As an Englishman who currently owns many major US based businesses i feel i must ask this.
I have noticed that many Americans on this site are a little upset over my use of the term"owning Americans".The terms"own" isnt meant in a derogatory fashion it is just the way we decribe employing people in England.The Americans who i control dont have any issues with me "owning" them and many look at me as some kind of hero.
Sorry if i have offended
2007-09-27 23:54:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I guess we should learn how to speak English? :)
2007-09-27 23:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In American slang, 'owning' someone can mean they have been humiliated or beaten in some way - for instance, I might say the Red Army totally owned the Nazis in the Great Patriotic War. This can obviously seem offensive to the person being 'owned'.
2007-09-28 04:51:34 · answer #2 · answered by Huh? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you claim to own the top 10 american business's just a week ago. You seem to be stuck in a rut!
2007-09-28 01:06:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nothing wrong with the term "owning" businesses.
2007-09-28 00:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't believe that people are getting so wound up about these questions SID VICIOUS is posting. Do you really think he is serious. It's called humour, you know funny ha ha ha ?
2007-09-28 03:13:50 · answer #5 · answered by Doodle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
greetings. when you say own someone here you are saying they are your slave or you have bribed them and can black mail them. it does not mean they are your employees but your slaves. It has been illegal here since about 1865, and slavery was outlawed in England much earlier then that.
2007-09-28 00:01:23 · answer #6 · answered by Rich M 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
" it is just the way we describe...people in England" They don't understand Please try and keep in mind most Americans feel no need to travel,as we have every thing we need,in the good old U S Of A ,They have never been to Europe and heard them talk about owning the brits They know nothing of the laws you must obey Please try and understand we're all alone and make our own laws Have you told your bosses,the French and Germans, that you have so much money?
2007-09-28 00:26:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
(a) I doubt you own any businesses, US or otherwise.
(b) No-one, but *no-one* in the UK uses the term "own" to describe their relationship with their employees.
You sir, are an idiot.
2007-09-27 23:59:16 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Are you a lobbyist who only hires those that are certified in butt-snorkeling?
2007-09-28 01:31:00 · answer #9 · answered by sagacious_ness 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, right.
2007-09-28 00:13:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋