Anyone else hate the way most Americans stereotype British people?

[Redway]

Personally, I hate it. Every time I switch on an American television show, they seem to stereotype British people as having posh accents and being, well, camp. Anyone else hate it?

[Ammi]

Whenever I've been to America, I've always found they love the British accent.

[Saph]

posh accents and big teeth is the main steriotype, but then we steriotype all Americans as fat trailor trash burger eaters so it balances itself out :)

[Niall]

Yeah it irritates me sometimes when they seem to think we all live in huge townhouses, have a butler and have super posh accents. Its so unrealistic. :joker:

But then again, we stereotype them too, so.

[Ninastar]

posh accents and big teeth is the main steriotype, but then we steriotype all Americans as fat trailor trash burger eaters so it balances itself out :)

this

[Marc]

Each nation has there stereotypes.

Welsh - sheep sh*ggers. Inbred valleys.
Scottish - fat. lazy.
Irish - drunks. crazy.
English - posh. teenage pregnancies. arrogant.

This is all pure ignorance, and it only thats a little bit of maturity and the chance to get to know people on this forum from those nations to realise that it's all BS and ridiculous.

Except for Ben who is posh, and I'm sure has 5 children already and always boasts about it :bored:

[Me. I Am Salman]

what they think we're like:
http://www.davidosler.com/eton-boys.jpg
what we're truly like:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/files/2011/06/bchavs1.jpg

so stereotypes work in our favour

[Saph]

what we're truly like:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/files/2011/06/bchavs1.jpg


omg, where did you get dis pic of me and ma boi? :suspect:

[Patrick]

Yes. :bored:

They make Brits out to be creeps who wear top hats and ugly dresses and drink tea with the Queen 24/7. :idc:
Honestly, they make it look like everyone from the UK is a stuck up bellend who doesn't know how to have fun, when that's basically what Americans are like.

[Me. I Am Salman]

omg, where did you get dis pic of me and ma boi? :suspect:

Your boi traded it for a Burberry car
http://www.submitresponse.co.uk/archives/images/burberry_car_renamed.jpg

[Me. I Am Salman]

Yes. :bored:

They make Brits out to be creeps who wear top hats and ugly dresses and drink tea with the Queen 24/7. :idc:
Honestly, they make it look like everyone from the UK is a stuck up bellend who doesn't know how to have fun, when that's basically what Americans are like.

of all smilies you HAD to use that one after you were just trying to point out that Brits dont always have tea

[InOne]

Do you mean English people?

[Saph]

Your boi traded it for a Burberry car
http://www.submitresponse.co.uk/archives/images/burberry_car_renamed.jpg

oh heeeyll naw

[Redway]

Do you mean English people?

Well, no, really, because they seem to be under the impression that all British people are like that.

[InOne]

Well, no, really, because they seem to be under the impression that all British people are like that.

I'd say they have a pretty good idea what Scottish and N.Irish are like. Not sure about the Welsh.

[Marsh.]

Well I think it's mainly to do with wanting the masses to understand any foreign accents. It's pretty insular but not many Americans travel outside of their own country on holiday and the producers of said shows seem to think they won't understand any regional dialects so it's best to keep it crisp and clear like the Queen.

Adele said when she appeared in Ugly Betty they made her put on a fake accent when speaking, she was so embarrassed she'd never do it again. lol. And Jaime Murray was told she didn't sound British enough for the audience so had to do a fake one even though she has a relatively posh accent anyway.

The number of forums I've been on for shows like Lost etc aswell and the American posters are talking about "that British chick" or whatever and she was actually Australian just shows how ridiculous it is.

[Livia]

posh accents and big teeth is the main steriotype, but then we steriotype all Americans as fat trailor trash burger eaters so it balances itself out :)

LOVE your sig. Lois could have done so much better...

[Me. I Am Salman]

LOVE your sig. Lois could have done so much better...

:laugh2:

[waterhog]

Personally, I hate it. Every time I switch on an American television show, they seem to stereotype British people as having posh accents and being, well, camp. Anyone else hate it?


would you like fries with that and go large for 20 cents more lol

[Bollo]

Whenever I've been to America, I've always found they love the British accent.

Yes it was the same when I went, they all obsessed over the fact that I had a british accent and seemed to love it. My cousins are American and they are complete anglophiles (right word?) they just love everything associated with the uk/british people and visit every year, sometimes twice a year!

[Marsh.]

posh accents and big teeth is the main steriotype, but then we steriotype all Americans as fat trailor trash burger eaters so it balances itself out :)

Big teeth? I thought we were stereotyped for having bad teeth because we were behind America when it came to the "cosmetic dentistry" to get perfectly aligned blindingly white teeth.

[Jords]

tbf we stereotype them back, if not more harshly haha!

[Ammi]

tbf we stereotype them back, if not more harshly haha!

LOL...you've just reminded me of the movie 'In Brugus' with the stereotyped 'large, loud and brightly dressed American tourists' who Colin Farrell was being rude to...I don't know if you've watched the movie.....but LOL, yes we stereotype them

[CharlieO]

The stereo tyeo works when it comes to people
Old salami.

[Samuel.]

Out of all the stereotypes, it's one of the better ones.

[Scotty07]

what they think we're like:
http://www.davidosler.com/eton-boys.jpg
what we're truly like:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/files/2011/06/bchavs1.jpg

so stereotypes work in our favour

Yes, please let's just be happy and keep the long traditional stereotype.:joker:

[Liberty4eva]

Personally, I hate it. Every time I switch on an American television show, they seem to stereotype British people as having posh accents and being, well, camp. Anyone else hate it?

Would you rather be thought of as common illiterate peasants?

[SharkAttack]

The Irish stereotypes are a lot more crude, IMHO.

[Glenn.]

Would you rather be thought of as common illiterate peasants?

Why are we then?

[Bollo]

The Irish stereotypes are a lot more crude, IMHO.

What do you reckon the Irish stereotypes are like? .... wait no, you're not thinking of the old englishman, irishman, scotsman type jokes are you..

[Bollo]

Why are we then?

I know I am

[thesheriff443]

americans hav much better serial killers,

[SharkAttack]

What do you reckon the Irish stereotypes are like? .... wait no, you're not thinking of the old englishman, irishman, scotsman type jokes are you..


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[Jake.]

Yes. :bored:

They make Brits out to be creeps who wear top hats and ugly dresses and drink tea with the Queen 24/7. :idc:
Honestly, they make it look like everyone from the UK is a stuck up bellend who doesn't know how to have fun, when that's basically what Americans are like.

Funny how you dislike being stereotyped, yet you contradict yourself in your last sentence :joker:. I couldn't care less, anyone who has seen the South Park episode 'Tsst' will know the bit with nanny Stella and how stereotypical yet hilarious it is.

[Suze]

I don't care if they sterotype us, we do it also and not just with Americans. I love our American cousins, a lot of their humour is way superior to ours, and they are probably not far off the mark with some of us :joker: I only get peed off with those idiots from TOWIE making it seem like those of us from Essex are all a bunch of TOWIEs :nono:

[Suze]

I know I am

:laugh2:

[Smithy]

Honestly, they make it look like everyone from the UK is a stuck up bellend who doesn't know how to have fun, when that's basically what Americans are like.

omg i actually cannot

[Roy Mars III]

:joker:

[Bollo]

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/sharkattack_torrential/crazy.gif http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/sharkattack_torrential/thwatchingun2.gif

I don't know what that means... I certainly don't think that of the Irish if thats what you mean

[swinearefine]

Everyone here thinks English people are boring prudes with posh accents and bad teeth. And I'm like, watch BBUK.. it makes BBUS look prudish.

[iRyan]

Yes. :bored:

They make Brits out to be creeps who wear top hats and ugly dresses and drink tea with the Queen 24/7. :idc:
Honestly, they make it look like everyone from the UK is a stuck up bellend who doesn't know how to have fun, when that's basically what Americans are like.

Lol, sorry but you really have no idea what you're talking about....

[iRyan]

The only people in America that really still have that perception of British people are ignorant people in the south and middle America.

[SharkAttack]

I don't know what that means... I certainly don't think that of the Irish if thats what you mean

:hugesmile: I'm just kidding with you, Bollo. I usually find you quite respectful of everyone and everything. ...usually. http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/sharkattack_torrential/shifty.gif

[Jack_]

Let's be honest, we stereotype them as well. Fat and dumb. Hardly fair...

[nicole_burks]

The only people in America that really still have that perception of British people are ignorant people in the south and middle America.
Seems as if everyone has their own stereotypes now :idc:

Honestly, I don't think of British people as any of the previous comments. One of my best friends from school was from the UK, and she's nothing like that.

And some of y'alls american stereotypes :nono:. You don't even know.

[nicole_burks]

Let's be honest, we stereotype them as well. Fat and dumb. Hardly fair...
Thanks so much Jack_.

Us Americans are all fat and dumb :thumbs:

[Jack_]

Thanks so much Jack_.

Us Americans are all fat and dumb :thumbs:

I don't think you understood what I meant...I don't think you're all fat and dumb (in fact the opposite), that's just a stereotype that a lot of people over here seem to apply to Americans, in my experience anyway.

I wasn't calling you all fat and dumb, I love Americans :o

[iRyan]

Seems as if everyone has their own stereotypes now :idc:

Honestly, I don't think of British people as any of the previous comments. One of my best friends from school was from the UK, and she's nothing like that.

And some of y'alls american stereotypes :nono:. You don't even know.

I lived in the South for 5 years so I know what it's like.

[Jessica.]

Irish - crazy.

I didn't know that was a stereotype! :nono:
Irish people aren't British either. :idc:

[Liberty4eva]

Maybe I should tell you what stereotypes that I, an American, have of British citizens, rightly or wrongly.

I think they're an interesting people. I wouldn't be on this forum if I thought otherwise. I think they're a bit naive in valuing (or so they claim) diversity in culture. They seem to want to bring in other peoples from around the world even when there is no logical reason to do so except perhaps as a way of easing their guilt of their imperial past. They seem to be a bit ashamed of their culture and their history. I think they put too much faith in government to look after them. They're suckers for a lot of these global "leftist" schemes like global warming which is really more about enhancing government control rather than saving the planet. They think too highly of soccer. Cricket is an annoying insect, not a sport. :hugesmile: They're not that religious which is fine with me since I'm probably in that same boat. The white wigs that people wear in court and the big hair the queen's soldiers wear look silly. They need to get more aggressive in telling the EU to go **** themselves and leave their soverignty alone.

Oh yes, and the teeth thing. I do get the sense that teeth is not as big a priority over there. That may not be fair but I'll tell you what gave me that impression: Tony Blair. That guy had some of the most crooked teeth and if someone over there with that kind of priviledged background never had braces then it must not be as big a deal over there.

[Josy]

British people stereotype Americans so no.

[Roy Mars III]

The only people in America that really still have that perception of British people are ignorant people in the south and middle America.

No we don't. Most of the stereotypes come from movie and tv which are mainly made in your state.

[Bollo]

:hugesmile: I'm just kidding with you, Bollo. I usually find you quite respectful of everyone and everything. ...usually. http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/sharkattack_torrential/shifty.gif

I knew I always liked you :love:

[Patrick]

Lol, sorry but you really have no idea what you're talking about....

Yes, yes I do.

[Patrick]

Maybe I should tell you what stereotypes that I, an American, have of British citizens, rightly or wrongly.

I think they're an interesting people. I wouldn't be on this forum if I thought otherwise. I think they're a bit naive in valuing (or so they claim) diversity in culture. They seem to want to bring in other peoples from around the world even when there is no logical reason to do so except perhaps as a way of easing their guilt of their imperial past. They seem to be a bit ashamed of their culture and their history. I think they put too much faith in government to look after them. They're suckers for a lot of these global "leftist" schemes like global warming which is really more about enhancing government control rather than saving the planet. They think too highly of soccer. Cricket is an annoying insect, not a sport. :hugesmile: They're not that religious which is fine with me since I'm probably in that same boat. The white wigs that people wear in court and the big hair the queen's soldiers wear look silly. They need to get more aggressive in telling the EU to go **** themselves and leave their soverignty alone.

Oh yes, and the teeth thing. I do get the sense that teeth is not as big a priority over there. That may not be fair but I'll tell you what gave me that impression: Tony Blair. That guy had some of the most crooked teeth and if someone over there with that kind of priviledged background never had braces then it must not be as big a deal over there.


Someone who speaks sense.
You're spot on with everything you just said.

[arista]

Maybe I should tell you what stereotypes that I, an American, have of British citizens, rightly or wrongly.

I think they're an interesting people. I wouldn't be on this forum if I thought otherwise. I think they're a bit naive in valuing (or so they claim) diversity in culture. They seem to want to bring in other peoples from around the world even when there is no logical reason to do so except perhaps as a way of easing their guilt of their imperial past. They seem to be a bit ashamed of their culture and their history. I think they put too much faith in government to look after them. They're suckers for a lot of these global "leftist" schemes like global warming which is really more about enhancing government control rather than saving the planet. They think too highly of soccer. Cricket is an annoying insect, not a sport. :hugesmile: They're not that religious which is fine with me since I'm probably in that same boat. The white wigs that people wear in court and the big hair the queen's soldiers wear look silly. They need to get more aggressive in telling the EU to go **** themselves and leave their soverignty alone.

Oh yes, and the teeth thing. I do get the sense that teeth is not as big a priority over there. That may not be fair but I'll tell you what gave me that impression: Tony Blair. That guy had some of the most crooked teeth and if someone over there with that kind of priviledged background never had braces then it must not be as big a deal over there.


You are most wise


Feel The Force

[nicole_burks]

I lived in the South for 5 years so I know what it's like.
I've lived in the south my whole life.

I know what its like.

[Jords]

http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/teacup.jpg

Anyone for tea?

[Smithy]

omg lets all sit back and let iRyan, Roy Mars, Nicole and Liberty4eva go at it :amazed:

[MTVN]

Nah all countries do it, shouldn't be so sensitive

[Roy Mars III]

rather live in africa than the south

[nicole_burks]

If people are going to bash the south maybe this should be taken elsewhere.

[Smithy]

quite happy to let it continue here :idc:

[Roy Mars III]

im just jking most of my family is from louisiana the only state i don't like is ohio which is worst than hell itself

[Jords]

Nicole is a beautiful American.

[Jords]

omg lets all sit back and let iRyan, Roy Mars, Nicole and Liberty4eva go at it :amazed:

:joker:

[Scotty07]

This thread.:joker::worship:

[nicole_burks]

Nicole is a beautiful American.
:love:

[lostalex]

It's a good thing you started this thread while i was banned. lol

[Glenn.]

Why. Would you have wowed us with your oh so wonderful views?

[Niamh.]

Why. Would you have wowed us with your oh so wonderful views?

He is American Glenn, I would feel the same if the thread was about Irish people.

[SoBig]

I didn't know that was a stereotype! :nono:
Irish people aren't British either. :idc:
People from Northern Ireland are. ;)

[Shaun]

the thread title itself is a stereotype...

[lostalex]

lol @ you tryna bait me. hilarious.

[Shasown]

I never understood how you can type in stereo.

[arista]

the thread title itself is a stereotype...


No its 5.1