2006-09-16 05:46:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Oh yes! Shown lately on AOL chat rooms. We used to have Guides who were british, now they have sacked the Guides and brought in Moderators, all American. The amount of ppl who have been 'gagged' or 'sinbinned' cos of them not understanding Bristish sense of humour has totally gone out of control.
So yes old GBS knew exactly what he was talking bout!
2006-09-16 05:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by theoldecrone 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
America is a continent, really, and some parts of it have no regard for others. Alistair Cooke said that the pronouncements of law in Washington meant as little to farmers over 2,000 miles away, as news of new features found on the surface of Mars. Yet from this discordance, they seek to 'democratise' (sic) the world, and whether or not it wants that is not open for debate, apparently.
2006-09-16 06:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine GBS change into being somewhat harsh the following. Feeling anger and hate for someone who went out of their thanks to intimidate you seems a classic human reaction. you'll not often opt to love and adore them would you. perchance hate is merely too good a note, dislike will be more beneficial positive. Having those emotions would not often make you a coward looking for revenge. GBS is speaking from the vantage aspect of an fairly valuable, wise and assured man or woman. no longer anybody has such success. IMHO.
2016-10-16 00:57:47 · answer #3 · answered by manca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really, Britain is the poodle and America the old incontinent laidy they understand each other well and know it is in their interest to stick together and protect their territory from the assaults of they other neighborhood dogs
2006-09-16 05:54:48 · answer #4 · answered by The High Flying Freedom Frie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Example - In a recent answer, I used a quote from Shakespeare, which included the word '***' (from Midsummer night's dream)
Yahoo replaced it with a row of asterisks, because in America, *** can be used to refer to the human rear. In England, of course the expression is '****', but even though this is Yahoo UK&Ireland, American linguistics won out.
2006-09-16 05:56:01 · answer #5 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why stop at language, I would include culture and intelligence and of course irony! P.S. There is no country I know of called Britain, it is of course named Great Britain.
2006-09-16 06:06:34 · answer #6 · answered by Raymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup! Sometimes with hilarious results, as when a Brit says, "Okay, I'll knock you up about 8:00."
2006-09-16 05:49:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a great quote, so true. Everyone I know who has been to New York says people can't understand them, one american even thought my mate was speaking german!
Ps he had some great other quotes such as:
"I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation."
&
"Lack of money is the root of all evil"
2006-09-16 05:49:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're divided by a lot more than a common language ... & our language is a hell of a lot more common than theirs!!
2006-09-16 06:00:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, decidedly yes. Where else in the world would one, when enquiring where one might purchase a rubber, be directed to an apothecary?
2006-09-16 05:54:40 · answer #10 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋