Ask a British Person.......
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The rich ones tend to be greedy and mean, I suppose that's how they got to be rich. The general public are probably just as greedy, but not as mean so they stay poor. :1orglaugh
Ah, now you've explained it I can see perfectly, I was putting the wrong words together. :thumbsup:
Can't really think of any off the top of my head, maybe Madonna or Liza Minelli? Liza's not really despised, though, more made fun of. Oh yeah, Maradonna of course. "Hand of God" and all that. :dunno: :wave2:
Not so much, people tend to wait until they go on holiday in Europe, the French riot police are more fun. :1orglaugh
Errr, get back to me in a day or two.......
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Sorry. My bad. He wants to know about famous British people. So..
"Are there any Brits that are loved elsewhere to a degree that confuses most Brits?"
I think that's the intent of his question.
I enjoy erotic stories, and there is nothing worse than being really into a story, only to have it ruined by that goofy British lingo. Why do you have to use terms like "wank," "bum," "arse," and "knickers?"
cheerio then,
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I find that very funny because soccer players are the most dramatic players I've ever seen. They should win awards for the acting they do. Its just kills me when a player gets to do a penalty kick, it just doesn't seem to be fair.
As for basketball when the game comes down to a buzzer-beating-shot is one of the most exciting things you can see, especially when its in a championship game.
...and lets not forget how soccer sometimes decide their games by PENALTY KICKS(which must be the worst way ever to decide a game). Its a guessing game!
Our politics are far to boring to bring up in discussion here, its not like the US here we dont have interesting candidates who can get us in a heated debate like the recent US election did. Discuss Brown and Cameron? Nah its alright they're basically the same person anyway.
I suppose thats it, we dont really have apposing political parties in the country, Labour which you would think would be a left leaning party and the Conservatives which you can guess which side of the spectrum they are supposed to be on are so similar they are basically the same party. You can forget about the Liberal Democrats they dont count
So as you can see there really isnt much to discuss....Who are you going to vote for?
Does it really matter?
Im sure once the Conservatives get in which it looks like they will they will change their tune and go back to their old ways and we'll all be doomed. But up until that point there really isnt that much to discuss.
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Not in soccer but town centres on Fridays and Saturdays are worse than ever: booze.
Football hooliganism dates well back into the history of soccer (rival towns) going back hundreds of years but at the moment it's mainly a continental thing. Italy's pretty bad at the moment.
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Fair enough. Panties and jerk are a bit peculiar too!!
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Didn't like her political ideology or her as a person. As a politician I have some reluctant admiration for her but only due to her ambition, work ethic and vision.
She was largely the product (a humble born snob) of our complex class system which she altered to the benefit of entrepreneurs and suffering of the poor.
Her legacy lives on today and the current financial crisis is partly down to errors made in her time that were not addressed by successive governments.
One good thing she did do was free up markets - especially affecting London which saw its return to the world's largest financial intermediary.
But there are dozens of down sides which are too numerous to mention!!
Many of us hated her and still do.
To see things in perspective we have to look back at how bad things were in 1979.Industry and industial relations were generally in appalling shape , massive overmanning was rife and successive governments had done nothing to address the situation.On top of which there was starting a major international recession.She inherited the weakest European economy and the smart money was on the economy not being able to recover.
The country turned to Thatcher to rectify matters-the slogan was "Power to the People" at the time.The only solution was massive restructuring , the unions were reformed so that management could manage again.Interestingly after 11 years of a union based government no attempt has been made to turn back the clock.The result was the loss of many jobs (some of which were from companies which were grossly overmanned) but the country became much more competitive and able to prosper in the modern world.When her party left office in 1997 the incoming government inherited the strongest economy in Europe and a pension fund as big as the whole of the rest of the EU combined.
I see her in a sense like a cancer surgeon who had to cut out a lot of bad tissue and with it of course went some good tissue too.But the patient survived and was in much better health than before.Some people unfortunately only remember the pain of the operations and harbour resentment.But honestly without her we would have been sunk.
Our politics are far to boring to bring up in discussion here, its not like the US here we dont have interesting candidates who can get us in a heated debate like the recent US election did. Discuss Brown and Cameron? Nah its alright they're basically the same person anyway.
I suppose thats it, we dont really have apposing political parties in the country, Labour which you would think would be a left leaning party and the Conservatives which you can guess which side of the spectrum they are supposed to be on are so similar they are basically the same party. You can forget about the Liberal Democrats they dont count
Who are you going to vote for?
Does it really matter?
Im sure once the Conservatives get in which it looks like they will they will change their tune and go back to their old ways and we'll all be doomed. But up until that point there really isnt that much to discuss.
Does the British Conservative Party believe in a conservative "Christian values" social agenda as our Conservative Republican Party does?
Not really, well i suppose there are a few who have similar beliefs, such as, in anti-abortion and they want to keep traditional families together, but there isnt the Christian element, its not that prominant in British politics like it is in the US, like its not that prominant in British society.
The big difference between the parties is that Labour is full of academics, teachers etc, all very worthy professions but without a clue how to actually make things work.A problem? Pass new legislation , even though existing laws will cover it.Economy in trouble because we borrow too much? Borrow a lot more to get us out of the mess.
Conservatives normally have a background in business and know better how the world works.In terms of policy , Labour pinched all the best bits from them and this wrong footed them for a long time.
Besides fish&chips, what do you eat?
LoL well in Scotland you know theres haggis which is the organs of a sheep boiled inside the skin of the sheeps stomach it is mixed with herbs suet onions and spices. Which is often served with potatoes normally mashed potatoes. It's actually very nice as repulsive as it sounds
In Wales there is Laverbread - which basically boiled seaweed,laver is a kind of edible seaweed. Don't like this one mind you.
A famous English dish would be the Lancashire hot pot. Which consists of meat onions and and potatoes, Obviously cooked in a pot.
A well known Irish dish here in Northern Ireland might be bangers and mash. Which is just sausages with what is called champ. Which is mashed potatoes with scallions, sometimes it has peas or onions added.
Most of the folk I've met who hate Thatcher are lazy, workshy spongers who just want an easy ride in life and they vote Labour hoping they will go easy on them... and sadly both Labour and the Tories do go easy on the idle wasters.
The non-lazy folk I've met who hate Thatcher, hate her just because she was a Tory and they are intellectual, tree hugging Labour supporters who would find good in someone like Hitler to be honest. :2 cents:
All around the mulberry bush
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun.
Pop! Goes the weasel!
A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle.
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel!
Up and down the City Road.
In and out of the Eagle.
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel!
Half a pound of tupenney rice,
Half a pound of treacle,
Mix it up amd make it nice,
Pop! Goes the weasel!
wot's all that about then ?
The monkey chased the weasel,
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun.
Pop! Goes the weasel!
A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle.
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel!
Up and down the City Road.
In and out of the Eagle.
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! Goes the weasel!
Half a pound of tupenney rice,
Half a pound of treacle,
Mix it up amd make it nice,
Pop! Goes the weasel!
wot's all that about then ?