UK best country in the world
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by Partystar
Seinfeld.
Are we going around in circles?!?!
Are we going around in circles?!?!
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by TruBrit
i have asked my usc hubby so many times about the humour here or lack of coz i so want to enjoy my time here and understand what makes these folks tick...he says what you said above, that we us brits laugh at ourselves at our own expense and don't care where as here they laugh at situations more...dunno if i'm expressing that right or if it's correct maybe someone can add to it.....what makes the americans laugh.....
George Bush?
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by Big D
George Bush?
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by TruBrit
but he's not funny
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by TruBrit
what makes the americans laugh.....
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by Partystar
Yeah, but you're a Brit & you asked what makes Americans laugh. A lot of Americans like him, not all, but a lot.
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by Ridski
Watching other people injure themselves, if America's Funniest Home Videos is anything to go by.
The Chuckle Brothers would have done well!!!
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
I get the impression that people here keep themselves so busy with activities because if they stopped for a second they might actually have to think, maybe think about what they are doing in pursuit of a bigger house, bigger car, slimmer body, blah, blah, blah.
Once you scratch the surface there isn't much underneath.
Once you scratch the surface there isn't much underneath.
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Obviously this is just my personal opinion, but i think i remember in some of your other posts that whilst you are having a ball over here that most of your friends are not yanks, so maybe you knew the answer to your own question all along .
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by woodsey
Surely that can be said of anyone, regardless of where they are from??
Do you think that brits are boring compared to other nationalities ??
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by britvic
They are so different from us, wonder what it is about our own spouses then that is so different from the rest
I think the only reason why some Brits don't get him is because they are expecting him to have the serious American attitude/sense of humour. They then get caught unawares & think he's serious, plus he never lets on that he's joking, so most people just get really offended by him!!!
I'll never forget the first time my sister met him. I asked her what she thought of him & she said she thought he was rude, because he called her fat. Which is really funny because she was like a toothpick, 5 ft 5 & 98lbs!!!
A lot of my friends thought the same thing, because they'd never met a yank with his sort of humour before, basically he's an arse! At least now they are used to him & 'get' him!
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Ok, we're getting away from your original question now which I think I kind of answered during my ramblings.
Do you think that brits are boring compared to other nationalities ??
Do you think that brits are boring compared to other nationalities ??
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Ok, we're getting away from your original question now which I think I kind of answered during my ramblings.
Do you think that brits are boring compared to other nationalities ??
Do you think that brits are boring compared to other nationalities ??
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Do you think that brits are boring compared to other nationalities ??
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Ok, we're getting away from your original question now which I think I kind of answered during my ramblings.
Do you think that brits are boring compared to other nationalities ??
Do you think that brits are boring compared to other nationalities ??
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Re: UK best country in the world
Originally Posted by britontour
Yes