And the 4th of July? Maybe Blair could invite the Bush's over for the firewirks this year.

oh yes that one too...its amazing how many times ive been asked if i celebrate all three of those holidays... i have to sigh and then say (as though im talking to a 2 year old) "now what is the meaning behind the fourth of July (etc...)" not surprisingly a few times i've gotten people that can't remember... lol

We do. Thanksgiving, in the UK, is traditionally celebrated on 4th July.

I've had both of those questions when I was in England
I can understand the Thanksgiving one, but Christmas??
It goes both ways!

oh now nav...it seems to me that the OP was trying to make a comment on your personal and specific interpretation of race rather than a general comment.

and what have you got against all these wizards eh? Is this just another facet of your alleged racism showing through?

also, i freely admit that there are many posts on this board that could be interpreted as whiny or anti-american - if you can't deal with that then don't read this board. everyone likes to bitch once in a while, and there's nothing wrong with that. whilst most of the people here are in the states because they want to be, and because they are benefitting from being here in some way - but that doesn't mean that everything is rosy all the time. However much people want to be here it *does* get frustrating when people ask you to repeat yourself because you talk "so cute" or they just plain don't understand you. America and Americans are riddled with thousands of things that most of us find amusing, annoying, stupid or downright bizarre. That doesn't necessarily mean we're superior when we bring them up, just foreign (I'm not about to deny that there are plenty of things just like that in the UK too.) But, being ex-pats, there aren't necessarily a lot of fellow Brits around IRL, so I think a lot of us post on here to blow off steam and reassure ourselves that we're not crackers and other people experience the same things too. If that offends you, I'm sorry, but maybe you should think about the purpose of a board before posting remarks that are easily interpreted as inflammatory. Sure, not everyone gave you a rational respones, but we're not all rational after a long day in the mines. It happens.

Stupid Question: "Do you guys have 4th of July in England"

My answer, "No, we go straight from the 3rd to the 5th"

ooh that's a good one

personally I like to tell everyone who asks if I've met the Queen all about my torrid affair with Prince Harry

Sorry Webbie, you're wrong there. Dubya used to visit Scotland as a kid. "H" was a friend of the Gammell family on account of both families being into oil.

Not Liverpool, what's your second guess?

Thanks for the correction. Bush lover.

Oh no.... jaybob,

what i am trying to say is that it's hard to understand But the accent as an Entity Sounds really sweet.

The americans don't sound pretty to ears but i can understand them.

Lemme put it this way, British is sweet & American is sour.

Now I understand

Amazing how the myrad of accents within a land 2.5 times the size of Western Europe can be lumped together as one simple
"American" accent. Perhaps you are oversimplifying, or perhaps you are a simpleton.
Which "American" accent are you refering to? Hell, within most States here I can distinguish several different accents.

Amazing how the myrad of accents within a land 2.5 times the size of Western Europe can be lumped together as one single
"American" accent. Perhaps you are oversimplifying, or perhaps you are a simpleton.
Which "American" accent are you refering to? Hell, within most States here I can distinguish several different accents, so I would hazard a guess that there must be over 100. I suppose the Canadian Accent must irk you also?

Oh Laurie!!! Why Harry? Did the gorgeous Wills turn you down then? Hee hee!!!