Actually, we don't say that in Britain

[RicoADF]

AND STOP MISTAKING US FOR AUSTRALIANS

Speaking of this, someone on here tried their hardest to reassure me that Yahtzee definitely does have a thick Australian accent. It was funny, but I really couldn't work out at the time how quite a clearly-British accent could be mistaken for an Australian one.

Maybe because us aussies are from a british background (at least the initial settlers) and thus our language and even our accent is derived from it?

 

[GrinningManiac]

Any time an american does a british accent

It's either Dick van Dyke-esque Cockney or some stupid quasi-posh (Pronounced Poe-sh)

AND STOP MISTAKING US FOR AUSTRALIANS

AND STOP MISTAKING THE AUSTRALIANS AS SOUTH AFRICANS

AND STOP CALLING THE NEW ZEALANDERS AUSTRALIAN

Good grief, is it THAT hard to understand?

AND STOP CALLING ENGLAND BRITAIN.

AND STOP SAYING ENGLISH THINGS ARE BRITISH.

Good Galactus, is it that hard to understand? England is in Britain, but England is not all of Britain, there are 3 other countries here who feel very left out.

Have you noticed how in the olympics, a Scottish competator is "Scottish" if he looses but "British" if he wins?

Despicable

 

[Arqus_Zed]

I'm from Belgium, so I can't really talk about my experiences,

However!

If {
fanny == vagina
};

Then what's up with this theme song?
[LINK]http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/thenannylyrics.html[/LINK]

 

[ExileNZ]

Doesn't Family Guy always rip at British stereotypes that were true 50 or so years ago? I think it's part of the joke.

I'm not sure about the question, but I realised that idioms are pretty funny recently when I was told a french one, which I think is "the little cabbage" or something to that effect. "Le petit choux" I believe. I just wish I remembered what it meant.

It's kinda like "sweetheart", though quite how they associate cabbage with love is beyond me. Also, if you double it up you get "chouchou", which is sorta like "teacher's pet" or "arse-kisser", but it varies with context.

 

[Baron Khaine]

Any time an american does a british accent

It's either Dick van Dyke-esque Cockney or some stupid quasi-posh (Pronounced Poe-sh)

AND STOP MISTAKING US FOR AUSTRALIANS

AND STOP MISTAKING THE AUSTRALIANS AS SOUTH AFRICANS

AND STOP CALLING THE NEW ZEALANDERS AUSTRALIAN

Good grief, is it THAT hard to understand?

AND STOP CALLING ENGLAND BRITAIN.

AND STOP SAYING ENGLISH THINGS ARE BRITISH.

Good Galactus, is it that hard to understand? England is in Britain, but England is not all of Britain, there are 3 other countries here who feel very left out.

Have you noticed how in the olympics, a Scottish competator is "Scottish" if he looses but "British" if he wins?

Despicable

In our defence, its not our fault Andy Murray's a tosser sometimes.

 

[Maquette]

Stereotyping of the British? That's just not cricket.

An ex-boyfriend of mine was American, he asked me if I regularly had tea with the Queen and Tony Blair. Ignoring the fact that Gordon Brown was PM at the time, why would I be allowed casually stop by for a cup of tea with a world leader? Logistically how could that work given that I live hundreds of miles away from London. How often did he see Bush for hamburgers? Gah. e_e

 

[T-Bone24]

Snipperoo

Have you noticed how in the olympics, a Scottish competator is "Scottish" if he looses but "British" if he wins?

Despicable

It happened to Andy Murray, he went from "Britain's Best Hope" to "The Scottish tennis player".

 

[blazeinsane]

family guy does not actually take the piss out of all British people its mostly just the English

 

[Woodsey]

AND STOP MISTAKING US FOR AUSTRALIANS

Speaking of this, someone on here tried their hardest to reassure me that Yahtzee definitely does have a thick Australian accent. It was funny, but I really couldn't work out at the time how quite a clearly-British accent could be mistaken for an Australian one.

Maybe because us aussies are from a british background (at least the initial settlers) and thus our language and even our accent is derived from it?

That's the same for America though, and the two "standard" accents of Australian and British are quite distinctive.

In our defence, its not our fault Andy Murray's a tosser sometimes.

How is he a tosser? xD

 

[cyber_andyy]

I'm from Belgium, so I can't really talk about my experiences,

However!

If {
fanny == vagina
};

Then what's up with this theme song?
[LINK]http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/thenannylyrics.html[/LINK]

Fanny was originally short for an Edwardian name...which I've actually forgotten XD

 

[OmegaCheese]

Any time an american does a british accent

It's either Dick van Dyke-esque Cockney or some stupid quasi-posh (Pronounced Poe-sh)

AND STOP MISTAKING US FOR AUSTRALIANS

AND STOP MISTAKING THE AUSTRALIANS AS SOUTH AFRICANS

AND STOP CALLING THE NEW ZEALANDERS AUSTRALIAN

Good grief, is it THAT hard to understand?

Oy, why don't ya put another shrimp on tha bahbie? (Because.. ha... I'm mistaking... hahaha... you for an Aus-... nevermind)

Prawn. It's pronounced prawn. Put another prawn on the barbie. Why is that so hard to understand

No, just to that saying in particular
Yeah, and why is it so hard to understand that THAT ISN'T FUNNY! Boiling people down to mere stereotypes, while it works on T.V, is just offensive! I have never before in my life heard someone say that in Australia.

Wait, was that all caps directed at me?

 

[Abengoshis]

While were talking about incorrect stereotypes I wish to say that Canadians do not say aboot.

We do say eh though......sometimes.

Some say "aboot". The guy from 10thdim on youtube says it frequently.

 

[LWS666]

Any time an american does a british accent

It's either Dick van Dyke-esque Cockney or some stupid quasi-posh (Pronounced Poe-sh)

AND STOP MISTAKING US FOR AUSTRALIANS

AND STOP MISTAKING THE AUSTRALIANS AS SOUTH AFRICANS

AND STOP CALLING THE NEW ZEALANDERS AUSTRALIAN

Good grief, is it THAT hard to understand?

and stop calling britan england.

THIS. IS. SCOTLAND!

 

[Zykon TheLich]

inventions military victories/commanders/soldiers from all across the timeline can be attributed to the irish yet they remain in english record

Really? Please enlighten me as to who, which etc. Sources required.

And I still don't quite understand what "Yeah well Some would nowadays be Irish tho ><" means and quite how it fits in as a response/comment on my post.

Nevermind they'd/you'd never give in on this anyways

Riiiiiight. 'I would back up my claims but I'm not going to because you're so closed minded that you'd never accept it'. Nice argument.

 

[BlackWidower]

CANADIANS DO NOT SAY EH! And if we do it's rare, not with every second vowel.

True, but every Canadian I've known does say "aboot" instead of "about." Just throwing it out there...

Well the Canadians you know are probably from a different part of the country than I.

 

[thenoblitt]

So I was watching Family Guy earlier and came across one of their rips at the British, which are usually pretty damn funny. But this one just annoyed me. Some guy who was supposed to be a stereotype referred to his bottom as his fanny. But yeah, in Britain, "fanny" kinda means "vagina". So I did get an extra laugh out of a man threatening to expose his vagina, but if you're going to take a rip at a stereotype, at least get it right

Don't worry, I do have a follow up question, I'm not just aimlessly posting Family Guy quotes. What's your favourite (or funniest) English (UK) / English (US) mix-up?

fanny actually means butt