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CaptainTrips222
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01 Jul 2011, 1:58 pm

I watch a lot of BBC America, and have known several people from England. I noticed they're almost all quick witted, and always have a response handy for anything thrown at them. The banter is always really fast paced among them, and outrageous. My slow wit and blunted sense of humor has been my achilles heel in social situations ever since grade school. I imagine I wouldn't like to live among the Brits- I'd be like barrel of fish and everyone has a BB GUN. :)



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01 Jul 2011, 2:13 pm

British culture seems nice. But their language and humour are really strong indeed. The active vocabulary of British English seems much bigger then American English.



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01 Jul 2011, 2:40 pm

CaptainTrips222 wrote:
I watch a lot of BBC America, and have known several people from England. I noticed they're almost all quick witted, and always have a response handy for anything thrown at them. The banter is always really fast paced among them, and outrageous. My slow wit and blunted sense of humor has been my achilles heel in social situations ever since grade school. I imagine I wouldn't like to live among the Brits- I'd be like barrel of fish and everyone has a BB GUN. :)


I think you might be getting a biased impression... I don't want to be dissing my fellow countrymen, but there's more than a few dimwits around these here parts.


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01 Jul 2011, 2:45 pm

Moog wrote:
I don't want to be dissing my fellow countrymen, but there's more than a few dimwits around these here parts.


It's not dissing when it's true :P


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01 Jul 2011, 2:49 pm

there are plenty of sillies here.. i see them everyday. :lol:



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01 Jul 2011, 2:50 pm

That's a pretty silly reason not to want to live somewhere. :lol:


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01 Jul 2011, 2:53 pm

I'd love to live in England. I really enjoy British humour and I wouldn't mind it if someone decided to take the mickey out of me. :)



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01 Jul 2011, 2:54 pm

England (or the rest of the UK) really isn't like that. I suggest you watch domestic British TV (i.e. not just the highlights provided on BBC America or BBC World News) before you come to any conclusion... or what about coming to England itself? :)



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01 Jul 2011, 2:56 pm

IdahoRose wrote:
I'd love to live in England. I really enjoy British humour and I wouldn't mind it if someone decided to take the mickey out of me. :)


The humour that you see on the American BBC channels is nothing like what you'd see if you lived in the UK itself. People can be infantile, petty, cruel, bigoted - nothing like the fantasy-land theories you get off these channels.

In fact, whenever I am abroad, even I am startled with the perception that the BBC give to those outside the UK compared to the reality of those that live inside it.



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01 Jul 2011, 3:06 pm

ive been told that american food is very highly processed; full of additives, colours etc. i expect that could cause the average national wit to drop a little. although im sure as in most things, we are following not too far behind.



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01 Jul 2011, 3:22 pm

Tequila wrote:
IdahoRose wrote:
I'd love to live in England. I really enjoy British humour and I wouldn't mind it if someone decided to take the mickey out of me. :)


The humour that you see on the American BBC channels is nothing like what you'd see if you lived in the UK itself. People can be infantile, petty, cruel, bigoted - nothing like the fantasy-land theories you get off these channels.

In fact, whenever I am abroad, even I am startled with the perception that the BBC give to those outside the UK compared to the reality of those that live inside it.



English people can be also be kind, gentle and thoughtful. There's all types of people here.



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01 Jul 2011, 3:30 pm

Why I wouldn't want to live in America: Everyone on TV is beautiful, perfect, and loves to socialize. I'd be constantly stared out walking down the street. 8O



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01 Jul 2011, 3:34 pm

Zen wrote:
Why I wouldn't want to live in America: Everyone on TV is beautiful, perfect, and loves to socialize. I'd be constantly stared out walking down the street. 8O


:lol:



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01 Jul 2011, 3:37 pm

Zen wrote:
Why I wouldn't want to live in America: Everyone on TV is beautiful, perfect, and loves to socialize. I'd be constantly stared out walking down the street. 8O


plus they're tiny and 2-D and made of pixels.



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01 Jul 2011, 3:47 pm

Henbane wrote:
English people can be also be kind, gentle and thoughtful. There's all types of people here.


^ This. There's actually a fair variety of folks and "mini-cultures" in England. Geographical distance != social distance; or: just because it doesn't take ~5-7 days to drive across the country doesn't mean you won't find very different people when you finish compared to when you start.

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01 Jul 2011, 3:56 pm

"Come to England. Hey, at least it's not France" :lol: