Loud-mouth Americans - Page 2

Wraith601 · 04-24-2006, 12:17 PM

I love that some British consider Amercians "arrogant" yet talk themselves up as far superior every chance they get. This comes from the country that produced Bernard Montgomery, one of if not the biggest asses in military history.

Ray · 04-24-2006, 17:34 PM

Americans are brash but British are superciliously arrogant!

Wraith601 · 04-25-2006, 00:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray

Americans are brash but British are superciliously arrogant!

I've seemed to notice that British enlisted men and junior officers tend to be ok, but once they get up around Col. they become incredibly arrogant. The same is true for the British press.

The North African campaign is full of British officers belittling American units, despite the fact that campaign is full of British failures.

BenRoethig · 04-25-2006, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by parihaka

There is a certain section of British society that still cannot accept loss of Empire and strenuously project a belief in their own inate superiority.
Condecension is their stock in trade and reveals nothing more than outrage that nobody else thinks as highly of them as they do

Speaking of film stars, this gentleman probably fancies himself as Peter O'Tool in Lawrence of Arabia

I think at an inate societal level most Europeans do feel that way. I don't think it's a conscious thought, but a product of a couple hundred years of social engineering.

**Parihaka** · 04-25-2006, 18:43 PM

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I think at an inate societal level most Europeans do feel that way. I don't think it's a conscious thought, but a product of a couple hundred years of social engineering.

Whilst visiting the UK I have literally been called a 'bloody colonial' without any humour at all

sappersgt · 04-26-2006, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Wraith601

I've seemed to notice that British enlisted men and junior officers tend to be ok, but once they get up around Col. they become incredibly arrogant. The same is true for the British press.

The North African campaign is full of British officers belittling American units, despite the fact that campaign is full of British failures.

I won't comment about Colonels as I am related to one by marriage. I did however get awfully tired of being told that "Americans don't know their place".

Ray · 04-26-2006, 05:00 AM

I recommend a visit to http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums.html and decide for yourself.

A great site to understand the British Army psyche.

2DREZQ · 05-09-2006, 19:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sappersgt

I did however get awfully tired of being told that "Americans don't know their place".

Here is our "place":

Not just the parts you can see, but the whole thing.

Bluesman · 05-09-2006, 19:55 PM

Niiiiice.

**Parihaka** · 05-09-2006, 20:16 PM

Wot, Africa?

**TopHatter** · 05-09-2006, 20:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 2DREZQ

Here is our "place":

Not just the parts you can see, but the whole thing.

A entire marble??

sappersgt · 05-09-2006, 20:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 2DREZQ

Here is our "place":

Not just the parts you can see, but the whole thing.

For what it's worth:

I once asked a South African (another Sgt) what he thought of the Americans he served with in the SADF. He replied "You can be trusted, you stick together and you fight dirty."

Anon · 05-10-2006, 00:10 AM

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I won't comment about Colonels as I am related to one by marriage. I did however get awfully tired of being told that "Americans don't know their place".

If we did everyone would fear us a lot more than they currently do...

Ray · 05-10-2006, 02:02 AM

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If we did everyone would fear us a lot more than they currently do...

OK

Then Altus volo mugio extraho to you (whatever that means!)

Archer · 05-27-2006, 14:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray

I recommend a visit to http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums.html and decide for yourself.

A great site to understand the British Army psyche.

To be honest they act like arrogant ****s at times. But then most one country military forums are like that.

If we go by the British media though, the entire world is so pathetic without the British empire to run it...and boy, just look at those unschooled Americans trying to do a gentlemans job.

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