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[justme2013]

I'm finding this conversation very entertaining. As someone who has both US and UK citizenship, I can say that you will find most Brits while mocking one another don't actually hate each other, they save that feeling for other European Countries with France being a favourite target.

RC - does each state have a different language? America is not comparable to the UK aka ENGLAND

I also know that every US state has it's own dialect and slang so in a way you can say that yes they do all have their own language. And lets not even get started on accents. There is a distinct difference between a nasally Bostonian accent and a Georgian Southern drawl so you can't say that an Londonian accent is a different language than a Glaswegian accent unless you are prepared to say the same for the accents and dialects across the US.

You do understand that the United Kingdom consists of the following countries, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (not Ireland that is a separate nation and not part of the United Kingdom)? Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales. I believe that when you are saying that England makes all the decisions you are referring to the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which meets at Westminister Palace in London, which is oddly enough made up of representatives from the four nations that make up the United Kingdom. Each nation does have its own statutory government that have different powers, rights and responsibilities than the national parliament, England does not make all of the decisions for the United Kingdom.

I wish that the US would spend more time exploring the history and cultures of other nations in its education system than it does. Many in the US tend to forget that they are not the only nation that matters, which shows in the lack of respect and knowledge they show for other countries. I for one would not dare argue with one of my Danish friends on their government policies and their culture because I have not lived it or studied it enough to give an educated opinion.

[RCMerchant]

^ I sure don't understand a dam thing anyone from Louisiana says! (I'm NYC born)

[justme2013]

^ I sure don't understand a dam thing anyone from Louisiana says! (I'm NYC born)

I was born in Utah, lived there for 35 years and I definitely struggle to understand most people from Mississippi.

[Trevor]

I struggle to understand myself sometimes 😳😉🐢

[lester1/2jr]

Alex- yeah I'm sure Northern Ireland has less hatred toward England

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-atLxy7uFcc Which Country Do You HATE The Most? | SCOTLAND

[Alex]

You mean the part of Ireland that threatened civil war if it wasn't allowed to remain in the UK rather than get independence with the rest of Ireland? The part of Ireland that repeatedly vetoed Brexit agreements if they felt it would in any way weaken their ties to "England"?

I'm pretty sure your have no idea what you are talking about, but feel free to keep providing laughs.

Since you like Youtube videos, have one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBSf2Hd-FGg

I mean if Youtube is your standard of proof, then you've just been proven wrong. I could walk down the street making a film on my phone about what countries they do or don't like, edit it so only certain replies show and then claim it was proof of whatever. Sorry, but you are going to have to do much better. As I've said not everyone likes everyone, but to claim that everyone hates each other is just beyond stupid. I don't know if you actually watched your video or you just googled and posted up without checking but it backs up my argument a lot more than it does yours. I mean thanks for helping me out, but honestly, you are doing terribly in this debate and I really don't need the assist.

Or how about an actual scientific study about which countries people in the UK hate. It's about 10 years old, but for our purposes, it still works.

Ten most unfavourable countries.

1. Russia
2. North Korea
3. Israel
4. Iran
5. Pakistan
6. Ukraine
7. Nigeria
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Turkey
10. Argentina

Hmm. Not a single mention of one of the home nations.

Most favourable nations.

Ten most favourable countries
1. Australia
2. Canada
3. USA
4. Netherlands
5. Sweden
6. Norway
7. Ireland
8. Germany
9. Italy
10. Spain

Hey look, here is a study on the most hated States within the US. Wow, I guess that means everyone over there much hate each other and themselves. At least by your standard of proof.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-hated-states

On a more serious note, congratulations on actually managing to get one of the right countries this time.

[lester1/2jr]

Alex - "Almost half of Northern Irish voters expect to rejoin the rest of Ireland within 20 years, and nearly 60% of Scots want some form of independence. Even in Wales, independence is favoured by almost a third." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/02/cardiff-edinburgh-devolved-labour-leadership-union


at any rate, the thread is about gold not the UK, other than it's decision to sell all of it's holdings of this metal at historic lows

[Alex]

I would suggest that the recent election where the SNP (the only party pushing for independence) lost serious amounts of support says that your newspaper report is incorrect (sadly because I'd quite like independence. Not because I hate the union or anything). Little hint for the future for ya, newspapers despite their name are not actually reliable sources of news. Any story published in one in the UK for example only has to contain 5% truth.

Let's ignore the facts though and take your report at face value. Even if a country wants its independence that is not the same thing as hating each other so yet again you have posted something up that doesn't back up your claim.

Yes, the thread was originally about gold but you did start going on about how much everyone in the UK hated each other. Anytime you want it to go back to that, just feel free to stop talking bollocks and go back to talking about gold.

[lester1/2jr]

Alex - You're nitpicking. We call the UK "England" here. You probably pronounce Oregon wrong it's not a big deal.

Also I sold my gold stuff, missing at least the last 100 dollars of profit so you can console yourself with that.

[justme2013]

Alex - You're nitpicking. We call the UK "England" here. You probably pronounce Oregon wrong it's not a big deal.

Maybe those who didn't pay attention in school call the UK England in the US. I did love history and social studies as well and learning about my family heritage so I paid attention to things like that in school.

And how on earth do you think he'd pronounce Oregon??

[ER]

^ He's Scottish, so however he'd pronounce it it'd sound fuggin' cool....

[Rev. Powell]

I never call the UK "England," but yeah, a lot of Americans do.

England = the largest country in the UK
The UK = the political unit consisting of the individual states England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
Britain or Great Britain =  the island that England, Wales and Scotland are on

I've encountered some British people who don't seem to understand the distinction between the three.

Lester, I assume you profited on your gold trade so I wouldn't feel bad. I sold a bunch of Bitcoin when it first hit 10,000 dollars. Wish I could have a do-over, but I look at it as free money I made gambling.

[Alex]

You mean Oh-reh-guhn? Last time I sold my stocks and shares (2015/16) I made somewhere around £8000 to £9000 (with the exchange rate at the time it came in at a bit over $11,000 I believe). Might be worth you getting a stock broker and investing there. I started by investing £50 a month in something called ISAs and got an ok return out of it (roughly £6000 investment over a 10 year period, hardly spectacular returns but it did allow us to have a damn good holiday and buy a load of stuff for the house). Kristi says the US equivalent is a Roth IRA. Your bank should be able to put you in touch with a suitable investment group. You'll be able to tailor your investments according to how much you have available, your appetite for risk (I went with moderate risk, but high and low investments were also available with potentially higher and lower returns).

[justme2013]

^ He's Scottish, so however he'd pronounce it it'd sound fuggin' cool....

He does have an awesome accent.

[RCMerchant]

The only thing I have of any value is some old comic books.
Well, my house and land, I guess.