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Date Posted: 19:36:26 05/05/01 Sat
Author: Selphie
Author Host/IP: host213-123-10-9.btinternet.com / 213.123.10.9
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The British hatred of America thing...
In reply to: Phoenix The Rebirth A.K.A. Horned Beast 's message, "Ahhh no..." on 15:27:08 04/25/01 Wed

Why am *I* to do with this all of a sudden?! I've NEVER been mean to you because you're American. To me it's just the same as making fun of people because of skin colour, accent, eye colour, hair colour, ethnic background. In other words, I think it's silly. So don't bother dragging me into it just because I'm British too.

Secondly, let me clear up just why British people seem to dislike Americans so much. This isn't what I think, well, not about most anyway, there may be a few who are like this, but anyway... this seems to be the general opinion of Americans in Britain.

1) Self-obsessed. Why? If you ask a British person about America, they'll be able to tell you SO much about it, as well as many other countries. If you ask an American about Britain, it's a different story. They know literally bugger all because all they are interested in is themselves. Hell, some of them think that the troubles in Northern Ireland is to do with a war between Ireland and Scotland!!

2) Egotistical. Why? Look at any war film you like. If you didn't know any better, you'd think that the Americans fought and won WWII single-handedly! Then there's the whole Atom-Bomb thing. This is the one thing about America which did actually piss me off! The President justified dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in this way "It was the only way to save American lives". That's not a direct quote, but it was something to that effect. WHAT THE HELL?! It's OK for them to murder hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese people so long as AMERICANS are ok?!

3) Stupid. I know many highly intelligent Americans and for anyone to say that Americans are stupid is in itself stupid.

4) Always sticking their nose in! America seems to want to get involved in everything! :S

Want to add to that Inky? Remember, that's not what *I* think, that's a general opinion, and I'm just putting it forward.

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eh well.... -- Wayne, 02:07:01 05/09/01 Wed (spider-mtc-tc024.proxy.aol.com/64.12.105.159)

umm i just wanna make a couple points err about the atom bomb i had always felt it was more of a way of preventing the nazi's from ruling the world. it really did save more than just AMERICAN lives. sticking their noses in well that probably also goes back to WWII when they didnt want to get involved and it almost cost the world dearly

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Pfffffft(icles) -- Selphie, 19:23:16 05/09/01 Wed (host62-7-57-12.btinternet.com/62.7.57.12)

Umm... well, the Nazis were in Germany, this is JAPAN. Other side of the world matey. Also, if my memory of history serves me correctly - it probably doesn't because I didn't take history - then they had already been defeated and it was just the Japanese still warring.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> ahhhh -- Wayne, 20:13:02 05/09/01 Wed (spider-mtc-tc022.proxy.aol.com/64.12.105.157)

maybe ehh i forget but i am pretty sure that britain did play a huge part in making the bomb

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