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Possibly; but so do many Americans. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2013 #1
I am reminded of a scene in the movie, "The Man Who Would Be King", razorman Aug 2013 #31
That's quite a lot you've tried to infer from one sentence, with little context muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #2
+1 cyberswede Aug 2013 #4
"I notice that the only person going about ..." Absolutely right. n/t AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #6
From what I've read, the American congratulated "You Brits finally ... " It's in the first line of Cal33 Aug 2013 #10
If you read this somewhere, it would have been better to give us a link muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #11
I read this a month and a half ago. Can't remember the link. Sorry. But the implication of the Cal33 Aug 2013 #15
I think they are talking about the "British Isles." I, too, am a product of those British Isles, CTyankee Aug 2013 #17
I'm not sure who the 'they' you refer to are. muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #19
well, OK, whatever...my entire family line comes from the general area of the British Isles. CTyankee Aug 2013 #20
I'm sorry if you thought I was saying people ought not to use 'British' muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #22
I don't really want to be argumentative here...I just consider myself an American with CTyankee Aug 2013 #23
Why did you ask me "is that OK?"? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #25
Naw, I wasn't really being sarcastic with you...I think I'm just a little bored with this CTyankee Aug 2013 #36
How about calling yourself American? Cal33 Aug 2013 #37
Of course, it's my nationality! I meant to say my forebears are all from the British Isles... CTyankee Aug 2013 #39
This. kiva Aug 2013 #27
You mean the same way the South is shit on here? NightWatcher Aug 2013 #3
More like, if a Brit referred to an Alabaman as a "Yankee" eShirl Aug 2013 #33
Scotch is a drink... truebrit71 Aug 2013 #5
Ha! babylonsister Aug 2013 #28
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary (Mine is from the 1976 Edit.): Scotch adj. (contr. of Cal33 Aug 2013 #41
Sorry matey, but I was born and raised there... truebrit71 Aug 2013 #42
Webster's is an American Dictionary. How about looking up your Oxford English Dictionary? Cal33 Aug 2013 #44
Sure; they give an essay on it: muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #45
It is an essay, indeed! And a long one! Many thanks for your time and effort in Cal33 Aug 2013 #46
Don't worry - I have online access through my library muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #49
Andy Murray is a Scot, not English LittleBlue Aug 2013 #7
Pure ? No. But... aquart Aug 2013 #8
Because they ARE God's blessing to the world (and my ancestors.) Shrike47 Aug 2013 #9
I suspect... Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #12
They always have. RB TexLa Aug 2013 #13
When one of my friends has a few drinks, he becomes an insufferable WASP chauvanist ass Populist_Prole Aug 2013 #14
If he's English he's probably a mix of Viking, Roman, Pict, Gaul, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2013 #34
I find the Swiss really cheesy olddots Aug 2013 #16
First, it's Scots. And secondly, it's not about "colonials" or purity, Codeine Aug 2013 #18
Yes, a separate entity, and that in spite of the fact that the English have been trying Cal33 Aug 2013 #21
I really don't think you know enough about this to throw generalisations around like that muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #24
lol How dare those filthy cockneys Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2013 #29
You should probably get fewer of your ideas from television and film. nt Codeine Aug 2013 #30
WTF are you talking about? mr blur Aug 2013 #38
Grown-ups like you? Cal33 Aug 2013 #40
kick Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #26
my mum was a Brit and I lived in England growing up Skittles Aug 2013 #32
Congrats on your Views, Replies, and Recs for this. I'm envious. n/t UTUSN Aug 2013 #35
Scotch is whisky. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #43
Even by the standards of blinkered exceptionalists this thread is comedy gold. Posteritatis Aug 2013 #47
I just love comedy. Don't we all? Cal33 Aug 2013 #48
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