Re: The "Ask a European" thread.
Originally posted by ImpedimentThe same reason you call us limeys, it's a pirate thing.
These questions pertain, mostly, to the U.K. bunch.
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[*]Why do some people from Europe call Americans "yanks"? Does it stem back to the Revolutionary War? Or is it just some kind of slur?
Originally posted by ImpedimentSomething like that, but wank means masturbate, and a wanker is someone who does it like 5 times per day and wanks more than anything else.
[*]What would the American equivelant of "wanker" be? Is that calling someone an @$$hole?
Originally posted by ImpedimentBollocks are you testicles. doped And when someone talks it, it's like talking bullshit, but by saying bollocks they are also boring you, and what they are saying is comepletely irrelivant and what only saddos talk about.
[*]What does "bollocks" mean, exactly? Is it an adjective? Noun? Verb?
Originally posted by ImpedimentI don't know, your mum? srug
[*]What is Spotted Dick? And why, for the love of Mike, is it named that? 😛
Originally posted by ImpedimentNot very many people have guns in England. It's not very common, and if someone does, they're usually afraid to pull the trigger. We aren't that good at killing people unless we're in a different country.
[*]So, if cops in England dont carry firearms, what do they do if the shit really hits the fan? What if someone else had a gun?
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Originally posted by ImpedimentI have a question for you Americans, do you really think American Football and Baseball are fun, or are you guys just too drunk to care when you watch?
Do you have a question for your European friend? Beit from the England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Belgium, wherever....Ask away! (I searched for a similar thread, but wasn't yielded any results. Sorry if it's been done before.)
Re: Re: The "Ask a European" thread.
Originally posted by lord xyz
I have a question for you Americans, do you really think American Football and Baseball are fun, or are you guys just too drunk to care when you watch?
I'm not a sports guy. I actually hate sports. If you can call it a sport, I love to Drunken Putt-Putt Golf.
Originally posted by §P0oONY
That's crazy!The leaves haven't even really begun to fall off the tree's here yet.
Most of ours are fallen already, though there's still some trees that are completely green.
Yeah, it snowed on...the 12th I think it was? Blah. I don't care for snow.
This morning my sister asked me to drive her to school, as she overslept and didn't have time to walk, and the grass was covered in frost and the car windows all frosted as well.
Originally posted by Lana
Most of ours are fallen already, though there's still some trees that are completely green.Yeah, it snowed on...the 12th I think it was? Blah. I don't care for snow.
This morning my sister asked me to drive her to school, as she overslept and didn't have time to walk, and the grass was covered in frost and the car windows all frosted as well.
That's really odd at this time of year.
You don't care for snow or heat? You're not one of those Spring/Autumn fans are you?
Originally posted by LanaWhat? No way! And yes, snow is aweful.
Most of ours are fallen already, though there's still some trees that are completely green.Yeah, it snowed on...the 12th I think it was? Blah. I don't care for snow.
This morning my sister asked me to drive her to school, as she overslept and didn't have time to walk, and the grass was covered in frost and the car windows all frosted as well.
Originally posted by §P0oONY
That's really odd at this time of year.You don't care for snow or heat? You're not one of those Spring/Autumn fans are you?
I prefer spring and autumn, but they're simply too short here - we're lucky to get a month of each where I live. Summer's not bad so long as it doesn't get ridiculously hot and stays there. Last winter it didn't get too cold or snow, except one weekend.
Originally posted by §P0oONY
Depends... We sometimes do, sometimes don't.
😂 my mom told me about how she was in London when she was 16 and it snowed about 2 inches and the whole city more or less shut down. Which I really can't wrap my mind around because we need about 18 inches of snow here before you start really running into trouble.