I've taken quite a few potshots at Womble and other brits here through the years. I figure we may as well have a dedicated thread for all things Brit failure. Please feel free to add any and all hilarious british things here. Like how poor they are, or how bad their teeth are, or needing 124 licenses to exist! I'll start us off with a FB group I'm in sharing an illegal weapon!!!
Originally Posted by Mr. Wizard:
Been to England a couple times, LIMEYS hate us. Yet, they import our culture as if it were their own. I know someone who keeps saying we export our culture, I say BS. You cant export something they they don't want to import. They blame us for everything and get very pissed off when you remind them they would be speaking German if if weren't for the USofA.
Given how your conversation developed into some nonsense argument about WW2, I'm guessing that your issue with limeys is probably more to do with you being a disrespectful arsehole rather than them hating you because you're American. People over here are surprisingly friendly with foreigners, especially American ones. In fact you'll be treated better than how they would treat their neighbours. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Donger:
Sure. The Battle of Britain. Heard of it?
LOL, without USA foodstuff and medical supplies, huge financial support and military equipment and artillery shipments, there is no way for the British to have last long enough for any of that to occur.
Originally Posted by Mr. Wizard:
LOL, without USA foodstuff and medical supplies, huge financial support and military equipment and artillery shipments, there is no way for the British to have last long enough for any of that to occur.
Originally Posted by Donger:
I hate to tell you this, but Lend-Lease began AFTER the Battle of Britain.
And they don't detest us. They are envious of us.
We were giving support before Lend Lease. Lend/Lease came about because of that fact and there were those in Congress who began to question the amounts. Suddenly "Lending and Leasing" sounded better to the American public and those in Congress who thought we should stay out of the whole damn thing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mr. Wizard:
We were giving support before Lend Lease. Lend/Lease came about because of that fact and there were those in Congress who began to question the amounts. Suddenly "Lending and Leasing" sounded better to the American public and those in Congress who thought we should stay out of the whole damn thing.
What help do you think we gave the Brits before and during the Battle of Britain which you think they would have lost the battle without it? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Donger:
I hate to tell you this, but Lend-Lease began AFTER the Battle of Britain.
And they don't detest us. They are envious of us.
Anyone who thinks they don't detest us need to spend more time in England amongst the general population. I didn't realize it until I spent time in various pubs around people I did not know. As soon as they hear your accent, suddenly the entire conversation changes. The people I knew weren't that way at all. :-) [Reply]