Reading StevieJ’s thread about the americanisation of this forum, it is afterall an american site. I tend to agree with the dysfunctional bit though, having just witnessesed a honeymooning american couple utterly disrupt a fine session in a famous Dublin watering hole by being, well, american! 
I would be delighted to follow an English thread if there are any like-minded Brits out there. It gets a bit lonely sometimes! 
I would be delighted to follow an English thread too, even if there might not be anything I could contribute to it.
One of the things I have appreciated about some of the politically oriented threads is that they’ve given me a chance to discover the viewpoints of people in other countries, which might not be readily available to me through my familiar news media.
Best wishes,
Jerry
Good Lord, JB! We Yanks are not all clowns and peasants. What the heck did did this couple do?
…and may I state for the record that I was under the impression that all Englishmen were “Out There”.
Martin has much to answer for.
I heard that.
my girl friend of 20 years is a britt. so i guess i could chime in on either countries discussion. she made me scones yesterday
Wait, is she 20 years old, or you’ve known her 20 years?
Actually, if she likes men with heads like potatos, who cares, I’m there!
BOTH! martin 
I knew a man named Lime.
Harry Lime.
Unfortunately, though an expert on cuckoo cloks, he was American, too…
EnglishMEN - phoofff. Verbage, lad, verbage. Right what shall we British people OT on then?
Anyone mention that prat Blair or airhead Beckham, then I’m outa here…
Trisha
Good one Trisha 
it’s a well known fact that here in america everyone gets an IQ test, those that fail it are deported to roam the world as “tourists” furthermore, the ones who fail by the largest margin are sent to europe 
I think the idea is that if the world gets the idea that we’re all just llike our “tourists” then people will quit immigrating.
the ones who fail by the largest margin are sent to europe
Only partly true. The one who failed by the biggest margin of all was given Airforce One to make up for all those years when he never left his own backyard, and now he gets to travel the world or at least the bits that are important to Uncle Dick’s business interests!
Edit:
Oops! 
That was meant to be a PM, but anyway quod scripsi scripsi
There is a very popular program here in Canada entitled “Talking to Americans” hosted by (very funny) Newfoundlander Rick Mercer. The premise-travel all over the States doing ‘man on the street’ questions, and film them…he’s nailed all kinds of people saying really stupid things. Some are real howlers too- he got the Governer (!) of Arkansas congratulating “the Government of Canada on the completion of their National Houses of Parliament Igloo.”
But the absolutely best one was the following:
Somehow, Rick Mercer got backstage at a Republican fundraiser in Michigan, and got close enough to Bush to record the following exchange-
Mercer-“Governer Bush, did you know that Canadian Prime Minister Jean Poutine endorses your bid for the American presidency?”
Bush- “Well, Prime Minister Poutine must be a very smart man, and I’m very happy to receive his support.”
It was too funny, but frightening for the following two reasons:
One- our Prime Minister’s name is Chretien (poutine is a really gross and disgusting Quebec concoction of fries, gravy and cheese curds). Canada is the US’s largest trading partner, you’d think that Bush would know the Canadian Prime Minister’s correct name. Not to mention that we share the world’s longest unprotected border.
Two- no sitting Prime Minister would publically endorse a candidate running for any office in another country. Duh. Just like no sitting US President would publically endorse a candidate/party running in Canada.
(to be fair-the same kinds of on the street questions were asked of ordinary Canadians, and they gave some stupid answers too. But our Prime Minister is a very smart, wily guy despite his mangling of both official languages…)
I’m not English, but I’m regularly mistaken for being English, so I’ll just infest this thread too.
So… anyone else up for a sarnie with baked beans and cheese?
Do you want spam with that?
Just so long as it isn’t a Poutine Sarnie. That sounds revolting (well, the fries
and gravy I can cope with, it’s the cheese curds that tip it over the edge).
And if you’re going to put baked beans in it then it’d have to be toasted.
Anyway, I’m British and I’ve been playing whistle for all of 3 weeks and I’m
delighted to have learnt 3 whole tunes, even if my attempts at ornamentation
sound like a blackbird being sick. I bought a whistle because I can’t yet afford a really good flute so I thought I’d get used to the fingering on something cheap. Thing is, I absolutely love the thing! And I’m starting to show early signs of WHOA. Is there any hope for me?
Absolutely none. You wouldn’t be going to the Burwell Bash by any chance Stephen? Within a stone’s throw of Cambridge, and Brian Finnigan is taking the whistle & flute classes (for all those mockneys out there, this does not mean suit class).
Welcome to the forum Stephen.
Trisha
ps Martin doesn’t always look like a potato…it’s all that London air that does it.