Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!gcd.org!news.yamada.gr.jp!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!proxad.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Harry Crun" 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: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:27:17 -0800 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <10102mgfs2rnfac@corp.supernews.com> References: <3RhPb.1035$J72.30050@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> <400DB244.4F9BC174@alltel.net> <1kBPb.81956$6y6.1647636@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> <100u6cr62ponu2d@corp.supernews.com> <100ucv2j672ov2c@corp.supernews.com> <400F6512.3090AE@alltel.net> 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 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 30 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:11227 "Madra Dubh" wrote in message news:kASPb.1026$6O4.24865@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > > "JJD" wrote in message > > Oh dear me, that's just not British, is it? It simply wouldn't do. > > A pretentious lot, you *nglish. I'm afraid JJD is not English, and never will be, no matter how hard he tries. > And so little these days to be pretentious about, considering the collapse > of your empire. > Even the homeland disintegrates what with Wales, Scotland, and soon, > Northern Ireland, all in the process of breaking away. > It looks as though you soon will only have the Cornish to look down your > noses at. What makes you think that a minor event such as Scottish Independence would make a difference at whom we look at down our noses at. > (Like that "at" out there at the end of the sentence?) > It's OK, but you could have done better. Harry C.