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Does Britain still own America?
Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) Posted Nov 9, 2005
"Do people really confuse British and Australian accents?"
I was born and bought up in London, I have an accent like Sharon from Eastenders, I was once mistaken for a New Zealander, BY a New Zealander
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Trin Tragula Posted Nov 9, 2005
I've been mistaken for an Australian in the US. He did all that 'G'day cobber' bit as well.
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Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) Posted Nov 9, 2005
I've also been asked which part of South Africa I'm from, by a South African but he was extremely drunk at the time
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Nov 10, 2005
"You want English actors cast as good guys? How about Stephen Fry playing Oscar Wilde in "Wilde"? "
Never mind that Wilde was Irish...
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F F Churchton Posted Nov 10, 2005
See you can't cast an Englishman as the good guy. He'd solve the problem in about half an hour with as little casualities as possible... that's why British series are shorter than the American counterparts. If they cast Americans in Auf Weidersehen pet, they'd take about four times as long!!!
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Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) Posted Nov 10, 2005
Better still make the American's watch the original Auf Weidersehen Pet, without subtitles 
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Nov 10, 2005
Am I the only person that doesn't have trouble with regioanl accents? Except Glasgie, but that doesn't count.
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Nov 10, 2005
I am reminded of an Indian colleague of my father's, who asked if he was worried about India being invaded by Russia (this was at the time of Afghanistan, replied 'Not at all. Why would the Russians want to invade a country of 500 million illiterate morons.'
I feel much the same way about reclaiming America.
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Baron Grim Posted Nov 10, 2005
Is this going to turn into another "What's wrong with Americans" thread? 
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Nov 10, 2005
I don't see why it should. It wasn't started as such and I responded with a joke.
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Baron Grim Posted Nov 10, 2005
WWWA wasn't started as such either...
And I know it's a joke. And everytime I see that American Idol is the most popular show on TV I know it's true.
I was just making a comment... I forgot my 
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F F Churchton Posted Nov 11, 2005
There is too much anti-Americanism in the world...and it's all Americas fault
- Jeremy Paxman (taken out of context, obviously)
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Nov 11, 2005
Obviously.
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GreyDesk Posted Nov 11, 2005
Rubbish! Britain *is* America.
It was a rebellion by British citizens abroad against a German King and his unfair tax and representation policies 
One rebellion, one World Cup and two World Wars. Doo-dah, doo-dah...
OK, so that doesn't scan any more...
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- 24: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Nov 10, 2005)
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- 26: Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) (Nov 10, 2005)
- 27: Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences (Nov 10, 2005)
- 28: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Nov 10, 2005)
- 29: Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) (Nov 10, 2005)
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- 31: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Nov 10, 2005)
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- 33: F F Churchton (Nov 11, 2005)
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- 35: GreyDesk (Nov 11, 2005)
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