stereotypical views of U.K and U.S.A

[singerman]

just thought about the ideas we picture in our heads of each other.....here in the U.K we tend to think of people in the US as loving everything big....big cars .....big houses....big meals....a bit loud...but very friendly...always willing to complain if they arnt happy with the service in a resturant or with public services.....were as we in the U.K are the total opposite!.....why????

[Ally_Kat]

I think it's mostly what people see in the news and other media.

When I think UK, I think people hanging out in pubs watching football (that soccer kind ;) :p)

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by Ally_Kat
I think it's mostly what people see in the news and other media.

When I think UK, I think people hanging out in pubs watching football (that soccer kind ;) :p)

Hey you just described me. Oh well some stereotypes are right then.

[Ally_Kat]

Originally posted by David Van Via
Hey you just described me. Oh well some stereotypes are right then.

Eh, I dunno if it's a common stereotype of UK guys. I've known a few and that's what they were all into, so I generally picture them. My one friend wasn't though. He was this huge economics genius. And the cutest accent.

Love the accent!

[David Van Via]

It's more of a Scottish stereotype then general British people. I have a wierd accent (I'm half South American and half Scottish).

[Ally_Kat]

Everytime I hear a Scottish accent I either think the one Scottish guy form Star Trek (not Scotty, the other one from teh newer series) or Groundskeeper Willie.

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by Ally_Kat
Everytime I hear a Scottish accent I either think the one Scottish guy form Star Trek (not Scotty, the other one from teh newer series) or Groundskeeper Willie.

Groundskeeper Willie all the way. He's your ultimate in stereotypical Scots.

[singerman]

Originally posted by Ally_Kat
I think it's mostly what people see in the news and other media.

When I think UK, I think people hanging out in pubs watching football (that soccer kind ;) :p)

spot on!.....its a shame work gets in the way!

[singerman]

Originally posted by Ally_Kat
Eh, I dunno if it's a common stereotype of UK guys. I've known a few and that's what they were all into, so I generally picture them. My one friend wasn't though. He was this huge economics genius. And the cutest accent.

Love the accent!

what is it with the accent thing!!.....i think we sound gay to be honest

[Ally_Kat]

I want to visit the Uk

[singerman]

Originally posted by David Van Via
It's more of a Scottish stereotype then general British people. I have a wierd accent (I'm half South American and half Scottish).

scotland arnt in any championship long enough to stand in pub and have a pint ;-_

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by singerman
scotland arnt in any championship long enough to stand in pub and have a pint ;-_

Oww that was below the belt sir.

[singerman]

i only found a few years ago that scotty from star trek is a yank..doh!

[Ally_Kat]

Originally posted by singerman
i only found a few years ago that scotty from star trek is a yank..doh!

Really? Hot damn. The accent is convincing...

[singerman]

only pulling ya leg.....trust me...the way england having been playing recently ive given up with them....tossers

[singerman]

Originally posted by Ally_Kat
Really? Hot damn. The accent is convincing...

hence i only recently found out!!....i have to say it was very good......i didnt realise the guys from the movie 'spinal tap' were yanks too!

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by singerman
scotland arnt in any championship long enough to stand in pub and have a pint ;-_

At least while we're there we enjoy ourselves.

[singerman]

Originally posted by Ally_Kat
I want to visit the Uk

what would you want to see!!???

[singerman]

Originally posted by David Van Via
At least while we're there we enjoy ourselves.

i suppose after a while you already know what the result will be....so what else can you do but enjoy what little action scotland get

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by singerman
i suppose after a while you already know what the result will be....so what else can you do but enjoy what little action scotland get

True true. It may be a little, but we know how to enjoy it without going nuts and getting violent!

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by singerman
i only found a few years ago that scotty from star trek is a yank..doh!

Scotty was Canadian.

Oh shit now I look like a geek.

And no his accent wasn't convincing, to us at least.

About as convincing as Sean Connery's Irish accent in the Untouchables...:)

Cheers!

:gulp:

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Scotty was Canadian.

Oh shit now I look like a geek.

And no his accent wasn't convincing, to us at least.

About as convincing as Sean Connery's Irish accent in the Untouchables...:)

Cheers!

:gulp:


Hey another Scot. Classy! And it wasn't convincing it was over the top.

[Seshmeister]

I never realised the Internet had reached Orkney.:)

I guess you guys all signed up for Big Brother last year...:D

[FORD]

Originally posted by Ally_Kat
Everytime I hear a Scottish accent I either think the one Scottish guy form Star Trek (not Scotty, the other one from teh newer series) or Groundskeeper Willie.

There was another Scottish dude on Star Trek? :confused:

I know you couldn't be referring to Miles O'Brian from TNG/DS9 because he was Irish. Also known for his role in "The Committments" where his catchphrase was "Elvis Presley is GOD!"

[singerman]

Originally posted by David Van Via
True true. It may be a little, but we know how to enjoy it without going nuts and getting violent!

nah youre right....english fans dont have a clue how to behave.....we have the better team but you have the better fans eh?.....as for the scots not being violent and nuts.....may i suggest renting out that Mel Gibson film...ya know the one...when hes got all that paint on his mush...

[singerman]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Scotty was Canadian.

Oh shit now I look like a geek.

And no his accent wasn't convincing, to us at least.

About as convincing as Sean Connery's Irish accent in the Untouchables...:)

Cheers!

:gulp:

oh shit....is he not irish then?....bugger

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by singerman
we have the better team

Debatable...:)

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by singerman
we have the better team

Debatable...:)

We beat you the last time we played...

[singerman]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
I never realised the Internet had reached Orkney.:)

I guess you guys all signed up for Big Brother last year...:D

yeah.....cant you hear him peddle his bike to keep the power going to his PC...just so he can reply to your message.......dont ask him a long question cos he'll have a heart attack

[singerman]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Debatable...:)

We beat you the last time we played...

mmm.....dont remember that....if you did,i bet scotland was shut down for a week...with all that drinking eh?.....oh forgot scotlands shut down anyway

[Seshmeister]

Oof!

Opposition: England
Date: 17/11/1999
Tournament: European Championship Play-Offs
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,000
Half-time Score: 0-1
Full-time Result: 0-1
Scotland Scorers
and Times: Hutchison (39)


And you were lucky to get away with that...:D

[singerman]

mmm....shall i post all the scotish defeats at the hands of England.....nah....we all know there are far too many for this forum to cope with...hang on ive just seen the year....was it really 1999??....im sure weve kicked your arse since then.....oh and just for the record,i cant believe you bothered to source the dates a score of the game.....or maybe its tattooed somewhere on your body i know how you wee scottish people like youre tattoos and haggis

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by singerman
yeah.....cant you hear him peddle his bike to keep the power going to his PC...just so he can reply to your message.......dont ask him a long question cos he'll have a heart attack

Oh I'm upset now.

I want a bike powered PC.



Originally posted by singerman
nah youre right....english fans dont have a clue how to behave.....we have the better team but you have the better fans eh?.....as for the scots not being violent and nuts.....may i suggest renting out that Mel Gibson film...ya know the one...when hes got all that paint on his mush...

Another example of us kicking your ass at something. You had to use dirty tactics to kill William Wallace.


Originally posted by Seshmeister
I never realised the Internet had reached Orkney.:)

I guess you guys all signed up for Big Brother last year...:D

haha good one for that you get a vote infact signerman you can have one too.

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by singerman
mmm....shall i post all the scotish defeats at the hands of England.....nah....we all know there are far too many for this forum to cope with...hang on ive just seen the year....was it really 1999??....im sure weve kicked your arse since then.....oh and just for the record,i cant believe you bothered to source the dates a score of the game.....or maybe its tattooed somewhere on your body i know how you wee scottish people like youre tattoos and haggis

Hey you don't go insulting haggis.

[Panamark]

Ok, I realize these stereotypical views are all crap, because I have
great friends from both countries.. (Through here, and growing up
in school)

But I guess the stereotypes we perceive in OZ are

British - Oh so prim, proper, polite and anal
USA - Loud and arrogant, everything we have is bigger
and better than what you have..

I have personally met people from both countries that
dont go anywhere near these stereotypes..

Fuck stereotypes !!!

Its pigeon-holing... How can you define a whole race of people
like that ?? You cant, its all bullshit...

Panamark throws a bucket of water across the front row
of the crowd (thanks Ozzy)

I LOVE YOU ALL !!!

[Seshmeister]

Listen to the beer swilling, barbecue munching, sports obsessed, vulgar sexist guy called Bruce...:)

[singerman]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Listen to the beer swilling, barbecue munching, sports obsessed, vulgar sexist guy called Bruce...:)

and that my friends....is the point of this thread...i tip my hat to you seshmeister....with a bit of luck the aussie might come back from up his arse and notice that its just a laugh and not intended to really offend or be taken seriously.....jeez...did i really have to point that out...please dont live up to your stereotypical image please aussie fella

[Angel]

Lock up the Sheep - The Scottish are coming! :D ;)

[smaz]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Oof!

Opposition: England
Date: 17/11/1999
Tournament: European Championship Play-Offs
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,000
Half-time Score: 0-1
Full-time Result: 0-1
Scotland Scorers
and Times: Hutchison (39)


And you were lucky to get away with that...:D

Yet we still went through in the tournament....... :)

Aussie sterotype is the blokes round the BBQ with sausages saying g'day mate with a can of fosters in there hand. But it's not. Everyone is friendly as fook, and they drink VB. Victorian Bitter was it? something like that.

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by smaz
Yet we still went through in the tournament....... :)

Aussie sterotype is the blokes round the BBQ with sausages saying g'day mate with a can of fosters in there hand. But it's not. Everyone is friendly as fook, and they drink VB. Victorian Bitter was it? something like that.

You didn't desreve it you where beaten by us. Come on you should of quit then.

Lighten up Panamark this is just a joke. Hows everybody?

I can't pedal this bike forever.

[smaz]

We beat you in the first leg of that match didn't we?? I swear we played you twice............. can't remember that far back?? Or if not we beat eveyone else and it didn't matter to us whether we beat you or not, we were through. Something like that.

And buy an electric powered bike. Or do you pedal for your electricity too???

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by smaz
We beat you in the first leg of that match didn't we?? I swear we played you twice............. can't remember that far back?? Or if not we beat eveyone else and it didn't matter to us whether we beat you or not, we were through. Something like that.

And buy an electric powered bike. Or do you pedal for your electricity too???


Just to power my PC. Orkney may be small but it has all we need.

[singerman]

Originally posted by Angel
Lock up the Sheep - The Scottish are coming! :D ;)

lock up ya moose the canadians are coming.....infact lock up anything that has fur ;-)

[singerman]

Originally posted by David Van Via
You didn't desreve it you where beaten by us. Come on you should of quit then.

Lighten up Panamark this is just a joke. Hows everybody?

I can't pedal this bike forever.

im tip-top flip-flop david....hey how big is Orkney? and whats the population?

[smaz]

Originally posted by Angel
Lock up the Sheep - The Scottish are coming! :D ;)

It's the Welsh you'd have to do that for, not the Scottish :) Or a Van Hagar tour.

[smaz]

It's getting late...... Adios Amigos!

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by singerman
im tip-top flip-flop david....hey how big is Orkney? and whats the population?

Orkney has a population of 23,000 if I remember right (Main Town has 7,500). And as for size it's mot that big at 974 square kilometres.

[David Van Via]

But to my knowledge has the lowest crime rate in Britian! 2 New Years ago we went to Harray (bit where Cameron stays) to spend new year. My dad left the door wide open for 4 days, nothing happened apart from the house was cold and there was snow in our porch.

[Reverberator]

Baybee , baybee , baybeeeeeee .

Guess were the fuk I'm from .

[guwapo_rocker]

Originally posted by Reverberator
Baybee , baybee , baybeeeeeee .

Guess were the fuk I'm from .

What the fuck is that??

[Reverberator]

Fukkin SLADE .

Hoddy Nolder no less !

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by Reverberator
Fukkin SLADE .

Hoddy Nolder no less !

I knew I had seen him somewhere.

[guwapo_rocker]

Originally posted by Reverberator
Fukkin SLADE .

Hoddy Nolder no less !

Holy crap http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=228326

http://www.abqjournal.com/shock/s_hagar306-19-02.jpg

I don't know what's worse.

[Reverberator]

What is worse ?

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by guwapo_rocker
Holy crap http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=228326

http://www.abqjournal.com/shock/s_hagar306-19-02.jpg

I don't know what's worse.

It's tough.... Wait no it isn't Sammy is worse without a shadow of a doubt.

[Reverberator]

No fucking way , SLADE were superstars not fukkin cack like that twat .

[Reverberator]

Merry Christmas .

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by Reverberator
No fucking way , SLADE were superstars not fukkin cack like that twat .

Very well put. Here you go have a vote.

[Reverberator]

Why thank you young man .

have one yerself .

[David Van Via]

Originally posted by Reverberator
Why thank you young man .

have one yerself .

Thank you very much Sir.

[FORD]

Whatever happenned to Slade? In the mid 80's they managed to cash in on the fact that Quiet Riot cashed in on them, and then they just vanished. Are they still putting out albums in the UK

I believe in woman my oh my....

[Reverberator]

Yes apparently they still make albums and tour .

But Noddy left mid 90's .

good old 70's shit .

[Splooge]

Didn't they have sparkly stuff on their faces??

[Reverberator]

Wot yer mean , SPUNK ?

[Splooge]

Originally posted by Reverberator
Wot yer mean , SPUNK ?

I used to see them on the cover of the pop mags in England

in the 70's with sparkles on their faces.

[Reverberator]

That was the collective cum sprayed upon them by their mainly female audience .

[Splooge]

Originally posted by Reverberator
That was the collective cum sprayed upon them by their mainly female audience .

Coooooooool!!!

[BigBadBrian]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
Scotty was Canadian.

Oh shit now I look like a geek.

And no his accent wasn't convincing, to us at least.



So what does a proper Scot accent sound like?

[BigBadBrian]

Originally posted by singerman
...always willing to complain if they arnt happy with the service in a resturant or with public services

That's me to a fuckin' T. If something isn't right, I bitch. Usually politely at first, of course. :gulp:

[Mr Grimsdale]

what about gooks?

[Reverberator]

I see a chink in thier armour .

[guwapo_rocker]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/features/wallpaper/images/1024/slade.jpg

Listen to Slade HERE (http://jukebox.peterlink.ru/cgi-bin/play.m3u?rock/slade/76-1)

[Reverberator]

FUCKIN SLADE .

Now on to Chas n' Dave , HAHaHa .

[Reverberator]

.

[Mr Grimsdale]

GERCHA!

[Reverberator]

Gertchoo Cawsan Gertcha !

[Figs]

i'm feeling snooker loopy

[Reverberator]

so are we !