Re: Why do British hate american culture?
Raj Feridun wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:50:21 +0900, Declan Murphy
> <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Raj Feridun wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:40:29 +1300, JJD <jefdrab@newsguy.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:13:04 +0000, T N Nurse
>>>><tnnurseNOUCE99@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>American Culture?
>>>>>>>Oh you mean the green stuff that grows on a big Mac if you leave it
>>>>>>>uncovered for a few days? that's the closest thing to culture that America
>>>>>>>will ever have.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Oh that's brilliant. Do tell, what ultra-cultured, sophisticated,
>>>>>>genteel country do YOU hail from that you can be making such
>>>>>>broad-brush, not to mention puerile remarks?
>>>>>
>>>>>Australia, by the looks of things.
>>>>
>>>>I say, steady on when speaking of the colonies. Remember the wars and
>>>>all that.
>>>>
>>>>JJD
>>>
>>>Yes, which brings us full circle back to what I believe to be the true
>>>motivation behind the original comments on the "lack" of American
>>>culture: jealousy and lingering bitterness.
>>
>>Strewth. I never knew that my views on tenpin bowling, prohibition, open
>>container laws, monopolistic software companies, budweiser "beer", and
>>christian radio was partially based on my jealousy and lingering
>>bitterness. I live and learn.
>
> Oh was that YOU that made those Big Mac comments, Declan?!! I'm not so
> much outraged as shocked!
There wouldn't be much chance of me leaving a Big Mac uncovered for a
few minutes let alone a few days, I luv the little buggers.
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