1—And couldnt we argue the same for America’s attitude to Britain?.
You are quite happy to have us at your side in war and after terrorist attacks on America, but for the most part you think of us as effete, monocle wearing Hugh Grants...
2—The oversexed, overpaid comment?.Yes, it was used in sarcasm, but was also used in a more affectionately mocking way. And didnt the GI’s have their own sarcy comments about the British, civilian and armed forces?.Yes, they did.But ultimately they had more in common than in opposition...
You seem to have a massive blindspot where any sarcasm or nastiness by Americans is concerned. This ‘whiter than the driven snow’ act isnt selling any tickets,sorry.
2-’Nothing that we did in WW2 was appreciated. Hell, it isn’t even mentioned in their history book anymore.’
Excuse me?.
Not only is that drivel,but if any nation has had its ww2 history progressively sidelined, ignored and even ridiculed, its us.
And if any nation has distorted the history of both world wars, its you. The American sacrifices in both world wars ARE appreciated. However, the modern American ‘we saved your ass’ type nonsense is not.
If you chuck s**t in someone’s direction for so long, dont be surprised if sadly some of it starts to come back...
If you are so mistreated by Americans you have the perfect option to leave. What are you waiting for? The EU will welcome you with open arms and treat you in a manner that you deserve. Go already, I hate long goodbyes.
You are assuming that all Americans were happy to have you “at our side,” however those of us who pay attention to what happens in Britain were anything but thrilled. Perhaps you will remember how the “master” rolled over for the “poodle” spending endless months at the UN accomplishing nothing other than to allow the opposition time to galvanize while we did the poodle’s bidding.
Anyone paying attention would know that the worse thing that we did was have you “by our side.” By having you “by our side,” we laid ourselves open to never ending carping, whinging, and whining. However, don’t take it personally, those who pay attention didn’t want anyone from Europe involved either. You damned hypocrites when has NATO ever come together to defend America? When has Europe ever shed blood to “help” America. The only time you know what NATO is for is when you are demanding help for Europe. American help and American blood. When it counts, Europe is totally useless.
Sarcasm and mockery? Why is when the people of your country savage us we are expected to understand that that is how you show your “affection” and demand that we accept it in the spirit of “friendship?” What an absolute joke. We have nothing in common least of all our sense of humor. I have no idea why there are so many people who work so hard to keep together something that died and should have been buried 200 years ago.
I have no blind spot and wouldn’t sell you a ticket if I had one. Americans have always been fond of, and respectful to Europe and especially Britain. If in recent years you have are seeing a change in attitude by Americans towards Britain take pride knowing that you started it. What I have always thought is that America needs a taxpayer funded, government backed media outlet that runs around the world attacking Britain and slandering your people like the BBC does to us. Then we should ask our dear, dear British cousins, well, how do you like it? How long did you think you would party on our backs without paying a price?
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"Excuse me?
“Not only is that drivel,but if any nation has had its ww2 history progressively sidelined, ignored and even ridiculed, its us.
And if any nation has distorted the history of both world wars, its you. The American sacrifices in both world wars ARE appreciated. However, the modern American ‘we saved your ass’ type nonsense is not.”
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Well excuse me, I guess the British teachers who I speak to are lying to me. I guess compared to how Winston Churchill is being overlooked, the Holocaust being eliminated so as not to offend, and the old Soviet Union being lionized, we should be glad to rate one sentence as the “North American allies” in your textbooks.
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“If you chuck s**t in someone’s direction for so long, dont be surprised if sadly some of it starts to come back...”
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Thank you for finally seeing things my way, although, I find nothing sad about it. Sh!t is what’s landing in your lap right now, and after decades of you dishing it out, I am delighted to see you get some of it back. I hope you can handle it as well as you expected us to handle and accept it for the last 60 years.
Jeez Louise, I left the thread right before the cat fight started. Look, I'm pro-Brit by ancestry, and I consider myself Scots/English as do far more Americans than you might be aware of. And face it, you've got a massive blindspot of your own here. The best way is to go with humor/ridicule, instead of sinking down to the other party's level.
Of course, it's always tempting to tell some well deserving yahoo to bugger off, but it's never as effective as laughter. Don't get so upset, we tend to police our own around here. Best regards