British green card lottery
Oct 29th 2003, 11:03 am
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Originally posted by Yosser
Were I used to live in the U.K all the locals were 2 faced really, alot of the older generation still had the 2nd world war mentalilty of the "Yanks"....over paid, over sexed, and over here!
Were I used to live in the U.K all the locals were 2 faced really, alot of the older generation still had the 2nd world war mentalilty of the "Yanks"....over paid, over sexed, and over here!
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Oct 29th 2003, 11:47 am
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Originally posted by Jabba1
Interesting replies guys, thanks. BTW, would a filthy rich American with a lot of money to throw around find it hard getting permanent residence in the UK?
How are American immigrants usally treated in the UK? Are they seen as boons to the economy, or are they looked upon as burdens to the British goverment. Do Americans usally get on well with the British populace, or do Brits usally attack Americans on sight like they do in certain middle eastern countries.
I may be a "bloody yank", but I'm a "bloody yank" who wants to be well informed.
Interesting replies guys, thanks. BTW, would a filthy rich American with a lot of money to throw around find it hard getting permanent residence in the UK?
How are American immigrants usally treated in the UK? Are they seen as boons to the economy, or are they looked upon as burdens to the British goverment. Do Americans usally get on well with the British populace, or do Brits usally attack Americans on sight like they do in certain middle eastern countries.
I may be a "bloody yank", but I'm a "bloody yank" who wants to be well informed.
No one really said anything nasty to me about being a yank unless they were just joking around. They did joke around about us being fat, stupid, hamburger eating rednecks who think america is the best country. And some of them would yell USA! USA! at me all the time. Hehe. Just tease them back.
Most of them didn't know I was a yank anyway unless I told them. For some reason they kept thinking that I was from somewhere else (Australia, Sweden, South Africa! I look the opposite of the Swede stereotype anyway so i have no idea where that one came from!)
Oct 29th 2003, 2:29 pm
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Tease them back eh? You mean I should thrust my fist in the air and yell, "United Kindom!, United Kingdom!"
Oct 30th 2003, 3:21 am
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Originally posted by Jabba1
Tease them back eh? You mean I should thrust my fist in the air and yell, "United Kindom!, United Kingdom!"
Tease them back eh? You mean I should thrust my fist in the air and yell, "United Kindom!, United Kingdom!"
Just try not to get your ass kicked.
Oct 30th 2003, 5:21 am
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Originally posted by Steff
Just try not to get your ass kicked.
Just try not to get your ass kicked.
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Oct 30th 2003, 7:57 pm
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Originally posted by Steff
Hehe, you could. I preferred "God save the queeen!"
Just try not to get your ass kicked.
Hehe, you could. I preferred "God save the queeen!"
Just try not to get your ass kicked.
Ha! Not to worry, I'm not stupid enough to cheese off the locals. If they start chanting USA!, USA! at me, I'll just say " sorry you lot, but I'm from Canada".
Oct 31st 2003, 4:43 am
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Aww, thats no fun 
You have to stand up for your yankiness!
You have to stand up for your yankiness!
Oct 31st 2003, 9:08 am
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Well, I suppose I could paint my face with stars and stripes, and were a T-shirt that reads "George W. is the greatest president the US has ever known". That would REALLY get my ass kicked.
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