Anti-Americanism In The UK
Apr 14th 2006, 6:38 pm
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Anti-Americanism In The UK
I'll leave off starting new threads linking to other websites for a while after this, I promise 
My other half certainly hasn't (quite the opposite usually). But has anyone else has any experience of this problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4881474.stm
My other half certainly hasn't (quite the opposite usually). But has anyone else has any experience of this problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4881474.stm
Apr 14th 2006, 6:44 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by dgsyd1
I'll leave off starting new threads linking to other websites for a while after this, I promise
My other half certainly hasn't (quite the opposite usually). But has anyone else has any experience of this problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4881474.stm
My other half certainly hasn't (quite the opposite usually). But has anyone else has any experience of this problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4881474.stm
Also, I'm sure that the following line has nothing to do with her wanting to get some publicity
The former model moved to London a year ago, where she is setting up her own business, and has been surprised at how some people have reacted to her nationality
Apr 14th 2006, 6:45 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by dgsyd1
I'll leave off starting new threads linking to other websites for a while after this, I promise
My other half certainly hasn't (quite the opposite usually). But has anyone else has any experience of this problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4881474.stm
My other half certainly hasn't (quite the opposite usually). But has anyone else has any experience of this problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4881474.stm
Apr 14th 2006, 6:46 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by dgsyd1
I'll leave off starting new threads linking to other websites for a while after this, I promise
My other half certainly hasn't (quite the opposite usually). But has anyone else has any experience of this problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4881474.stm
My other half certainly hasn't (quite the opposite usually). But has anyone else has any experience of this problem?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4881474.stm
Shocking!!! :scared:
"I appreciate that British people often don't understand why I have so much pride"
........... "I cried for two days, then booked a flight back to the States. I felt so hated, I needed to be with people who loved me."
Apr 14th 2006, 6:48 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by User Name
I hate her, and I'm an American.
Apr 14th 2006, 6:53 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Having said all this though some of the comments posted under the article are a bit out of order.
How is it possible to blindly hate everyone from a given country (apart from the french obviously)
How is it possible to blindly hate everyone from a given country (apart from the french obviously)
Apr 14th 2006, 6:54 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by User Name
I hate her, and I'm an American.
Apr 14th 2006, 6:56 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by Elvira
What, a real American or pretend?
Apr 14th 2006, 6:58 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by Elvira
What, a real American or pretend?
You mean like catherine zeta jones or something ??
Apr 14th 2006, 7:00 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Pretend ???
You mean like catherine zeta jones or something ??
You mean like catherine zeta jones or something ??
Nobody except CZJ is 'like' CZJ
Stupid cow...
Apr 14th 2006, 7:01 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
My husband a USC lived with me for 4 years in the UK and never had any problems with 'racism'.
Apr 14th 2006, 7:13 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
She lives in London so probably meets lots of different people everyday; she's bound to run into the odd twat now and again who's willing to get into a punch up because he thinks she's the face of the American administration.
I think the Iraq war has been a big turning point; everyone used to just think Yanks were fat, arrogant and ignorant, but now you get all kinds of people who happily slag off the Yanks behind their backs because they heard something in the news.
IMO most of it is misplaced, spouted my ignorant people and encouraged by politics.
The Brits and Yanks are much like each other and it's in our interests - again IMO - to stick together through these disagreements.
I think the Iraq war has been a big turning point; everyone used to just think Yanks were fat, arrogant and ignorant, but now you get all kinds of people who happily slag off the Yanks behind their backs because they heard something in the news.
IMO most of it is misplaced, spouted my ignorant people and encouraged by politics.
The Brits and Yanks are much like each other and it's in our interests - again IMO - to stick together through these disagreements.
Apr 14th 2006, 7:15 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
She lives in London so probably meets lots of different people everyday; she's bound to run into the odd twat now and again who's willing to get into a punch up because he thinks she's the face of the American administration.
I think the Iraq war has been a big turning point; everyone used to just think Yanks were fat, arrogant and ignorant, but now you get all kinds of people who happily slag off the Yanks behind their backs because they heard something in the news.
IMO most of it is misplaced, spouted my ignorant people and encouraged by politics.
The Brits and Yanks are much like each other and it's in our interests - again IMO - to stick together through these disagreements.
I think the Iraq war has been a big turning point; everyone used to just think Yanks were fat, arrogant and ignorant, but now you get all kinds of people who happily slag off the Yanks behind their backs because they heard something in the news.
IMO most of it is misplaced, spouted my ignorant people and encouraged by politics.
The Brits and Yanks are much like each other and it's in our interests - again IMO - to stick together through these disagreements.
Apr 14th 2006, 7:21 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
I think its a load of bollocks. I lived in London for 5 years and even back in 1996 when I first lived there, there was every race, colour and language under the sun existing in London. No one batted an eyelid if you were speaking swahili or scouse. I agree if she travels on the tube all the time she's bound to run into scumbags, the tubes always full of 'em.
I used to be a journalist, believe me, practically everything you read is censored, exaggerated or just completely made up, and this smells of BS.
The reason I got out of Journalism in the first place.
I used to be a journalist, believe me, practically everything you read is censored, exaggerated or just completely made up, and this smells of BS.
The reason I got out of Journalism in the first place.
Apr 14th 2006, 7:32 pm
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Re: Anti-Americanism In The UK
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
She lives in London so probably meets lots of different people everyday; she's bound to run into the odd twat now and again who's willing to get into a punch up because he thinks she's the face of the American administration.
I think the Iraq war has been a big turning point; everyone used to just think Yanks were fat, arrogant and ignorant, but now you get all kinds of people who happily slag off the Yanks behind their backs because they heard something in the news.
IMO most of it is misplaced, spouted my ignorant people and encouraged by politics.
The Brits and Yanks are much like each other and it's in our interests - again IMO - to stick together through these disagreements.
I think the Iraq war has been a big turning point; everyone used to just think Yanks were fat, arrogant and ignorant, but now you get all kinds of people who happily slag off the Yanks behind their backs because they heard something in the news.
IMO most of it is misplaced, spouted my ignorant people and encouraged by politics.
The Brits and Yanks are much like each other and it's in our interests - again IMO - to stick together through these disagreements.
