| Does anyone else get annoyed by those irritating Americans (usually teenage girls) who are obsessed with 'British culture'? I have a tumblr and it's full of people like this, who worship Britain and wanna move to the land of "dr who, harry potter and sherlockk!!" and "drink tea all the time and eat crumpets" !!! And they constantly use stupid british slang like "bloody tosser" and "I haven't the foggiest" in a ridiculous British accent that no one uses. It's not that I have a problem with people enjoying the culture of my country, it's just how some people fetishise and idealise a culture into something that it's not. I find it almost degrading. I imagine this is how the Japanese feel about weaboos. |
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| To be fair, Doctor Who is awesome though. I like certain specific things from different cultures, but I never think one culture is great in general. That being said, British accent does sound a bit more interesting sometimes than plain American English. And I like some UK TV shows (although they don't have much to do with the culture), there seems to be less utter garbage there than in US, although they both have gems every once in a while. |
sedmelluqApr 20, 2014 5:53 AM
| If you generalize, you're wrong. |
gravityhappens said: Teenage girls who are obsessed with anything are annoying Fixed for you. |
| I'm Canadian, we love everyone unconditionally. |
| America breeds anglophiles? I can't say I'm annoyed by them because I never encounter any, but so long as they're not shoving tea and biscuits down my throat they can do whatever they want for all I care. gravityhappens said: It's not that I have a problem with people enjoying the culture of my country, it's just how some people fetishise and idealise a culture into something that it's not. I find it almost degrading. Yeah, this I can agree with. It seems to be pretty prevalent amongst Americans in particular, but there are people who are admiring nations to the point where it's sickening all over the world. I think I'm more annoyed by actual British people who're still proud about their imperialistic days and act as if they're the best guys ever. Lol. |
Poitato said: I'm Canadian, we love everyone unconditionally. In fairness, I've never met a canadian that wasn't a lovely person. |
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| I'm not an American. |
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Poitato said: I'm Canadian, we love everyone unconditionally. Your forum pic is an incredibly accurate representation of your comment. And I have no idea what it is... |
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gravityhappens said: Does anyone else get annoyed by those irritating Americans (usually teenage girls) who are obsessed with 'British culture'? I have a tumblr and it's full of people like this, who worship Britain and wanna move to the land of "dr who, harry potter and sherlockk!!" and "drink tea all the time and eat crumpets" !!! And they constantly use stupid british slang like "bloody tosser" and "I haven't the foggiest" in a ridiculous British accent that no one uses. It's not that I have a problem with people enjoying the culture of my country, it's just how some people fetishise and idealise a culture into something that it's not. I find it almost degrading. I imagine this is how the Japanese feel about weaboos. They better think again. Everything costs a dime here. |
| These people exist? :d I've lived in the UK for around half my life now, there are some nice things about the country, but it's nothing special, if you like history and architecture it would be a good place to visit, some places look really nice, but that's about it. |
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camerawr528 said: Poitato said: I'm Canadian, we love everyone unconditionally. Your forum pic is an incredibly accurate representation of your comment. And I have no idea what it is... It's Catbug, he spreads love and wonder. (He's from Bravest warriors on YouTube, a web series similar to adventure time) |
| I certainly like tea, but I must admit that I don't know anything else about Britain. I guess Harry Potter and Doctor Who are alright? |
Poitato said: camerawr528 said: Poitato said: I'm Canadian, we love everyone unconditionally. Your forum pic is an incredibly accurate representation of your comment. And I have no idea what it is... It's Catbug, he spreads love and wonder. (He's from Bravest warriors on YouTube, a web series similar to adventure time) He's on CartoonHangover and I've never seen him before?! Time to marathon this.. Spread love and wonder huh... Just like what you said about Canadians minus the wonder. Haha |
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gravityhappens said: The irony is that this is on an anime siteI imagine this is how the Japanese feel about weaboos. Otherwise, I don't really care, I'm not on Tumblr |
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Heredity said: i'm australian, and i'll just say this: the crocodile hunter. I'm also Aussie, and I will say this: Middle easterners. |
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| U r jst a tosser m8 |
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| Wait this is a real thing? The shit? |
| lol I didn't think we had fans in the UK. Why is that bloody British accent portrayed all the time. NO ONE TALKS LIKE THAT, WTF. |
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| I've seen a few people who talk like that, but they were old men in garden centres. I didn't even know people did that. I know Americans seem to think British accent are really cool but I didn't know there was a tumblr culture sort of thing surrounding it. People who do that have probably never even been to England, and as you said, they're teenagers. They'll grow out of it. It isn't really helped that most British youtubers emphasize their accent so much. No one talks like that. It's so annoying and so obviously fake. |
skukaApr 20, 2014 6:57 AM
gravityhappens said: Poitato said: I'm Canadian, we love everyone unconditionally. In fairness, I've never met a canadian that wasn't a lovely person. Yeah, I'd have to attest to this. Wtf is it with you people? So nice to everyone! |
iiSamurai said: lol I didn't think we had fans in the UK. Why is that bloody British accent portrayed all the time. NO ONE TALKS LIKE THAT, WTF. Actually they do, you just might not notice them. If I have noticed one thing from my trips around UK, it's that accents are extremely varied throughout the different areas of the country.While I mostly noticed this in England, I assume it holds true for Wales, Ireland, and Scotland as well. Some people do talk like that. |
PoitatoApr 20, 2014 8:28 AM
apatch3 said: gravityhappens said: Poitato said: I'm Canadian, we love everyone unconditionally. In fairness, I've never met a canadian that wasn't a lovely person. Yeah, I'd have to attest to this. Wtf is it with you people? So nice to everyone! It's just the norm here. |
apatch3 said: gravityhappens said: Poitato said: I'm Canadian, we love everyone unconditionally. In fairness, I've never met a canadian that wasn't a lovely person. Yeah, I'd have to attest to this. Wtf is it with you people? So nice to everyone! Ha. I met a few that were racist as shit behind closed doors. |
| If it weren't for Teaboos we might not have Goth Loli since it's based off of the Victorian Era. |
TheDarkLordOtaku said: If it weren't for Teaboos we might not have Goth Loli since it's based off of the Victorian Era. All hail the Teaboos. Anyways a story for any teaboos out there to save you from the evils you've unleashed, Wanna know how I got these burns? My father, was a drinker...and a fiend. And one night, he goes off craaaazier than usual. Mommy gets the tea kettle to defend herself. He doesnt like that. Not...one...bit. So, me watching, he takes the kettle to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me, and he says, "Why so English?" Comes at me with the kettle, "Why so ENGLISH?!". Sticks the kettle above my head and pours it, "Let's put a english accent to that scream." Aaaand, why so English? |
| I think it's more that Americans are pretty nasty too each other so they're surprised when people act normal. |
| "If you love someone Follow your heart Cause love comes once If you’re lucky enough" |
| lol almost all of my mates are obsessed with things that have connections to Britain. ^_^ So I've gotten used to it. (Aussie here) |
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cabacc2 said: Tea is just water that pretends to be more, btw. Blasphemy. Tea is awesome. |
| If you generalize, you're wrong. |
| Heh, between my username and the fact that I'm on this site you could say I have both (t|w)eaboo tendencies. I'm not American either, though, and I'm equally obsessed with American television shows. So maybe I just hate my own country's culture (actually I just hate my own country's television shows) and like to seek out things that are foreign to me. |
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| have them watch a cricket match and i bet thatll all change |
| ehhh I don't really see this go on at all, girls usually obsess over each other. |
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Nicole said: I think it's more that Americans are pretty nasty too each other so they're surprised when people act normal. Americans friendlier than UK. |
gravityhappens said: Does anyone else get annoyed by those irritating Americans (usually teenage girls) who are obsessed with 'British culture'? I have a tumblr and it's full of people like this, who worship Britain and wanna move to the land of "dr who, harry potter and sherlockk!!" and "drink tea all the time and eat crumpets" !!! And they constantly use stupid british slang like "bloody tosser" and "I haven't the foggiest" in a ridiculous British accent that no one uses. It's not that I have a problem with people enjoying the culture of my country, it's just how some people fetishise and idealise a culture into something that it's not. I find it almost degrading. I imagine this is how the Japanese feel about weaboos. Didn't know that existed. It's probably 90% because of Sherlock. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| I'm sick of Canaboos, personally. Damn people trying to act all Canadian. Make no mistake, I see right through you. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| What's so great here? |
| Aliis si licet, tibi non licet. |
| There are people who actually want to act like Brits? Autism at its finest. |
| I'm tired of Humaboos, always trying to act like fucking human beings. Know your place, filthy curs (says that in the dark elf accent from Oblivion). |
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