talking to us 70 years ago. It should be pronounced according to http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=38889&dict=CALD"

On the comedy front - Because we have three classes of comedy - one which is genius and requires you to concentrate (Yes Minister, Absolute Power etc.) One which tends to be surreal but has some quick quips in it (Faulty Towers and other decent sitcoms) and one which isn't really funny, but is cheap TV and doesn't require you to think (Monty Python, The Mighty Boosh, Little Britain etc.)

Why is America so overtly patriotic? In Britain no-one bothers about putting up flags, and at least in Scandinavia people do it quietly, but why do Americans tend to make such a fuss about their nationality?

[Holger Danske]

Why does it seem like brits put an R at the end of the word idea? Its not idear, but it sounds that way coming from you bloody, dogs bollocks brits.

Come to think of it, I guess Americans do sometimes say "thats bollocks!", only with us it goes "Thats balls!"....its usually pre-teens and teen agers who say that when they want to deride something. Dats balls! Big, sweaty donkey balls!

Football > American Football

[plasticfigurine]

Football > American Football

Excuse me, I think you meant...
Football (American) > Feetball

And yes, Monty Python is pure genius, I will admit to that.

[Tostig]

The testes, usually used in the same way as ********. eg: "That referee was bollucks!"
We say bloody because it used to be rude to say ****. "Bloody Hell" and "****ing Hell" According to google:

"In foul language, a vague epithet expressing anger, resentment, but often a mere intensive, especially with a negative -- as, not a bloody one." They cite an 1840s usage.
On the other hand, the use as adverb dates back to 1650s: as an intensive, meaning, "very" or "and no mistake". In the 1880s, it was considered a "horrid word" by respectable people, on par with obscene or profane language, and was printed in newspapers, etc., as "b----y."
The OED says the origin is uncertain, but possibly refers to "bloods" (aristocratic rowdies) of the late 17th-early 18th centuries ... "bloody drunk" arising from '"drunk as a blood" ... and the association with bloody battle, bloody butcher, etc., "appealed to the imagination of the rough classes." They add, "There is no ground for the notion that 'bloody', offensive as ... it is now to polite ears, contains any profane allusion or has connection with the oath ' 's blood!', referring to the blood of Jesus."
As to how offensive the word actually is, well, that depends on whom you ask, or say it in front of. It's fair to compare it to the "F-word," in that it may cause your mum to faint, but may cause scarcely a raised eyebrow amongst the gang at the pub.

For you Americans - Where's the attraction in American Football? (And why's it called football?)

Grr, silly swear filter.

[JP226]

Where's the attraction in American Football

where to start, it's the greatest sport ever created

the strategy, the physical brutality, the speed and the ass kicking and so much more

i don't know why it's called footbal, i don't know if anyone does. There is a foot involved in punting and FG kicks

[Carach]

where to start, it's the greatest sport ever created

the strategy, the physical brutality, the speed and the ass kicking and so much more

i don't know why it's called footbal, i don't know if anyone does. There is a foot involved in punting and FG kicks

that sir, is the biggest laugh ive had in quite some time.

american 'football' is on my top 5 list of most boring and rubbish sports to watch.

Yes! its on the list with golf and snooker.

why play american football when you can play rugby...

Why does all of Britain speech in a homosexual manner?

after watching will and grace on tv..i think its the other way round.

[Pra]

where to start, it's the greatest sport ever created

the strategy, the physical brutality, the speed and the ass kicking and so much more

i don't know why it's called footbal, i don't know if anyone does. There is a foot involved in punting and FG kicks

Wrong on that note, the greatest sport ever created is a tie between Cricket, Soccer, and Baseball; Football is third, and Rugby-second.

[JP226]

british comedy, i don't understand it. Ive heard the claim that america comdey is slpstick humor, but honestly is seinfeld, Ramano or even blue collar all taht perverted/ slapstick? Anyone ever seen club paradise, a classic comdy. But then we ave this brit comedy, as seen on PBS, that's not all that funny, but you guys get kick out of it. What exactly am I missing, i really want to laugh, but....

ps why do you call smokes fags?

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ps why do you call smokes fags?

why do you call fags smokes?

[Lord Rahl]

Why are the US and the UK the only moderately sane nations in the world?

[RZZZA]

I dont call em fags or smokes, I've heard a zillion slang words for cigs though....bones, squares, deathsticks...slang is international.

How is the British rap scene? Is the mainstream as horrible as ours is now or is it more like Canada, where the mainstream scene has a lot of quality peeps in it?

If no brit here knows anything about rap, then...

May I suggest we keep our boxing scenes seperate? Lennox Lewis, Calzaghe, Hatton...I cant take it anymore, keep your damn boxers on your side of the world, and we'll keep ours here and everything will be dandy.

btw I want to mention, history be damned, but I refuse to believe youre the blokes who were responsible for the popularity of the middle finger. I dont believe it, its a myth instigated by you to increase your own fame and legend, the truth is that nobody knows where the middle finger thing ever came from, and thats that, says I. So pluck yew.

Also, I wanted to ask what the common british person thinks about George Washington. I feel that it all stems from perception, so I'm interested in the british perception, what does the common man in England think of George Washington? Not necessarily YOU, with all your learnedness, but the common british middle class teenager, who went to public school his whole life, and was more interested in cricket than he was in American history.

"Because ******s are/were bundles of sticks that you burnt."

Actual homosexuals were burned AS bundles of sticks, which is where homosexuals started to get the association to the word fag.

[Elu Barcino]

Also, I wanted to ask what the common british person thinks about George Washington. I feel that it all stems from perception, so I'm interested in the british perception, what does the common man in England think of George Washington? Not necessarily YOU, with all your learnedness, but the common british middle class teenager, who went to public school his whole life, and was more interested in cricket than he was in American history.

George WHO?

[JP226]

why do you call fags smokes?

cuz you smoke em, you don't fag them

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OK, so I'm going to play on the plays and listen to some listens while you guys smoke your smokes.