Anyone else hate British cuteness?
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We're agreed then! Excellent. Crumpets and Scones for all!!Fappy said:
"sometimes i think we are too cute"
"oh schnugglwoogams!"
10 pages late, but [another] Scot (and by extension Brit, of course) chiming in here with a general response of "huh"?
But yeh, I thought this clip was rather cute, so the OP may have a point....
...or not.
I'll take it somebody here has also already mentioned the likes of League of Gentlemen and Psychoville already too as prime examples of British "cuteness".
Edit: And what that Timelord person said about Glasgow on a saturday night. That too....
But yeh, I thought this clip was rather cute, so the OP may have a point....
...or not.
I'll take it somebody here has also already mentioned the likes of League of Gentlemen and Psychoville already too as prime examples of British "cuteness".
Edit: And what that Timelord person said about Glasgow on a saturday night. That too....
Cute?
We're a cynical, dour bunch who just like wordplay. I don't think I've ever heard an Englishman being described as cute apart from "Oh, what a cute accent you have? Do you know the Queen?"
We're a cynical, dour bunch who just like wordplay. I don't think I've ever heard an Englishman being described as cute apart from "Oh, what a cute accent you have? Do you know the Queen?"
Wait, what?
are you confusing that with Asian cuteness?
because its completely different (and actually exists!).
are you confusing that with Asian cuteness?
because its completely different (and actually exists!).
"British cuteness"? THAT is what you think when you hear the words "British culture"?
Weird, the only thing that comes to mind for me when I hear the word "British" is bad food, overt classism, repulsion to anything remotely sexual, and bowler hats. Basically, anything you'd expect to see in a Harry Einfield sketch:
Weird, the only thing that comes to mind for me when I hear the word "British" is bad food, overt classism, repulsion to anything remotely sexual, and bowler hats. Basically, anything you'd expect to see in a Harry Einfield sketch:
As a brit, I always thought we were dark and cynical. Never "Cute". As for your referring to Harry Potter's naming people as muggles, it is a Kid's book. The word was written when it was for kids and can't magically change just because the audience has grown up.
In essence I have no idea what you are talking about.
In essence I have no idea what you are talking about.
As a Briton, i have to ask you what your on about, i have never heard of "British Cuteness". Ever.
irrelevant83 said:
Main Entry: muggle 2
Part of Speech: n
Definition: a common person, esp. one who is ignorant or has no skills
Example: There are muggles in every computer class.
Etymology: 1920s
Usage: slang
Some thought went into the use of the word.
Woman! Know your limits!
Anyhoo, no, british cuteness sounds like something the OP imagined during a crack binge
Sarcasm, cynicism, mistrust of authority, moaning and finding fault with things, usually in a funny, albeit depressed way is more of a british thing
Anyhoo, no, british cuteness sounds like something the OP imagined during a crack binge
Sarcasm, cynicism, mistrust of authority, moaning and finding fault with things, usually in a funny, albeit depressed way is more of a british thing
Harry Potter isn't even near the good end of meh British culture.Maybe the names in Harry Potter are cute because, hm, ITS A KIDS BOOK! I can't even think of a time where something made by Britain that wasn't intended for children had cuteness shoehorned into them.
Listen up guy, im from London and although I dont agree with you, I know EXACTLY what you mean.irrelevant83 said:
All of our fairy folk tend to be called things like Grendylows, Peg Powlers and Barghests and none of them are friendly, each one is a kidnap you, drown you, eat you boggie man. Its mainly due to the fact that many of them are "descended" from general European folklore and as a result sounded weird when they got here, add in people saying it roughly and spelling it as such and you get a sort of rough, simplness to each name, if that makes any sense. I could be speaking out of my ass here but I think its due to the fact that most "British" people all speak really differently from each other.
If you want a real funny time play the game "Folklore", its got a bunch of our fairyfolk in it. As it is I love the way British fantasy stuff is named because it sounds so ab-normal. The way your talking about kind of jars me, not when its actually called that, thats fine but when developers/writters give stuff random names with no basis, its kind of lazy.
I was right there with you up until that last sentence. Then I was like :< because I'm an American.Sizzle Montyjing said:
I'm with everyone else here in saying what the fuck are you on about? America is actually far more of a culprit at being "cute" than the UK with their use of really over the top marketing to kids and their wide array of cutesy kids programs like The Muppets and Sesame Street.
Then again, American TV shows are far more likely to featured violence when watershed has come and gone so it kind of cancels out.
[sup]By the way, Sesame Street and The Muppets are awesome.[/sup]
Then again, American TV shows are far more likely to featured violence when watershed has come and gone so it kind of cancels out.
[sup]By the way, Sesame Street and The Muppets are awesome.[/sup]
Read it carefully, i'm not having a go at Americans, but just his method of british cuteness.conflictofinterests said:
He decided to genralize a whole nation over one word in one authors book, so i made that point just to show how unfair it was.
Honestly, Americans... so ignorant...
Honestly, man, the theoretical names you listed just sound really tired to me. When authors start throwing unnecessary apostrophes into their neologisms, I start losing connection with the book. And honestly, what's wrong with "Muggle?" It's quick, it's catchy, it's musical.