26 Jun 08
Originally posted by NordlysFor what its worth, the Germans I've met (not that many) have all been very friendly and likeable, but I suppose the British and Germans are very much alike and therefor clash a bit.
Because I live in Norway.
I think in my generation (I was born in 1970), people have had enough experiences of British people not hating Germans that most of them don't think the British hate them. We were taught to hate our own nation, but not that other nations hated our nation. So the belief that the British should hate Germany was probably more common than the belief that they do.
For some reason though, English gutter press have to humiliate us when ever we play Germany with remarks about history and this brings a reaction from hooligans that see a Germany V England football match as an excuse to run riot.
26 Jun 08
Originally posted by BlackpoolmadItalians admire Brits?
Funny how people from crap countries like to slag off England all the time.
How can anyone generalize 45 million people as the same?
Interesting though how different nationalities think different things about us, for example, in USA they think we're all lardy dar, snooty, snobby folk and they all think we all only have 2 accents here. Yanks think w ...[text shortened]... lians admire us;
East Europeans escape to live with us;
Polish have invaded us;
could go on.
Care to elaborate?
(I'm not disagreeing, but I want to know why before I respond.)
27 Jun 08
Originally posted by SeitseWhere is it you live again? That's where i'm going for my next booze fuelled travel rampage.
Dear English,
When I was a teenager, and from a great distance, I grew fond of your writers, poets, comedians, football players, musicians, and scholars. I developed an image of the English as the fortunate few who inherited an enligthened tradition of civilized thinking and an eagerness to improve human science and arts.
Later on, as I moved into my yo ...[text shortened]... ting the right of leaving the country for business or pleasure.
With best regards,
Seitse
27 Jun 08
Originally posted by SeitseI've been in London for 9 months and I almost never seem to meet any English. Weird.
Dear English,
When I was a teenager, and from a great distance, I grew fond of your writers, poets, comedians, football players, musicians, and scholars. I developed an image of the English as the fortunate few who inherited an enligthened tradition of civilized thinking and an eagerness to improve human science and arts.
Later on, as I moved into my yo ...[text shortened]... ting the right of leaving the country for business or pleasure.
With best regards,
Seitse