Picking on Brits a Bit

[atwaterville]

I cannot watch a movie or series set in Britain without having subtitles turned on.

Me to. Glad I'm not the only one!

 

[atwaterville]

Fries vs Chips or Football vs Soccer,
Armed vs Unarmed ,Trunk vs Boot, Truck vs Lorry and A Dental plan

and lukewarm (AKA "cellar temperature") ale vs. ice cold ale.

 

[SmokeyJock]

and lukewarm (AKA "cellar temperature") ale vs. ice cold ale.

you're one of those cunts who puts their guinness in the fridge aren't you...

edit for yanks: "cunt" doesn't pack the same punch in Scotland, it can be used to mean "person" in colloquial speech, e.g. "somecunt put this guinness in the fridge"

 

[atwaterville]

you're one of those cunts who puts their guiness in the fridge aren't you...

yep. I'm 'Merikan!

 

[sablebrush52]

Not necessarily. You're American. Everything is bigger in America.

Even your quarter pounders contain half a pound of beef so I'm told on page 1 or 2 of this thread.

Nah, we just lie bigger. That quarter pounder will often have a footnote stating the weight is before cooking. After cooking there's about 2 to 3 ounces left after the fat and water have fried off. We're like that about a lot of stuff. For example, "beef products" may have up to 30% fat, as well as fillers, "extenders" and other approved substances. How much actual beef is in it is anyone's guess.

 

[sablebrush52]

you're one of those cunts who puts their guiness in the fridge aren't you...

edit for yanks: "cunt" doesn't pack the same punch in Scotland, it can be used to mean "person" in colloquial speech, e.g. "somecunt put this guiness in the fridge"

I worked with a number of Brits in the course of my career and cunt definitely had a different connotation, though not exactly complimentary. And, twat was definitely derogatory.

 

[atwaterville]

you're one of those cunts who puts their guiness in the fridge aren't you...

edit for yanks: "cunt" doesn't pack the same punch in Scotland, it can be used to mean "person" in colloquial speech, e.g. "somecunt put this guiness in the fridge"

here's another one: cunt vs. a**hole or mofo.

 

[MisterBadger]

I just don't understand how France is literally right next door, and you could even swim to it it's so close, and yet they still can't pronounce lieutenant correctly.

I know: "Lyert-non". That's how the French pronounce it. As wrong as you lot, who make it sound as if you're talking about someone called Lou who rents a property.

 

[SmokeyJock]

I worked with a number of Brits in the course of my career and cunt definitely had a different connotation, though not exactly complimentary. And, twat was definitely derogatory.

I think it's maybe more often used in a derogatory way down south, up here it very much depends on your emphasis. As the comedian Kevin Bridges once noted, it is also used in a classic Scottish threat: "I'll kick your cunt in" which, though it might surprise you, is very much unisex

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

So, how many monarchs popped by the pick up a wedge of Stilton at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese?

They don’t claim any - but Dickens, Doyle, Tennyson said to be regulars back in the day - it’s a labyrinth!

 

[MisterBadger]

It goes well beyond football and religion, those are just the mediums for the politics, as it were. Tiocfaidh ar la

"Tiodfaidh ar la" - you mean Celtic topping the UEFA Champions League? Dream on ;-)

 

[MisterBadger]

Love this intro !

MisterBadger :Secondly, we like fresh eggs: a bit of poo and feather on the shell reassures us of their recent production

I believe England/Europe buy from farmer markets more than we do . Am I correct ? The vast majority of Americans buy their food from supermarkets/Walmart .

Friend , please , ya gotta let go of the colonies !

I didn't know this . What color are your lights ?

There is probably a reason for this , I just don't know what it is .

I wear a tie every Sunday (usher at my church) and didn't know this , either .

Trust me , the US has no shortage of jerks.........

Edit : Sorry I messed up my first post & didn't get it deleted..........

I understood you the first time. But I liked the way you sorted it out, and apologized. Very English

 

[sablebrush52]

I think it's maybe more often used in a derogatory way down south, up here it very much depends on your emphasis. As the comedian Kevin Bridges once noted, it is also used in a classic Scottish threat: "I'll kick your cunt in" which, though it might surprise you, is very much unisex

I just remember watching Bob Hoskins dressing down the co-directors of Super Mario Brothers in front of the crew,
"You cunts couldn't direct traffic!" The dressing down was richly deserved, BTW. People got injured due to their incompetence.

 

[Infantry23]

someone has been telling you porkies


is it true none of you yanks have electric kettles?

I don't even know what an electric kettle is

 

[MisterBadger]

I worked with a number of Brits in the course of my career and cunt definitely had a different connotation, though not exactly complimentary. And, twat was definitely derogatory.

I'm in the British Midwest (if you can imagine a small island having a Midwest), and if someone here called you by either word to you, there would be trouble. But it's a fact that, the further north you go in UK, the more an insult in the south is regarded as amicable banter and nothing personal.

 

[condorlover1]

I havee one thing to say in rebuttal to all of this. Something inexcusable. Lucas Electrics.

Arhhh. Lucas: Prince of Darkness!

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I've never heard of people not rinsing the dishes in water after they've been washed.
Carpet in bathrooms used to be a thing in the 1960's - 1970's but not anymore.
There's plenty of amazing British food. Try a good Cornish pasty, steak & kidney pudding or roast beef dinner with Yorkshire pudding and gravy.

Now, I'm off to my safe space as there's quite a few micro aggressions in this thread and i'm feeling triggered

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I’ve always heard that…

Americans think 100 years was a long time ago, and British people think 100 miles is really far away, ha ha.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

It's pretty funny that a thread titled "Picking on Brits a Bit" is only 5 hours old but is already 6 pages long.

Hahahaha

 

[Infantry23]

I'm laughing my ass off reading @MisterBadger and @SmokeyJock fight back. Boiling Gatorade and Mountain Dew .... I'm dying

Also, these two fighting back, while simultaneously trading barbs themselves is rapidly making this my new favorite thread