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Americanisation 2001-07-05 10:58:36 Reply

This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 11:15:45 Reply

At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

I'd blame it on the fact that american users outnumber everyone else. This is sorta inevitable, as the USA is the largest nation to have English as a first language.
Still, UK politics is dull as fuck anyway. Apart from John "Two Jabs" prescott. I cannot speak for the state of politics in other nations though.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 11:16:41 Reply

At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

Yeah we talk alot about American problems that you foreignors would not understand at all.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 11:17:48 Reply

At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

Yeah burn the bastards.... Oh yeah I'm a newbie as well :-O Pretend I didn't say a thing.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 11:22:18 Reply

Yeah we talk alot about American problems that you foreignors would not understand at all.

We understand most of them, they just bore the fuck outta us. But recently it has become way way more american, also the have been way way more newbies here

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 11:31:07 Reply

At 7/5/01 11:15 AM, Jonny_Alpha wrote: I'd blame it on the fact that american users outnumber everyone else. This is sorta inevitable, as the USA is the largest nation to have English as a first language.

I'd blame it on that as well. And the fact that I know not a lot about the politics of other nations. Maybe we should start using more internation topics?

Do you think my News Stories of the Day should be more universal?


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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 14:42:22 Reply

The American Congress is tame compared to the procedures in G.B parliment, less ass kissing more actually debate. American politics is more important simply because of the fact that the U.S has much more impact on the politics of other contries, plus we americans are an ignorant nationalist lot.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 16:33:20 Reply

At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

I don't think that is fair at all. Essential All A Forum is, Is a place where people express their opinions. To say that People who express their opinons about a subject that is not intresting to you, or relevant to you opinons, are newbies for no other reason then becuase your not intrested in what they say or that they talk about american subjects too much, is definatly not fair.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 21:56:28 Reply

At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

If you want it from being too american, post topics about other countries. Nobody is stopping you.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-05 22:00:35 Reply

At 7/5/01 09:56 PM, Tyrant_Nero wrote:
At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?
If you want it from being too american, post topics about other countries. Nobody is stopping you.

good point

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 00:22:12 Reply

Tyrant: I agree with you. People should post about other nations. Pantomime Horse tried that with a few Australian topics, but there being only three Australians at NG (of whom I know), they didn't get many responses.

I don't mind either way. I'm happy as things are.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 01:44:53 Reply

At 7/6/01 12:22 AM, shorbe wrote: Tyrant: I agree with you. People should post about other nations. Pantomime Horse tried that with a few Australian topics, but there being only three Australians at NG (of whom I know), they didn't get many responses.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 06:37:26 Reply

At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

Oh, I thought this was serious, I hate the Americanisation of language & culture in countries that aren't America.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 06:40:16 Reply

At 7/5/01 11:15 AM, Jonny_Alpha wrote: This is sorta inevitable, as the USA is the largest nation to have English as a first language.

Americans don't speak English, They call it English but it's not English.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 08:08:02 Reply

At 7/6/01 06:40 AM, Trash_ wrote:
At 7/5/01 11:15 AM, Jonny_Alpha wrote: This is sorta inevitable, as the USA is the largest nation to have English as a first language.
Americans don't speak English, They call it English but it's not English.

Why sure we do, except for the few that speak other languages.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 08:12:16 Reply

At 7/6/01 08:08 AM, pyroarchy wrote:
At 7/6/01 06:40 AM, Trash_ wrote:
At 7/5/01 11:15 AM, Jonny_Alpha wrote: This is sorta inevitable, as the USA is the largest nation to have English as a first language.
Americans don't speak English, They call it English but it's not English.

Why sure we do, except for the few that speak other languages.

But American English is not "English", Diaper=nappy, color=colour, cooky=Biscuit, favor=favour, Aluminum=Aluminium, Gasolene=Petrol & So on & So on.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 12:17:10 Reply

At 7/6/01 08:12 AM, Trash_ wrote:
At 7/6/01 08:08 AM, pyroarchy wrote:
At 7/6/01 06:40 AM, Trash_ wrote:
At 7/5/01 11:15 AM, Jonny_Alpha wrote: This is sorta inevitable, as the USA is the largest nation to have English as a first language.
Americans don't speak English, They call it English but it's not English.

Why sure we do, except for the few that speak other languages.

But American English is not "English", Diaper=nappy, color=colour, cooky=Biscuit, favor=favour, Aluminum=Aluminium, Gasolene=Petrol & So on & So on.

Let's just say that americans speak american (most of them anyways)

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 12:27:15 Reply

At 7/6/01 08:12 AM, Trash_ wrote:
At 7/6/01 08:08 AM, pyroarchy wrote:
At 7/6/01 06:40 AM, Trash_ wrote:
At 7/5/01 11:15 AM, Jonny_Alpha wrote: This is sorta inevitable, as the USA is the largest nation to have English as a first language.
Americans don't speak English, They call it English but it's not English.

Why sure we do, except for the few that speak other languages.

But American English is not "English", Diaper=nappy, color=colour, cooky=Biscuit, favor=favour, Aluminum=Aluminium, Gasolene=Petrol & So on & So on.

Obviously theres is a distinct diffrence in langauge. Honsetly the diffrence bewteen American english and proper english is incrdibly minute. A spaniard, a Haitian and a guatamaltaican, all together, even though they all speak spanish, probally could not understand each other.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 14:23:36 Reply

At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

Yo sleezebag...pardon my french...FUCK OFF! You always have to something to blame. How would you like it if we kept everything American to ourselves. That way you would have no favorite movies or bands on your profile. Let me say it again...you are a hypocrite!I'll bet deep down you wish you were American. Politics is politics whether it be about capitalism or communism. Is that not the name of the forum?

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 17:16:39 Reply

At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

Fair enough for me... keep in mind this website is based out of one of the 13 original colonies.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 18:20:44 Reply

At 7/6/01 05:16 PM, GameboyCC wrote:
At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?

No fair, Im american, I couldnt help it...as for being a newbie...I hate Grounds Gold. :P And for the way too american thing...Uh, newgrounds was made by an american...

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-06 18:34:17 Reply

At 7/6/01 06:20 PM, Strawberry- wrote:
At 7/6/01 05:16 PM, GameboyCC wrote:
At 7/5/01 10:58 AM, Slizor wrote: This forum is becoming way too american, I blame all the newbies, fair?
No fair, Im american, I couldnt help it...as for being a newbie...I hate Grounds Gold. :P And for the way too american thing...Uh, newgrounds was made by an american...

My point exactly...

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-07 06:17:45 Reply

At 7/6/01 02:23 PM, anhnonymous wrote:

Yo sleezebag...pardon my french...FUCK OFF! You always have to something to blame. How would you like it if we kept everything American to ourselves. That way you would have no favorite movies or bands on your profile.

He'd have 2 bands on his profile, Homies are America's fault.....Enough said.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-07 09:45:03 Reply

At 7/5/01 11:31 AM, Freakapotimus wrote:
Do you think my News Stories of the Day should be more universal?

Erm...well UK politics remains as dull as ever, so if you do diversify, skip the UK altogether, for the sake of humanity.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-07 13:20:50 Reply

Everyone: As newbie I am not refering to them in a bad way, its more anyone who is new here and since most of them are american, it is producing more of a American bias to this forum. I'm not saying I want to talk about other countries politics either, it's just becoming way too american specfic.

StupidFacistfuck: Actually the bands I would like would remain pretty much the same if there was no america, sure they wouldn't be the ones now, but if you know your music you would know the English invented punk. How am I a hypocrite? You lost the bet by the way.

ps You basterds made me get rid of 666 posts!

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-07 13:32:47 Reply

At 7/7/01 01:20 PM, Slizor wrote:

know the English invented punk.

It could even be credited to Australia, Infact Trent Reznor does credit it to Australia, The Saints Were pretty punk, they became known in 1973, Sex Pistols weren't around till 1975, I hate how old school punk is refered to as "77 Style punk" just because that's when America found out about it, There are a surprising amount of people who wrongfully think punk started in New York, but then I've notice that Americans tend to start thinking they invented everything.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-07 22:27:32 Reply

At 7/7/01 01:20 PM, Slizor wrote: Everyone: As newbie I am not refering to them in a bad way, its more anyone who is new here and since most of them are american, it is producing more of a American bias to this forum. I'm not saying I want to talk about other countries politics either, it's just becoming way too american specfic.

If you don't want to talk about other countries, and you don't want people to talk about america all the time, what DO you want?

Shall we discuss flowers and hot summer breezes, although not specify any particular location for them?

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-07 23:21:55 Reply

At 7/7/01 10:27 PM, Jonny_Alpha wrote:
At 7/7/01 01:20 PM, Slizor wrote: Everyone: As newbie I am not refering to them in a bad way, its more anyone who is new here and since most of them are american, it is producing more of a American bias to this forum. I'm not saying I want to talk about other countries politics either, it's just becoming way too american specfic.
If you don't want to talk about other countries, and you don't want people to talk about america all the time, what DO you want?

Shall we discuss flowers and hot summer breezes, although not specify any particular location for them?

Johnie_Alpha: HAHAHAHAHA!!! My point exactly my man. HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Hypocrite: HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-08 05:23:08 Reply

If you don't want to talk about other countries, and you don't want people to talk about america all the time, what DO you want?

Shall we discuss flowers and hot summer breezes, although not specify any particular location for them?

Oh, so I'm not the only one who enjoys hot summer breezes and flowers, this is what I want!

ps Jackass explain why you are calling me a hypocrite or don't call me it.

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Response to Americanisation 2001-07-08 16:06:03 Reply

At 7/8/01 05:23 AM, Slizor wrote:
ps Jackass explain why you are calling me a hypocrite or don't call me it.

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