Reply to: English people haven't changed much

[bogeyman]

The Japanese like the Americans and they dropped two atomic bombs on them.

Blaster, you seem prone to making huge, sweeping statements without any evidence whatsoever to back them up.

It occurs to me that "The Japanese" (all of 127,000,000 of them) might have somewhat differing opinions on this, and any other topic.

[lilelvis2000]

I 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.

The American's quite like our accents.

[darmstadt]

Where did you get the article from. I enjoyed reading it and then wondered how long from your sad life did you spend searching for it. Benched are you? People on a downer often try to cope by rubbishing others - individuals or whole nations. I'm sure things will get better for you eventually, but it helps to be positive. Then people will see you in a better light.

Mr Cranium got it right. Actually working very hard, I was reading it on my e-book in my hotel (as its non copyright you can download it for free) and many of the statements in it seem so true today...in particular when I read some of the comments from people here and can relate them to that book.

I had a dream about a BJ last night as well, strange that.

[minestrone]

You offering are you?

I know a refusal might offends but I really don't require your services. Maybe you can help Darnstat. You and him have a lot in common. You could help each other.

You should lay off those 'make me an arsehole' pills.

[Turion]

Looks like The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell to me. Link.

Blimey. You're in need of a BJ, aren't you?

You offering are you?

I know a refusal might offends but I really don't require your services. Maybe you can help Darnstat. You and him have a lot in common. You could help each other.

[RichardCranium]

Where did you get the article from.

Looks like The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell to me. Link.

how long from your sad life did you spend searching for it. Benched are you? People on a downer often try to cope by rubbishing others - individuals or whole nations. I'm sure things will get better for you eventually, but it helps to be positive. Then people will see you in a better light.

Blimey. You're in need of a BJ, aren't you?

[Turion]

Still the same old, same old...

Where did you get the article from. I enjoyed reading it and then wondered how long from your sad life did you spend searching for it. Benched are you? People on a downer often try to cope by rubbishing others - individuals or whole nations. I'm sure things will get better for you eventually, but it helps to be positive. Then people will see you in a better light.

[Turion]

Iceland *did* like the English, until Gordon Brown accused them of being terrorists.

B*llocks they were called terrorists. What happened was that some anti terror laws were used to freeze Iceland assets and subsequently secure the return of billions of British savers (and council and charity) funds. A means to an end if nothing less.

PS: GB and most of our government are Scots - and look what a mess they've made.

[Archangel]

Iceland *did* like the English, until Gordon Brown accused them of being terrorists.

So the cod wars were a myth then?

[OwlHoot]

It'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.

Iceland *did* like the English, until Gordon Brown accused them of being terrorists.

[BlasterBates]

Any big nation is disliked. Most American flags sold I reckon are burnt.

[Moscow Mule]

I 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.

It'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.

[EternalOptimist]

He 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.

you dont judge the quality of a country by its friends, but by its enemies.

or something

[expat]

I 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.

He 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.

[EternalOptimist]

The Japanese like the Americans and they dropped two atomic bombs on them.

thats called 'please dont do that fcker again' syndrome