Northern Ireland

DC125 · #11 (**permalink**) 09-10-2006, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by r8dmarshall

Ok, now I know why you are dizzy, but get this; I am English, Irish, German, Scottish, Dutch, and last American indian. I would be in trouble with all of that except I have the Irish, the only one with much since of humor. Oh, and am a southern yankee. LOL

Good God!
Foreigners don't see the English (myself) as having no sense of humour? Do they?
Do you see the English as "arrogant, unfriendly and with no sense of humour"?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...0/nbrits10.xml

I don't mind it if you do, because that is exactly my character (except I have a sense of humour, but I am very snobbish). Nevertheless, you thick skinned people, if you don't mind: most Brits see Americans as that description.

DC125 · #12 (**permalink**) 09-10-2006, 01:44 PM

Well, actually, that article goes on to say that Americans, Australians and other English speaking nations disagree with that description.

I can understand why the other nations (European), describe us in this light: jealousy. Jealousy is the same reason many people dislike Americans (in my opinions), and Europeans (please don't call Britain European) are particularly jealous.

r8dmarshall · #13 (**permalink**) 09-10-2006, 02:35 PM

Would you please, my lip reading is not great.

I did enjoy being raised in R.I. The food, and the people are very interesting. I just could not care for blizzards and 14 below

Still Dizzy · #14 (**permalink**) 09-10-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by r8dmarshall

I just could not care for blizzards and 14 below

Hell in Montana that is 'Spring.'

bloke next door · #15 (**permalink**) 09-10-2006, 06:43 PM

Still Dizzy, the word limey does not go back 500 years, especially not in relation to eating limes on board ships. Limes were discovered on the island of Tahiti and this by Captain Cook in the late 1700's. The first Navy to act on behalf of their crew, when it came to reguards to the scurvy, was the US Navy and this took place in the early 1800's. Rum was the only ingredient that the English believed would cure or prevent scurvy and only in the sense that it took their mind off the problem.

rob · #16 (**permalink**) 09-10-2006, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Still Dizzy

Hell in Montana that is 'Spring.'

Again the weather extremes are why I enjoy Oklahoma. Fairly mild winters and summers hotter than hell.

DC125 · #17 (**permalink**) 09-11-2006, 10:12 AM

Interesting weather

nathanbforrest45 · #18 (**permalink**) 09-11-2006, 10:48 AM

I am part Italian and Mexican. That means I hold a grudge but I'm too lazy to do anything about it!

DC125 · #19 (**permalink**) 09-11-2006, 11:15 AM

A grudge against whom?

Spitty · #20 (**permalink**) 09-12-2006, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DC125

I am aware of the origins of the word Limey, however, I am not North American, thus I do not know how the word is intended to be received, and I only know how fellow Englishmen interpret the word. I must add, that Britons generally do not find Limey to be offensive; it is probably similar to the American interpretation of the word Yankee.

However, I interpret its use in the post, as a word intended to be derogatory.

Fair enough, how about the term "Union Jack-off" Has a brilliant ring aye, Governor?