Re: Why do British hate american culture?
Rick wrote:
> JJD wrote:
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>>On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 21:32:27 -0600, "Duke of URL"
>><macbenahATkdsiDOTnet> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>And they say the British Class structure is dead.
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>>>>>>>>>>>Who says that?
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>>>>>>>>>>Foreigners, I would imagine. And poor people.
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>>>>>>>>>>>A popular, but unsubstantiated myth - have no truck
>>>>>>>>>>>with it. That's my advice.
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>>>>>>>>>>Trucks are too frightfully proletarian for this thread, Jeff.
>>>>>>>>>>Landaus, broughams and coupes de ville, those are the sorts
>>>>>>>>>>of transport for a pukka British chap.
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>>>>>>>>>One has Jaguars.
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>>>>>>>>Jaguars are too frightfully proletarian also, having been taken
>>>>>>>>over by the dreadful Ford chappie. Best stick to Rolls Royce
>>>>>>>>or Bentley - oops, they're now German aren't they? How about
>>>>>>>>Aston Martin and Lotus?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Had the Asters out to 130mph last week, but that was just on
>>>>>>>one's driveway, so it's not a true indication.
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>So it was you I passed in my 72 Crown Vic. I thought it was the
>>>>>>Geiko Lizard.
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>>>>>Was I wearing a cravat and sporting a pipe?
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>>>>I thought there was a law against driving one without the requsite
>>>>attire. Was it a tartan cravat or a yellow one?
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>>>He's *nglish, therefore not allowed to wear anything but a regimental
>>>tie.
>>>
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>>A significant portion of that is quite erroneous.
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>>JJD
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You've got him lost for words, JJD.
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