> >Cultural differences of the English speaking peoples:
> >
> >When abroad:
> >
> >Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad.
> >Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad.
> >Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad.
> >Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad.
> >
> >Looking out for others:
> >
> >Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates.
> >Brits: Believe you should look out for those people who belong to your club.
> >Americans: Believe that people should look out for and take care of themselves.
> >Canadians: Believe that that's the governments job.
> >
> >National pride:
> >
> >Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer.
> >Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the
> >point of blindness.
> >Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem.
> >Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem.
> >
> >TV Entertainment:
> >
> >Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box.
> >Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels.
> >Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels
> >Aussies: Make crappy programs they never watch themselves, but export them all
> >to Britain where everybody loves them.
> >
> >Sports:
> >
> >Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball and basketball.
> >Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer and rugby.
> >Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey and
> >how they beat the Americans twice playing baseball.
> >Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat the Poms in every sport
> >they play them in.
> >
> >
> >Spelling
> >
> >Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it 'English'.
> >Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it 'English'.
> >Canadians: Spell like Brits, pronounce like Americans.
> >Aussies: Add G'day and mate and a heavy accent to everything they say in an
> >attempt to get laid.
> >
> >Shopping
> >
> >Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island.
> >Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island.
> >Americans: Cross their southern border for cheap shopping, gas and liquor in a
> >backwards country.
> >Canadians: Cross their southern border for cheap shopping, gas and liquor in a
> >backwards country.
> >
> >Beer:
> >
> >Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer.
> >Canadian: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer.
> >Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss.
> >Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it.
> >
> >Success:
> >
> >Americans: Seem to think poverty and failure are morally suspect.
> >Canadians: Seem to believe that wealth and success are morally suspect.
> >Brits: Seem to believe that wealth, poverty, success and failure are inherited things.
> >Aussies: Seem to think that none of this matters after several beers. |
