Best of British (from an American perspective):
https://youtu.be/hWf6p_R_6zg
https://youtu.be/hWf6p_R_6zg
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Disliked{quote} No I think Trump could edge it. It could be just like Brexit, meaning the polls are way off. 1. A lot of people who have never voted could turn out. I understand the turnout for US elections is normally very low, much lower than ours? 2. People who would vote for Trump would more likely not tell the pollsters of their intentions for fear of being called a right wing racist or whatever, just like in Brexit. Guns are what really scare me about America. There are always nutters everywhere, but the difference is yours have guns. Anyway what...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Not really, I know a little bit about it, but my knowledge is pretty crap american civil war.Ignored
Disliked{quote} What? Well if every country adopted that attitude we would never know anything about each other, as they to can claim to have their own history too.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Ok. Interesting. One of the most contentious debates that has been raging on for well over a 100 years is the issue on the causes of the Civil War, and just wanted to learn what the Brits thought of it, or what their perspective is. What is ironic, Charles Dickens and Karl Marx were alive when the Civil war happened, and their stated perspective are quite different than what is taught in our schools. To really understand America, one needs to learn about the civil war, as the single most important event in our history which saw more causalities...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Ok. Interesting. One of the most contentious debates that has been raging on for well over a 100 years is the issue on the causes of the Civil War, and just wanted to learn what the Brits thought of it, or what their perspective is. What is ironic, Charles Dickens and Karl Marx were alive when the Civil war happened, and their stated perspective are quite different than what is taught in our schools. To really understand America, one needs to learn about the civil war, as the single most important event in our history which saw more causalities...Ignored
Disliked.... Guns are what really scare me about America. There are always nutters everywhere, but the difference is yours have guns. ...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Over a period of years I have made a few visits to the USA. I have always been impressed by the general politeness and hospitality of people in the southern states. I thought how we British could do well to follow their lead and be more well-mannered. After several years of musing I wondered one day whether guns might be part of the reason. Let's face it, if you know the other person has a gun you are going to be quite careful not to antagonise them.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Ok. Interesting. One of the most contentious debates that has been raging on for well over a 100 years is the issue on the causes of the Civil War, and just wanted to learn what the Brits thought of it, or what their perspective is. What is ironic, Charles Dickens and Karl Marx were alive when the Civil war happened, and their stated perspective are quite different than what is taught in our schools. To really understand America, one needs to learn about the civil war, as the single most important event in our history which saw more causalities...Ignored
Disliked{quote} Over a period of years I have made a few visits to the USA. I have always been impressed by the general politeness and hospitality of people in the southern states. I thought how we British could do well to follow their lead and be more well-mannered. After several years of musing I wondered one day whether guns might be part of the reason. Let's face it, if you know the other person has a gun you are going to be quite careful not to antagonise them.Ignored
Disliked{quote} I wish I did know more. Is the paragraph above about about a point elsewhere ITT, about understanding Americans?Ignored
Disliked{quote} I know next to nothing about the American Civil war and I doubt many here do. But saying that, my focus was entirely in the Sciences and Maths, not History.Ignored
Disliked{quote} So we carry guns so everyone is polite to one another? Can't you see how ridiculous that sounds?! I'd rather someone be rude to me than worried I could be shot if I'm rude to anyone! You call that freedom? On another point, I do get rather agitated if I spend longer too long in the States. I feel like a fricking freak show, so my natural demeanour possibly could appear rude. You know, in every bloody shop and restaurant, "oh my garrrrd, are you Briiitish?" No, I'm a f-ing alien. Don't invade my space, don't sit next to me, don't clear the...Ignored
Disliked{quote} We covered the war of Independence, on account of how we lost....! ...and were fighting the French too... Another example of British Imperial Stupidity. The British were also supplying slaves to the West Indies, so at school there was some learning about all that. Particularly the Trade Winds were the main facility of the cycle that involved ships heading south from England (selling what I don't know, maybe just empty), collecting slaves from West Africa, taking them across the Atlantic to the Gulf area of the USA (which it wasn't at the...Ignored
Disliked{quote} I would say it is not so much about understanding Americans as it is more about understanding the psyche of the American socio-consciousness. Our country is still divided by cultural differences of the North and South, defined by the Mason Dixon line even til this day, that was defined by the civil war. I am interested in this topic, because there is a lot of misconceptions regarding this conflict, and what I find most interesting is how History was rewritten to favor a certain narrative. As the saying goes, the Victors often decided how...Ignored
Disliked{quote} You can't take that statement verbatim. I don't think that was the point in which Exodus was expressing. Also the part about being rude, there is plenty of examples in other places that corroborate that perspective. Also which place are you referring to? America is a pretty big place, being in a few shops is hardly enough of an impression to make an over generalized opinion like that. You could use that to your advantage, as most Brits are almost like celebrities due to charming people with your accent. You probably get anything you want...Ignored
Disliked{quote} So we carry guns so everyone is polite to one another? Can't you see how ridiculous that sounds?! ....Ignored
Disliked{quote} Haar! Jen; you're up for mixing it today .... Personally I think that if we all carried guns it would re-instate the Laws of Natural Selection. From my original perspective ... people would be less free with their verbal abuse if they thought the playing field was level. I have been coming around to the 2nd amendment since Paris in November 2015. As one person put it, 'if we were allowed to carry guns there would have been fewer dead people'. Arguably there might have been no incident at all.Ignored
Disliked{quote} Haar! Jen; you're up for mixing it today .... Personally I think that if we all carried guns it would re-instate the Laws of Natural Selection. From my original perspective ... people would be less free with their verbal abuse if they thought the playing field was level. I have been coming around to the 2nd amendment since Paris in November 2015. As one person put it, 'if we were allowed to carry guns there would have been fewer dead people'. Arguably there might have been no incident at all.Ignored