Anyone else hate British cuteness?

[Weslebear]

I am offended that you categorise us with the likes of J.K. Rowling who, in my opinion, is a very bland author. I'm not a fan of anything Harry Potter and would rather not be brought into anything relating it.

On topic, cute is the least of our cares in Britain. We are the masters of dark comedy, sarcasm and irony, within which cute doesn't even register. You're basing this off a single word by someone mildly famous who happens to also be British.

Also muggles? It's not cute sounding, just a bit retarded, perhaps whimsical would be a better word of choice.

 

[Treefingers]

British "Cuteness"? Don't think there is such a thing.

You know Harry Potter is aimed at kids, right?

 

[kittii-chan 300]

oh, so not JUST british. you decided to stereotype both of my countries! how does japan name stuff cute-ly? "I" is "watashi wa" I dont think japanese names for stuff sound cute. are you basing this off of hello kitty or something? or do you eat roadkill for lunch and think japanese people wear kimonos every day?

oh, and the british thing sounds wrong as well.

 

[teqrevisited]

Eh? It always came across as made-up slang to me. Also, apostrophes shouldn't be used wantonly to signify mysticism (or, indeed, lack of) and in a work of fiction based in England it'd be incredibly jarring.

 

[Phlakes]

I will summarize the entire eight pages of this thread.

What the fuck?

OT: Yeah, it started out as a children's book and doesn't in any way represent British culture.

 

[Cyberdelic]

Aye up, looks like you've given birth to somethin' aweful, Squire.

Here - have a crumpet.

I'd be mindful of your use of language and understanding of culture in future if I were you mate.

 

[Matt-the-twat]

Lol OP stoked a fire here. Claiming we have a thing called 'British cuteness' based on one example from a book written by an English woman is a bit weak, plus muggle sounds more condescending/patronizing than anything. Read Tolkien if you want all your strange pronunciations... by the way, he's British.

 

[Herbsk]

I'm sorry - but I have no idea what you are talking about here....

British things are cute.....let's see

Wallace and Gromit.....nope!
Mr. Bean.....nope!
James Bond.....handsome - not cute!
the Queen - regal and dignified - but not cute!
Stonehenge - a bunch of rocks....not cute either!

I'm sorry sir - but your opinion has been invalidated.

oh, so not JUST british. you decided to stereotype both of my countries! how does japan name stuff cute-ly? "I" is "watashi wa" I dont think japanese names for stuff sound cute. are you basing this off of hello kitty or something? or do you eat roadkill for lunch and think japanese people wear kimonos every day?

oh, and the british thing sounds wrong as well.

As to your point kitti-chan - My guess is OP has been watching too much anime and hello-kitty!

 

[Genericjim101]

Another British person with no idea what you are on about what so ever X D. British cuteness? I live in a village that had a murder 12 days ago : s

 

[Vault Citizen]

If by "cuteness" the OP meant "a history of savage brutality and violent oppression of half the known world, which is still remembered fondly by Brits as a jolly good time", then I kind of agree with him...

You know what they say, the hardest step is learning to forgive yourself.

 

[ipop@you]

Come to Liverpool on a Saturday night, you will see everything but cute. Then get punched. Then leave with no pants. (I seem to recall the rule of 'I live here I can say that' so no one get offended )

 

[MrA]

OP wtf? I think this feeling is strictly just you. "British cuteness" say whaaa?

No one understands/agrees and I fail to see how the word "Muggle" is cute XD

 

[LobsterFeng]

Oh man, this thread is a disaster area. Never before have I seen so many people disagree with OP. I don't agree with you OP btw, because I have no idea what you're going on about.

 

[TheMadDoctorsCat]

Agreed, as another Englishman I don't have a fucking clue what you are talking about.

I have to agree with my fellow Brits here. Although we may individually have some fine things to say, as a culture our taste in things like popular music, literature and film can at best be described as "slightly depressing". But "cute"? Nope.

 

[BlueberryMUNCH]

What the fuck are you talking about?
Maybe you've confused us with the fucking care bears or something?
Seriously, no one here as a clue what you are talking about.
Hell, i'm now tempted to set up a thread intilted- 'Anyone else hate American ignorance?' based off one person.

LOL Sizzle, you win this thread.

End of the day, I didn't realise that Harry Potter is the only British thing o.o.

So woahowah, the Death Eaters is a cute name too? Sick!
Yeah man, British cuteness. Hah, Frankenstein! He's a cute lad!
Lord of the Rings is cute as FUCK- Orks, Uruk Hai...nawh<3 so precious.

Hah, looks like I've been ninja'd on the LOTR front.

British cuteness. Yup, mates perfect sense to me.

 

[Anchupom]

The only faintly "cute" thing I remember from Britain is the epilouge in Harry Potter 7. And speaking as a Britishman who keeps a lot of British company, it is generally frowned upon.

Spoiler

[small]As a self-referential comment, I'll throw in a few more instances of variations of the word "Britain".
British, Britain, Great Britain, God Save the Queen.
Britain.[/small]

 

[Da Orky Man]

As an American, I do like British culture, especially comedy, but I can't get over their obsession with making everything cute.

I'm not even sure if cute is the right word, it's just the best word I can muster. They don't just apply cute names to things like the Japanese do, but apply cuteness and expect everyone to take it seriously. I can't get into Harry Potter, though I'm sure it's brilliantly written, just because non-magic users are referred to as Muggles. To compare, the Final Fantasy series has creatures called Moogles, but FF doesn't force us to take them seriously.

Again, it might just be the fact that I'm American. I'm used to mystical things sounding sort of Asian or Middle Eastern and putting apostrophes in random places. An ancient secret society should be called Kal'sur and the mystical weapon should be Dor'salim. So if non-magic using people in the HP universe were called Cara'sin instead of Muggles, maybe I wouldn't be posting this on the net, but as it is, Muggles is a word that forces me to accept the fact that I'm reading a book written for an 8 year old even though the later novels grow with the audience.

As it is, I hate British naming of Fantasy things. Posters should feel free to add their own grievances.

Hey, did the Lord of the rings use cute names? Does Warhammer 40k? Or Fable? I always thought that Muggles sounded like they were lower than non-wizards.

 

[TehKnifeh]

Come to Liverpool on a Saturday night, you will see everything but cute. Then get punched. Then leave with no pants. (I seem to recall the rule of 'I live here I can say that' so no one get offended )

So your the one that stole my pants!

OT: Pretty much what everyone else has already said. Would be as bad as saying Americans are rednecks for watching the Dukes of Hazard. Completely not true and is borderline ignorant.

 

[Leonartheinsane]

As an Englishman can I just say WHAAAAAAA?!?!

I've never heard of this making everything cute thing at all, ever.
And with the example of muggles, I always thought it sounded more derogatory than cute.

Second this! (Muggles is used in a derogatory sense in the books) If anything the Americans are far worse!