The Japanese like the Americans and they dropped two atomic bombs on them.
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe Japanese like the Americans and they dropped two atomic bombs on them.
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Originally posted by MrMark View PostI read a Scot on another board defying us to name another country that liked the English. He may have a point. I originally thought of Portugal, but the holidaymakers on the Algarve and the Maddie business may have dented our appeal there.
On the other side of it, the English often earn respect even from those who begin by not liking them (and sometimes remain not liking them). It seems to me that that is something to be proud of, and perhaps something that many English people themselves would prefer to simply being liked.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostHe has a point but the same would apply to many others: think of the French, the Americans, the Germans....
On the other side of it, the English often earn respect even from those who begin by not liking them (and sometimes remain not liking them). It seems to me that that is something to be proud of, and perhaps something that many English people themselves would prefer to simply being liked.
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Originally posted by MrMark View PostI read a Scot on another board defying us to name another country that liked the English. He may have a point. I originally thought of Portugal, but the holidaymakers on the Algarve and the Maddie business may have dented our appeal there.
But to answer a stupid question, Malta. They like the English."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostIt's a stupid question. Within any country there are thousands of individuals who will like or dislike nationalities as they see fit.
But to answer a stupid question, Malta. They like the English.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostIceland *did* like the English, until Gordon Brown accused them of being terrorists.Comment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostIceland *did* like the English, until Gordon Brown accused them of being terrorists.
PS: GB and most of our government are Scots - and look what a mess they've made.Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostStill the same old, same old...Comment
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