To my UK friends: don't lump all us americans together.

[Jenova65]

Hey, hey, hey! Don't lump the rest of the UK in with the English. The Scots are clearly better in every single way!

Having lived there, I beg to differ ;-)

Where abouts did you stay?

We lived in the Highlands, Lochearnhead (near Killin) and later lived just outside of Crianlarich, my dad and my sis and her husband still all live there

 

[Xanadu84]

Just to throw my 2 cents in here, I'm also sick of people grouping Canadians in with Americans. I know not everybody does this but I can't stand it when it happens. We're very different.

Technically, Canadians are Americans. At least in the same sense that the British are European (not that many British believe that).

The people sick of the grouping together of the 2 countries, I am pretty sure are Canadian. Because the people in America who would be offended by the allegation are most likely not talking to people who would group them together, and the rest of Americans like having a nationality they can claim to be on vacation so they don't get rocks thrown at them.

Also, in the US, the term "American" usually means to be from "The United States of America". To include Mexico and Canada, you would say, "North American", to compliment Central and South America.

 

[TheBritish]

I would love to agree with those people who say that upon actually visiting the US, the people I met were all scarily friendly

To stereotype the UK a bit, the further south you go, people are less and less likely to like being touched at all or just spoken to by a stranger. Even in the North it's nowhere near as... well, openly friendly as it felt in the US. Maybe that's just because I was a tourist and everyone's nice to money importers (tourists), but... meh

Seeing as this website talks about games a lot, I always thought that the reason that a British studio, (Revolution), made a game set in Europe (Broken Sword), with an American lead (George) is just 'cause nobody British would go up to a random person and just ask them how it's going

Oh and... The English language "historically" is not that great From the Great Vowel Theft and the Decline in the Art of Spelling, the complete lack of formal rules about the Apostrophe historically, Shakespeare's great idea of inventing a new word in every scene of his plays and assuming everyone would know it, foreshortening, slang, and general dilly-dallying, it's not important the way you speak your language... it's just the fact that you speak

 

[Jenova65]

I would love to agree with those people who say that upon actually visiting the US, the people I met were all scarily friendly

To stereotype the UK a bit, the further south you go, people are less and less likely to like being touched at all or just spoken to by a stranger. Even in the North it's nowhere near as... well, openly friendly as it felt in the US. Maybe that's just because I was a tourist and everyone's nice to money importers (tourists), but... meh

Seeing as this website talks about games a lot, I always thought that the reason that a British studio, (Revolution), made a game set in Europe (Broken Sword), with an American lead (George) is just 'cause nobody British would go up to a random person and just ask them how it's going

Oh and... The English language "historically" is not that great From the Great Vowel Theft and the Decline in the Art of Spelling, the complete lack of formal rules about the Apostrophe historically, Shakespeare's great idea of inventing a new word in every scene of his plays and assuming everyone would know it, foreshortening, slang, and general dilly-dallying, it's not important the way you speak your language... it's just the fact that you speak

See, I am from the Midlands and have lived around England and in Scotland and I disagree with the south not being tactile, I haven't found that to be the case at all (and I hate people hugging me) They are really friendly where I am and my teen kids are always hugging their friends, something my teenage son would not dream of doing if we still lived in the Midlands.

 

[TheBritish]

I would love to agree with those people who say that upon actually visiting the US, the people I met were all scarily friendly

To stereotype the UK a bit, the further south you go, people are less and less likely to like being touched at all or just spoken to by a stranger. Even in the North it's nowhere near as... well, openly friendly as it felt in the US. Maybe that's just because I was a tourist and everyone's nice to money importers (tourists), but... meh

Seeing as this website talks about games a lot, I always thought that the reason that a British studio, (Revolution), made a game set in Europe (Broken Sword), with an American lead (George) is just 'cause nobody British would go up to a random person and just ask them how it's going

Oh and... The English language "historically" is not that great From the Great Vowel Theft and the Decline in the Art of Spelling, the complete lack of formal rules about the Apostrophe historically, Shakespeare's great idea of inventing a new word in every scene of his plays and assuming everyone would know it, foreshortening, slang, and general dilly-dallying, it's not important the way you speak your language... it's just the fact that you speak

See, I am from the Midlands and have lived around England and in Scotland and I disagree with the south not being tactile, I haven't found that to be the case at all (and I hate people hugging me) They are really friendly where I am and my teen kids are always hugging their friends, something my teenage son would not dream of doing if we still lived in the Midlands.

And I actually -am- from the Midlands I suspect it's worse more to the SE than the west, bust still! It's nothing like America Not that I was randomly hugged by strangers more than... I dunno three times a week, so not thaaaat much

 

[omega 616]

How about the fact that I insinuated that the UK and England are the same thing?
See how that feels?

I don't care, simple enough.

Seriously, it's not an issue which you call me or the land mass on which I live.

As for the rest of the people I live with, I couldn't care less what you think of them or us, as a nation.

I don't think you should care either, it's not important or worthwhile getting annoyed about.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

I know! It sucks bein' lump'd togetha like that!

They talkin' smack 'bout us southners like they know how we talk and know how y'alls suppose to speak "English," well I got somethin' for ya...

Screw y'alls!

...

Erhm.

I live in the south (Texas, which is pretty darn south), and I'm glad to say I don't speak with a Texan drawl, and I hate everyone who does.

And I do hate how y'all (sorry) in the United Kingdom tend to do that (not all of you do, but...), but I guess you can't blame yourselves. We Americans sure know how to fit into some stereotypes.

 

[Aerowaves]

Stereotypes are there to be abused for hilarious comic effect, not taken seriously. English people don't *actually* think that all Welsh people shag sheep as their favourite pastime. We KNOW they do.

 

[Jenova65]

I would love to agree with those people who say that upon actually visiting the US, the people I met were all scarily friendly

To stereotype the UK a bit, the further south you go, people are less and less likely to like being touched at all or just spoken to by a stranger. Even in the North it's nowhere near as... well, openly friendly as it felt in the US. Maybe that's just because I was a tourist and everyone's nice to money importers (tourists), but... meh

Seeing as this website talks about games a lot, I always thought that the reason that a British studio, (Revolution), made a game set in Europe (Broken Sword), with an American lead (George) is just 'cause nobody British would go up to a random person and just ask them how it's going

Oh and... The English language "historically" is not that great From the Great Vowel Theft and the Decline in the Art of Spelling, the complete lack of formal rules about the Apostrophe historically, Shakespeare's great idea of inventing a new word in every scene of his plays and assuming everyone would know it, foreshortening, slang, and general dilly-dallying, it's not important the way you speak your language... it's just the fact that you speak

See, I am from the Midlands and have lived around England and in Scotland and I disagree with the south not being tactile, I haven't found that to be the case at all (and I hate people hugging me) They are really friendly where I am and my teen kids are always hugging their friends, something my teenage son would not dream of doing if we still lived in the Midlands.

And I actually -am- from the Midlands I suspect it's worse more to the SE than the west, bust still! It's nothing like America Not that I was randomly hugged by strangers more than... I dunno three times a week, so not thaaaat much

Lol, I am in the SE (Eastbourne, to be exact) and the people are pretty nice here, maybe because the weather is often very nice, it puts you in a good mood. We went for a lovely walk along the seafront earlier and the sun was very warm
The UK generally is not as tactile as America though, is it really?!

 

[RoyalWelsh]

First of all I don't do that
Secondly, aren't you kind of doing that to us with this thread?

The irony is too juicy and delicious for your UK sense of humo(u)r to ignore isn't it? I knew as soon as I posted this there'd be about a dozen responses saying this. Yet I did it anyway, what does that say about me?

Another unrealated point I want to bring up. Why the hell is it so many Americans don't know Wales exists? This has always bothered me. Even after 'the prince of wales' was on the news constantly for like 10 years.

Exactly. As a man from Wales, born and bred, this has always bothered me aswell. We have our own accent, language, culture, history etc, yet alot of (not all) Americans haven't got the faintest idea of what or where Wales is. They think it is England...which really hurts our feelings. lol.

 

[Insanum]

No? How about the fact that I insinuated that the UK and England are the same thing?
See how that feels?

...But england IS the UK...(Just dont tell Wales, Scotland Or Northan Ireland...They dont know yet!)

In all fairness, You have a point, We do tend to generalise & stereotype, BUT - You have been to the UK, you know what we're all like (Oh god...) but the UK is a LOT smaller than the US, and so its only natural we'll generalise, And from what we get over here, Those are the two main stereotypes. Admittedly it has been numbed down over the years, and its now more diverse.

...Although i cant watch ABC news...Im sorry, But the news said in any other accent but the BBC Accent just sounds...Stupid. Personal preference though.

 

[wassup27]

The amount of shit I got in America for being Irish, every single person thought it was funny to mention wife-beating.

What, seriously? That's insane. Where exactly was this? Were you in the Northeast? 'Cause I hear those guys can be assholes.

Yeah, some of us can be real massholes!

 

[painfull2006]

No let me rephrase that...

You have decided that all "UK" people (That's right... UK is not a country, its made up of the major individual England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) think that North America is simply split into Southerners and Yanks.... (I don't even know what you mean by Yanks other than what we used to call the whole of America much like we are Brits)

You have visited the UK 3 times having visited the states many many times i have said it is fairly the other way around

No I am not Australian, Irish, Scottish or from Texas
No I don't like Tea
No I don't know the queen!
No I don't have a cockney accent
No I don't live in London

Also... I wonder how many counties of England a typical American could name?
I would put a fair amount of money on a typical English person naming more States of America

 

[Chipperz]

I think it's a point highlighted by American news - American "World News" is 90% American stuff. British "Normal News" has stuff from around the world.

Of course, in England we don't have to keep finding new ways to blame video games for the bi-weekly school shooting while stuffing our faces with burgers and "Freedom Fries" and interfering in each other's beliefs, so I guess we get more time to find news from the rest of the world.

Yes, that was a joke. I can hear your anger already.

Most Americans I have met have been lovely, lovely people who just aren't used to the fact that it's our style of humour to verbally rip everyone else to shreds. Where I live, the more you insult someone, the more it shows you like them - it shows a comfort that you don't get with strangers. This, combined with the fact that most Americans seem to take things far more personally than Europeans, would explain why Americans feel more insulted when a Brit takes the piss out of them.

 

[RamirezDoEverything]

If I could hug you, I would. You prove a very valid point.

 

[Irridium]

Most Americans I have met have been lovely, lovely people who just aren't used to the fact that it's our style of humour to verbally rip everyone else to shreds. Where I live, the more you insult someone, the more it shows you like them - it shows a comfort that you don't get with strangers. This, combined with the fact that most Americans seem to take things far more personally than Europeans, would explain why Americans feel more insulted when a Brit takes the piss out of them.

Huh, I didn't know that...

I've never had a problem with people verbally ripping me to shreds, mainly because people have been doing that to me my whole life, but still, didn't know that.

OT: Generalizations never really bothered me that much. Since I've done that a few times I don't really have a right to complain.

Still though, some of the shit I hear online about various nationalities makes me sad.

From both ends, from the Americans shouting "Go drink tea you stupid buck tooth British bastards!" to "Why don't you go back and masturbate to your gun rack you stupid ignorant American!"

There's more for every nationality, but I don't think I need to go in-depth.

But I think there's something we can all agree on, we all hate the French.

 

[Irridium]

No? How about the fact that I insinuated that the UK and England are the same thing?
See how that feels?

...But england IS the UK...(Just dont tell Wales, Scotland Or Northan Ireland...They dont know yet!)

Bah, no one cares about Wales

 

[Thraxio]

But I think there's something we can all agree on, we all hate the French.

That is indeed something we can all agree on.

 

[mr-fix_it]

Hi I'm Australian and I ride a kangaroo to school.

>______>

The one stereotype that would be completely awesome.

I'm from Sweden and I ride a polar bear to school,xP
(just joking because in reality we don't ride the polar bears to school,instead swedes are polar bears in disguise).