arse = ass
fanny/minge = snizz
i'm going to **** you up = you got f'ed in the a
fun fair = carnival
gunge = slime
fanny pack = bum bag
aluminium = al lumium
plaster = band aid
nappy = diaper
I would say increasingly so over the 4 decades I can vouch for, but when we import as much of our entertainment from the USA as we do in the form of TV, films, video games, music, websites etc inevitably it's going to rub off.
But then the UK has exported its culture and traditions around the world, particularly when it was the biggest superpower, and that's had a lasting impact.
It really irritates me the way Americans say "we speak American English". There is no such bloody thing. Then I found this quote and felt better: There is no such thing as 'American English'. There is the English language and there are mistakes.
In the U.S. the Republicans are the right wing party, similar to the Conservatives in the U.K.
Barack Obama is a Democrat, traditionally the party of the blue collar working stiff.
Watching him, reading about him, and listening to him, I think that he'd be closer in line with the U.K.s Lib-Dems.
In the U.S. the Republicans are the right wing party, similar to the Conservatives in the U.K.
Barack Obama is a Democrat, traditionally the party of the blue collar working stiff.
Watching him, reading about him, and listening to him, I think that he'd be closer in line with the U.K.s Lib-Dems.
The US seems to have very different ideas on left/right wing labels. By European standards, the Democrats would be right of centre. Then again, Labour and Lib Dems are pretty right of centre these days as well :rolleyes:
I've been to various places all over the US and am in California at the moment. I must admit, there is a lot less novelty factor about the US now, because I think the TV and Internet has made our cultures come more in line with each others.
While the UK obviously has an older and more European feel, I think both countries feel a lot more like each other now than they ever have done in my experience.
The US seems to have very different ideas on left/right wing labels. By European standards, the Democrats would be right of centre. Then again, Labour and Lib Dems are pretty right of centre these days as well :rolleyes:
I think you are right. I am centre right and I associate much more with the Democrat party. I almost feel ill when I listen to the Republicans going on and moaning about Obamacare. Only this morning we walked past a lady begging she had lost everything trying to pay medical bills. She was crying and shaking as she told us - horrible.
And before anyone says anyone this is not what the majority of Tory voters want for the UK only those on the far right,
As for the UK being like the US no way very different in good and bad ways
We don't want your Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, FedEx etc! I mean, it's not as though we've ever taken our culture and rammed it down anyone else's throat just because ....
I think you are right. I am centre right and I associate much more with the Democrat party. I almost feel ill when I listen to the Republicans going on and moaning about Obamacare. Only this morning we walked past a lady begging she had lost everything trying to pay medical bills. She was crying and shaking as she told us - horrible.
And before anyone says anyone this is not what the majority of Tory voters want for the UK only those on the far right,
As for the UK being like the US no way very different in good and bad ways
Yeah, the US healthcare system is a mess and any American I talk to says the same. I read somewhere that the vast majority of bankruptcies in the US are healthcare related and most of those actually had health insurance. I don't know how true that is but if it is true, it is truly scary.
I do see similarities between our two countries but I see a lot of differences as well.
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Of course it does.
fanny/minge = snizz
i'm going to **** you up = you got f'ed in the a
fun fair = carnival
gunge = slime
fanny pack = bum bag
aluminium = al lumium
plaster = band aid
nappy = diaper
Shite = shit
Barf.
But then the UK has exported its culture and traditions around the world, particularly when it was the biggest superpower, and that's had a lasting impact.
Why? If he were in the UK, he would be a Tory.
Why?..
His such a cool guy
His such a cool guy?
Cool to look at? or Cool in his view of the world?
Never heard Americans say that. Heard it plenty here though.
I only hear that sort of thing on this forum when a small number of posters make things up to complain about.
In the U.S. the Republicans are the right wing party, similar to the Conservatives in the U.K.
Barack Obama is a Democrat, traditionally the party of the blue collar working stiff.
Watching him, reading about him, and listening to him, I think that he'd be closer in line with the U.K.s Lib-Dems.
The US seems to have very different ideas on left/right wing labels. By European standards, the Democrats would be right of centre. Then again, Labour and Lib Dems are pretty right of centre these days as well :rolleyes:
But you don't see why this is 'sadly' common. It's a station where you catch trains, it's fairly comprehensive to call it a train station.
While the UK obviously has an older and more European feel, I think both countries feel a lot more like each other now than they ever have done in my experience.
I think you are right. I am centre right and I associate much more with the Democrat party. I almost feel ill when I listen to the Republicans going on and moaning about Obamacare. Only this morning we walked past a lady begging she had lost everything trying to pay medical bills. She was crying and shaking as she told us - horrible.
And before anyone says anyone this is not what the majority of Tory voters want for the UK only those on the far right,
As for the UK being like the US no way very different in good and bad ways
We don't want your Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, FedEx etc! I mean, it's not as though we've ever taken our culture and rammed it down anyone else's throat just because ....
Oh! Hang on ....
Yeah, the US healthcare system is a mess and any American I talk to says the same. I read somewhere that the vast majority of bankruptcies in the US are healthcare related and most of those actually had health insurance. I don't know how true that is but if it is true, it is truly scary.
I do see similarities between our two countries but I see a lot of differences as well.