Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!d141-64-106.home.cgocable.NET!not-for-mail From: "Helen Ramsay" Newsgroups: soc.culture.british,soc.culture.scottish,soc.culture.welsh,soc.culture.japan,fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: Why do British hate american culture? Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 10:48:00 -0500 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <864qv81je7.fsf@littledevil.internal.zobbo.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: d141-64-106.home.cgocable.net (24.141.64.106) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1073490464 7562506 24.141.64.106 ([207901]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:9986 "JJD" wrote >Ian J Cottee wrote: > >JJD writes: > > > >> >>And scones. Don't forget the scones. > >> > > >> >Would you provide a pronounciation guide for the foreign johnnies, > >> >Jeff? There's a good chap. > >> > >> What, and provide them with one of the ultimate clues to Britishness? > >> I should jolly well think not. Foreign johnnies must learn their > >> place. On the one hand you *won't* provide a 'pronounciation' guide, but... > >She was a professional flutist and decent pianist and was playing > >accompanying music at some auditions for a West End musical. > Flautist. you jump right in with a spelling guide! Bad form old chap! Cheers, Helen hramsay at cogeco dot ca