[Rampage]

I want to contrast British customs with American customs.  Lets see how many you guys can come up with.  Rules are: "Mention something done/said/used in England that is NOT done/said/used in the US or Canada and vice-versa."

Example:
Britian: Pink Suits and Fox Hunting

[diamondgeezer]

Our marines could beat your marines despite odds of 50 to 1 in your favour

[Tiara]

Errr... They just showed a report on a "Hotdog eating contest" here that was held in NY. Though Japan beat the US with about 20 hotdogs

[Petrarch of the VBB]

America- Guns, guns, and more guns
Britain- Burberry among the moronic masses.

[Tiara]

Sorry, just have to post a Dutch costum:

Pot, Spacecake & Paddo's

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Pot's not just confined to Holland, you know.
Try my mate's house. It's teeming with it, and his parents actively support it!

But then of course there's tea, I doubt you'll get many tea smokers in Holland.

[Razor]

Pink Suits

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Can't.......stop... laughing!!!MWHAHAHAHAHA!
Wait a minute. They aren't really? Oh sweet heavens. Our customs officers would kick their asses.

[Martinus]

Originally posted by Rampage

Example:
Britian: Pink Suits and Fox Hunting

[color=66ff00]Ummmm, OK where'd you get that one from?
Anyhow britian's more like america than any of the other countries in europe.

How about this one:
The british speak english, americans speak american.
Where else in the 'english' speaking world do the words sick and bad mean something good?
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[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by Maeglamor

[color=66ff00]Anyhow britian's more like america than any of the other countries in europe.
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True, and it pisses me off.

[Stryke 9]

At least where I live (where there's a bit of a colonial tradition), there's still fox hunting. I don't think they let the dogs rip 'em up at the end (ouch), but... well, it'll be hard to find customs that aren't still currency here in some region.


Err... America-Canada/Britain-the French?

[01010]

Originally posted by Stryke 9



Err... America-Canada/Britain-the French?

Britain - The French/Germans

Probably more accurate, though I think the rivalry is more sports based nowadays.

::Edit::

Probably could add the Scottish to that too.

[vyper]

Originally posted by Stryke 9
Err... America-Canada/Britain-the French?

[Petrarch of the VBB]

France hatred is for more deep-rooted though. Ever since 1066.
Germany it's really only since 1914.

America - wrong spellings
Britain - right spellings.



Also, this bloody weather! 'Tis midnight, my window is slightly open, and I am wearing very little, and I am bloody sweating!

Why is it so warm?

It's too bastard warm to allow sleep

[diamondgeezer]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Pot's not just confined to Holland, you know.

Hold tight lad, and think of Lancashire hot pot!

[vyper]

Originally posted by 01010



Probably could add the Scottish to that too.

Pardon me? Scotland is part of Britain...

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer

Hold tight lad, and think of Lancashire hot pot!

Lancashire? watch your language!

We'll beat them yet, you know, oh yes. Even now I am planning the storming of Burnley.

[diamondgeezer]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Lancashire? watch your language!

Ee, I'll go t'foot of our stairs

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Crackers, Gromit! We've forgtten the crackers!

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Wouldn't do me a lot of good, we've a door at 'foot of our stairs. Most odd.

[Tiara]

Pot's not just confined to Holland, you know.

But do you have coffeeshops on every corner or can you smoke pot in front of the police without being thrown in jail with a big black dude as your bunk mate?

[vyper]

Originally posted by Tiara

But do you have coffeeshops on every corner or can you smoke pot in front of the police without being thrown in jail with a big black dude as your bunk mate?

We have coffeeshops, they sell coffee, tea and hot chocolate (in my experience). Thankfully thats it.