Loud-mouth Americans - Page 3

Zhang Fei · 05-27-2006, 16:36 PM

It's not politically correct to stomp on other nationalities, and they tend to retaliate against British businesses, so Americans are routinely targeted because we're such Anglophiles and good sports about it.

Dragoon · 06-11-2006, 01:15 AM

I've had some pretty entertaining exchanges with Brit's and Aussies, concerning "The American Attitude Problem" I guess it's just our cultures are so alike and so very different.
As far as Arrogance, I suppose Brits are a little intitled to it, Theyre only a thousand or so years older as far as societies go. Soooo I can see them looking at us as loud obnoxious ill mannered children.

remember:
1. Be polite
2. be professional
3. don't take it personally
4. Go back to doing what you were doing in the first place...,

smilingassassin · 06-11-2006, 04:19 AM

I find the Brits are far worse than Americans, any Americans I've talked to are rather nice...

PubFather · 06-11-2006, 14:57 PM

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Originally Posted by smilingassassin

I find the Brits are far worse than Americans, any Americans I've talked to are rather nice...

A sweeping statement...

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Originally Posted by Archer

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.

And that is a very sweeping statement and factually extremely inaccurate... and from a very narrow viewpoint

sappersgt · 06-11-2006, 16:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragoon

I've had some pretty entertaining exchanges with Brit's and Aussies, concerning "The American Attitude Problem" I guess it's just our cultures are so alike and so very different.
As far as Arrogance, I suppose Brits are a little intitled to it, Theyre only a thousand or so years older as far as societies go. Soooo I can see them looking at us as loud obnoxious ill mannered children.

remember:
1. Be polite
2. be professional
3. don't take it personally
4. Go back to doing what you were doing in the first place...,

The British are a proud people and rightfully so. I believe the word "Hubris" is defined as "The arrogance of pride". I have used the term to describe British officers at times (and others).

PubFather · 06-11-2006, 17:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sappersgt

The British are a proud people and rightfully so. I believe the word "Hubris" is defined as "The arrogance of pride". I have used the term to describe British officers at times (and others).

And certainly not limited to the British. The British officer class (and sadly, it very often remains a "class") has pretensions toward inate superiority. It annoys me that this is used as a microcosm of British society in general. It is an anachronism and does not truly reflect modern Britain.

**TopHatter** · 06-13-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by PubFather

It annoys me that this is used as a microcosm of British society in general. It is an anachronism and does not truly reflect modern Britain.

Most Brits that I've met here in the colonies have been very down to earth and friendly.

Granted, I havent met any "blue-bloods", aristocrats or the like.

PubFather · 06-13-2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TopHatter

Most Brits that I've met here in the colonies have been very down to earth and friendly.

Granted, I havent met any "blue-bloods", aristocrats or the like.

Lol... not a big fan of "blue-bloods" myself... and most of the Americans I've met in the colonies

were very friendly and welcoming...

**TopHatter** · 06-13-2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by PubFather

and most of the Americans I've met in the colonies

were very friendly and welcoming...

It's your accent?

PubFather · 06-13-2006, 15:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TopHatter

It's your accent?

It might be... lol

Mind you, when I spoke in a full glasgow accent in Flagstaff, someone did remark "I didn't know Scottish people spoke French..." I have the same problem in England sometimes...

**Officer of Engineers** · 06-13-2006, 16:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TopHatter

It's your accent?

It's the single malt scotch.

**TopHatter** · 06-13-2006, 16:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PubFather

Mind you, when I spoke in a full glasgow accent in Flagstaff, someone did remark "I didn't know Scottish people spoke French..." I have the same problem in England sometimes...

I really need to visit there and get in touch with my roots (father's side). Put me up for a few nights?

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Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers

It's the single malt scotch.

My boss went to Scotland and surprised me with a bottle of 10 year old scotch whisky. Man that stuff gives me a hangover from hell....

I guess I'm not as Scottish as I thought.

PubFather · 06-13-2006, 16:46 PM

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I really need to visit there and get in touch with my roots (father's side). Put me up for a few nights?

Have to run that one past the wife lol

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My boss went to Scotland and surprised me with a bottle of 10 year old scotch whisky. Man that stuff gives me a hangover from hell....

I guess I'm not as Scottish as I thought.

I'm sure OfE would agree that practise makes perfect with malt whisky...

**Officer of Engineers** · 06-13-2006, 16:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PubFather

I'm sure OfE would agree that practise makes perfect with malt whisky...

Just remember the fridge so that we have a place to keep the beer.

**TopHatter** · 06-13-2006, 16:51 PM

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Originally Posted by PubFather

Have to run that one past the wife lol

I'm sure she won't mind taking in a wayward kinsman

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Originally Posted by PubFather

I'm sure OfE would agree that practise makes perfect with malt whisky...

Sure, no problem. I'll even bring my family label with me

06-11-2006, 01:15 AM	#32 (permalink)
Dragoon Regular Join Date: 08-11-04 Posts: 128	I've had some pretty entertaining exchanges with Brit's and Aussies, concerning "The American Attitude Problem" I guess it's just our cultures are so alike and so very different. As far as Arrogance, I suppose Brits are a little intitled to it, Theyre only a thousand or so years older as far as societies go. Soooo I can see them looking at us as loud obnoxious ill mannered children. remember: 1. Be polite 2. be professional 3. don't take it personally 4. Go back to doing what you were doing in the first place..., __________________ Yes..,You have the right To Speak, however I have the right not to listen

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