ArnoldLayne wrote: So what is it Brits love/hate about Americans and what is it Americans and Canadians and those from the Southern hemisphere love/hate about us. (Forget about the hate bit
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Dislike: Please note I didn't say "hate"
The funny foods you eat like french fries with vinegar. (Eeeewww)
Your "holier than thou" attitude about history. (Sure you've got it and we don't, but don't forget, "Americans invented everything," and if we didn't... we'll rewrite the history books, and teach the children otherwise.)
Your lax immigration laws.
Your "Americans are idiots" attitudes about guns.
Love:
Your accents - they are too cool.
Your beautiful women. Hands down British girls are the cutest around.
Your fun names for things like trunks (boots) and elevators (lifts).
Your sense of style.
Your amazing history - I'm jealous, we are still an infant country compared to the long and rich British history.
Your music. Psychodelic furs, Beatles, the list goes on forever.
Your royalty - All we have to read about in the tabloids is stupid Ben Affleck and Tom Cruise, and whether or not Elizabeth Taylor is still alive. (or worse yet... stupid Michael "now I'm black, now I'm white" Jackson.)
Your wild and dry sense of humor. (Monty Python is your country's greatest export.)
Your courageous military. The Battle of Britain was awesome, as was your effort at Dunkirk and in North Africa. Can we forget the Charge of the Light Brigade? When will their glory fade? Honor the charge they made, honor the light brigade, noble six hundred!
Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes.
Princess Diana - was there ever a more cool princess? I think not. She was the very definition of grace, beauty, and charity. You go Britain.
The Victorian Era - Nice decorating, dudes!
Your steadfast friendship after all the years and all the problems.
Things I feel sorry about:
Iraq - seriously, I know you are all mad at your leader for following our guy, but wow...That meant a lot to me and most of the Americans I know. It shows you guys have integrity. You back your friends up, even when the going gets tough. Give some lessons to the French, would ya?
The Revolutionary War - I can't help but think if King George hadn't gone off the wall, we'd still be a part of your Empire and we'd get to sing "Hail Britannia" when we were drunk.
Princess Diana - I don't want to talk about it. It makes me too sad.
Your immigration problems. So that's what you get for being so nice. We'll be in your shoes shortly. Help us out and solve it first so we can copy you again.
The sun set on the British empire. Honestly, the world was a nicer place under yor flag. Any chance of you guys going on a "conquest" spree again? We have some unruly south American countires you can take over. They need the direction. Heck, you can even have Canada if you want it, they're all too stoned to fight back. (Heehee just kidding Minx!)
