Hey Milo! You just won the Superbowl! Now what will you do?!

Hey, calm down there. I just found it amusing that the way he spelled "accident" looked like a brand of mouthwash.

Besides, it's not like every thread is filled entirely with corrected spelling and grammar. I only do it once in a while, when the mistake is particularly amusing.

 

Hey hey hey, enough American bashing.... enough country bashing. We all have problems, and stupid people abound, richly, in every country.
Myself, I don't like sports much. Except for football and hockey (American football, that is; there's something attractive about a man who appears as though he could dry-hump a tree).
As I'm married to a Britishman, I shall refrain from some of my more colorful jokes *sighs wistfully* If only I didn't love that inscrutible old boy.

 

Whatever. Believe me, I'm not jumping up and down, slamming my keyboard in rage. I'm sitting here typing this post, twiddling a toothpick in my mouth, and watching Ghostbusters II out of the corner of my eye. It's a pet peeve of mine, that's all. No need to justify yourself. Calm down there.

 

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to notice that. :grin:

 

HOLY SHIT! Sereina is Lysa!

1. She's American.
2. She's married to a Brit.
3. Sounds naughty and saucy enough to be Fatman's wife.

If you're not Lysa, that's some freaky coincidence's there...

 

Nope, sorry. Never even heard of Lysa; I only just joined this forum. And as I rarely, if ever, lie, you'll just have to take my word.

 

Don't worry, I already confirmed this with Fatman. That, and your stories of dancing naked on highways in Arizona make me not doubt your word on this matter.

Lysa is Sheriff Fatman's wife if you're curious.

 

Well, if you want to play that game, two can always tango.
Let me see.. there are about 9 million people in Sweden. That's smaller than Detroit. That's three times smaller than Los Angelos. Those are only two of our cities; so, if one of our smaller cities can be larger than an entire country... hmm.
There are about 6 million people in London. There are about 9 million people in Manhattan alone. And Manhattan isn't nearly as large as London. It's a very tiny island.
America is pushing 300 million strong. All other countries in the world are roughly comparable to a backwater ozark hillbilly trailer park compared to us.
That's proportions. Never argue with someone who's family works for the IRA, CIA, and FBI.

 

7.1 million people. We're still one of the biggest and most cosmopolitan cities in the world and do not look like a back water by any standards, even Manhattan's. We're certainly bigger and more densely populated - not to mention polyglot - than almost any place in the USA. Do not start casting aspersions all over the place, just because DU is prone to being a twat.

I certainly hope that's a typo or there is another IRA other than the Irish terrorist group, who have done their best over the years (with US support) to lower the population of London.

[EDIT]BTW, if our being preachy/pedantic/anal/hostile drives Milo away, it'll be the worst thing that ever happened to T-A HoL, even if you take both Eros' visits together.

 

China: 1,210,004,956
India: 936,545,814
USA: 263,814,032

(from http://www.geographic.org/people/people.html)

Honestly, I really wish people would think before they hit the little reply button.

Really folks, I must reiterate, the U.S. isn't completely dominated by jingoism. No. Really. I'm serious. We're around here somewhere, all 3 of us.

Nationalistic and self-important. So much for trying to disprove stereotypes.

 

Wow, what our families do for a living makes us experts in their fields! My grandfather is a retired doctor, my grandmother a retired physiotherapist, one uncle is a radiologist, another is a lecturer in languages at a university, one's an architect, another's a lawyer and one of my other ones has tried just about every job under the sun you can get without tertiary education. Holy shit, I'm the ultimate handyman!

Not only can I can I give you expert medical advice, I can also advise you on a range of other matters including architecture principles and their applications, the Australian legal system (with particular emphasis on corporate areas) and I can also pour you a beer while doing this - in English or Spanish! Wow! Line up today for introductory mates rates.

 

I'm only one man, with all these fantastic abilities inherited from my still living relatives, but I'll try.

1. Take some Panadol for that headache, avoid stress, and drink more water.

2. Don't throw any rocks at it.

3. I think euthanasia is a great idea, as long as it's applied correctly. For instance, someone who's dying of terminal cancer should be able to off themselves whenever they want. When did their life become the responsibility of the government?

As for the term 'hopelessly ill', well, if someone is hopeless (or pessimistic), or if they are really really sick (which will possibly pass in a few days, but they wish to die then, even if they're not fatally ill) then why can't they also kill themselves?

4. Get it yourself. I'm not flying over there.

 

7.1? I just called my brother, and there are, apparently, 9 million people on Manhattan alone. Do you know how small Manhattan is? It's a tiny island.
And as for cosmopolitan... London doesn't even come in the top 30 cities for 'cosmopolitan' descriptions. It's filthy, and it's old. Very old. All the buildings just need to be torn down and rebuilt up with new, fresh materials. London is probably the only place where you can leave a bar at night, and the air outside is worse than the air in. Los Angelos doesn't even claim that.
London shone beautifully in my memories, when I visited family as a child... I was so horribly shocked to see what had become of it when I revisited for the first time (in over a decade or two) this spring.
Now, Paris, Paris is cosmopolitan, both socially and economically. Cairo is especially beautiful.

 

Brisbane is the place to be! Only 1 million people spread out over a huge fucking area. If I remember correctly, the city council has one of the largest domains in the world, because Brisbane is just spread out so much.

Course, you also have to deal with the heat and humidity in summer, and the current drought in the east, but hey...

 

Wow, I wish I was able to determine that much about a person, having never talked to them face to face or, indeed, ever seen their face.

Touche.

 

Well, I just spoke to my brother tonight, too. He, like me (and all my family and most of my friends) has lived his entire life in London. here are some things for you to consider:

• 7.1 million people is alot, particularly when it doubles during working hours, most of the extras being in the central area (where I live).
• London is either still, or was until very recently, the greenest captial city in the World. More parks and undeveloped land than any other.
• London's air is cleaner than LA's. Our smog problem occured in the early half of the 20th century. It's still urban air, but our laws keep down industrial pollution and we have less cars per capita than LA.
• Every single American I have met who has come to London (and there are a few, since my wife is American) has commented on the numbers of foreigners here. Not tourists - foreign people living and working here. That's a good thing, by the way.
• London and New York are now considered in many areas of business to be two sides of the same coin. They are so similar and so close, the NYLon connection is becoming something of a phenomenon. To start trying to make New York, or even just Manhattan, as something alien to London is silly.
• Talking about London as a backwater is completely ridiculous. You were unwise to make the comparison and are foolish to pursue it. Why did you even bother? Are you trying to demonstrate that having a British husband makes you an authority on Britain? I tell you, you're clearly demonstrating that you're not. You're also re-inforcing undesirable stereotypes of Americans.

 

I could give a damn less about 'stereotypes.' You're reinforcing undesirable traits by continuing to remember and even convict stereotypes.
And since the words, "London is backwater," didn't come out of my mouth, three words, pal- get over it.
I love NYC, but only because I've lived most of my life there and identify it as home. But I can't stay there long- it's too fast, too gray. I also don't like London; at least, not anymore. It's totally different than what I remember it to be, and I'm seriously wondering if I've lived any past lives, for it to have changed so fast.
Keep my husband out of this. I don't consider myself an 'expert on Britain'- I've better things to do with my time.