The difference between Brits and everyone else

[gsgary]

I am going to toss out a possibly controversial contribution that the British has given the world. That is The United States Of America. If the 13 colonies had not been British including including the actions of King George there might never have been a USA. Something to think about. Without you we would not be who we are.

We have given you the names of most of your towns and Cities

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[Watchful]

Speaking as a Northern Brit (Scottish) we do have some stand out features.
Keep Calm - it is what we do in almost any circumstance
Question everything - especially bureaucracy
Change political allegiance - as we have so many political parties to choose from
Love talking about politics, religion and global topics - at the moment Trump and tax dodging
If anyone wants to add to the list.......

And one gigantic failure - Haggis.

Haggis made from heart liver and lungs of a sheep mixed with oats / barley and seasoning. Hmmmmm Haggis.

And it is de-friggin'-licious!!!!!! Especially deep-fried!

In America we have that too. We call it by another name though. Here, its sold under the name of 'dog food' and some people eat it. Mostly the elderly on fixed income.

 

[Watchful]

I am going to toss out a possibly controversial contribution that the British has given the world. That is The United States Of America. If the 13 colonies had not been British including including the actions of King George there might never have been a USA. Something to think about. Without you we would not be who we are.

We have given you the names of most of your towns and Cities

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Ever been to Phoenix or Los Angeles in the UK?

 

[gsgary]

Ahh... The understated, and often under appreciated British humor!

When I lived in Cornwall we had a farm with B+B, one year and American farmer came to stay and we got talking about land and I said we owned the 10 fields you could see around the house, he said if I get in my car and drive all day I still can't get to the end of my land, I said I used to have a car just like that

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[gsgary]

I am going to toss out a possibly controversial contribution that the British has given the world. That is The United States Of America. If the 13 colonies had not been British including including the actions of King George there might never have been a USA. Something to think about. Without you we would not be who we are.

We have given you the names of most of your towns and Cities

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Ever been to Phoenix or Los Angeles in the UK?

I'll give you those 2 I have been to New York on my motorbike

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[john.margetts]

I am going to toss out a possibly controversial contribution that the British has given the world. That is The United States Of America. If the 13 colonies had not been British including including the actions of King George there might never have been a USA. Something to think about. Without you we would not be who we are.

We have given you the names of most of your towns and Cities

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Ever been to Phoenix or Los Angeles in the UK?

'Most' is not 'all'. The bits stolen from Mexico will obviously have Spanish orientated names but in the east, English place names predominate.

 

[gsgary]

I am going to toss out a possibly controversial contribution that the British has given the world. That is The United States Of America. If the 13 colonies had not been British including including the actions of King George there might never have been a USA. Something to think about. Without you we would not be who we are.

We have given you the names of most of your towns and Cities

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Ever been to Phoenix or Los Angeles in the UK?

'Most' is not 'all'. The bits stolen from Mexico will obviously have Spanish orientated names but in the east, English place names predominate.

I'm originally from Manchester I think you have at least one in US

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[john.margetts]

I'm from Lincoln and there are a number of those in the USA.

 

[Watchful]

Well, in the interest of keeping this thread light hearted, I won't go into too much detail about place names in America other than to say most are NOT of English origin. Those that are, are mostly concentrated on the East coast in the 13 states that were colonies, and even those places had names already, but some arrogant newcommers decided that instead of learn the true names to just rename them. None of the original place names in America are from European origin. Not one.

If, you would like more information, we can start a new thread or a private conversation.

And now for something completely different.

I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...

 

[limr30 3]

We have given you the names of most of your towns and Cities

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No, you really haven't. You gave us a ton of names in the Northeast, but so did the Dutch and the Germans and the native Americans. Once you leave the Eastern seaboard, it's a different story.

The vast majority of our state names do not come from the English: List of state name etymologies of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[gsgary]

Well, in the interest of keeping this thread light hearted, I won't go into too much detail about place names in America other than to say most are NOT of English origin. Those that are, are mostly concentrated on the East coast in the 13 states that were colonies, and even those places had names already, but some arrogant newcommers decided that instead of learn the true names to just rename them. None of the original place names in America are from European origin. Not one.

If, you would like more information, we can start a new thread or a private conversation.

And now for something completely different.

I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...

Well what have the Romans given us

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[Watchful]

Well, in the interest of keeping this thread light hearted, I won't go into too much detail about place names in America other than to say most are NOT of English origin. Those that are, are mostly concentrated on the East coast in the 13 states that were colonies, and even those places had names already, but some arrogant newcommers decided that instead of learn the true names to just rename them. None of the original place names in America are from European origin. Not one.

If, you would like more information, we can start a new thread or a private conversation.

And now for something completely different.

I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...

Well what have the Romans given us

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Politics; and Bread and Circuses to distract us from the Politics.

 

[Overread16 4]

Well, in the interest of keeping this thread light hearted, I won't go into too much detail about place names in America other than to say most are NOT of English origin. Those that are, are mostly concentrated on the East coast in the 13 states that were colonies, and even those places had names already, but some arrogant newcommers decided that instead of learn the true names to just rename them. None of the original place names in America are from European origin. Not one.

If, you would like more information, we can start a new thread or a private conversation.

And now for something completely different.

I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...

Well what have the Romans given us

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[Designer]

Speaking of the British:

"Boaty"? Seriously?

"Boaty McBoatface" is going to be the official name of a new scientific research vessel.

That's what you get when you allow the general public to chime in.

 

[limr30 3]

Speaking of the British:

"Boaty"? Seriously?

"Boaty McBoatface" is going to be the official name of a new scientific research vessel.

That's what you get when you allow the general public to chime in.

I don't know about anyone else, but it makes me unreasonably happy that there is an official Boaty McBoatface that really truly exists in the world

(And I read that that name would probably be vetoed, even if it won the popular vote.)

Edit:
"There's no guarantee that they will follow through on the public's choice but whatever its name, the vessel will be setting sail for Antarctica in 2019."
'Boaty McBoatface' wins naming poll for $300 million ship - CNN.com