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the british wave
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best english wave,thingy
tom jones
10%
 10%  [ 2 ]
the wheel
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
the english language
21%
 21%  [ 4 ]
fire
10%
 10%  [ 2 ]
mini-skirts(mary quant)
52%
 52%  [ 10 ]
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jetrash



Joined: 02 Jun 2007
Location: the united steaks

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gwangjuboy wrote:
komerican wrote:
I attribute it to their atrocious weather which is usually wet and dismal. The terrible weather explains why there are some well known British writers. Dreary weather tends to make people stay indoors so there's nothing to do but read or write.


Britain made the modern world;
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I was glad to get out of that hole with my sanity intact.



Komerican,i don't think you did.

on a lighter note,talking about british weather, did you know we have 5 seasons,which is one more whole season than countries like korea.
this makes us better.

this has been scientifically proven by britsh weather experts.
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Dome Vans
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hyeon Een wrote:
it's full of stars wrote:

I found your typical English blokes to be some of the best people on earth. Weather is feckin' terrible, in some places. Like horizontal snow on the Kinder Plateau, but some of the best crack in the world.


Umm crack? Or craic? There's a difference y'know..


Yeh, but we have the best of both, mmmmmm delicious crack...

I was talking with some of my American and Canadian friends whilst bowling on Friday. They all agreed that the English accent makes us sound very intelligent. I couldn't help but agree......
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it's full of stars



Joined: 26 Dec 2007

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's funny, I had this conversation with an American working in Belfast and asked him "How's the crack?" He looked around shiftily & replied sotto voce "Dude, I ain't tried any yet."
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ED209



Joined: 17 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

komerican wrote:
The British are a depressing lot to look at. Their facial expressions are usually grim and sour. I attribute it to their atrocious weather which is usually wet and dismal. The terrible weather explains why there are some well known British writers. Dreary weather tends to make people stay indoors so there's nothing to do but read or write. Most of the water around the British Isles is bleak, colorless, flat and oily.


The one nice thing about England though is that it's not Scotland which has got to have the bleakest and darkest landscape in Europe with of course the typical sour and suspicious faces. J.K. Rowling wrote her books in Scotland which figures since the weather is so crappy and the people so unfriendly she probably spent all her time indoors. I was glad to get out of that hole with my sanity intact.


You should write for the cultural section in Korean elementary school books.
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ED209



Joined: 17 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jetrash wrote:

wasn,t that bloke SHAKESPEARE english?


No, he was Klingon.
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jetrash



Joined: 02 Jun 2007
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ED209 wrote:
jetrash wrote:

wasn,t that bloke SHAKESPEARE english?


No, he was Klingon.


your not taking this seriously.
you are hurting my english pride.

or how about that catherine zeta jones eh.
shes welsh,which as everyone knows used to be part of england,and she married a big AMERICAN star,mike douglas.
she also models sometimes for big fashion houses,even here in korea,hub of asia.
with the english wave taking off ,soon many americans will be marrying english women.
i really like the fact,although there is a bit of an age difference,they seem to really like each other.
she cooks mike douglas english food quite often,and he says its really delicious!
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Fishead soup



Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:31 pm    Post subject: Re: the british wave Reply with quote

jetrash wrote:
anyone noticed there a british wave,in music and fashion.
i recon they invented punk,miniskirts and many other things.
i saw a vidal sasson hair product in a korean shop the other day.
he was english,before he moved to california,anyway.
i see more and more BBC programes on television,they are brought all around the world.
and,hey,who hasnt heard of the james bond movies?
a lot of girls just cant get enough of british stars like tom jones and little robbie williams.
it goes with out saying the english invented the non-farming smart suit(saville row)

also more and more people are speaking english,even here in korea,the hub of asia.

The British never invented punk. Ever heard of

CBGB'S
The New York dolls
The Ramones
Iggy Pop
Richard Hell and Voidoids
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers.
english was invented by english people,just after we invented the wheel,fire and beer.

soon,asian girls from all over ,will be lining up to date and marry us.

so,whats your fave thing from the english wave?
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ReeseDog



Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Davew125 wrote:
komerican wrote:
The one nice thing about England though is that it's not Scotland which has got to have the bleakest and darkest landscape in Europe with of course the typical sour and suspicious faces. J.K. Rowling wrote her books in Scotland which figures since the weather is so crappy and the people so unfriendly she probably spent all her time indoors. I was glad to get out of that hole with my sanity intact.


its true, Scotland does suck balls. But it could be worse, it could be Korea or America....


Right you are! Bloody Americans!
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jetrash



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:41 pm    Post subject: Re: the british wave Reply with quote

Fishead soup wrote:
jetrash wrote:
anyone noticed there a british wave,in music and fashion.
i recon they invented punk,miniskirts and many other things. it goes with out saying the english invented the non-farming smart suit(saville row)

The British never invented punk. Ever heard of

CBGB'S
The New York dolls
The Ramones
Iggy Pop
Richard Hell and Voidoids
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers.
english was invented by english people,just after we invented the wheel,fire and beer.

soon,asian girls from all over ,will be lining up to date and marry us.

so,whats your fave thing from the english wave?


(i actually saw iggy pop play the roundhouse in london,i guess 1978/9
and i also saw richard hell +voidiods in concert and hung with him afer the show!
seems like a lifetime ago.
i think the trash-glam thing really did start with the newyork dolls,the speedy-mush up from the ramones..but the style (music and clothing etc) really emerged from london,clash/pistols/vivian westwood etc.
some say the Kinks were the first punk band,but that prob. taking the geaneology too far back)
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WoBW



Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Location: HBC

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm fillin' up. I think we Brits should all hold hands and sing Land of Hope and Glory while our gin and tonics settle.

Or maybe we should just get pissed on Stella and kick some heads in for a laugh.

I thank my country for:

Fratton Park
The Castle Tavern
Spice Island Inn
Only Fools and Horses...
Cheap Indian food
Durham Cathedral (Seriously, it's magnificent, and I'm not religious at all)
Great off-the-cuff humour
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ReeseDog



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Spot on, gov'ner. Pip pip, cheerio, and all that rot.




Um....what the hell is a chav, anyway?
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ED209



Joined: 17 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jetrash wrote:

your not taking this seriously.
you are hurting my english pride.



Did you know chips and vinegar cures AIDS?
I hear if american marries english their baby will be retard.
I don't like Bush, why doesn't he try to reunite North and South America like Blair did?
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WoBW



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ReeseDog wrote:


Um....what the hell is a chav, anyway?


Imagine David and Victoria Beckham, but without their money and living on welfare.
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jetrash



Joined: 02 Jun 2007
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

..and if you open an umbrella when its not raining,you die of umbrella-death.the unbrella folds itself around you till you cant breathe.

nobel prize winning, global britsh weather scientists have proved it,at american univerities like Harvard.
yes! its true.

asian people laugh at this,but this sickens me.
nb.we invented umbrellas over 5000 years ago.
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ReeseDog



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

WoBW wrote:
ReeseDog wrote:


Um....what the hell is a chav, anyway?


Imagine David and Victoria Beckham, but without their money and living on welfare.


Zounds! I understand. That's not what we call them where I'm from, though.
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