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[Webby the Bear]

..... so we supposedly hate americans. we can't stand their naizely accents. or the fact they think nowhere else exists other  than the states. or how their retired folk dress when they do realise there are other countries and go on holiday. or their government. or their size. their self-righteousness. or their materialism and certainly their 'american dream' as it's the most ironic thing in the world (world including 'the rest of it' besides redwing drive, little rock, arkansas)

i got speaking to someone at a works do who is insistent he hates everything (like the list above) about america....

hmmmmmm this to me is odd. i love america. my girlfriend is american. and i love mcdonalds.

in my mind we are american. your pop tarts in the morning are an american invention. your ford focus. your dell computer with windows. your nike trainers. your phone. your budweiser.

although we dont have the accent. we are american. and i love it.

ps. my jeremy clarkson style dicussion is over. feel free to tell me we're not americann at all and we'd sooner sit in a manky 'pub' drinking boddingtons than ever play '9-ball'

 

[cem_devecioglu]

I use samsung

[Webby the Bear]

hahaha i expected sum comical remarks on this post 

[Nickbat]

The "hate America" culture has been largely fomented by the left -wing media. They stopped briefly when Obama became POTUS, but now that the next presidential raise looms on the horizon, they're back on track.

I have no problem with America or Americans. That does not mean I agree with everything in their culture or the country's foreign policy, but there are some who have an instinctive US-hatred, bordering on the obsessive. As you say, we share many values and we have adopted many of their products and innovations.

No need to see it as a rant. I think many of us agree with you.     

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Having known Americans most of my life, visited their country, lived with Americans on a number of acassions, and loved everything about the United States of America along with their culture, no one can say anything against them whilst I am around!

For me my life, and the future, would be a lot sadder without the US of A, and certainly I believe our very existence (well mine and my children anyway!) would be in grave doubt without them since 1940, to date

I would also prefer to see the UK as an American State than us become just another State of Europe!

[Banjax]

i'm not american but i do love a lot about the states i could list 100 american things i love without thinking about it..........their good TV is miles better than anything we produce Sopranos, West Wing, The Wire, Curb, Simpsons, Daily Show, Big Bang 

I love the NFL and Indycar 

I loved Bill Hicks, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce

They invented supeheroes.

NY

Stephen King

the Empire Strikes Back, the Godfather and Indiana Jones 

to name a fraction - and i havent mentioned cars, music or women yet 
 

[cem_devecioglu]

Having known Americans most of my life, visited their country, lived with Americans on a number of acassions, and loved everything about the United States of America along with their culture, no one can say anything against them whilst I am around!

For me my life, and the future, would be a lot sadder without the US of A, and certainly I believe our very existence (well mine and my children anyway!) would be in grave doubt without them since 1940, to date

I would also prefer to see the UK as an American State than us become just another State of Europe!

good save us from them bringing "freedom" to us

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Having known Americans most of my life, visited their country, lived with Americans on a number of acassions, and loved everything about the United States of America along with their culture, no one can say anything against them whilst I am around!

For me my life, and the future, would be a lot sadder without the US of A, and certainly I believe our very existence (well mine and my children anyway!) would be in grave doubt without them since 1940, to date

I would also prefer to see the UK as an American State than us become just another State of Europe!

good save us from them bringing "freedom" to us

Sorry Cem, but they have already!!

[cem_devecioglu]

Having known Americans most of my life, visited their country, lived with Americans on a number of acassions, and loved everything about the United States of America along with their culture, no one can say anything against them whilst I am around!

For me my life, and the future, would be a lot sadder without the US of A, and certainly I believe our very existence (well mine and my children anyway!) would be in grave doubt without them since 1940, to date

I would also prefer to see the UK as an American State than us become just another State of Europe!

good save us from them bringing "freedom" to us

Sorry Cem, but they have already!!

erm.. I mean "more freedom" 

[Webby the Bear]

and they produced angelina jolie.... and denise richards. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

and id prefer an american foot long chilli dog to a french snail 

[Banjax]

and they produced angelina jolie.... and denise richards. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

and id prefer an american foot long chilli dog to a french snail 

tsk....the euphisms kids use these days 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My current wife lived in Los  Angeles as a child between 1967-71. This was a time of much civil unrest......race riots.....and gun crime were common place.

During this time the good people of America elected a Republican preident who went by the name Richard Milhous "Watergate" Nixon.....a nice chap...

She still retains some American friends from this time. I have always found them to be genuinely friendly and engaging.....yet also slightly gullible and easily led...

[albitz]

When I heard that we had a free 2 weeks all expenses paid holiday to the U.S. in  2001, I was very p1ssed off. I really didnt want to go, "its full of Americans" was my cry of complaint.
Anyway - flew Virgin Atlantic to Boston,picked up the hire car at the airport, and proceeded to drive up to New Hampshire,with a feeling of being quite underwhelmed by what lay ahead.
Within a few days I had fallen in love with the place and after a week I was dreading the end of the holiday. The hotel was lovely, the area was beautiful, the price of everything was very cheap, and the people were genuinely warm and friendly.
The service in shops/ restaurants etc. was superb. We take the p1$$ out of the Americans for saying "have a nice day", but it beats some disinterested spooty yoof, who gives the impression that they are pretty annoyed that you have interrupted their texting session by wanting to buy something - which is what we have far too much off over here.
We explored a lot of New England, a beautiful place. went to Niagra falls - which is a spectacular experience. Went across into Canada, saw the mighty St. Lawrence river, went to Montreal and then carried on up to St. Berthier - a personal pilgrimage for me, as it is where the late great Gilles Villenueve came from.
We then went down to NYC for the weekend (10th and 11th Aug. 2001) and did the whole New York thing -Went up the statue of Liberty, the Empire State building,and to the top of one of the twin towers. Also did Central park, the Dakota building ( where Lennon lived and died) and Times square at night.
I came away from the place with a completely different attitude to when I arrived. I loved much of the American way of life, and it is the one place I have visited that I could really consider emigrating to, given the chance.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

When I heard that we had a free 2 weeks all expenses paid holiday to the U.S. in  2001, I was very p1ssed off. I really didnt want to go, "its full of Americans" was my cry of complaint.
Anyway - flew Virgin Atlantic to Boston,picked up the hire car at the airport, and proceeded to drive up to New Hampshire,with a feeling of being quite underwhelmed by what lay ahead.
Within a few days I had fallen in love with the place and after a week I was dreading the end of the holiday. The hotel was lovely, the area was beautiful, the price of everything was very cheap, and the people were genuinely warm and friendly.
The service in shops/ restaurants etc. was superb. We take the p1$$ out of the Americans for saying "have a nice day", but it beats some disinterested spooty yoof, who gives the impression that they are pretty annoyed that you have interrupted their texting session by wanting to buy something - which is what we have far too much off over here.
We explored a lot of New England, a beautiful place. went to Niagra falls - which is a spectacular experience. Went across into Canada, saw the mighty St. Lawrence river, went to Montreal and then carried on up to St. Berthier - a personal pilgrimage for me, as it is where the late great Gilles Villenueve came from.
We then went down to NYC for the weekend (10th and 11th Aug. 2001) and did the whole New York thing -Went up the statue of Liberty, the Empire State building,and to the top of one of the twin towers. Also did Central park, the Dakota building ( where Lennon lived and died) and Times square at night.
I came away from the place with a completely different attitude to when I arrived. I loved much of the American way of life, and it is the one place I have visited that I could really consider emigrating to, given the chance.

Everything you have said Albs is soooo true! 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

When I heard that we had a free 2 weeks all expenses paid holiday to the U.S. in  2001, I was very p1ssed off. I really didnt want to go, "its full of Americans" was my cry of complaint.
Anyway - flew Virgin Atlantic to Boston,picked up the hire car at the airport, and proceeded to drive up to New Hampshire,with a feeling of being quite underwhelmed by what lay ahead.
Within a few days I had fallen in love with the place and after a week I was dreading the end of the holiday. The hotel was lovely, the area was beautiful, the price of everything was very cheap, and the people were genuinely warm and friendly.
The service in shops/ restaurants etc. was superb. We take the p1$$ out of the Americans for saying "have a nice day", but it beats some disinterested spooty yoof, who gives the impression that they are pretty annoyed that you have interrupted their texting session by wanting to buy something - which is what we have far too much off over here.
We explored a lot of New England, a beautiful place. went to Niagra falls - which is a spectacular experience. Went across into Canada, saw the mighty St. Lawrence river, went to Montreal and then carried on up to St. Berthier - a personal pilgrimage for me, as it is where the late great Gilles Villenueve came from.
We then went down to NYC for the weekend (10th and 11th Aug. 2001) and did the whole New York thing -Went up the statue of Liberty, the Empire State building,and to the top of one of the twin towers. Also did Central park, the Dakota building ( where Lennon lived and died) and Times square at night.
I came away from the place with a completely different attitude to when I arrived. I loved much of the American way of life, and it is the one place I have visited that I could really consider emigrating to, given the chance.

Everything you have said Albs is soooo true! 8-) 8-) 8-)

I prefer to think of the U.S.A....as The English Colonies.....