oldandknew wrote:There some strange people in this funny old world. SierraSong & Herbie have taken it upon themselves too tell us how we should sanitize the UK, if not the whole world & make it a safe place for WASPs too live & work.
What do they base their stance upon ?
One of them is in Texas & t'other is in australia. Not exactly 1st hand knowledge gleaned from daily experience or when having a drink in the pub.
Reading comprehension problems? Please show me (assuming you've read more than two paragraphs of this entire thread) where I "took it upon myself" to show you anything. First hand knowledge? Hell, people in your neck of the woods have been telling us how to behave for decades. Of course, we just laugh and ignore.
oldandknew wrote:America or much of it, expects the rest of the world to be a carbon copy of the USA. We should all drive a Chevy, drink bottles of Bud, smoke Camel, salute the flag & wear shirts with button down collars. Well we prefer to do some cherrypicking, the good bits. Most of us are able too manage in our own cultures, even if they are a bit ancient.
I assure you the majority here don't give a **** what you smoke, drive or drink. I did read the other day that Great Britain has just made its last payment to us on Lend/Lease, so thank you for that. I'm sure we'll put it to good use.
oldandknew wrote:Oh yeah & if you find that the French or the Italians don't speak English, just shout louder & louder till they learn. It's amazing when you find out that you've been charged a 100 bucks for a beer, 2 cokes & a vin rouge. C'est la vie.
I love it.
Vive la difference
You do know to what depths of esteem the French hold you English, right? Sad, but hey, that's for y'all to work out amongst yourselves. Try to stay civil, though.
oldandknew wrote:p.s. if i were of the gullible kind & took you 2 jerks seriously, I'd really believe & accept those 7 points that Herbie has recently posted.
You 2 have had your merry jape, got a lot people wound up but this little soap opera has run it's course, so why don't you get a new soapbox from which you can release some different VENOM
Actually, if you were the "reading" type, you'd know that Europe, and not just your little part of it, is in deep doo-doo, but don't worry about it. Just go back to sleep.
You've chosen not to defend yourselves. You (and the rest of Europe) have strapped yourselves with an untenable socialist economy and huge unassimilated immigrant populations. Y'all really shouldn't worry too much about the ugly American. You should worry about Mohammed down the street.
Sleep well.