Thought on the English...

[ManWithHat]

(btw, what does "Bob's your uncle" even mean?)

Straight off wikipedia:

"One theory regarding the origin of the phrase is that it refers to Lord Frederick Roberts (1832-1914. 1st Earl Roberts, Roberts of Kandahar). Roberts was an Anglo-Irish soldier, born in India, who fought and commanded in India, Abyssinia, Afghanistan, and South Africa. Roberts was one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era and was cited for numerous acts of gallantry. His finest hour was perhaps the lifting of the siege of Kandahar in 1878 in which he marched a force of 10,000 men over three hundred miles from Kabul, winning a battle and successfully lifting the siege. Well respected amongst his men, Roberts was affectionately referred to as 'Uncle Bobs'. Generally meaning 'all will be well', and often used to indicate a successful outcome, the phrase "Bob's your uncle" was a term originally used by Roberts' men to boost confidence among the ranks and imply that all would be well under his command.

Another explanation is that the phrase dates to 1887, when British Prime Minister Robert Cecil, Lord Salisbury decided to appoint Arthur Balfour to the prestigious and sensitive post of Chief Secretary for Ireland in an act of nepotism. Lord Salisbury was Arthur Balfour's uncle. The difficulty with that explanation is that?despite extensive searching?the earliest known published uses of the phrase are from 1932, two from 1937, and two from 1938. (See these and other quotes in American Dialect Society list archived posts by Stephen Goranson.)"

I've only heard the Robert Cecil explanation before, though.

That is absolutely fantastic!

Spoiler: =D

 

[Sovvolf]

Nah, its pretty much any Brit.

Also, if being polite and orderly isn't a stereotype, it really should be. Where else can you go to a Macdonalds where 7 tills are open and there's only 1 queue? Even in places where it isn't specifically designed for that to happen, it still does. Its very weird to see.

Hilariously, most Brits want to kill the person in front of them for simply being in front of them (in a cue)... Though we know that it would cause a scene and disrupt the cue so we stop our selves out of simple class and politeness.

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Don't forget, the Beer pump.

Back on-topic... it looks like your typical Youtube user, they're not human like the rest of us and shouldn't be taken seriously.

 

[Ashcrexl]

every country has its xenophobic idiots. i dont remember for what video (soccer?), but i once saw a comment from a UK-er that said "the native language of americans isnt english, it should be indian! so speak indian!" at least that was the most memorable one, there were several others to that tune.

so uh, basically, dont take comments on the internet personally. the internet sucks. and go brush your teeth or something.