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From: iain_inkster@hotmail.com (Iain)
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Subject: Re: Why do British hate american culture?
Date: 3 Jan 2004 06:52:01 -0800
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matthewoutland22@yahoo.com (MatthewOutland) wrote in message news:<52210046.0401022313.78f63f4b@posting.google.com>...
> Is it because we have freeedom and you brits are a bunch of
> totalitarian bullies?
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> Is it becasue we're big and british are short and ugly?
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> Is it because we're stronger than you?
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> If you can get past these, and still ahte america, I would like a
> detailed explanation as to why you dislike american culture

Okay, so the British Londoner television chef Jamie Oliver is on
American television, and certain local London slangs are explained to
the American audience beforehand, as would be expected. Afterwards,
however, basic words such as "texture" and "extraordinary" are
explained to the adult audience as if they are school children. I
could not imagine this as necessary anywhere is Western Europe or any
other English speaking nation. The United States is a country
fragmented into little pockets of ignorance, and this is why that type
of communication is necessary. This is my own main criticism of United
States culture.

I personally have never resented nations with more military strength.
British short and ugly? I wouldn't know where to begin with this one.
Bullies? The main thing which keeps Britain free is that the British
cannot ever be bothered oppressing one another. That's why there has
never been a single lasting political revolution on this island since
history began. Totalitarian? You're going to have to be more specific
but just about everyone who has made such claims had never an idea
what they were discussing and ran along the lines or "YOUR COMMIE
QUEEN DOESNT LET YOU SUE HOSPITALS BECAUSE THE BBC FORBIDS IT" and so
on.
--
Iain