I am amused that there is a real World Series in baseball, Americans do badly at it, and don't even notice.
It is of course true that those of us who speak the Queen's English are the only ones to do so without an accent
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Torchwood wrote:The Foibles of Four Countries.
I am amused that there is a real World Series in baseball, Americans do badly at it, and don't even notice.
It is of course true that those of us who speak the Queen's English are the only ones to do so without an accent
Simple Minded wrote:Torchwood wrote:The Foibles of Four Countries.
I am amused that there is a real World Series in baseball, Americans do badly at it, and don't even notice.
It is of course true that those of us who speak the Queen's English are the only ones to do so without an accent![]()
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Excellent post Torchwood!!!
We are all toooooo human, which some find to be quite humorous, and others find to be a constant source of irritation.
But like oysters who don't know enough to keep their mouths shut, many of the perpetually irritated neither produce nor cast pearls.![]()
I miss the days when one culture was obviously superior to all others..... sigh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmJ-VWPDM4
good points Typhoon!Typhoon wrote:
Back in the 1980's everyone was learning [turning?] Japanese. Today it's Chinese . . . for now. In the future . . . Swahili?
The English language accent that I found the easiest to understand was Canadian, although I found the southern US accent charming once I was able to understand it.
When I lived in the US, my British and Canadian colleagues matched their stereotypes:
British droll wit and understandment: wondering why a colleague was calling me late at night about "a bit of a problem" later coming to understand that this was equivalent to the American fubar.
Canadian politeness and sense of humour: watching a colleague convince an American one, while keeping a perfectly straight face, that back in his hometown they had to roll up the wooden sidewalks at night so that the beavers would not chew on them.
I've yet to experience that famous French arrogance and rudeness while in France.
To NoS' credit, he did mention the international baseball series.Hoosiernorm wrote:It's soccer OK, not football! 'Merika is the only place they play it!
Indeed.Simple Minded wrote: . . .
Large populations both defy and encourage stereotyping. Everyone can find whatever trait they are looking for! Pretty easy actually......Everybody filters.