wtf is up with YOU

[Kadavreski]

what the fuck? i get an american AIM me, and, as i'm english, he says top of the morning to ya!

what the fuck? i don't live in essex, nor am i from 350 years back.

why is it ALL american sitcoms have an english person who sounds like our fucking queen?

IS SHE THAT IMPORTATNT THAT YOU MUST FAKE HER VOICE AS YOU THINK EVERYONE ENGLISH HAS A STIFF UPPER LIP?

i'm sorry, but in bournemouth, we all have very normal, regular voices...

and its the same with austrailians...why must everyone say "g'day mate?" to them?

fuck off! there is no such thing as stereotype, we're all different! so piss off! you don't know me!

[SpikeOtacon]

Kiz and I used to joke about this all the time, by coming up with bogus phrases that sounded like real 'british' terms. I was able to convince a few people that they, indeed, existed. It is sad, but some people just can't figure out that not everyone talks sterotypically. I guess they just think it's funny.

Just take it in strides and if possible, return the favor.

[Tycho]

Mechgun_Mike, people think the accent sounds cool. As do I. Don't see it as an insult. And how could you blame the makers of the sitcoms to think more? If they could, they wouldn't make sitcoms. Don't expect too much of it.

And the Brittish queen, if they were to copy it off of ONE Brittish person, she wouldn't be that unlikely as an example.

[darthsaber9x9]

HAHA. i have heard that most american girls find english accents sexy. but i wouldn't know http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_disapprove.gif

[Azbats]

Erm.. I'm English too and "top of the morning to ya!" is actually Irish!!! Where the hell you got Essex from I'll never know. But at least Essex is in England and not bloody Ireland I suppose!

[Scrub]

I take it you didn't say it directly here, but was also offended when I said 'Tally Ho!'?

I am sorry Mike, I didn't mean it to insult you. It was more of a joke than anything.;_;

[Scrub]

On 2004-08-08 16:04, Azbats wrote:
Erm.. I'm English too and "top of the morning to ya!" is actually Irish!!! Where the hell you got Essex from I'll never know. But at least Essex is in England and not bloody Ireland I suppose!



I told Mike it was Irish, and he didn't believe me.

Scrub - 1
Mike - 538953490

[InfernoNR7]

On 2004-08-08 16:47, Scrub wrote:


On 2004-08-08 16:04, Azbats wrote:
Erm.. I'm English too and "top of the morning to ya!" is actually Irish!!! Where the hell you got Essex from I'll never know. But at least Essex is in England and not bloody Ireland I suppose!



I told Mike it was Irish, and he didn't believe me.

Scrub - 1
Mike - 538953490



Wow, I thought he would know it was Irish. He probably gets mad when I say "'ello mate".

[tai_EX]

Since i am from mixed backgrounds, i too have to dodge the sterotype. I consist of Italian, Britsh, Austrian, German, Cherokee, and Japanese. often times since i look amost full blooded italian, wannabes will come up to me and say "ay you, do you watch the sopran'as?" or " Ian! wheres the canolis'!?" ( you'll have to say it in a fake New York accent to get it right) yes actually i do watch the sopranos.. and i on occasion will pick up italian pastries.. but it doesnt mean for a living i own a strip bar called the "ba-da-bing!" i go out and shoot people for cash.. and eat pasta with a glass of red wine every night.. no actually i have one girlfriend, i have a respectful job, a nice kind and loving family that doesnt try to kill me if i say the wrong thing, i often times eat McDonalds more then pasta, and dotn have enough money to afford real red wine (grape juice looks pretty damn close if you ask me! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif ).. so dont worry about it Mike, it happens here in America too, all i would have to say is just shrug it off and smile. while on the inside you know they are a complete idiot.

[darthsaber9x9]

be proud to be british!

and tai, if you haven't done so, check your PM's!!

[Bradicus]

Suck it up, Mikey. Hell, the English got one of the best steriotypes out there. Irishman - drunken brawler, American - gun-nut, Englishman - Sophisticated.

See what i mean?

[anwserman]

On 2004-08-08 19:03, Bradicus wrote:
Suck it up, Mikey. Hell, the English got one of the best steriotypes out there. Irishman - drunken brawler, American - gun-nut, Englishman - Sophisticated.

See what i mean?




Nah, American: Idiot craving oil and world domination.

*sigh*

[WraithVerge]

On 2004-08-08 19:03, Bradicus wrote:
Suck it up, Mikey. Hell, the English got one of the best steriotypes out there. Irishman - drunken brawler, American - gun-nut, Englishman - Sophisticated.

See what i mean?




I think the American sterotype viewed worldwide is 'Ignorant' or 'media-driven'... but that's just me http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

Least you're not stereotyped as a bucktooth, farm ownin', shotgun shootin', black-person hatin', sister screwin' Southerner... http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

All I'm saying is that I feel your pain, Mike.


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[Atax]

On 2004-08-08 15:08, mechgun_mike wrote:
and its the same with austrailians...why must everyone say "g'day mate?" to them?

As much as that pisses me off, it ranks no where near as bad as yanks who try and talk with an Aussie accent to make themselves look cool or try and fit in with Aussies. Pisses me off to no end.



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[Kadavreski]

On 2004-08-08 16:46, Scrub wrote:
I take it you didn't say it directly here, but was also offended when I said 'Tally Ho!'?

I am sorry Mike, I didn't mean it to insult you. It was more of a joke than anything.;_;



no, Scrub, i didn't mean you....i have people doing it all the time....

and newsflash people:
i am irish...well, i'm not in ireland anymore...

unfortunatly, we all either have pretty gruff voices (men) or, i dunno, young voices...

also, Atax i agree, faking an accent REALLY pisses me off, unless its inpersonated (done for some act)

sorry everyone, i was pissed at the time of writing that....





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[Mystil]

Well the british do have very nice accents.

[Kadavreski]

yes, but we don't have that accent nearly every american program makes out...

sorry, but most non european countrys think we all talk like posh farts...and i can't take much more of "english sayings"....

we are all very different to that...except winsor...

[Shattered_weasel]

I <3 English accents. But alas I was cursed with my south accent. So yea it does get annoying when people talking to me usually go and start saying "Yall" and "Aint". Which alas again I use both of those.

[digigram]

mikes point, in a nutshell, is that american and non-brit media are ignorant of geography (by a lot) and dialects and because of the media being this way, society follows. Example: New Zealander in the US sounds somewhat australian to the generally cultureless American, they sound like aussies and not being cultured and having an IQ lower than 100 makes a person say stupid shit like "g-day mate", most of the time to break the ice. Here is where this method is flawed, that above example is as wrong as going up to a gangsta and saying, "yo, mothafucka"

I know my regions clearly, I have never said g'day mate or no worries or top'o'the etc etc etc... I work regularly with friends in holland and huddersfield UK and would rather say "i'm a jackass" than calling a frenchman a "bloke" just because they are near england.





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[Kadavreski]

On 2004-08-11 14:06, digigram wrote:
mikes point, in a nutshell, is that american and non-brit media are ignorant of geography (by a lot) and dialects and because of the media being this way, society follows. Example: New Zealander in the US sounds somewhat australian to the generally cultureless American, they sound like aussies and not being cultured and having an IQ lower than 100 makes a person say stupid shit like "g-day mate", most of the time to break the ice. Here is where this method is flawed, that above example is as wrong as going up to a gangsta and saying, "yo, mothafucka"

I know my regions clearly, I have never said g'day mate or no worries or top'o'the etc etc etc... I work regularly with friends in holland and huddersfield UK and would rather say "i'm a jackass" than calling a frenchman a "bloke" just because they are near england.





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thanks...you illustrated my point....and with that, i'll just say that this thread is worthless, as i just block people senclessly.