carcentric
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| posted on 31/5/05 at 05:17 PM |
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How Americans view the British (ws)
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flak monkey
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| posted on 31/5/05 at 05:19 PM |
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Hehehe  Dilbert always makes me smile...
[Edited on 31/5/05 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 31/5/05 at 10:24 PM |
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i have been to america about 15 times, and just once have I had a nice looking waitress ask me to talk to her again cos she liked my accent 
I once asked a colleague out there why there seemed at the time to be a lot of english presenters on cable shopping channels. I was told it was
english people are trusted.
dodgy philosophy!
atb
steve
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Simon
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| posted on 31/5/05 at 11:11 PM |
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When my bro was in the States, he was asked (no less than THREE times), where he learnt to speak English!!!!!!!!!!!
ATB
Simon
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Cita
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 05:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
When my bro was in the States, he was asked (no less than THREE times), where he learnt to speak English!!!!!!!!!!!
They asked me the same but in the negative sence!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 09:02 AM |
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when i was in california 8 years ago, nearly everyone that hears a non american accent in english assumed me to be australian.
I blame it on crocodile dundee!
atb
steve
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James
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 12:30 PM |
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A friend of mine spent a year there for part of her degree. She reckoned that American men found her accent intimidating but the girlies loved her
male friends English accents.
One of her English mates went home with 2 cheerleaders on his first night there!
I'll book my flight now...
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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flak monkey
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 01:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
...but the girlies loved her male friends English accents.
One of her English mates went home with 2 cheerleaders on his first night there!
I'll book my flight now...
Reminds me of Love Actually....
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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DorsetStrider
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 10:46 AM |
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Having been single for far too long now I have just one question..........
Can anyone give me directions to America in my Locost?lol
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 10:54 AM |
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Straight on from Land's End, Cornwall!
DJ
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 09:29 PM |
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according to my daily express world wall map, you would end up in nicaragua or the dominican republic
atb
steve
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 09:36 PM |
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gotta go right at barbados
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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DorsetStrider
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 10:38 PM |
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Is it sign posted?
Maybe I could ask this friendly fish directions.....
At least I think he's friendly..... he's got a great big grin!
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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phelpsa
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 10:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DorsetStrider
Is it sign posted?
Maybe I could ask this friendly fish directions.....
At least I think he's friendly..... he's got a great big grin!
Is he english, thats the way to tell
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 5/6/05 at 09:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DorsetStrider
Having been single for far too long now I have just one question..........
Can anyone give me directions to America in my Locost?lol
turn left at Greenland John said
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Peteff
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| posted on 5/6/05 at 11:35 PM |
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If it wasn't for continental drift you could have got there in your locost via the Baring Straits. If you took snow chains you could drive
across them when frozen and get to Alaska, then drive down North America.
http://www.seumas.net/recordattempt.htm
Not really feasible though.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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indykid
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| posted on 6/6/05 at 07:24 PM |
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if he waits a while, there'll be a bridge for him across the bearing straits.
surely that'll make the whole journey a piece of piss
tom
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the JoKeR
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| posted on 15/6/05 at 12:53 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
I once asked a colleague out there why there seemed at the time to be a lot of english presenters on cable shopping channels. I was told it was
english people are trusted.
Here's my take on why that is:
1: It's been hundreds of years since we've had all-out war with each other. There have been differeing oppinions, but it all works out
in the end. In all of our lifetimes, we've always been allies.
2: The shared language (98% of it, at least) sure helps. Nobody trusts interpreters!
3. We still sort of feel bad for kicking your soldiers out back in 1781. In our defense, they DID overstay their welcome. We're trying to
make up for it a bit now.
4. The accent is just plain cute.
5. It's really a conspiracy. We're waiting until the time is right before letting lose our ultimate secret weapon - some weird chemical
compound found in Paris Hilton's panties (knickers, to you... see#2).
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Jeff
http://www.midwestwelding.com
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/
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steve_gus
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| posted on 15/6/05 at 07:06 PM |
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personally, i think knickers is a much sexyer word than panties.
btw
i wear neither
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 15/6/05 at 08:22 PM |
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i have been to america about 15 times, and just once have I had a nice looking waitress ask me to talk to her again cos she liked my accent
I went ONCE and had about 15 nice looking waitresses ask me that. Groovy, baby! AND I was wearing underpants.
Better check your technique Steve
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steve_gus
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| posted on 15/6/05 at 10:09 PM |
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must have been when you were a puppy
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/6/05 at 11:02 PM |
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i wear neither
Too much information there man. Does that mean you get your skidmarks straight onto your trousers?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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steve_gus
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| posted on 16/6/05 at 10:11 PM |
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i can confirm i deffo dont wear ladies undergarments
other than that, im just gonna be a tease
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 18/6/05 at 10:06 AM |
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How Americans view the British and the world
Aint gonna make more friends
 
Rescued attachment The world map according to Americans!.jpg
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flak monkey
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| posted on 18/6/05 at 10:10 AM |
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Thats brilliant..hehehe
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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