Question for americans - Page 2

finding nobody · 08.21.2006, 12:08 PM

Yeah, that happens..hahah

DemonBox · 08.21.2006, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

All the 13 year old kids say stupid shit like "Get Raped" after they've killed you. In that particular game, I was winning but he kept saying "get repped" after he killed me. It was really stupid.

Ah, I see. I'm not much of a gamer myself, so I don't know all your urban slang.

alyasa · 08.21.2006, 01:10 PM

I'm not American

jon boy · 08.21.2006, 01:40 PM

another question for the americans. why all the water towers?

i saw one that said sandwich on the side that i thought was funny.

Alex's Trip · 08.21.2006, 01:44 PM

For the water...?

jon boy · 08.21.2006, 01:45 PM

you dont have unserground pipes like civilised nations?

Savage Clone · 08.21.2006, 01:52 PM

They are for building up water pressure, not storing water. The water eventually goes to underground pipes, of course.
Some larger office parks even have their own.

acousticrock87 · 08.21.2006, 02:14 PM

See I always thought the British (Union) Flag was just England's flag, since that's what it always seemed to represent, and assumed England and Great Britain were the same thing. Apparently they're not.

England = England
Britain = England, Scotland, Wales, maybe N. Ireland
UK = Britain + Ireland

?

Fuckin' 'ell.

alyasa · 08.21.2006, 02:23 PM

Right, fucking right.

Cantankerous · 08.21.2006, 03:45 PM

England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

!@#$%! · 08.21.2006, 04:10 PM

i thought "Britain" was a brand name invented by New Labor.

pokkeherrie · 08.21.2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

Can you tell me what the word "Britain" means?

get used to it... it's no use fighting geographical terminology. many dutch people would refer to your country just as "engeland" (england) when they actually mean all of britain or uk. bad luck for the scots and the welsh. in the same way many people used to call the soviet-union just russia.

but then again holland isn't the same as the netherlands either, and hardly anyone knows. bad luck for frysians or pretty much everyone living in the north, east and south of the country.

acousticrock87 · 08.21.2006, 05:02 PM

I basically consider all the states to be just "America." So I guess it's the same thing.

Except for Wyoming. We don't really need that...

jheii · 08.21.2006, 07:25 PM

Haven't we been over this before?
There's a country called "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" So that means that Northern Ireland isn't part of Great Britain, is it? Bahvlahvlablah

Cantankerous · 08.21.2006, 08:43 PM

would you also like for me to explain to the cretinous american fellows around these parts what the difference is between "britain" and "briton"?

Toilet & Bowels · 08.21.2006, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

would you also like for me to explain to the cretinous american fellows around these parts what the difference is between "britain" and "briton"?

britain is the place, a briton is a person from britain.

Cantankerous · 08.21.2006, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

britain is the place, a briton is a person from britain.

precisely, briton.

porkmarras · 08.22.2006, 04:18 AM

It's fair to say that the great majority of people in any given country are completley ignorant about other countries' geographical positions or divisions etc etc.It's a bit when both in America or even more in England(not Britain,mind) people assume the the great majority of people really give a damn fuck about the past/present or future of pop culture.That's the way it goes.

sonicl · 08.22.2006, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jheii

Haven't we been over this before?
There's a country called "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" So that means that Northern Ireland isn't part of Great Britain, is it? Bahvlahvlablah

So why are there MPs from Northern Irish constituencies in the British parliament then?

Pookie · 08.22.2006, 06:05 AM

United Kingdom and Great Britain may have different meanings, but in casual conversation their meanings are usually the same.

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Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	They are for building up water pressure, not storing water. The water eventually goes to underground pipes, of course. Some larger office parks even have their own.
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	See I always thought the British (Union) Flag was just England's flag, since that's what it always seemed to represent, and assumed England and Great Britain were the same thing. Apparently they're not. England = England Britain = England, Scotland, Wales, maybe N. Ireland UK = Britain + Ireland ? Fuckin' 'ell.
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alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	Right, fucking right. __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,564	i thought "Britain" was a brand name invented by New Labor.
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acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I basically consider all the states to be just "America." So I guess it's the same thing. Except for Wyoming. We don't really need that...
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jheii bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 224	Haven't we been over this before? There's a country called "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" So that means that Northern Ireland isn't part of Great Britain, is it? Bahvlahvlablah __________________ "In the room the women come and go With Vodka-mixed orange Jello"
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Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	would you also like for me to explain to the cretinous american fellows around these parts what the difference is between "britain" and "briton"? __________________ RETIRED
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porkmarras invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London - UK Posts: 14,313	It's fair to say that the great majority of people in any given country are completley ignorant about other countries' geographical positions or divisions etc etc.It's a bit when both in America or even more in England(not Britain,mind) people assume the the great majority of people really give a damn fuck about the past/present or future of pop culture.That's the way it goes. __________________
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Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	United Kingdom and Great Britain may have different meanings, but in casual conversation their meanings are usually the same.
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