The UK culturally approriating USA culture

subbytna said:
I get similar rage when I hear

"Going to the mall" <- You're going to the bloody shopping centre, not the mall
"fraternal twins" <- Identical twins FFS, stop referring to yoru kids as something akin to a first year American university society
...speaking of American university - "Sophmore" WTF is that? It's first year, first year at university

Nothing against our American friends on here but some of the language your countrymen come out with really grinds my gears.
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Fraternal twins aren't identical... That's the point in the term.
 
One thing I've noticed recently in the UK, is how waiters and waitresses in restaurants say "You're welcome" a lot more than ever before, as they all say that in the US, now it's leaked over here,
 
Jean-F said:
The cone of candy, ooops, sweets, sounds like Schuletüte, it’s a tradition of giving kids a little bribe on their first day at school, as they’re facing some 13 years in the education system.
I still have the photos of meine beiden Enkel, Lars und Mark, on their first days at school, in Bielefeld NRW.
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yea that's the one, they are HUGE how much sweets does a child need :O

I guess they will find their way to the UK soon...
seems a lot of school things in switzerland are geared around money like the childrens school backpacks (schulranzen), they are massive you could literally fit like 5+ laptops inside one and they are crazy expensive like £100+ for a decent one, I think the cheapest are like £50, some are over £200 and your child is probably going to want a new one every year :S

surprised UK department stores haven't tried to start selling them yet
I don't get why they can't just use a normal backpack, you could probably get a really high quality hiking pack for the same price lol

"You're welcome"
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isn't that pretty normal in the UK anyway? like when you hold a door or help someone and they say thanks, you might say "You're welcome".
my mums been doing it since I can remember and I was born in 81
 
  • "Dating" and "dates". I'm not even sure what it used to be called. Going out with someone? Having dinner?
I remeber being asked if I was going out on a promise!
 
Screeeech said:
One thing I've noticed recently in the UK, is how waiters and waitresses in restaurants say "You're welcome" a lot more than ever before, as they all say that in the US, now it's leaked over here,
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To be fair if there's one thing we should adopt from the yanks is their excellent service industry. You can go to literally any restaurant, coffee shop etc. over there and get lovely service. Greeted with a smile, pleased to see you, how are you doing today, happy to take your order, you're welcome... all of it*. I cringe when I take out my American colleagues over here because even in central London unless you're in a restaurant that's on it's way to getting a Michelin star, it's some foreigner** that barely understands your order, no smile, no checking on the meal, etc. Service over here is absolutely shocking.

*Of course they're doing it for the tips but I'm fine with that!
**racist :p;)
 
Scam said:
To be fair if there's one thing we should adopt from the yanks is their excellent service industry. You can go to literally any restaurant, coffee shop etc. over there and get lovely service. Greeted with a smile, pleased to see you, how are you doing today, happy to take your order, you're welcome... all of it*. I cringe when I take out my American colleagues over here because even in central London unless you're in a restaurant that's on it's way to getting a Michelin star, it's some foreigner** that barely understands your order, no smile, no checking on the meal, etc. Service over here is absolutely shocking.

*Of course they're doing it for the tips but I'm fine with that!
**racist :p;)
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I would never eat out again if where I lived did this. Fake bs.
 
EVH said:
Please "may" I have a coffee, to take away?

or

"Coffee pls kthxbye"
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I would be the worst barista ever, I'd just respond saying "sorry, it's against company policy for customers to come behind the counter, so no you can not get a coffee"



Honestly I suffer terribly from grammar nazi syndrome. It drives my mates absolutely bonkers, as anyone who's ever played GTA Fridays with us will know. Don't even think of starting a sentence with "me and..." because I will correct you. Ask @GazzaGarratt - he knows it all too well :D
 
Scam said:
To be fair if there's one thing we should adopt from the yanks is their excellent service industry. You can go to literally any restaurant, coffee shop etc. over there and get lovely service. Greeted with a smile, pleased to see you, how are you doing today, happy to take your order, you're welcome... all of it*. I cringe when I take out my American colleagues over here because even in central London unless you're in a restaurant that's on it's way to getting a Michelin star, it's some foreigner** that barely understands your order, no smile, no checking on the meal, etc. Service over here is absolutely shocking.

*Of course they're doing it for the tips but I'm fine with that!
**racist :p;)
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Efour said:
I would never eat out again if where I lived did this. Fake bs.
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Yep, pretty much agree with Efour, while it is subjectively better service. I would see it as ridiculously fake.
 
Yeah we are definitely merging culturally with America, and with Brexit, it won't be long before we are eating their meats etc.

kwerk said:
I wouldn't mind at all as long as you adopted EVERYTHING. Like concealed handgun permits and AR15s.
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Erm what?... Oh Kwerk.
 
Mason- said:
Yep, pretty much agree with Efour, while it is subjectively better service. I would see it as ridiculously fake.
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I hate the over the top side of it to be fair (and I go to LA for work...) but the service itself is actually miles better too. So we should at least adopt that.
 
kwerk said:
Seems to be a mostly working class thing though, I imagine from watching so much TV.
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You wot, mate?
We're too busy working hard to watch TV, and we generally can't afford one either.
That aside, I'd actually say it's the Middle Classes with all their thousand-channel Sky boxes and their Streaming TV subscriptions watching all the Yank cack.

arknor said:
isn't that pretty normal in the UK anyway? like when you hold a door or help someone and they say thanks, you might say "You're welcome".
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No, the standard UK response is along the lines of, "That's alright, luv".

Scam said:
To be fair if there's one thing we should adopt from the yanks is their excellent service industry. You can go to literally any restaurant, coffee shop etc. over there and get lovely service. Greeted with a smile, pleased to see you, how are you doing today, happy to take your order, you're welcome... all of it*.
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We already tried that with places like TGI Fridays, Frankie & Benny's, The Disney Store, etc...
Camp bloke in colourful outfit with baseball cap leaps into your general area - "Hi!!! Welcome to YankDiner!!! I'm Jim!!! I'll be your waiter this evening!!! Hey, if there's anything ya need, don't be afraid to holler, now, y'hear!!!"
If they're genuinely enthusiastic, they sound like a Chockablock presenter... and if they're not, they sound like they spent their time on Pornhub instead of writing their dissertation.
It never went down well and just came across as fake. You also never saw the same staff members twice!
 
Richard - London said:
Why do people seem to try and make everything about Brexit???

Even long before the vote we were more aliened with american culture then European?
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Not the best source, I read this elsewhere, but after Brexit has happened we're likely to be eating American produced meats.

By the way - The reason why you might think people are trying to make everything about Brexit is probably because it's a massively important thing that is happening to this country, that will effect everything.
 
The only one I'm guilty of is saying 'Please can I get a...' Not sure when I started saying it or why but seeing it in this thread made me realise I do use it quite often.
 
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