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Americans have nothing to feel ashamed about there. The French (particularly Parisians) don't like anyone and they think ridiculing others makes them feel better about themselves. They mock everyone no matter where they come from ... even the French from the countryside get abused.I've traveled a lot, never noticed any special anti-American antagonism, except in Paris and California, and parts of NYC.
This is good news, considering the behaviour and pre-conceptions most Americans have who come over here.I've heard some good stories from people who have travelled overseas, but the bad stories out number the good ones...
BY THE WAY: Lawrence Welk. "A-wonderful a-wonderful!"The German kings and queens of England
Despite being an icon of Britishness to this very day, she was – by blood – just as German as her Hanoverian predecessorswww.history.co.uk
"The Prince-Elector of Hanover became George I of Great Britain – despite barely being able to speak English. It’s fair to say many in Blighty were less than impressed by the idea of some obscure aristocrat from a continental backwater putting his backside down on the throne. At his coronation, spectators called out 'Down with the German!', and many dismissed him as a country bumpkin, even dubbing him the 'Turnip King'. The runaway xenophobia also led to his carnal appetites being lambasted – as one local gossip put it, the new king 'rejects no woman so long as she is very willing, very fat, and has great breasts'.
George’s heart lay in Hanover – a fact that became literal when he died and was buried in his homeland, the last British monarch laid to rest abroad. His son, George II, at least had the advantage of being able to speak English properly, but it took George III to really make an effort to be less flagrantly German. On becoming king, he famously declared that “Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Britain' – a conscious attempt to reassure everyone that he was over the whole Hanover thing.
A few monarchs later, it was the turn of Queen Victoria. Despite being an icon of Britishness to this very day, she was – by blood – just as German as her Hanoverian predecessors. Her first language was German, and she ended up having a legendarily passionate marriage with her German cousin, Albert."
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Britain’s King George V changes royal surname | June 19, 1917 | HISTORY
On June 19, 1917, during the third year of World War I, Britain’s King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with the use of German titles and surnames, changing the surname of his own family, the decidedly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, to Windsor. The second son of Prince Edward of...www.history.com
"On June 19, 1917, during the third year of World War I, Britain’s King George V orders the British royal family to dispense with the use of German titles and surnames, changing the surname of his own family, the decidedly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, to Windsor.
The second son of Prince Edward of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Alexandra of Denmark, and the grandson of Queen Victoria, George was born in 1865 and embarked on a naval career before becoming heir to the throne in 1892 when his older brother, Edward, died of pneumonia. The following year, George married the German princess Mary of Teck (his cousin, a granddaughter of King George III), who had previously been intended for Edward. The couple had six children, including the future Edward VIII and George VI (who took the throne in 1936 after his brother abdicated to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson). As the new Duke of York, George was made to abandon his career in the navy; he became a member of the House of Lords and received a political education. When his father died in 1910, George ascended to the British throne as King George V.
With the outbreak of World War I in the summer of 1914, strong anti-German feeling within Britain caused sensitivity among the royal family about its German roots. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, also a grandson of Queen Victoria, was the king’s cousin; the queen herself was German. As a result, on June 19, 1917, the king decreed that the royal surname was thereby changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor."
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the usa is the final version of the roman empire...it will always be under attack from barbariansThis is good news, considering the behaviour and pre-conceptions most Americans have who come over here.I've heard some good stories from people who have travelled overseas, but the bad stories out number the good ones...
I've always wanted to go to Scotland, for several reasons.
But that will never happen, as I don't fly on public planes and I do not like being on boats or ships.
On the flipside here..........I've met people from Russia, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan, South Africa, India, and England. I have to say they were very nice people, and only had nice things to say about their travels. I love meeting people from other parts of the globe, because I like to pick their brains on what they like in other countries versus the country they are from. It's fun to learn stuff like that.
Can I ask you the reason for not wanting to fly on public planes? It would be a pity for you not to travel "for several reasons".I've always wanted to go to Scotland, for several reasons.
But that will never happen, as I don't fly on public planes and I do not like being on boats or ships.
On the flipside here..........I've met people from Russia, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan, South Africa, India, and England. I have to say they were very nice people, and only had nice things to say about their travels. I love meeting people from other parts of the globe, because I like to pick their brains on what they like in other countries versus the country they are from. It's fun to learn stuff like that.
First of all, the us is the latest empire but not "the final one".the usa is the final version of the roman empire...it will always be under attack from barbariansThis is good news, considering the behaviour and pre-conceptions most Americans have who come over here.I've heard some good stories from people who have travelled overseas, but the bad stories out number the good ones...
I've always wanted to go to Scotland, for several reasons.
But that will never happen, as I don't fly on public planes and I do not like being on boats or ships.
On the flipside here..........I've met people from Russia, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan, South Africa, India, and England. I have to say they were very nice people, and only had nice things to say about their travels. I love meeting people from other parts of the globe, because I like to pick their brains on what they like in other countries versus the country they are from. It's fun to learn stuff like that.
Americans have nothing to feel ashamed about there. The French (particularly Parisians) don't like anyone and they think ridiculing others makes them feel better about themselves. They mock everyone no matter where they come from ... even the French from the countryside get abused.I've traveled a lot, never noticed any special anti-American antagonism, except in Paris and California, and parts of NYC.
I love the towns of France but the cities ...... forget about it.Americans have nothing to feel ashamed about there. The French (particularly Parisians) don't like anyone and they think ridiculing others makes them feel better about themselves. They mock everyone no matter where they come from ... even the French from the countryside get abused.I've traveled a lot, never noticed any special anti-American antagonism, except in Paris and California, and parts of NYC.
Yes. I almost never run into it in the south, where people are very nice and helpful and have senses of humor.
Technically, "Konnichiwa" is rather common greeting in Russian Otaku-community and between Aikido fighters.Where in the fuck did I say anything about "If not for us..." Are you a troll? I said, and I quote, And why not--you expect the same in the US and that is not a bad thing--the language of the majority is the de facto language of the country. Are you trying to tell me that where ever you are, they don't have a preferred language. I guarantee that a Russian living in Russia doesn't start a conversation in Japanese.... and what is this, "If not for us you'd be speaking German" suppose to mean? Most of us in Europe speak English as a second language but we also speak German (or some other) as a third language. Do Americans see this as something bad? What would be the problem with speaking German as a second language and English or Spanish or French or Russian as a third language? Let's cut to the chase:And why not--you expect the same in the US and that is not a bad thing--the language of the majority is the de facto language of the country.they expect visitors to their countries to speak enough of their language to order in a restaurant.
* People who speak three languages are called Trilingual.
* People who speak two languages are called Bilingual.
* People who speak only one language are called American.
This is good news, considering the behaviour and pre-conceptions most Americans have who come over here.I've heard some good stories from people who have travelled overseas, but the bad stories out number the good ones...
I've always wanted to go to Scotland, for several reasons.
But that will never happen, as I don't fly on public planes and I do not like being on boats or ships.
On the flipside here..........I've met people from Russia, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan, South Africa, India, and England. I have to say they were very nice people, and only had nice things to say about their travels. I love meeting people from other parts of the globe, because I like to pick their brains on what they like in other countries versus the country they are from. It's fun to learn stuff like that.
I miss some. Where is this little discussion we had about colonies from my German point of view?
No. Why?
Whatever they think about the UK they don't seem to know a lot.
Soccer, The Queen, and Castles seem to sum it up.
Britons don’t call it soccer?
