International view of the English?

[GrinningManiac]

Ask a guy "what's an American"? and he'll tell you it's a 'dumb, fat, obnoxious bible-basher with a gun and a hatred for black folk' or something less extreme but on the same wavelength

Ask 'em what's a Scot, they'll tell you it's a drunken mess of a murderer

But what do other countries make of the English? Do you all assume we are (rather predictably) 50% Football Hooligans and 50% tea-drinking posh gits?

Does it vary from place to place within your country? I'd imagine Connaught would hate the English a little bit more than the rest of Ireland because of all the crap land the English forced them onto, but I don't know, so that's why I'm asking

What do you (personally) and you (your nation) make of the English?

 

[Limzz]

I like the English, it does seem like the general consensus is that ALL Americans are redneck dolts though. When I get into that argument I always bring up kippers and tea and that seems to get people angry lol.

 

[NeedAUserName]

Ask 'em what's a Scot, they'll tell you it's a drunken mess of a murderer

When did we become murderers?!

 

[Irridium]

Well I like to imagine the English like this:

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However I know this isn't true, I actually see them as any other person, just with a different accent.

Not sure what my country at large (United States) thinks though.
If I had to guess what the country at large thinks it would be womanizing, tea-drinking, and flaunting their intelligence.

EDIT

Also, I feel this is appropriate.

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The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised
their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved."
Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to
"Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross."

The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorised from "Tiresome" to a "Bloody Nuisance." The
last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was during the great fire of 1666.

The Scots raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards" They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the frontline in the British army for the last 300 years.

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability.

It's not only the French who are on a heightened level of alert. Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout loudly and excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels
remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."

The Germans also increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose".

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual, and the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy.
These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy
can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Americans meanwhile are carrying out pre-emptive strikes on all of their allies, just in case.

New Zealand has also raised its security levels - from "baaa" to "BAAAA!".
Due to continuing defense cutbacks (the air force being a squadron of spotty teenagers flying paper aeroplanes and the navy some toy boats in the Prime Minister's bath), New Zealand only has one more level of escalation, which is "Shit, I hope Australia will come
and rescue us".

Australia, meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright, mate". Three more escalation levels remain, "Crikey!," "I think we'll need to cancel
the barbie this weekend," and "The barbie is cancelled." So far no situation has
ever warranted use of the final escalation level.

 

[JanatUrlich]

I'm English and I hate the fact that a ridiculous amount of us seem to believe that we're still the leaders of a big fuck off Empire. What the fuck?? We're a small, pretty insignificant island! We have nowhere near that amount of power anymore and we need to come to terms with that fact, pronto. I'm sick of being America's lapdog and thinking we're cool because of it.

I hate that people think we're too good for the EU too. Like we wouldn't immediately go into collapse if we left it. Fucking morons.

 

[vivadelkitty]

I actually quite like the English...[sup]Is that really how the rest of the world sees America? Damn, I hope not.[/sup]

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

THE ENGLISH ARE MADE OF PEOPLE!


I get on well with most English people but there is always a small core of them that fit the stereotype of, to use 'Strine', "whinging bloody poms".

 

[Ickorus]

I know american girls find my accent really sexy but that's about it.

 

[Enemy Of The State]

I'm English and I hate the fact that a ridiculous amount of us seem to believe that we're still the leaders of a big fuck off Empire. What the fuck?? We're a small, pretty insignificant island! We have nowhere near that amount of power anymore and we need to come to terms with that fact, pronto. I'm sick of being America's lapdog and thinking we're cool because of it.

I hate that people think we're too good for the EU too. Like we wouldn't immediately go into collapse if we left it. Fucking morons.

As an Englishman I agree. You just summed up all that is wrong with our nation's attitude to international relations.

"War on terror alliance," we need to face that we're the USA's *****.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

I consider everyone a douche until proven otherwise, but Britain does have much better comedy, so I give you guys props for that.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

I'm English and I hate the fact that a ridiculous amount of us seem to believe that we're still the leaders of a big fuck off Empire. What the fuck?? We're a small, pretty insignificant island! We have nowhere near that amount of power anymore and we need to come to terms with that fact, pronto. I'm sick of being America's lapdog and thinking we're cool because of it.

I hate that people think we're too good for the EU too. Like we wouldn't immediately go into collapse if we left it. Fucking morons.

the sun hasn't set on the empire yet it's just gone behind a cloud or somthing ...
I am a patriotic 25% welsh, 74% English and 1% Russian...
Yay.
Also I went to a posh school (primary) so I guess I have a posh/Somerset acent.

 

[Blemontea]

I had a friend who is English and she was a good friend, but I already thought the English were cool though.

 

[The Red Spy]

I conform perfectly to the tea drinking stereotype, but apart from that I don't really see any similarity in image. When I've been to America and asked what they thought about the English, I usually got unnerved looks as if they were trying to avoid saying something offensive. That and they were surprized I couldn't play chess on my teeth.

Wasn't there a topic a little while back about how there isn't a single accent? Seriously I got asked if I was Australian most of the time I was in America before I could correct them, just because they all imagined English sounded something akin to a 12 year old cockney chimney sweep from the 1800's, or a scene from 'Pride and Prejudice'.

Ask a guy "what's an American"? and he'll tell you it's a 'dumb, fat, obnoxious bible-basher with a gun and a hatred for black folk' or something less extreme but on the same wavelength

I don't think I've ever thought about Americans under a single banner, with 50 states & such a large population of immigrants from different countries, it's pointless to do so. I just found people who were nice or people who had a screw or two loose, never anyone I'd say I'd hate.

 

[GrinningManiac]

Ask 'em what's a Scot, they'll tell you it's a drunken mess of a murderer

When did we become murderers?!

When we started murdering people

Oh, sorry, I meant Glasweeeegians.

Dundee's full of Commies, I can tell you that much

 

[Claymorez]

Well I like to imagine the English like this:

Spoiler

However I know this isn't true, I actually see them as any other person, just with a different accent.

Not sure what my country at large (United States) thinks though.
If I had to guess what the country at large thinks it would be womanizing, tea-drinking, and flaunting their intelligence.

HOW DID YOU GET MY PICTURE!

Where does the womenizing part come from?

 

[GrinningManiac]

I'm English and I hate the fact that a ridiculous amount of us seem to believe that we're still the leaders of a big fuck off Empire. What the fuck?? We're a small, pretty insignificant island! We have nowhere near that amount of power anymore and we need to come to terms with that fact, pronto. I'm sick of being America's lapdog and thinking we're cool because of it.

I hate that people think we're too good for the EU too. Like we wouldn't immediately go into collapse if we left it. Fucking morons.

the sun hasn't set on the empire yet it's just gone behind a cloud or somthing ...
I am a patriotic 25% welsh, 74% English and 1% Russian...
Yay.
Also I went to a posh school (primary) so I guess I have a posh/Somerset acent.

How'd you go about getting ONE percent of an ethnicity? That's quite a feat

Also, your avatar is the funniest thing I have seen all day. Kudos, I actually giggled like a little boy

 

[Claymorez]

I'm English and I hate the fact that a ridiculous amount of us seem to believe that we're still the leaders of a big fuck off Empire. What the fuck?? We're a small, pretty insignificant island! We have nowhere near that amount of power anymore and we need to come to terms with that fact, pronto. I'm sick of being America's lapdog and thinking we're cool because of it.

I hate that people think we're too good for the EU too. Like we wouldn't immediately go into collapse if we left it. Fucking morons.

the sun hasn't set on the empire yet it's just gone behind a cloud or somthing ...
I am a patriotic 25% welsh, 74% English and 1% Russian...
Yay.
Also I went to a posh school (primary) so I guess I have a posh/Somerset acent.

(damn whenever I see the R word i must comment with: *imagine a thick Russian accent* "In Soviet Russia where there are polar bears and men who break you like apple upon leg")

OT: We still hold the record for the largest empire