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Originally Posted by Livia
Please stop trying to feed me this concept that ALL Americans are accepting and gracious and ALL Brits are xenophobic idiots. I've lived and worked in Denver, New York and Washington and believe me, there isn't that much difference between the way I interacted with people there, and the way I interact with people here in the UK.
Ricky Gervais is so hopeless that this year he's been asked to host the Golden Globes again. That's not because the good old Americans are giving him another go... it's because he makes them laugh. Because you don't get him doesn't mean he's not funny. I didn't find Bill Hicks that funny.... that doesn't mean he wasn't, it means he's not my taste.
You have the idea that you're the only Brit on here who is not an idiot. I'd be interested to know where is was you lived when you lived abroad. I'm guessing it wasn't the USA... or that you've ever been there.
Michael Madsen is a prime example. How much support does he have on this forum? Even people who don't name him as their favourite agree that he's cool. I've hardly seen anyone say he's a bad housemate, and I've seen no one say they dislike him because he's an American.
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yes more misrepresentation, youre making yourself look duplicitous. Where did I say all americans are gracious and all brits are not? if you want to see generalization see what others have written on here stating americans dont have irony and other such generalized nonsense about 330 million people...I have loads of american mates and they cant believe how much rudeness they have to put up with in this country from total strangers...its always the same insults...americans are dumb...insular...ignorant...war mongers...this ignorant generalization takes places in UK all the time.