If skins is anything to go by than the UK is freaking crazy.
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brendude13 said:
Crazy drivers? British drivers are very skilled, our driving tests are actually hard. |
Well considering how crazy the drivers are I wouldn't doubt they are skilled or they would be dead by now.
When I think about the UK, first and foremost I'm confused about all countries that compose it (UK is Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland).
Apart from that, I love love love the accent, I have this misconception that British people sound distinguished because of it (even if they're saying the foulest things). They have a fascinating history (love stories about kings and queens, their power struggles with other nations, although I have to admit most of what I know comes from what I've read in books about France's history since their history is often interconnected with England).
I like their music too since a lot of the artists I listen to come from the UK (Muse, Adele, Franz Ferdinand, Florence + the Machine, The Fratellis, Queen, etc...)
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Great legacy, but the present day is something totally different. Obvious signs of cultural and moral decay.
Destroy everything and start anew, I'd say, But that's something I'd do for most western european countries.
| Chroniczaaa said: If skins is anything to go by than the UK is freaking crazy. |
It might be a bit like Skins at the extreme (at least, the first series of Skins... I stopped watching halfway through series 2, it was getting a bit dull and a bit too ridiculous)
It's more like Misfits though... everyone in the UK has a superpower 
| TruckOSaurus said: When I think about the UK, first and foremost I'm confused about all countries that compose it (UK is Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland). Apart from that, I love love love the accent, I have this misconception that British people sound distinguished because of it (even if they're saying the foulest things). They have a fascinating history (love stories about kings and queens, their power struggles with other nations, although I have to admit most of what I know comes from what I've read in books about France's history since their history is often interconnected with England). I like their music too since a lot of the artists I listen to come from the UK (Muse, Adele, Franz Ferdinand, Florence + the Machine, The Fratellis, Queen, etc...) |
It is confusing... hopefully this will help.
The British Isles is the name for the group of islands... there are lots of islands in the British Isles. Great Britain is the biggest island, followed by Ireland, then there loads of Scottish islands, the Isle of Man, the Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_British_Isles
On the political side the Republic of Ireland is a country in it's own right. Then N.Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England are the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
The Channel Islands (Jersey & Guernsey and a few other small islands) and for some reason the Isle of Man are "British Crown Dependencies" which is where the proper madness occurs... as none of the islands are part of the UK, (and by extension not part of the EU) but are also not classed as overseas territories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Dependencies
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| RolStoppable said: 1) People who are full of themselves and think that UK is not a part of Europe which leads to news articles that use lines like "game to be released in the UK and Europe". 2) Extremely weird humor. 3) Drive on the wrong side of the road. 4) Drink tea at 5pm, every day. 5) Fish and chips, plus much more disgusting combinations of food. 6) They call pommes frites chips and chips crisps or crispies. 7) They pay people to do nothing all day, except wearing an uniform and standing still. 8) Hooligans, everywhere. 9) Every other man has red hair. 10) Kick and rush. |
1. Full of ourselves? I would say the British and Irish are probably the first to make fun of the British and Irish. The UK/Europe thing gets on my nerves too though.
2. Damn straight my old cheese grater.
3. I'll give you that, in truth I don't think one side is better than the other except that Worldwide there is more RHS driving, and ultimately it would make it easier if people didn;t have to swap.
4. I say piffle to that old bean, tea is 4pm. (although personally it's been a few years since I drank tea, and I don't tend to eat or drink anything between lunch and dinner)
5. Fish & Chips from the right place can be awesome... the soggy overcooked and greasy fish shop stuff is not my kind of thing, but there is a great F&C restaurant call Murgatroyds quite near Leeds-Bradford airport.
6. Given that 'pommes frites' translates as apple fries when seperated I think chips is a more meaningful word (as the chips are chipped from the whole potato) As for crisps, well normal crisps are kind of chipped from the potato so chips works, though I would descibe them as slices... however they are called crisps because they are crisp, as in crunchy. And I have never heard anyone call crisps 'crispies'.
7. Which profession is that? either way I am sure there are jobs like that all over the Western world. Oh wait, do you mean the royal guards with the bearskin hats and red jackets. Yeah that is dumb.
8. Yes, it's fucking annoying... I will generally smile at people I walk past in the street (unless in the city when to do that would require a permanent grin) but I don't do so to people that look between 15 and my own age, just in case.
9. Err no. The redhead populace is surely higher than any other country apart from Rep. of Ireland, but they are still rare (I think there were 4 redheaded males in my year at school for example, out of about 100... redhead girls seem to be more common, though it might be dyed, either way doesn't bother me as red hair on a girl is a bonus for my tastes )
10. I have no idea what that means.
RolStoppable said:
6) Still annoying to call the same stuff different names, especially because the same word (chips) refers to different kinds of food across languages. You are doing it wrong, so do the world a favor and change it. 7) Yes, I meant the royal guards. 10) The style of football that is played in the UK, although they have gone away from it over the last two decades and tried to emulate the style of most other nations. Kick and rush basically means lobbing the ball forward across the midfield and rushing after it as the general strategy instead of having the player(s) in the central midfielder position(s) distribute the ball in a more controlled fashion. |
Which languages would they be exactly?
Crisps are called crisps because they are crispy potato, chips are called chips because they are chips of potato. It's not a difficult language to learn Rol even for an ozzy.
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| RolStoppable said: 10) The style of football that is played in the UK, although they have gone away from it over the last two decades and tried to emulate the style of most other nations. Kick and rush basically means lobbing the ball forward across the midfield and rushing after it as the general strategy instead of having the player(s) in the central midfielder position(s) distribute the ball in a more controlled fashion. |
Ah, well I have little interest in football, watching it is particularly dull... you should probably be glad of that because if I did like football I might change my temperament and participate in a mobbing whenever England next play Austria.
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